ASSAM

Cachar district ofAssamhas bagged the award for excellence in various fields of Health Services among 33 communities of the state in theSwasthya Seva Utsav, which was held recently as per the guidelines ofGunotsavof the Education department.

Cachar has the highest number of grade ‘A’ hospitals. Twenty-two government hospitals in the district have been adjudged grade A .
Nalbaridistrict holds the second position on the list. Twenty-two hospitals in Nalbari have also secured seats of excellence. However, their position is much lower than that of the Cachar district hospitals, reports BB Goswami.

Assam government recently decided to upgrade its 34 state polytechnics and 43 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into Centres of Excellence (CoEs). This will help in imparting the advanced skills to students and build a support system to make the state a hub for technology and industrial Growth.

Polytechnics and ITIs in other states are following the trend, to offer diploma courses that will help them find a job in Industry 4.0.

The up-gradation will bring upscaling of technical competencies, says Hanif Noorani, additional chief secretary at Skill, EMPLOYMENT and Entrepreneurship Department of Assam Skill development Mission (ASDM).

For skill development among students at a large scale, polytechnics, and ITIs play a crucial role as more than 90% of Learning happens through practical training. Mohanty says, Training in a specialized skill is the fulcrum of vocational Education and acquisition of such skills requires industrial exposure offered through industrial labs run at polytechnics and ITIs. We need to leave aside outdated technologies and stay updated with industry trends and align training to students through industry collaborations

The officer in-charges of Police stations acrossAssamhave been directed to adopt a “zero Tolerance” policy while dealing withcrimes against Women.

Chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma, while addressing the first-ever conference with the officers in-charge (OCs) of all police stations on “redefining policing standards in Assam”, directed the OCs to file chargesheets in all rape, molestation, assault, murder, arms and drugs smuggling cases at the earliest for speedy trial.

He also directed the OCs to collect post mortem reports expeditiously while saying that range DIGs would ensure post mortem report collection as soon as possible. “Steps have to be taken to send samples for testing at forensic labs outside the state for minimising delay as the only forensic lab in Guwahati is not sufficient,” he said.

The countrys biggest “detention centre”, now renamed “transit camp” for a human touch at Matia in lowerAssamsGoalparadistrict, has become operational with the first batch of inmates being shifted to the newly built facility from another transit camp at the Goalpara district jail on Friday. The transit camp was built at a cost of around Rs 64 crore.

Official sources in the prison department said that altogether there are around 219 “declared foreigners” lodged in all the transit camps in Assam, including the standalone transit camp in Matia.

AsAssamcontinued to feel aftershocks after last weeksearthquake,IIT-Guwahatihas said seismic microzonation of urban areas should be carried out and the earthquake-resistant design must be strictly enforced in the state as it comes under zone 5, the seismic risk in the present day situation is very high, and the degree of damage due to both primary and secondary effects with multiple hazards taking place simultaneously, would be very high.
Seismic microzoning provides detailed information on earthquake hazards on a much larger scale.

On being informed about Japans success in developing an early warning system for Earthquakes, Sonowal directed for exploring opportunities to tie-up with Japan in bringing such technologies to the state.

Assam Police is set to enhance its availability by revamping the Dial-112 project and creating a world-classAssam Police Emergency Management System(APEMS) as finance ministerAjanta Neogallocated Rs 25 crore in this yearsbudgetproposals for the purpose.

Neog said any resident in a distress situation such as kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault, vehicle theft, domestic violence, conflict situation can reach out to police via telephonic call, SMS, web portal and mobile app.

The modern and well-equipped Centralised Police Emergency Response Centre in Guwahati operated by well-trained all-Women personnel will receive the calls round the clock. The actionable incidents will be passed on by the trained police dispatch officers in real time to the specially trained police staff in the field in emergency response vehicles (ERVs). They will reach the caller via GPS tracked ERVs in the shortest possible time and shall attend to the emergency as first responder