March2021

UTTARAKHAND   Doon tops Citizens’ Feedback in Swachh Survekshan 2021 With only one day left to register citizens’ feedback on the progress made by urban local bodies (ULBs) in achieving cleanliness in their respective cities and areas, Dehradun city is leading the category in Uttarakhand among 96 ULBs.  The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   The need for seriously safekeeping our wetlands   In the past few years wetland conservation has become an overloaded buzzword when it comes to environmental conservation. In fact the government as well as community have begun realising that without resuscitating and replenishing our wetlands, all attempts to ensure sustainable water supply in our … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Panchayati Raj dept to help in making Health cards   All the Jan Sewa Kendras (JSKs) should be activated and the VLEs should ensure that all the eligible beneficiaries get information that Ayushman cards are being made free of cost at JSKs. He was speaking at a training programme of the officers of … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Govt approves budget for Rudrapur Medical College   Paving the way for construction of Government Medical College at Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district the government has approved a sum of Rs 336.89 Crore for the college. An amount of Rs 50 Crore has been released as the first instalment for the medical … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Water Balance Plan of Doon presented to directorate   The Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) in its recently released guidelines had suggested cities to conduct Water Balance Plan study to promote circular economy of the water focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation. In this regard, the Dehradun … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Minister says no to more than one scheme in one village   The drinking water and rain water harvesting minister Bishan Singh Chufal has said that more than one drinking water scheme should not be implemented in one village and area and strict punitive action would be taken against those involved in preparing … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Centre releases Rs 325 crore for Kumbh   The Union government released funds of Rs 325 crore for Kumbh Mela 2021, on the request of the Uttarakhand state government under the Special Assistance Capital in 2020-21. Niti Ayog has been directed to carry out monitoring and follow up for an effective implementation of the projects that the funds … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Narainkoti temple to be adopted under central govt’s scheme   The iconic Narainkoti temple in Rudraprayag will be assumed by SLREF (Social Legal Research and Education Foundation) under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ scheme launched by the Union ministry of tourism. The SLREF foundation will now be taking care of all the basic and necessary facilities — including … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand commission for women launches its logo   In a first, the Uttarakhand commission for women launched its logo on Wednesday to mark the international day for women.The commission had asked for various entries and the best one was selected.   The programme was organised under the aegis of National Commission for Women to mark … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   CIL to help develop infrastructure in Uttarakhand   Coal India Limited has signed an MoU with Kedarnath Uthhan Charitable Trust, Badrinath and will contribute Rs 19 crore for a road development project at Badrinath-Joshimath in Uttarakhand. The MoU was signed at Dehradun by SN Tiwary, Director (P&IR) Coal India and Dilip Jawalkar, Tourism … Read more