UTTAR PRADESH

Jal Gyan Yatra to showcase UPs transformation to kids

by

Children of schools of Uttar Pradesh will now go from village to village to witness the development works of Jal Jeevan Mission. The Yogi Adityanath government will conduct exposure visits for students studying in council schools through the Jal Gyan Yatra programme.

For this, the Basic Education department has sent a letter to the basic education officers of all districts, instructing them to provide the authorised list of schools and children to the State Water and Sanitation Mission office on priority basis. The Jal Gyan Yatra will be organised by Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply department and Basic Education department.

The Jal Gyan Yatra programme will commence this month. Groups of students will be shown sewage treatment plant (STP) and water treatment plant during Jal Gyan Yatra. In the first phase of this free Jal Gyan Yatra, a trip to Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Mahoba and Jhansi will be made.During this visit, quiz competitions will also be organised in Sports and games.The students of the state will get information about the development works under the Jal Jeevan Mission’s Har Ghar Jal Yojana through Jal Gyan Yatra.

Labour shortage hits two key infra projects in Noida

by

t least two key public projects in Noida the six-lane underpass at the Sector 71 intersection and the under-construction flyover over the Parthala roundabout are staring at delays.

This is because the work productivity at the project sites has dropped significantly over the past few weeks due to exodus of migrant workers in the wake of the lockdown.

As against an earlier labour force of 150, some 20-25 workers are currently working at the Sector 71 intersection site.

Railways to spend Rs 612 crore for Gorakhpur station revamp

by

In a major boost to development in Gorakhpur, Indian Railways will invest Rs 612 crore in the next five years to redevelop Gorakhpur RAILWAY station with aesthetic design and facilities on the lines of modern Airports.

The renovated station will have a concourse of 63,000 sqm with a seating capacity for 3,500 passengers. During peak hour traffic, the station will be able to handle nearly 17,000 passengers. Currently, the facility caters to around 9,000 passengers. The main station building will be spread across 17,900 sqm area, which will be double the size of the current area.

Similarly, the second entry station building, which is currently spread on 720sqm area, will be expanded to 7,400sqm. There will be 44 lifts and 21 escalators at the station.

Survey under Saksharta Karyakram not yet started in 36 districts of UP

by

A major government survey under ‘Nav BharatSaksharta Karyakram’, launched in the state to identify illiterate Population over 15 years of age around 11 months ago, has not even started in 36 districts.

The survey has been taken up by using the survey app. As per the data available with the , nine districts – Moradabad, Sitapur, Azamgarh, Prayagraj, Farrukhabad, Rampur, Unnao, Faizabad and Bulandshahr – are at the forefront of the survey. However, the progress has been found to be slow in the 30 districts and is yet to get started in the remaining 36.

The centrally sponsored ‘New India Literacy Program’ (NILP) for implementation during five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27 started on April 1, 2022. The programme aims to cover five crore learners during the five years under the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy component. The programme has five objectives: foundational literacy and numeracy, critical life skills, vocational skills development, basic Education and continuing education.

Various steps are being taken by the government for the effective implementation of the programme. The first step is to identify the beneficiaries and volunteer teachers. Surveys of beneficiaries and volunteer teachers (VTs) are being conducted by states/UTs using schools as base.

Monument mitra to conserve heritage

by

Buoyed by the response to its heritage scheme during the recentPravasi Bharatiya Diwas(PBD) celebrations in Indore, Directorate of UP State Archaeology (DUPSA) has decided to promote it vigorously during the Global Investors Summit and events scheduled in the city later this month.
The scheme Monument Mitra or adopt a heritage scheme was launched by the central government in 2020. But it has only found a few takers IN UP so far.
Only three out of 11 sites offered in phase-1 of the scheme in 2021 were adopted by different firms. In phase-2 in 2022, only two organisations expressed willingness for adoption of the 10 sites on offer. The directorate got six queries for adoption during PBD.

In phase-1, Raskhan Ki Samadhi in Mahavan (Mathura), Kusumvan Sarovar in Govardhan (Mathura) and Kardameshwar Mahadev Temple in Varanasi were adopted by some organisations.

UP: Jhansi railway station is now Virangana Lakshmibai station

by

After waking up on the misty first day of 2022, people ofJhansifound the new name Virangana Lakshmibai RAILWAY station written on the board in place ofJhansi railway stationas well as on the main entrance of the station.

The station also got its new code abbreviation VGLB against the earlier one JHS. The new numerical code of the station is 13309727.

Constructed by the Britishers in late 1880, Jhansi railway station is an important junction connecting the north to the south of the country.

Yogi pushes for dedicated food streets in all UP cities

by

Chief ministerYogi Adityanathhas directed the departments of culture and housing to coordinate with different development authorities and prepare an action plan for creating a dedicated food-street in every city, where people would get a range of food items from different states and communities.

The CM said that the people should be exposed to foods of different states like Nadu, Punjab, Kerala, Uttarakhand,Rajasthanand Andhra Pradesh so that they know what to expect when they travel to these states. Referring to the recently held Kashi-Tamil Sangamam at Varanasi, the CM said that the cultural exchange cleared the Tamils misconceptions about UP and north India which they had formed due to negative propaganda by some vested interests.

Proposals of Rs 1,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh from 32 NRIs

by

The state has received proposals to the tune of Rs 1,045 crore from 32 NRIs during the past few months.MSMEministerSidharth Nath Singhthat it was the governments efforts during the pandemic which led to these proposals, for projects mainly from Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, DEFENCE and IT sectors.

On Wednesday, the minister carried out a review of the project monitoring group for NRIs. He said that 116 Indian ambassadors had been contacted and a data base of 3,046 NRIs prepared. The government was in continuous touch with these NRIs for proposals.

Data of potentialNRIinvestors has been received from 16 embassies and high commissions so far. We are expecting data from five countries very soon. UP is working with the foreign ministries of other countries, Singh said.

Govt focus on public participation in field of education

by

The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directions for organising public participatory programmes in schools under the Nipun Bharat Mission to make students, parents and teachers aware of the initiatives being undertaken by the government in the field of Education.

The programmes will be held on the lines of the Summit.

The programmes will feature an array of activities to make teachers, parents, community members and representatives aware of the initiatives being taken in the field of Nipun Bharat Mission, National Education Policy 2020, and digital Learning.

The activities will include organising summer camps, conducting meetings of the Skilled (Nipun) Task Force, Home visits and particular programmes at the district, divisional and state levels.

Instructions have been given to all District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) principals, basic shiksha adhikaris (BSAs), and block education officers (BEOs) by the state project office in this regard.

The importance of education and the organisation of Nipun Bharat sessions will be emphasised. Additionally, there will be demonstrations of digital learning content (such as the Diksha app and Nipun Lakshya app) based on the theme of G20 Digital Initiative.

Solar power: NER wins energy award

by

North Eastern RAILWAY (NER) zone was declared the leader in the energy conservation movement inUttar Pradeshby UPNEDA (Uttar Pradesh New and Development Agency).

The zone, which comprises three divisions of Lucknow, Izzatnagar and Varanasi, generated over 32 lakh kilowatts of energy with the use of rooftop solar panels at railway stations and buildings.

It helped them to save Rs 1.12 crore in 2021-22.