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  • Green nod to infra projects along border in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  In a push to increasing vigil along the India-China border in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, the Union environment ministry has given approval to over 40 infrastructure projects, mainly in areas of recent skirmishes, for construction of approach roads and tunnels, setting up of border outposts and deployment of operational assets to strengthen defence coverage. 

    The posts and roads cleared will strengthen vigil in the area of recent flashpoints between Indian and Chinese forces. The projects passing through wildlife sanctuaries and reserves were taken up by the ministry’s Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL). The projects have been cleared after members of the committee unanimously agreed that “proposals  may  be  recommended  in  view  of  the importance  of  the  border  outposts  for national  security”.    

    The SC-NBWL recommended over 30 proposals for construction of border outposts by Indo-Tiberan Border Police and road passing through the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary and Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh.

    The ministry also approved nine proposals for setting up border outposts in a total of 13.4 hectare passing from Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary. “Distance of these outposts from the international border ranges from 4 km to 11 km. The border outposts are important from a defence point of view   in areas passing through wildlife sanctuaries and reserves,” informed the Chief Wildlife Warden, Arunachal Pradesh.  

    The proposal for construction of Nechipu Tunnel with an approach road  to  connect  the  already  existing  BCT  (Balipara-Charidwar-Tawang)  Road  was approved after the committee was apprised that the proposed tunnel will bypass a  dense fog zone where visibility  is at times restricted to 4-5 metres. This is used by the army  and local residents.

    A proposal for use of 9.51 hectare of forest land from Bahu Conservation Reserve for deployment of operational assets to strengthen defence coverage to Jammu Region by Indian Air Force was approved. “The proposed area has proximity with the Army base in Sunjwan and it will strengthen  defence coverage to the Jammu region,” the committee was told.

  • 3650 crores will be spent in Chhattisgarh out of budget received by Railways

    The South East Central Railway has received Rs 5050 crore for the financial year 2021-22. Out of this, 3650 crores will be spent in Chhattisgarh. This will give impetus to the ongoing infrastructure works under the state. The General Manager said that East West Dedicated Freight Corridor is to be constructed for the economic development of the region. It will pass through the Bhusaval-Nagpur-Dankuni South East Central Railway. The maximum part of it will pass through Chhattisgarh in South East Central Railway. Certainly, this corridor plan will prove to be a milestone for the economic development of Chhattisgarh.

    Extensive work is in progress on the new line, dabbling, gauge conversion and rail electrification plan focusing on infrastructure development. In the budget of 2021-22, an allocation of Rs. 404 crore has been made towards passenger amenities. Special attention has been paid to infrastructure and passenger amenities in this financial year. If we estimate Rs 3650 crore allocated for Chhattisgarh, then the average budget allocation for the financial year 2009-2014 is 1074 percent and 38 percent more than the average budget allocation for 2014-2019.

  • Sanjeevani will be provided by opening a medical college at 14 thousand in the state

    The process of starting three new medical colleges in Korba, Kanker and Mahasamund of Chhattisgarh from session 2021-22 is underway. Now the Chandulal Chandrakar Medical College in Bhilai is also going to run the government. After the government’s announcement, the administration is now preparing to start the process of its acquisition soon. According to experts, due to the ready-made infrastructure, the college can be completed soon and can be started from this session. Please tell that Chandulal Chandrakar Medical College has been closed for the last three years due to not being able to complete the guide line of the Medical Council of India. In such a situation, after the announcement of the government, with the increase of another government medical college, 150 seats of MBBS are going to increase further. At the same time, the health system in the state will be strengthened.

    Dr. Rakesh Gupta, President and Medical Expert of the Hospital Board said that according to WHO, there should be one doctor per 1000 population. While there is a doctor in the state of 14 thousand population. Currently there are more than 10 thousand doctors here. In such a situation, there is a shortage of 20 thousand doctors. Gupta said that with the increase of medical seats, the situation will be corrected to some extent. But at the same time there is a need to rectify the position of paramedical staff, which runs the entire health system.

  • Bilaspur’s educationists called the budget disappointing

    Reacting to the general budget presented by the central government, teachers unions and other teachers described it as disappointing. He has the same opinion regarding education related to issues related to the working class.

    There is nothing special in this budget for the education world. There were expectations about infrastructure, teachers uplift and new educational institute that it would be arranged in view of the demand of time, but there is no clear provision in the budget. Also, the eyes of the government employees are fixed on the tax slab, but it is like the former.

    The old pension scheme was expected to be restored for a secure future after the retirement of employees who had spent their time in government service, removing the prohibition on dearness allowance due to the Corona epidemic, increasing the income tax exemption limit, and No relief was given in any of the cases.

  • Development of roads reduced the distance to tourist centers

    Infrastructure is the cornerstone of any modern development. Necessary roads and bridges are required in the necessary arrangements to facilitate the proper growth or development of the economy of the region or region. Important roads have been developed in the district in the last two years by the Public Works Department of Bastar District, Uttar Bastar Division Number-02, Jagdalpur. In which the upgradation work of the road from Bhanpuri to Mundagaon-Narayanpal located on National Highway-30, Chitrakote, including bridge-culvert, 27.80 kilometers, was constructed with an amount of more than Rs 39 crore 99 lakh. With the construction of this route, tourists coming from the capital Raipur can reach Chitrakote directly from Bhanpuri in a short time. Tourists will not have to go to Chitrakote via Jagdalpur city, Lohandiguda. This is saving about 48 km distance.

  • Russia Launches 36 UK Telecom Satellites From Vostochny, Aims To Provide Fast Broadband

    On December 18, Russia launched a fleet of 36 satellite into the targeted orbit on a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The historic launch at 12:26 GMT was a part of the UK government and Indian conglomerate Bharti Global’s operator OneWeb’s 648 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite programme which will provide fast, high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.  Friday’s launch brought the total in-orbit launch to 110 satellites. “Today’s launch is one of many steps we have taken to operationalize one of the world’s first LEO constellations which clearly demonstrates we are on our way to achieving our mission,” Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal said in a statement. 

    The satellite communications company streamed the lift-off live as the satellites detached from the rocket and dispensed within 3 hours 52 minutes in at least nine batches. The launch of the new batch was a contract signed between French company Ariane Space, Russia’s Roscosmos, NPO Lavochkina, and the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities

  • Work in progress for establishment of Bastar folk dance, folk culture and language academy

    During the last time of Bastar migration, the Chief Minister was directed to establish Bastar folk dance, folk culture and language academy. So that the local culture, folk dances, folk songs, vernacular halbi, gondi, bhatri etc. of the tribal region of Bastar can be transferred from one generation to the next generation and be introduced to the rest of the world.
    In this context, under the guidance of Collector Shri Rajat Bansal, continuous work is being done on four parts, respectively, on infrastructure, folk dance and folk songs, language faculty and folk literature, for the smooth implementation of the work. In this, separate works are being conducted to give impetus to the work of separate divisions. The construction of infrastructure in the first part of the work is towards completion in the village Asana. So that the institution will be started in the next day and traditional folk songs of Bastar, Dandami Madiya dance, Parab dance, Dhurwa Nacha etc. Likewise in folk songs, Chaitparab, Lejagit, Bhatrinat, Jagargit etc. can be introduced to the general public through experts. It can also be introduced to other countries and the world by performing it from time to time. Deputy Commissioner Tribal Development Department Shri Vivek Dalela is constantly working to complete these works.
    It is also very important to know the local dialect in order to know the area and work in the area. To understand the sightseers of Bastar and tourists from different regions of the state to increase knowledge in the local dialect of Halbi, Gondi as per the requirement of the officers and employees in Bastar and sometimes between the administration and the public. In order to reduce the distance of the city and to introduce the Halbi, Gondi culture of Bastar to the country and the world, the speaking course in Halbi and Gondi has been almost completed. Its original composition and compilation has been prepared by Shivnarayan Pandey “Kolia” and Ablesh Kumar “Dasru” respectively so that in the near future the officers and employees working in the field area can be trained in Halbi, Gondi.

  • PM Modi says, “India and Uzbekistan together stand against terrorism

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest at India Uzbekistan Virtual Summit.

    This is the first bilateral virtual summit between India and a Central Asian country, as per a Ministry of External Affairs release. The visits of the Prime Minister to Uzbekistan in 2015 and 2016 and President Mirziyoyev to India in 2018 and 2019 have imparted a new dynamism to the strategic partnership, it said.

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  • The concept of Khelbo-Jeetbo-Garhbo Nava Chhattisgarh is fast becoming a reality

    The slogan of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel’s Khelbo-Jeetbo-Garhbo Nava Chhattisgarh is now becoming increasingly concrete on the ground. State-of-the-art sports facilities are being developed rapidly for the players and sports enthusiasts in the state of Chhattisgarh. This will give a different identity to the state of Chhattisgarh on the sports map, as well as the players here will get the facility of international level sports training in the state itself. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, the State Government has also achieved a major achievement in the development of sports infrastructure in the last two years. Under the leadership of the Chief Minister and under the guidance of Sports Minister Shri Umesh Patel, several important steps have been taken to promote modern sports as well as rural and traditional sports in the state and to enhance the talent of the players.
    After the formation of the new government in the state, the Sports Development Authority has been formed in the state, taking an important decision to increase sports and sports facilities. To promote sports activities in the state, new and modern sports academies are being started. These academies will be run through the Chhattisgarh Sports Development Authority. Since the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh, till now there were many sports fields and sports infrastructure which were not being used properly, the Bhupesh government, through the Sports Development Authority, upgraded these unusable playgrounds and made them useful for the players. Has been
    Most recently on November 19, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel laid the foundation stone for the construction of Tennis Sport Academy on 4 acres of land adjoining the Agricultural University Cultural Building in Raipur. 17 crore 75 lakh has been sanctioned by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department of the state government for the construction of this academy. Under the Tennis Sport Academy, Admin Building, Hostel Building and Tennis Court will be constructed. The tennis court will have a capacity of 3, 500 spectators.

  • Modi meets foreign investors today as India looks to attract investments for infrastructure

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will woo the world’s 20 largest pension and sovereign wealth funds at a virtual round table Thursday as India looks to attract investments for its ambitious Rs 111 lakh crore infrastructure investment pipeline for the next five years.

    The Modi government’s efforts to attract foreign investments into the infrastructure space comes at a time when around half of the proposed infrastructure investments by 2025 will have to come from private and foreign investors.

    To attract these funds to invest in India, it has already announced tax exemptions in this year’s budget to these long-term funds investing in infrastructure, making their income exempt from long-term capital gains, interest and dividend tax.

    The call for investment

    The virtual global investor roundtable, organised by the Ministry of Finance and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, will be attended by global investors who represent regions like the US, Europe, Canada, Korea, Japan, Middle East, Australia and Singapore, and have an asset under management of $6 trillion, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

    The roundtable will also be attended by Indian business leaders like Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Deepak Parekh, Nandan Nilekani and Uday Kotak, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das.

    It will be followed by individual meetings of the investors with the PM over the next couple of weeks.

    Repeated efforts

    This is not the government’s first attempt to woo foreign investors.

    Just ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the US last year, his government had announced a massive reduction in corporate tax rates to make India competitive vis-a-vis other Southeast Asian economies. The rates were brought down to as low as 15 per cent (effective tax rate of around 17 per cent) for new companies in the manufacturing sector.