04.05.21

To ensure proper healthcare facilities in deep pockets of rural areas of the state, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday launched the pilot project of Sanjeevani Pariyojana, an initiative to combat the second wave of COVID-19. The project was launched in Karnal through video-conferencing and will be implemented in other districts of the state subsequently.

by

He said that there was a sudden surge of cases during the second wave and it was then that the swung into action and made efforts to meet the demand of medicines, Oxygen cylinders, ICU beds et al. Also, when the contagious virus reached the villages the State Government formulated policies to contain the spread of the virus starting from constituting committees to monitor COVID cases in rural areas to setting up Isolation Centres and subsequently launching Sanjeevani Priyojana is a giant step in augmenting healthcare Services in the state, he said.

While laying emphasis on post CovidCare, Khattar said it is important to monitor Health post COVID as there has been a surge in black fungus.

With the implementation of Sanjeevani Priyojana, the State Government will be able to enhance the medical facilities and will provide three-tier medical Infrastructure for patients, including isolation wards at the village level, sub-centre level and at primary health care centres for patients with mild symptoms, community health centres or field hospitals at a zila or sub-district level for patients with moderate symptoms in need of oxygen and advance medical centres at larger government civil or private hospitals equipped with ICU facilities for critical COVID patients.

Punjab Government announced a special development grant of Rs 10 lakh to every village that achieves 100 percent vaccination target under the State Governments Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyan.

by

The decision, aimed at incentivizing the villages to give up vaccine hesitancy, was announced by the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh while interacting virtually with village Panchayats represented by more than 2,000 heads or members across over 4,000 live locations in the rural parts of the state through LED screens.

The Chief Minister, appealing to the Sarpanches and Panches across the State to lead their villages in the fight against COVID-19, also urged them to motivate the people to undergo testing even in case of mild symptoms, and to get themselves vaccinated.

Capt Amarinder informed them that his Government had already sanctioned permission for Sarpanches to utilize up to Rs 5,000 per day from Panchayat funds for emergency COVID treatment, up to a maximum of Rs 50,000.

Himachals oxygen quota doubled to 30 MT

by

The Central Government has enhanced the liquid Oxygen quota of Himachal from 15 metric tonnes (MT) to 30 MT following a request by the .

As many as 2,100 patients in the state were on oxygen support till last evening and their number is rising with the increase in Covid cases on a daily basis, said state coordinator for oxygen Arindam Chaudhary.

The state has six pressure swing adsorption Plants at Shimla, Kangra, Mandi, Tanda, Chamba and Mandi

Eight private producers are also providing medical oxygen to the state

In sync with the Digital India policy propounded by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Panchayati Raj department of Uttarakhand transferred a sum of Rs 85 crore into the bank accounts of three tier Panchayati Raj bodies of the state with a click of the mouse on Friday. The amount is the first installment of the untied grant of the central Finance commission for the year 2021-22 to the state.

by

The secretary of department, H C Semwal said that Rs 63.75 crore was digitally transferred to village Panchayats, Rs 8.50 crore to the Block Panchayats and Rs 12.75 crore to District Panchayats through PUBLIC FINANCE Management System (PFMS).

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.

Now, rainwater harvesting mandatory in all new buildings in state

by

The statecabinet amended the building by-laws and made it mandatory to install rainwaterharvestingstructures in all new buildings. The cabinet also approved a proposed amendment in the by-laws which will now enable construction of high rise buildings in plots which measure less than 1,000 square meters (10,000 square feet).

The 11-member ministerial council also approved a proposal whereby employees of the can avail post-retirement and death benefits of the new National Pension Scheme in retrospective effective from December 1, 2004. Earlier, the schemes benefits were for those who retired after July 8, 2019.

The cabinet also approved allocation of Rs 28.81 crore for Saubhagya Yojana, which aims to illuminate 213 villages in remote parts of the state through solar panels.

The cabinet also approved a proposal to revise the cost of Swarnarekha Multi Purpose Project to Rs 12,849 crore. The project cost was last revised to Rs 6,613 crore in October 2010.

Places of worship go virtual, again in Bihar

by

The Mahavir Temple Trust Committee, for instance, has once again started online bookings for religious rituals and offerings. Although the temple gates are shut, shops selling Naivedyam laddoos will remain open for the devotees. Priests and religious heads will also be allowed to carry out their rituals as usual.

Similarly, only the imam (leads prayers), the muezzin (proclaims the call to prayer) and three others will be permitted inside mosques.

Health Minister Prabhuram Chaudhary launched ‘Samvad Setu’ at Jai Prakash Hospital, Bhopal. The Health Minister Chaudhary on a video call enquired about the health conditions of admitted patients in the Corona ICU ward.

by

Health Minister Prabhuram Chaudhary said that through Samvad Setu, the facility has been given to talk to the relatives of Covid patients through video calls. He said that now the families of the patients will be able to take care of their respective patient through video calling themselves with the help of this new Communication bridge. Health Minister Chaudhary also made patients talk to their families through Samvad Setu.