GUJARAT

Gujarats production of electricity from the coal-fired thermal power Plants halved in October as private sector plants struggled to generate power due to spiralling prices of imported coal.
States thermal coal-based electricity generation declined by 56% to 3,465GWh (gigawatt hours) in October 2021 from 7,877GWh during the same month last year, shows the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)s tentative monthly report for October.

Steep reduction in power generation by private sector plants, including those run on imported coal, brought down the overall electricity generated from the coal-based power plants in October.

Private sectors generation from coal plunged 70% to 1,858GWh from 6,142GWh. The generation stood at only 32% of the targeted generation of 5,839GWh for October 2021, according to the report.

Projects with the capacity of generating 14,963MW of electricity from non-conventional sources are currently operational inGujarat.

The government said the state accounts for 15% of the countrys installed capacity for power generation from non-conventional energy sources.

A government release said that Gujarat stands first in the country with 1,444MW installed capacity in relation to solar rooftop projects.

These include residential, commercial, and industrial solar rooftop projects.
The government said that in terms of setting up solar rooftop systems on private residential properties, Gujarat is the first in the country.

Solar rooftop systems have been installed on 2.84 lakh houses and 1,081MW electricity is being generated.

This project was introduced in the state in 2016-17. The release added that Gujarat announced its solar power policy in 2008-09. The installed capacity of solar power in the state today is 5,947MW, the government said.

Gujarat stands third in the country in terms of solar power generation.
The installed capacity of wind power projects in the state is 8,860MW, the government said.

About 1.6 crore children and teen are covered under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) (National Child Health Programme) inGujarat. The data will be used for assessing children with comorbidities in preparedness of the possible third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, said senior health department officials.

TheSchool Health Programmeis also extended to all below 18 years of age recently, bringing all children and teens under the umbrella for free health Services at government hospitals.

Aiming to give an impetus to tourism and economic activities in the state,Gujaratgovernment has proposed a new 1,630-kilometre coastal corridor from Umeragm in the south to Narayan Sarovar in Kutch. To be completed under PM GatiShakti scheme, the government proposes to set aside a buffer area along the highway for industrial and allied activities. The government has already earmarked the first 300 km covering Valsad, Navsari, Surat and Bharuch districts.

With the objective of giving an impetus to tourism and economic activities in the state, the Gujarat government has proposed a new 1,630km long coastal corridor from Umargam in south Gujarat to Narayan Sarovar in Kutch. To be completed under thePM Gati Shakti scheme, the government proposes to set aside a stipulated area along the highway for various industrial and allied activities.

The has already earmarked the first 300 kilometres of the project covering the districts of Valsad, Navsari, Surat and Bharuch in south Gujarat. A key source close to the development confirmed that the state government has proposed a new coastal corridor highway under the PM Gati Shakti project.

Under the PM Gati Shakti project, a detailed plan has been prepared for first 300km stretch. Sources said that the entire corridor is being planned keeping in mind the CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone) restrictions, forest regulations and the like.

The FAME2 portal onelectric vehiclesin India indicates the presence of 1,319 e-vehicles inGujaratof the total 77,511 in India. Out of the total, the share of two-wheelers and three-wheelers was very high. As the state unveiled the electric vehicle policy on Tuesday, experts pointed tocharging stationsas a crucial part of converting commuters to e-mobility.

According to the state policy, the FAME Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India scheme had approved 278 charging stations for Gujarat. Thats among the highest in the country according to the electric vehicle (EV) sector experts. The CM, moreover, announced an increase of 250 more stations and a capital subsidy of 25% up to Rs 10 lakh for setting them up.

Charu Lata, lead consultant (electric mobility and clean energy access) of Delhi-based https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), welcomed the policy.

Despite laws to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender, the girl child continues to be under threat inGujarat.

The state registered the third most skewed sex ratio at birth in the country with 909 girls per 1,000 boys, according to the Centre’s report, ‘Vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System 2020.’
Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1,000 males. According to the report, Gujarat only fared better than Manipur at 880 and and Daman and Diu at 898. The neighbouring states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh fared better than Gujarat with sex ratios of 952 and 921 respectively.

In the 2019 report, Gujarat registered the lowest sex ratio at birth (901), followed by Assam (903), Madhya Pradesh (905) and Jammu and Kashmir (909). In 2018, the state recorded the fifth most skewed SRB at 897.

The data reveals that the SRB in rural areas of Gujarat was 929 while the same in the urban areas was 901. The data further reveals that in the state’s rural areas, the SRB was the lowest in Botad at 870, followed by Devbhumi Dwarka at 889, and Mehsana and Gir Somnath at 898 each.
In the urban areas, Mehsana registered the most skewed SRB at 858, followed by Surat at 865 and Botad at 867. The officials said that the sex ratio at birth was most skewed in Mehsana and areas of Saurashtra.

Gujarat had shot to national infamy with a skewed child sex ratio (0-6 years) of 886 girls per 1,000 boys in Census 2001 while it was 890 in Census 2011.

Analysis of the mucormycosispatientsinGujaratcarried out by the state Health department revealed that 59% of the total patients were diabetics, whereas 22% were immuno-compromised and 15% had co-morbid conditions. The number of diabetics out of 658 patients atCivil Hospitalin Ahmedabad on the other hand was about 95%, said experts.

The released the analysis of the cases but did not reveal the numbers of total cases so far, or of deaths. The central government on Monday had declared 2,165 cases the highest in the country to be from Gujarat. The state government claimed deaths of 4% patients, putting the approximate figure of deaths at 87, which is much lower than the experts conservative estimate of 250-odd deaths due to theblack fungusin Gujarat.

Analysis by the state government claimed that 14.3% of the total patients have got discharged, whereas 81.6% of the total cases are currently hospitalized. The male to female ratio is 2:1, said officials, whereas 71% of the patients are above 45 years of age. Only 0.5% were below 18 years of age, 28.4% in 18-45 years and 46.3% 45-60 years age group.

Be it festive sentiment or ease of supply constraints, the Growth in sale of cars inGujarathas certainly outperformed the national Average. While passenger vehicle sales in the country posted a marginal de-growth of 1.35% in April with 2.82 lakh units being retailed during the month, in Gujarat PV sales posted a 7% growth at 28,597 units retailed, according to data compiled by Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA).

Gujarat showed an overall growth of 4% in April, against the same month last year. This is significant since many other states have shown a marginal de-growth

The waste primarily consisted ofPPE kitsused by doctors at hospitals and by paramedics involved in testing and sampling of cluttered localities.

Ahmedabad today accounts for, on Average, more than 65% of the total Covid waste generated in the state, according to GPCB officials.

Apart from contaminated PPE waste, , waste sharps, metals and other solid waste are also destroyed at the 20-odd facilities in the state.

State Health ministerRushikesh Patellaunched 31 dialysis centres under theGujaratDialysis Programme. The programme is run by the Institute of Kidney

Diseases & Research Centre (IKDRC), and has some 500 technicians and experts.

A few other states do have dialysis centre networks, but most run onPPPmodel, he said, adding that Gujarat is perhaps the first in the country to introduce single-use dialyzer and blood tubing for every patient.