10.02.23

Heliport to be set up in Gurugram: Deputy CM

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Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said that soon a heliport will be set up in Sector-84 of Gurugram and withthis heliport, Delhi’s air space will get a new option.

He said that Haryana is moving fast in the aviation sector and is also working on several schemes in this regard.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Civil Aviation Department, was presiding over a meeting of officers of Central Government Organization Pawan Hans, Air India, State Aviation Department etc. at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi.

It was informed in the meeting that a provision has been made to make a terminal for 100 passengers in the heliport to be set up in Gurugram. This heliport, located along the Dwarka Expressway will have various facilities, including hangars, parking to accommodate small and large helicopters and repair facilities, etc.

Punjab promoting aquaculture, releases poster highlighting various schemes

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Punjab Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Sunday released a poster providing detailed information of various government projects to promote fisheries occupation in the State.

Bhullar, after releasing the poster of these projects under PMMSY, said that the State Government has promoted this scheme in the state with the aim of further development of fisheries sector. He said that all kinds of projects for fish farming are included in this scheme, and beneficiaries can avail 40 to 60 percent subsidy for adopting this auxiliary occupation.

For the first time in the state, subsidy was provided to 43 beneficiaries for purchasing motorcycles, and auto-rickshaws for the transportation of fish and fish products under this scheme, said the Cabinet Minister, adding that besides this, around 120 hectares area has been brought under shrimp farming, for which financial assistance has been provided to 107 beneficiaries.

The Minister said that the project of mini fish feed mills are being established in the State under this scheme, and construction of a total five mini fish feed mills in the private sector at districts of Jalandhar, Patiala, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Faridkot, and Gurdaspur will be completed soon.

Under this scheme, latest techniques of fish farming such as Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS) and Bio-floc Culture System are also being promoted in Punjab, which would enable fish production in large quantity by using limited space and water. He said that currently, four RAS units are operational in the state, while the construction work of two more units is in progress. Apart from this, five bio-floc units are also being set up.

Himachal Pradesh seeks higher share in old hydel power projects

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Himachal Pradeshwants a higher share in the power projects that were commissioned 25 years ago and have completed their loan repayment. Chief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhurequested Union minister of power, new and R K Singh in Delhi on Wednesday evening to enhance this share from 12 to 15%.

About the states share in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects, he said that theSupreme Courthas also given a verdict in favour of the state regarding the payment of arrears and its share, so the BBMB should be directed to now pay this Money. Sukhu pointed out that theShananproject had completed its lease period, so the State Government will take it over for further execution. He said the state had 12,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity potential to harness for economic Growth, revenue, jobs, and a better Quality Of Life. Regarding the scope for building solar-power projects, he said his government had relaxed the rules for Investment in this sector and empowered the deputy commissioners to accord permission.

Centre sanctions Rs 1,036 crore for 2 key NH projects in Uttarakhand

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The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 1,036 crore for the four-laning of the Bhaniyawala-Rishikesh road and the upgradation of the Bareilly-Sitarganj highway.

While the Bhaniyawala-Rishikesh road is an important project as it connects Dehradun with the key tourist destination Rishikesh, the Bareilly-Sitarganj route is an important one linking Kumaon with western Uttar Pradesh.

“The two key projects will help in the movement of vehicles within and outside the state,” CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said. Besides, the Centre has approved Rs 65.9 crore as special assistance toUttarakhandand Rs 72 crore as a capital outlay.

Over 1,700 Uttar Pradesh govt schools to be revamped under PM SHRI

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1,753 government-run primary (class 1 to 5), composite (class 1 to 8) and secondary (up to class 12) schools of the state can look forward to mega revamp in the days to come.

These schools have been picked up for a revamp under the Centrally-sponsored PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India) School Scheme. The list of these selected schools has been released by the director general (school Education)Vijay Kiran Anand.

As per the list, Prayagraj andGorakhpurdistricts have a maximum of 47 schools each. Likewise, there are 43 schools from Azamgarh district that have been selected for the scheme. Similarly, 42 schools each in Jaunpur and Hardoi district, 36 schools each in Ghazipur and Rae Bareli, 35 schools each have been picked up in Bulandshahr andSiddharth Nagarhave been included in the list.

In Prayagraj alone, a total of 927 schools had applied, out of which 609 were found to be meeting the minimum prescribed standards. Although, two schools were to be selected in each development block, 47 schools have been selected in 21 blocks of Prayagraj. Altogether, 1,753 schools in the state have been selected across the state under the PM SHRI Scheme.

Cabinet nod to Budget Session of Assembly from Feb 27

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The State Cabinet gave its nod to the Budget Session of Assembly to be commenced on February 27, while the budget will be tabled in the House on March 3. Finance Secretary Ajoy Kumar Singh, who is at present in charge of cabinet coordination, informed this after the meeting saying nod to the budget session was one of the 25 proposals approved in the Cabinet meeting.

During the budget session, the government will also bring many important Bills. Before the budget, the third supplementary budget will also be brought for the current financial year. The first day will set the tone for the rest of the session.

Other cabinet decisions include extension of distribution of food grains among 20 lakh beneficiaries covered under the scheme of Jharkhand for one year till December this year, payment of 4401 intermediate training primary schools Urdu teachers from the non-plan head. Earlier, the payment was done from the plan head.

Bihar govt launches initiative for newlyweds

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Newlyweds of the state will now be presented special kits, having items of make-up, tips on family planning, post-delivery Health care and also a congratulatory message, from the on their marriages. These kits have been prepared by Jeevika under the health department’s mission of family development.

State health Society executive director, Sanjay Kumar Singh and executive officer of Jeevika, Rahul Kumar, signed a MoU on this new initiative aimed at helping newlyweds in leading happy and healthy lives. Each of these kits contains a grooming bag, comb, mirror, hand-towel, packet of bindis, contraceptives pills and pregnancy test kit.

25,000 tribals to pitch in for Halma to save environment in Madhya Pradesh

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The age-old tradition of ‘Halma’ in tribal dominated Jhabua to help the distress and save the Environment in only getting bigger as in last week of this month, the yearly two-day-long event may see participation of around 25,000 people ofBhiltribes from three states to dig contour trenches around Hathipava hill to conserve water in the monsoon. The President of India Draupadi Murmu is likely to visit the district to support the cause.

Halma is stated to be an age-old tradition of Bhil tribes, but it was revived and extended to big scale around one-and-a-half decade ago to fightand Climate-change”>Climate Change problems, Rajaram Katara from Shivganga Abhiyan said, adding that this year, the event will be organized on February 25-26 that is likely to be attend by around 25,000 people from Jhabua, Alirajpur and tribal-dominated areas of neighboring Gujarat andRajasthan.

As per the tradition, thousands of people will participate on their own with no monetary expectation and will dig contour trenches around Hathipava hill to help save water during monsoon, he said, adding that so far, Halma has helped in digging hundreds of ponds and developing dozens of Mata nu Van (forest area cared and protected like a mother).

Law soon for social security of workers

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Minister of state for labour (Independent charge)Sukhram Vishnoisaid the will bring a law in the ongoing assembly session to ensure financial and social security of gig and online platform workers inRajasthan. The state government will soon take opinions fromlegalexperts in this regard, the minister said.

The minister said this during a convention of app-based workers engaged with online platforms like Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato, Rapido and Urban Company.

Lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir

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The government on Thursday, February 9, 2023, saidlithium reserveshave been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir.

Lithium is a non-ferrous Metal and is one of thekey components in EV batteries.

Upon exploration by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), lithium reserves have been found in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Currently, India is import-dependent for many Minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt.