29.10.21

Drones to map 700 villages in Assam

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TheAssam governmenthas launched the process of mapping 700 odd villages through drones, which in future could help in demarcating borders with other states in the region.
There are around 22,724 villages in Assam, of which 700 had no maps so far and so posed hurdles in executing government projects and buying and selling of land. The project, assisted by theSurvey of India, started this week at No. 1 Singimari village under Hajo revenue circle in lower AssamsKamrup district. Once the neighbouring states settle the inter-state border dispute with Assam, drones will also demarcate the borders of frontier villages once for all, government sources said.

While the Survey of India has given the drones for the exercise, the rest of the work is being done by the Kamrup administration and Assam Survey. The size of No. 1 Singimari is 2.98 sq km, but it may take about a month to complete the survey here.
Maps of a large number of villages were prepared in the state in the 1960s and 70s through the conventional mode, but several hundred, including many in the border areas, remain unmapped. Though survey pillars are lacking in many inter-district, inter-state and international borders in Assam, the plan in the future is to erect these crucial demarcation pillars with a scientific drone survey. But a lot depends on the goodwill of bordering states, a government source said.

Odisha govt releases Rs 50 crore for Konark heritage area development project

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The has approved the release of Rs 50 crore for theKonarkHeritage AreaDevelopment Project, which was proposed for the overall development of Konark into a world-class tourism destination.

In January, the state government had unveiled the draft master plan of the KonarkHeritageArea Development Project, which aims to transform the Infrastructure around the historic Konark Sun Temple. Theredevelopmentplan is based on four major aspects – celebrating the grandeur of the Sun Temple, enhancing visitors’ experience, boosting local businesses and strengthening tourism-based economy. Around Rs 150 crore will be spent in phases for the purpose.

The core area development plan, including the upgrade of the entrance of the 13th century Sun Temple, landscaping, development of pedestrian areas and parking and revamping of the open-air theatre will be taken up by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Tamil Nadu: 1.3 lakh dropouts enrolled back in schools in 5 months, says minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi

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School Education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said in Trichy that the school education department identified 1.28 lakh school dropouts in the past five months and have enrolled them back in the school education system.

He said that the drive to bring back school dropouts during the outbreak of Covid-19 would continue even after the schools reopen.

Teachers have identified the children who had migrated to other districts and alerted their counterparts for follow-up. Students have been identified from all types of schools including government-aided, matriculation and CBSE schools. The students could be identified after their names fell in the common pool in the education management information system (EMIS). If a student was given a transfer certificate and the student hasn’t joined any other school for a certain period, the name of the student will go to the common pool.

Over 10,000 Pocso cases pending trial in Kerala: Assembly

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As per the records available in the assembly, 10,187 Pocso (protection of children from sexual offences) cases are pending in the state for trial. Of the total number of pending cases, the highest is in the capital at 1,474 followed by Malappuram (1,310) and Thrissur (1,196).
The pending cases are in the courts at Kollam (710) Pathanamthitta(351), Alappuzha (532), Kottayam

(479), Idukki (573), Ernakulam (711), Thrissur (1,196), Palakkad (635), Malappuram (1,310), Kozhikode (608), Wayanad (284), Kannur (841) and Kasaragod (483). As per the data, there are 28 temporary fast-track courts that are dealing with Pocso cases in state. In addition, one additional sessions court in each district has been designated as Pocso courts as per Section 28 (1) of the Pocso Act.

Industrial estates in twin cities lack facilities

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Hubballi-Dharwad is possibly north Karnataka’s largest industrial hub, but its industrial estates are suffering from a lack of and a reduction in productivity.

Dharwad is geographically located in the centre of north Karnataka and has good connectivity. However, the industrial estates situated in Belur, Tarihal, Mummigatti, Kotur and Lakamanahalli are lacking basic infrastructure as a result of which the industries are unable to utilize their full capacity. The failure of the KIADB in handing over these estates to the local bodies since last two decades has added to the woes of the entrepreneurs.

The outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have rubbed salt in the entrepreneurs wounds. The majority of industrial units in industrial estates are small-scale, auxiliary industries that supply accessories to big and medium-sized enterprises. Due to the fact that the large and medium enterprises that purchased the products of small units cut their production, the demand for auxiliary products decreased as well, according to an industrialist.

After Unesco tag, renewed focus on Telangana’s Ramappa temple

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Ramappa temple, a 13th-century architectural icon and an engineering marvel that earned the coveted Unesco heritage tag three months ago, was the highlight of the presentation given byTelanganagovernment officials at an ongoing tourism and culture ministers’ conference in Bengaluru.

Situated in ‘s Warangal, the temple stands on a six-feet high star-shaped platform with walls, pillars and ceilings adorned with intricate carvings that attest to the unique skill of the Kakatiyan sculptors.

Five states — Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu — and three Union Territories — Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep — are taking part in the event.

A large number of iconic and historic heritage sites are located in the southern region of India.
India at present has 40 World Heritage Sites, both cultural and natural, spanning across the length and breadth of the country.

Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Ramappa Temple is the newly-formed state’s first World Heritage Site.

The temple, named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the Unesco World Heritage site tag for 2019.

Andhra Pradesh plans expansion of govt degree colleges

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The on Monday proposed one governmentdegree collegefor every assembly constituency. Chief ministerY S Jagan Mohan Reddyannounced the proposal during his review meeting with officials of the Education department at hisTadepallicamp office.

The chief minister wanted officials to ensure that one degree college is established in every assembly constituency. He also suggested they take over aided colleges wherever it is possible. However, he told officials to not make it compulsory foraided institutionsto surrender to the government. It is not compulsory that aided institutions be transferred to the government as we have changed the aided policy. It is a voluntary decision and is left to the managements of the institutions, the chief minister said.

Goa: Monthly assistance to widows up by Rs 500

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The state cabinet on Friday amended the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS) to increase monthly financial assistance towidowsfrom the existing Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500.

As many as 35,145 widows presently avail of benefits under the scheme that provides monetaryaidto the most vulnerable sections of Society.

In his budget speech for the year 2021-22, chief minister Pramod Sawant had given an assurance on the floor of the House that financial assistance to widows would be enhanced by Rs 500 per month.

While no separate category exists for widows under the scheme, it has been included as a sub-category under the single Women head.

As per sub-para 12 of 3 of the scheme, a single woman is a female who is above the age of 18 years and includes widows, divorcees, deserted or judicially separated women, and unmarried women above the age of 50 years.

Maharashtra government includes 961ha mangroves in reserved forest

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he state forest department has taken over additional 961 hectares ofmangrovesto be protected as reserved forest under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927.

State Environment MinisterAaditya Thackerayhad tweeted that earlier 1,433 ha MANGROVES were declared as reserved forest under Section 20 of the Act. With this, the total mangrove area under protection in Ratnagiri is now more than 2,394 ha.

Cidco itself has said that it has over 1,000 hectares to be transferred, and a recent declaration by JNPT said it has more than 900 hectares, Kumar tweeted in respnose to Thackerays tweet. He pointed out that vast sea forests under Navi Mumbai SEZ are yet to be accounted for.

Amidst the protests by farmers against the State Government over the shortage of DAP fertilizer, Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, JP Dalal on Wednesday said that there will be no shortage of fertilizers in the state.

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The state will soon get six more rakes of DAP fertilizer from the Central Government. The farmers should be prepared for sowing the next crop,

The Minister also hit out at the opposition parties and alleged that they created panic among the farmers and spread wrong information about the shortage of DAP Fertilizers. He said that it was opposition parties who held protests at few places in the state over the issue. It is true that at some places, long queues of farmers were witnessed to purchase the fertiliser but they will not face any problem now, he added.

Giving details of DAP fertilizer availability and demand, Dalal said that about 3 lakh MT of DAP fertilizer is required during the next Rabi crop 2021-22 in the state. Till date, about 1.38 lakh MT of DAP manure is available with the , out of which 1.10 lakh MT of DAP fertilizer has been given to the farmers.