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Rain throws life out of gear in Doon
Landslides in Mussoorie
Haridwar faces flood threat
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I-Day celebrated with patriotic fervour
Green I-Day at RIMC
Hill tomato to get dearer in Oct: Experts
Snake’s presence in house stirs religious frenzy
Schoolchildren kept hungry since morning
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Rain throws life out of gear in Doon
Dehradun, August 16 Low-lying areas around the ISBT and residential colonies such as Shanti Vihar, Majra and Ashima Vihar remained flooded. Water entered many houses in Azad Nagar. Areas around Bindal were also partially submerged. Commuters had to face a tough time owing to roads dug up at various places to lay pipes. Similar incidents were reported from many areas of the city. Mayor Vinod Chamoli who took stock of situation today said the worst-affected area in the city was Majra Sevla. Houses in Majra had been enlisted for total repair. He further said a drain on the Turner road had also been blocked. Her assured that it would be cleaned soon. He said two drains on both sides of Bindal would be built on a priority basis so that rainwater did not collect near the ISBT.
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Landslides in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, August 16 The rain proved to be a spoilsport for the tourists, as they were forced to remain indoors. The residents of the South Road area faced a severe water logging with water entering several houses. A tree near the Methodist Church was uprooted and fell on the electricity pole snapping power supply to the Kulri area. The sidewalls of Praveen Bhandari’s house were damaged putting the house to a danger. Municipal Council President OP Uniyal and Rajpur MLA Ganesh Joshi visited the affected areas and directed the officials concerned to clear the road of the debris immediately. The Spring road was blocked for several hours due to landslide that occurred early morning. The Allen School road was also closed due to a landslide that also damaged electricity poles last night. Thatyur hamlet in Jaunpur block of Tehri Garhwal district suffered a huge damage due to the rise in the level of Aglar rivulet. As a precautionary measure, the administration had to force people to leave their houses situated along the river. Farmers have lost several hectares of agricultural land due to the rise in the Aglar rivulet. Several watermills were damaged due to the gushing waters of rivulets near Thatyur. The Mussoorie-Yamnotri higway, Yamuna Bridge-Vikas Nagar road, Aglar bridge and the Thatyur road were blocked due to landslides. The PWD officials have been working round the clock to clear the roads.
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Haridwar faces flood threat
Haridwar, August 16 With the continuous downpour the water level in the Ganga has risen to an alarming level. In the morning for more than two hours it crossed the danger level of 294 metres. With the water level reaching 295 metres today, it is just a little short of the highest level till date,296.30m, which was recorded on September 19 last year. A red alert has been sounded on the banks of the Ganga with a mass evacuation effort being carried out at the Bairagi camp by police personnel. Help of the Jal police and divers is also being taken with SSP Kewal Khurana and SP (City) Kiran Lal Sharma monitoring the situation. In view of the heavy rain the district administration has ordered the closure of all schools for the next two days. However, most of the schools were closed today itself due to poor attendance. With additional water being released from the Tehri Dam, the water level in the Ganga is quite high and with the Met Department forecasting more rain in the coming hours. Despite the so-called disaster management preparations of the state government, at the Bairagi camp police personnel faced many problems while rescuing people living along the river. An alert has also been sounded in the Rayasi, Lakshar and Roorkee areas. Within the city rain water collected at various places, intersections and colonies affecting normal life.Flooding was reported from many areas, including Chandra Charya Chowk, Bhagat Singh Chowk, Khanna Nagar, Doodha Dhari Chowk, Pawan Dham, Moti Bazar, Awas Vikas, Bhoopatawala and Jwalapur.Many vehicles were stranded on flooded roads.Hundreds of employees in the SIDCUL industrial area could not turn up for work.
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I-Day celebrated with patriotic fervour
Dehradun, August 16
AK Hazarika, CMD of the ONGC, unfurled the Tricolour and took the salute at an impressive march past presented by contingents of the ONGC Security, the ONGC Fire Services, the CISF, the Bhutpurva Sainik Kalyan Nigam, ONGC employees, GT Group, KV Boys, KV Girls and the BS Negi Mahila Pravidhik Prashikshan Sansthan. The parade was led by Commander Amit Yadav, Security Officer (Mumbai region). In his address, Hazarika said 2010-11 had been the year of achievements for the ONGC and its subsidiary companies. The ONGC did exceedingly well in core activities ie exploration and production. Despite huge subsidy payouts, the ONGC made the highest profit of Rs 18,924 crore. Forest Research Institute Director-General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, VK Bahuguna, unfurled the National Flag at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. Greeting officials on the occasion, Bahuguna called upon officials to work for the betterment of society. Dr SS Negi, Director (FRI), Dr RD Jakati Director (Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy) and other senior officials were present on the occasion. St Joseph’s Academy Patriotic songs and speeches marked the Independence Day celebrations at St Joseph’s Academy. The programmes were presented by both junior and senior sections of the academy. The ceremony began with the hoisting of the Tricolour by the school principle, Reverend Brother AJ George. This was followed by a brief introduction on the freedom struggle by Devika Tolia. Girl students of Class XI presented a patriotic dance on “Maa tujhe salaam”. The principal applauded the students and teachers for organising a brilliant show. ICFAI University The Faculty of Education, ICFAI University, organised “Sojhe Watan”, on the occasion. Prof SC Deorani, Vice-Chancellor of the university, hoisted the Tricolour. Among student volunteers Kaushal, Akhilesh, Swati, Sweta, Jyotshna, Poorva, Tenzing, Jyoti, Savita, Aarti, Prerana, Vikram, and Sefali contributed to the celebrations. IT institute for tribes of India Independence Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at the Information Technology Institute for the Tribes of India. Chief Information Officer NS Napalchyal was the chief guest, who hoisted the National Flag. Children from Ladakh, Assam, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh presented cultural programmes. Patriotic song “Vande Mataram” was sung by Tana Taning from Arunachal Pradesh. Delhi Public School Maj-Gen Ranvir Yadav, GoC of sub-area, hoisted the Tricolour at Delhi Public School, Dehradun. He called upon students to lead a honest and dignified life. The school’s newsletter 2010-2011 was also released on the occasion. KV No. 2 (Survey of India) The Independence Day celebrations at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 (Survey of India) began with the unfurling of the Tricolour by school Principal DP Mamgai. Shivam Sharma and Kanchan Gusain of Class XII spoke on the freedom struggle. Meanwhile, the Art of Living, Dehradun, organised a blood donation camp in association with the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Policemen honoured HARIDWAR: Despite incessant rain, the Independence Day celebrations were held as per the schedule at the district
headquarters. SSP Kewal Khurana hoisted the Tricolour and honoured police personnel from across the district for their distinguished services. At the Magistrate Office,
Mayapur, City Magistrate KC Pandey and SDM Harveer Singh were present at the flag-hoisting ceremony. Executive Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Virendra Pandhi presided over the march past and cultural
programmes. BHEL labour unions also organised a separate programme with BHEL Majdoor Kalyan Parishad chief Sahdev Singh
Chetri, Rajveer Singh and Inder Mohan Barthwal hoisting the Tricolour at their office in
Ranipur. The celebrations were also held at all government and private schools
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Green I-Day at RIMC
Dehradun, August 16 This was followed by tree-plantation. The motto of the event was “One Cadet, One Tree”. All the cadets adopted one tree each planted on the entire campus. The trees were of various types like lemon, litchi, mango, etc. This event was supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The employees of the RIMC also planted trees along with the cadets.
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Hill tomato to get dearer in Oct: Experts
Nainital, August 16 This forecast has been made under a national agricultural innovation project, “Establishing and networking of market intelligence centres in India” under operation at Pantnagar University. One of the objectives of the project is to make price forecasts of selected agricultural commodities well in advance of sowing and harvesting. A research team conducted a market survey of the Haldwani regulated market, a major market for hill tomato in Uttarakhand, and analysed the wholesale price data of tomato that has been prevalent over the past 22 years in this market. The econometric analysis indicated that the wholesale price of hill tomato in Haldwani market will range between Rs 1,050 and Rs 1,300 per quintal in August and September while in October, it may be available in the range of Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,350 per quintal. The scientists have advised the farmers who are undertaking tomato cultivation in the current season to harvest the crop considering the forecast price of the same and other conditions. According to a university spokesperson: “This crop is grown over six lakh hectares in India ranking the second in the world as per area cultivated for tomato. The yield per hectare in India is quite low, at 18 tonne per hectare, as compared to the USA, Italy and Spain, where it is 50-60 tonnes per hectare.” The major tomato-growing states in India are Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, which together accounted for about 82 per cent of India’s tomato production during 2008-09.
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Snake’s presence in house stirs religious frenzy
Mussoorie, August 16 When the owner of the house woke up in the morning he was shocked to see the 5-feet serpent coiled up on the stairs of the verandah. The news of the snake entering the house spread like a wildfire. Soon devotees, thinking it to be a cobra, which is revered by the Hindus, began arriving at the house to offer milk and money at the place where it was resting. Being the last Monday of the Shravan month in the Hindu calendar, the presence of the snake in the house added to the religious frenzy. The women folk were of the view that it was a sort of miracle that the “Nagraj” had appeared to bless its devotees on this day. The forest team, which arrived at the scene, was not allowed by the devotees to touch the snake. It left the house in the evening. Bijalwan said this was the second time a “cobra” had entered his house. According to a wildlife expert from the Wildlife Institute, Dr Suniti Dutta, it was definitely not a cobra but a rat snake. Dr Dutta said the rat snakes were not venomous and are a common site around the town. It must have taken shelter in the house due to the heavy rain or while following a rat.
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Schoolchildren kept hungry since morning
Mussoorie, August 16 The chief guest at the main function held at the Gandhi Chowk, Library Bazar, was MLA Jot Singh Gunsola, who, along with Municipal Council President OP Uniyal, unfurled the national flag amid cheers and thunderous applause from the residents of Mussoorie. The National Anthem was sung by the schoolchildren from various schools. Five eminent persons were felicitated for their exemplary service in the field of social work. However, the function was marred by mismanagement. The schoolchildren had to keep standing at the venue without water and food. As they braved the heavy rain, no one from the administration was there to attend to their needs. There were no chairs for the dignitaries and the children. The schoolchildren had to rush to the Shagun Wedding point after the flag-hoisting ceremony where the function was delayed by more than an hour due to the late arrival of certain organisers. Meanwhile, the officials responsible for the conduct of the function blamed the heavy rain for the mismanagement.
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Incessant rain has thrown life out of gear in the city. Residents heaved a sigh of relief only in the afternoon when the rain came to a halt.
Dehradun, August 16
The Independence day was celebrated with a lot of vigor and enthusiasm by planting trees at the Rashtriya Indian Military Academy
(RIMC) here. The day began with the flag-hoisting by Col Pankaj Kumaria, Commandant,
RIMC. During his address, he eulogised the cadets to become good and faithful citizens of the country. He told them that they must serve their nation in every possible manner.
