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Hostels for poor girls pursuing higher education on cards
Chardham yatra: Hired buses to have GPRS system
MDDA seals 8 properties in Doon
Wheelchair service for elderly in Mussoorie likely
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Rao Cricket Academy romp home
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Hostels for poor girls pursuing higher education on cards
Dehradun, February 22 The KGBVs with residential facilities provide education to girls (Classes 6 to 8) hailing from the SC/ST and the minority communities. Under the scheme, the Central Government had sanctioned Rs 23.20 lakh for the construction of schools in the remote areas of the state where girls could be provided education from Class 6-8. Later, the state government decided to extend support by bearing the cost of boarding and lodging of the girls till they completed the XII standard, thereby extending the scope of the original scheme. The financial expenses are being met through the grant sanctioned under the Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled component plan. Now the Education Department has presented a proposal for strengthening this system by setting up of Mahila Chhattarwas in the remote areas of the state where girls belonging to economically weaker sections could stay in case they wanted to pursue education or vocational skills. “The students residing in these hostels have performed well in the X and XII standard examination of the state board. These students hail from the remote areas of the state. The girls from Champawat where we have one KGBV (Hostel) have performed exceptionally well. To ensure that these girls take up further studies, provisions of Mahila Chhattarwas in different blocks will prove to be extremely useful. We hope to get Central assistance for the project,” said RK Kunwar, Additional Project Director. Since the start of the project in 2004, the constructions of KGBVs have been pending, forcing the Education Department to acquire buildings on rent. In Dehradun district at Tyuni and Kalsi, the KGBVs continue to be run from rented buildings, so also in Almora and Pithoragarh. But despite incurring extra budget on rent, the Education Department has received a favourable response from girls. A total of 1,230 students are enrolled in the KGBVs in the state. This has encourageded the Education Department to build Mahila Chhattarwas for them.
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Chardham yatra: Hired buses to have GPRS system
Dehradun, February 22
He presided over a meeting held with officers of the concerned departments at Secretariat here. While passing on the instructions, Kumar said the hired horses and mules would be immunized and heavy-loaded vehicles would be allowed to ply only at night. “Adequate arrangement will be made at accident-prone spots. All preparations for the pilgrimage will have to be complete by March 31,” ordered Kumar. He said to avert complications and accidents, the buses would have to adhere to time schedule.The pilgrimage will be covered in six days; three dhams in five day, two dhams in four days and one dham in two days. At least 100 accident-prone locations have been identified. Barriers, signage and display boards will be installed to caution the drivers on such locations. Kumar directed the PWD and the BRO to quicken the widening, cutting or construction work of roads within the stipulated time. About 815 buses on rotation basis- 50 from Roadways and 40 from KMU will be used for the pilgrimage. He instructed Drinking Water Department to make sufficient arrangement of tanks and hand-pumps on the way. He ordered that the toilets on the route must be well equipped with light and water. There should be one toilet within a stretch of 10 Km. The Sulabh International has built 11 permanent and 1183 temporary toilets. While taking note of the health arrangements, Kumar directed to ensure sufficient supply of oxygen cylinders, specialised doctors and life-saving drugs. He directed to keep the postmortem house at Rishikesh in good condition. He asked the District Magistrates concerned to fix the rates of food items at eating outlets. He also directed to keep the basic amenities such as sanitation, ration, LPG, electricity, disaster management, air service, mobile connectivity etc in order.
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MDDA seals 8 properties in Doon
Dehrdun February 22 It included foundation in a house owned by SS Negi, a construction by raising a column by Bharat Rawat and the foundation work by Dilwan Singh Negi in the Brahmanwala area, two shops in the area built by Nahim and Irfan on the Haridwar Bypass road, two shops at Kargi Banjarawala built by Matloob, a hall at Kargi Banjara Wala road by Bhagwan Singh, the construction on the roof of three shops at Kargi Banjarawala by Gobind and the construction of godown on the Mothorowala road by S Rawat.
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Wheelchair service for elderly in Mussoorie likely
Mussoorie, February 22
The state head of HelpAge India, Dr Aapga Singh, said their organisation was already providing wheelchairs and other assisting devices (age-friendly equipment) at locations visited by senior citizens but not explored fully due to their physical limitations. At present such services are available in Delhi, Chandigarh, Shimla and Pudducherry. In Shimla senior citizens can access wheelchairs on Mall Road and at Marine Walk in Pudducherry. Aapga said HelpAge India was planning to provide wheelchairs free of cost to needy people in the town as it was a premier tourist destination of the state. She added in the first phase four wheelchairs would be provided that would be manned by volunteers. Aapga requested Uniyal for help in providing volunteers for the service. The Senior Citizen Forum members also approved the proposal and said senior citizens and physically challenged persons, especially tourists, would be benefited from the service. Uniyal verbally approved the proposal and said on the issue of providing volunteers he would consult the council members. There has been a long standing demand for a provision of wheelchairs for senior citizens and physical challenged people at popular locations like Mall Road and main bazaars of Mussoorie.
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Rao Cricket Academy romp home
Dehradun, February 22
Batting first after winning the toss, Rao Cricket Academy piled up 217 runs for the loss of five wickets in 30 overs. Ashwani was the top scorer with 62 runs and was ably supported by Akash who scored 57 runs. Vineet and Ashok took two wickets each for the Success Point Cricket team. In reply, the Success Point Cricket team was bundled out for a paltry 59 runs in 17.6 overs. None of the batsman could reach the double-digit score. Deepankar took five wickets for 18 runs.
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