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  • Power Outrage Leaves Over 10 Million People Without Electricity

    Thousands of households in Mexico had to live without electricity for two hours on December 28 after a power outage disrupted the country’s electricity network.  In an online statement, National Electricity Utility (CFE) stated that over 10.3 million people were affected by Monday’s power cut. The national power company added that at 2:52 p.m. the restoration of affected users began and is subject to the instructions of the National Energy Control Commission (Cenace), which must guarantee the security of the National Electric System. 

    Cenace reported that the reason for the blackout that is affecting several states in the country is that at 2:28 p.m. (Central Time) there was an imbalance in the National Interconnected System, between charging and power generation, causing a loss of approximately 7,500 MW. The National Interconnected System (SIN) is the main electrical system of Mexico and geographically covers cities of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora to Cozumel, Quintana Roo.

  • Farmers’ old jute gunny bags will be used to purchase paddy

    Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel has decided to use the old gunny bags of farmers for procurement in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, in view of shortage of gunny bags for the purchase of paddy at the support price. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, today an order has been issued regarding purchase of paddy in old jute gunny bags by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection from the Ministry Mahanadi Bhavan.

    As per the order, various districts of the state including Bemetra, Bijapur, Balod have been requested to use the old gunny bags available with the farmers as an alternative due to lack of old gunny bags for paddy purchase. Keeping this in mind, permission has been given to purchase paddy only in the old jute gunny bags provided by the farmer. The farmer’s sacks will be returned to the farmers after milling, when paddy is used in the purchase. Instructions have been given to the farmers to pay utility fees prescribed by the Government of India for sack use. Permission to use the gunny bags of the farmer in the district can be given by the Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation, based on the proposal received from the collector, keeping in mind the need and circumstances for the specific committees. The old gunny bags provided by the farmer for paddy purchase should be in good condition and of useful quality, in which 40 kg of paddy can be filled.

  • Include useful works in public interest in budget proposal: Minister Shri Sahu

    Public Works Minister Shri Tamradhwaj Sahu reviewed the departmental works in the meeting hall of Zilla Panchayat Durg today. Minister Shri Sahu said that special monitoring is being done by the department regarding the quality of construction works. Quality reduction will not be tolerated in any way. He said that the residents of the area meet a lot of expectations and keep their demands, which are very important for the development of the areas. These demands and proposals are being tested and included in the budget proposal.
    Minister Shri Sahu said that during the visit to the Vidhan Sabha constituency, many demands are kept from the public, which is being made on the basis of usefulness of the work. He told the officials to always be vigilant in terms of basic facilities. The Narva, Garuva, Ghuruva, Bari scheme of the state government is the most important, it will prove to be the axis of development in rural areas. Officers should ensure that all possible facilities are available in Gothan. Gauthan became the center of livelihood activities. People could get benefit of Godan Nyaya Yojana. Paddy buying season will come. See to it that farmers get all kinds of facilities in paddy procurement centers. He said that adequate preparation should be done for this so that the farmers are not inconvenienced.
    Minister Mr. Sahu said that the department is preparing a proposal for expansion of civic amenities. Opinions have also been taken from the public representatives in this regard. With the cooperation of all, work is being done on the basic public facilities. He said that the government is keeping a close watch on the implementation of Public Service Guarantee Scheme for providing civic amenities without any delay. Try to provide facilities to the people as soon as possible. Work at a fast pace continuously improves the image of administration. He said that mobile vans have been started to work specifically in the direction of health. Swami Atmanand English Medium School has been started to promote education. All these innovations are being done by the government. Their proper implementation has to be specially monitored. District Panchayat President, Mrs. Shalini Yadav, District Panchayat President Mr. Devendra Deshmukh and departmental officers were present in the meeting.