13.11.21

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday launched the fogging machine distribution programme campaign at Panipat to eliminate the outbreak of mosquitoes in the rural and urban areas, saying the way there has been an exponential increase in the outbreak of dengue and other diseases, fogging machine will help to curb the situation.

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Panipat has become the first district in this fight from where this programme is being started. As many as 23 machines have been distributed in Panipat in the first phase and about 95 machines are being given in the villages in the next few days. He said that through collective efforts all villages will be covered in the next four to five days.

Chautala said that even in urban areas, whether it is a colony or a sector, fogging machines will be ensured everywhere. He said that after preparing a complete plan for this, they should also appoint an administrative officer to regularly monitor it so that a huge campaign against dengue and malaria could be carried out within the district. He stressed that such machines are fully automatic and should be put to immediate use.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday digitally launched the Inter-State Basmati Movement portal emandikaran-pb.in in order to stop influx of paddy-parmal from outside that is hampering procurement operations on MSP across the State.

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The move is aimed to allow free movement of Basmati into the State and alleviate any hardship being faced by genuine Basmati Rice Shellers besides GPS monitoring of Basmati Trucks would help the state to identify the genuine operators without impacting their daily operations.

The Portal will show the GPS enabled movement of Basmati Trucks in the State.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 80 developmental projects worth Rs. 162 crore at Nohradhar in Renuka Vidhan Sabha area of Sirmaur district.

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Addressing a public meeting at Nohradhar, the Chief Minister said the was about to complete four years of its tenure on 27th of next month, adding that all these years have been full of achievements and accomplishments. He said that several developmental schemes have been launched in the State which has virtually transformed the lives of the common man. He said that on the other hand the Congress Government befooled the people of the State with an eye on the vote bank.

Thakur said that schemes such as Mukhya Mantri Sahara Yojna, Him care and Grihani Suvidha Yojna have ensured that every section of the Society gets benefitted. He said that the previous State Government did nothing for the welfare of the people of the State as they were busy in retaining their power and enjoying the same. He said that the sole aim of the present State Government was to ensure that the pace of development goes uninterrupted. He said that for this constant support of the people was required.

Uttarakhand: Rains change course of four major rivers; IIT-Roorkee asked to study event

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Heavyrainsthat lashedUttarakhandlast week have led to four prominentriversin the state to alter their course, prompting the forest department to rope in IIT-Roorkee to conduct a study on the river channels and the impact of this change.

An analysis by the forest department following devastating rains since October 17 found that swollen rivers in Kumaon -Kosi, Gaula, Nandhaur and Dabka – have changed their course. In some areas, they have started flowing towards human habitations while in others, the change has adversely affected works of the forest department such as mining and patrolling.

The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated over Rs 384 crore for relief funds to 11 lakh farmers across the state who suffered crop loss owing to unseasonal rains and recent floods in 2021-22.

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Additional Chief Secretary (Rural Development and ) Manoj Kumar Singh told news persons in Lucknow on Friday, Following an assessment of crop losses, the government has pegged crop losses in the state at around Rs 384 crore. The State Government has released the compensation to respective district magistrates to distribute it among 11.44 lakh farmers through direct benefit transfer (DBT).

The state government released an installment of Rs 102 crore to be distributed as relief to over 2. 98 lakh farmers who have been affected by natural calamities. Earlier, the government had released three installments of Rs 74.60 crore for relief to about 2.08 lakh farmers, approximately Rs 160 crore for about 4.77 lakh farmers and a Rs. 48.20 crore for 1.39 lakh farmers identified after primary survey. This accounts for a total of over Rs 282 crore.

BSL begins trial of AI-based predictive monitoring system

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The Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) on Sunday begun trial of (AI) based predictivemonitoringsystem.BSL, a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is on the verge of digital transformation for more transparency, productivity and efficiency in core steel production process.

BSL has collaborated with Hyderabad-based company M/S MINTO AI for enhancing predictive system. Under this trial, current based smart sensors have been installed at equipments such as cold screen motor of Sinter Plant, rotation motor for material distribution in blast furnace and crane main hoist motors at Hot Strip Mill, which work on the spidersense, an Industrial Internet on Things (IOT) platform of M/S MINTO AI.

Bihar to invite open bid for sand ghats after district survey report

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Mining department minister Janak Ram said the would invite open tender for the authorised sand ghats after completion of the district survey report (DSR) in the wake of the Supreme Courts directive recently.

The mining department had started the process of auction of authorised sand ghats in eight districts from October 1, but it was stopped on the order of the NGT, causing huge loss to the state exchequer. The state government then moved The Supreme Court against the NGTs order.

The NGT had directed the state government to undertake further exercise for preparation of a fresh DSR for Banka. This led to stalling the process of auction of the sand ghats in other districts as well.

On the 75th anniversary of independence, Chhattisgarh will be awarded for being one of the cleanest states of India by President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on November 20.

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Swachchh Sarvekshan is organized every year among all cities and states by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Urban cleanliness is assessed under various parameters.

Chhattisgarh has again displayed its best in cleanliness while maintaining its status as the cleanest state in the country.

Chhattisgarh will not only be awarded as a state but its 61 cities will also be rewarded for their excellent performance. Chhattisgarh will be where the highest number of civic bodies will be rewarded.

Chhattisgarh has also been judged the first Open Defecation Free state in the country.

MP’s first: 50MVA GIS power grid to be installed in Indore

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As part of expansion of its transmission Network in and aroundIndore,Madhya Pradesh PowerTransmission Company Limited (MPPTCL) is going to set up a new gas insulated substation (GIS) in the city.

Being planned in place of an old power grid of Mahalakshmi Nagar area of the city, this new substation will have 50MVA capacity, and it will be the state’s first GIS grid to be used for high voltage transmission work.

The 50 MVA substation is part of MPPTCL’s efforts to reinforce the existing high-voltage transmission ring project around Indore and it will increase the bulk power available for the east part of the city and also for the upcoming Metro Rail project.

The discom had in the year 2018 installed a GIS grid at the Malwa Mill area, and the grid is extensively used for power distribution.

Gujarat: PLL to invest Rs 1,700 crore to build third jetty at Dahej

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Petronet LNG Ltd, which meets about 40% of the countrys total gas demand from its terminal atDahej, is planning to invest Rs 1,700 crore to build a third jetty, said sources close to the development.

With this project, the company aims to undergo diversification as it has chalked out plans to import liquidethaneand propane at the third jetty. Ethane is feedstock for the manufacturing of petrochemicals and is used to produce plastics, while propane is used as cooking gas and for Home and water heating..

It will also act as a risk mitigation measure in case existing berths are unable to operate for an extended period or to cater to the anticipated number of ships at a time, the report states.
PLL is also planning to import and unload liquid ethane and propane at the third berth through carriers of parcel size of 1 lakh cubic metres.

It is expected that 1.25 MTPA ethane will be handled initially and expandable to 2.5 MTPA in the future, as per the report.