07.05.21

Door-to-door survey in Agartala to trace patients

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TheTripuragovernment has started house-to-house survey inAgartala (AMC) areas to find out Covid patients.

Thehealth departmenthas been asked to set up an adequate number oftesting centresin each ward and devise the mechanism to bring all symptomatic and suspected cases under Covid testing to contain further spread of the disease.

The survey team comprises community-level Health workers, anganwadi workers, representatives of civil administration and AMC. They have been asked to finish the survey work within three days and accordingly the testing of the suspected persons will be carried out in the specific locations.

Assam: AIUDF hopes for the states devpt under new ministry

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The opposition AIUDF congratulated new chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and hoped that the new ministry under Sarmas Leadership will work for the development of the state and its people irrespective of region, caste and creed. The party sought faster rollout of Vaccines amid surge in coronavirus cases in Assam.

AIUDF won 16 of the 20 seats it contested and has finished behind BJP (60) and Congress (29) with its seat tally.

Asked about the governments desire for reverification of 20% names in the border districts of Assam, and 10% in other areas, the AIUDF spokesperson said his party doesnt have any objection if The Supreme Court allows the reverification.

Odisha: Sundargarh, Angul districts to get Kendriya Vidyalayas

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TheBoard of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a public sector undertaking, has approved the setting up of a Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) each at Basundhara inSundargarhdistrict and Talcher Coalfields inAngul.

In a letter toUnionpetroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, state coal and mines minister Pralhad Joshi, confirmed this information. Pradhan had requestedJoshiin September last year to set upKVsin these areas for the benefit of the children of these districts.

Tamil Nadu skips online meeting called by Union education minister on NEP

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Nadu school Education departmentofficials did not attend a meeting called by Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to discuss the National Education Policy 2020.

A couple of days ago, theTamil Naduschool education department received an email from the Union education ministry asking school education department officials to attend a meeting on Monday to discuss online education during Covid -19 and the status ofNEPimplementation.

Black fungus: Karnataka govt sets up expert panel to form guidelines

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With multiple cases of mucormycosis or black fungus infections among patients who have recovered from Covid being reported across the state Health minister K Sudhakar put the figure at 97 the on Monday declared it a notifiable disease.

This means hospitals treating such patients should report it to authorities. It will be illegal if any hospital withholds information on black fungus patients it is treating.

The state government has formed an expert panel to managemucormycosis infections. The committee members include well-known ENT surgeons, ophthalmologists and intensivists in Bengaluru. They have been asked to draft guidelines on treating the infection.

Karnataka will follow Mysurus Covid Mitra concept

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In a bid to contain the spread of Covid and to provide early medical intervention for the infected patients to avoid hospitalisation, the has decided to follow Covid Mitra concept.

Decentralised Triage Centres (DTC) will be constituted in all the city corporation limits.
The new system will be adopted in Belagavi, Ballari, Kalaburagi, Hubbali-Dharwad, Mangaluru, Davanagere, Vijayapura, Shivamogga and Tumakuru districts immediately. DCs of the districts concerned and municipal commissioners of the city corporations have been asked to follow this module.
It may be recalled that Covid Mitras were started by the District Administration and the city corporation in Mysuru to ensure that the Covid patients get treatment even before getting the Covid-19 test results.

Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone approves new expansion projects worth Rs 780 crore

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Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone (VSEZ) said its unit approval committee (UAC) has cleared the decks for new IT/ITeS units as well as expansion projects entailing an of Rs 787 crore with a potential to create close to 6100jobsand generate exports to the tune of Rs 4974 crore over the next five years.

This includes two new IT/ITeS units Cognizant Mortgage Services Corp as well as Charnham India Pvt Ltd at theSundew Properties SEZinRangareddy districtas well as expansion projects of Wipro,HCL TechnologiesandSalesforcein Sundew Properties, Phoenix and Divyasree NSL SEZs located in Rangareddy district.

According to VSEZ, exports from VSEZ units stood at Rs 1,13,975 crore for financial year 2020-21, of which Telangana units accounted for Rs 83,525 crore exports.

VSEZ provided EMPLOYMENT to 4,32,924 people during 2020-21, a 10% in employment and attracted investments to the tune of Rs 76,681cr, a 36% rise in investments over last fiscal despite pandemic situation in the country.

Andhra Pradesh government fast-tracks modernisation of Telugu Ganga project canals

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In a move to provideirrigation waterto the entire ayucut, the has put the modernisation of Telugu Ganga canals in Rayalaseema districts on the fast track.
Farmers on 1.75 lakh acres in Kurnool, Kadapa, Nellore and Chittoor districts are expected to benefit after completion of lining works for the canals and upgradation of capacity of local tanks.

Delay in taking up of modernisation of Telugu Ganga canal has deprived farmers of nearly 30 to 35 per cent of the ayucut with Irrigation water. Successive governments have failed to complete the lining of the main canal as well as strengthening of local reservoirs. This has resulted in poor flow in the canals even during the peak flood season.

CMs fellowship scheme to hire young professionals for Rs 30,000

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The has issued a notification announcing the chief ministers fellowship programme, under which young professionals will be hired to allow them exposure to day-to-day Governance. A monthly stipend of Rs 30,000 will be paid to the chosen fellows during 11 of the 12 months period of the fellowship. The selection will be done based on essays written by the fellows, among other criteria.

The scheme, which will be in force for three years, is designed to provide valuable experience to youth interested in the social and Economic Development of the state, states the notification. Every year, 10 fellows will be taken on board for a years time. Their nature of work and the departments in which they will work will be decided in advance by the directorate of planning, statistics and evaluation, which is the implementing body for the scheme.

Maharashtra: 20 ethanol distilleries come forward to set up oxygen plants

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Encouraged by successful production ofoxygenby making slight alteration to theethanolmanufacturing unit inOsmanabad, a total of 20 distilleries from different parts ofMaharashtrahave expressed their interest in setting up Oxygen generation Plants on similar lines.

Impressed by the idea, the Uttar Pradesh government is also implementing the Osmanabad pattern at 15 ethanol plants for increasing the oxygen generation capacity ahead of third wave of Covid-19.

Already orders have even placed for getting the required equipment, including compressors, that are to be imported from Taiwan, Korea and the USA for two plants. There are 195 sugar factories out of which 137 have ethanol plants in the state. In addition to this, there are over a dozen standalone ethanol plants across the state.