UTTARAKHAND

Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor will halve travel time, says PM Modi: Key points

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Prime Minister NarendraModilaid the foundation stone of multiple development projects to the tune of Rs 18,000 crore in Dehradun.

Between 2007 & 2014, the central govt built only 288 kilometres ofNational Highwaysworth Rs 600 crore in Uttarakhand. The Modi government in its 7 years of being in power has constructed National Highways of more than 2,000 kilometres worth Rs 12,000 crore in the state.

Now, India is moving forward with the intention of investing more than Rs 100 lakh crores in modern .

Connectivity ‘mahayagya’ under way in the country to make up for the loss during 10 years of previous government. Uttarakhand’s development is the highest priority of the double engine government. Centre has sanctioned development projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore for the state in the last 5 years.

The Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) minister Rekha Arya has transferred a total amount of Rs 6.72 crore tobank accounts of Anganwadi workers for their contribution as frontline workers during Covid-19 pandemic across state. She said that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had announced to give an amount of Rs 2,000 per month under Anganwadi Protsahan Rashi scheme to Anganwadi workers and their assistants for next five months from September as an incentive for their contribution during pandemic.

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Since first installment was transferred in October by CM, Arya transferred second installment to bank accounts of a total of 33,631 Anganwadi workers. She said that online transfer of funds saves time and promotes transparency between government and beneficiaries.

She stated that Anganwadi workers are backbone of department considering which has also hiked their monthly allowance.

TheUttarakhandgovernment has identified 2,600 child and 219 adult beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana, launched to help state residents below the age of 21 years who were orphaned during the Covid-19pandemic.

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According to the preliminary data compiled by the , at least 2,600 children (below 18 years of age) have lost both their parents toCovid-19in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic. Besides, 219 others, in the age group of 18-21 years, were orphaned during the pandemic.

The latest data from the state Women Empowerment and child development department reveals that 1,706 children, who were orphaned during the pandemic, are being provided free Education (till Class XII) and are being given a stipend of Rs 3,000 per month under the Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana.

The Rural Development and Migration Prevention Commission ofUttarakhandhas handed over its interim report for 2018-2022 to the state government. While the commission claims a fall in permanent migration, data presented in the report reflects an overall rise in people moving out in the last five years.

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From 2018 to 2022, a total of 3.3 lakh people migrated from different parts of the state, especially the hills, the report says. Out of these, 3 lakh from 6,436 villages of 92 blocks opted for temporary Migration, which means they didn’t leave their homes in the villages permanently, while in this period, 28,631 people of 2,067 villages in 72 blocks moved out permanently.

Till 2011, Uttarakhand had 1,034 uninhabited villages and the number rose by 734 from 2011 to 2018.

Earlier, from 2008 to 2018, a total of 5.02 lakh had migrated from the state’s villages. Of these, 3.8 lakh who migrated from 6,338 villages kept visiting their place periodically, whereas 1.1 lakh have permanently shifted out.

Uttarakhand stations to get face lift with 5,000 crore railways allocation

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To strengthen the rail Network in the hill state of Uttarakhand, Rs 5,004 crore has been allocated in the Union Budget. Under the station development scheme, two major stations — Haridwar and Dehradun — will be equipped with world-class facilities and nine other stations will be revamped.

Minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said that “Uttarakhand has been allocated a record budget for this financial year, which is higher than many other northern states of the country”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and unveiled the foundation for various infrastructural and development projects amounting to about Rs 18,000 crore in poll-bound Uttarakhand.

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The Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor to be built at a cost of Rs 8,300 crore was one of the projects for which the foundation stones were unveiled. The PM inaugurated seven projects and unveiled the foundation stones for 11 projects on the occasion.

He said that the Delhi-Dehradun expressway for which the foundation stone was unveiled is a model of environmental protection and development. This project will include an industrial corridor and Asias longest wildlife protection corridor which will enable the safe movement of wild animals.

Education Dept to hold Vidya Samwad in all districts

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The Education department has decided to hold Vidya Samwad in the State in the month of November under which the senior officers of the department would visit all the districts.

The Education minister Dhan Singh Rawat said that these discussions would be held in the first week of November as part of which the senior officers would interact with the teachers, parents and students. He said that the officers have been nominated at the directorate level to hold the Samwads.

Activists are concerned about the effect of climate change which they believe is responsible for the heavy rains experienced in the second fortnight of October in Uttarakhand. The spell of heavy rains especially on October 18 and 19 had caused more than 70 deaths in the state.

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Environmentalists state that though natural disasters are not new to Uttarakhand especially during the rains, such calamities during the withdrawal of monsoon were not seen in the past. GB Pant University of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Technology meteorologist RK Singh global temperature is rising consistently. Changes like the rise in incidents of heavy rains and droughts are being experienced in the weather due to https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change. Noted environmentalist Jagat Singh Junglee stressed on the need for efforts to understand the temperament of nature. It will be our dangerous folly if we are not able to understand the situation now.

The pace of climate change is picking up due to Global Warming. This is the reason why Uttarakhand witnessed such extreme weather during October. Similar instances of extreme weather cannot be ruled out in the future.

Uttarakhand: National body includes hill areas in new tiger census

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For this year’s survey the (NTCA) has added the Almora forest division to the list of places it will cover for the count.

So, the Almora forest division, under which the Mohan range falls, has been added to the tiger survey.

The Mohan range is spread over 6,600 hectares and is adjacent to the Corbett National Park. Of its eight beats, there’s a possibility of tigers being found in three: Kumeria, Jameria and Katkinav, spread across 2,400 hectares.

Uttarakhandminister for disaster management Dhan Singh Rawat has landed into controversy after he purportedly said in a viral video that the government was thinking of “using anappto control the intensity of rainfall”. The statement is believed to have been made at a recent media interaction which detailed steps taken by the government to tackle rain-related damage. Uttarakhand has seen widespread misery, landslides and cloudbursts, since monsoon hit.

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This is the latest in a series of controversial remarks made by leaders of the ruling party. Earlier this year, former chief minister Tirath Rawat said that “The US had ruled India for 200 years” and that “ripped jeans worn by Women led to the Society‘s degeneration”, drawing nationwide outrage.