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After disaster, govt's plan to legalise slums stuck in limbo
Police to ensure weddings do not inconvenience the public
BJP chief castigates govt over flyover issue
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Six-month-old human skeletal found
Muharram procession taken out amid security
Prophet’s grandson, 72 martyrs of Karbala battle remembered on
Muharram
Residents, MC members resent
water pipes in sewerage chambers
A Mussoorie MC ward member shows the drinking water pipline in the newly constructed sewerage chamber in Mussoorie on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Children’s Day celebrated at Max hospital
Shivaji Section win drill competition
The cadets of Shivaji Section of RIMC after winning the Inter-Section Drill Competition
in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Elderly woman murdered
Kasiga School register win
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After disaster, govt's plan to legalise slums stuck in limbo
Dehradun, November 15 Most of the slums that exist on the Rispana and Bindal river beds are precariously placed and exist in the middle of the course of the river. During the monsoon, swollen rivers bring down misery for the people. The loss of lives in Dehradun during this year's floods were reported in these areas. "For this reason, the Department of Urban Development is undertaking wide consultations with the Central Government on the feasibility of such projects, as the lives of the people would always be at risk in such settlements," said MH Khan Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development. According to the slum policy, the slums are to be legalised by extending land tenures to the owners and even rehabilitating some of the settlements, so that the inmates could access sewerage, drinking and electricity supply facilities. The government had planned to access the funds to be released by the Centre under the Rajiv Avas Yojana (RAY) for slum rehabilitation under which affordable houses equipped with basic amenities are to be built. But after the disaster, the plan seemed stuck in limbo. According to a survey, there are a total of 500 slums in Uttarakhand within the municipal area and boundaries of the local bodies with Dehradun possessing the maximum number of slums. Ten towns are free of slums. As of now, the total population in the slums in the state is close to 7.73 lakh. In 2001, it was 5.98 lakh. While undertaking the survey, even small settlements prevalent in the hills were considered as slums, so that these could be provided basic facilities. But now most of these have been
washed away.
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Police to ensure weddings do not inconvenience the public
Dehradun, November 15 The police is ready with a plan, according to which the applicant who comes for taking permission for taking out marriage procession will now have to fill a form or an undertaking, giving details about the wedding point, DJ set owner, band owner and marriage horse carriage, which have been booked for the wedding. ''Permission from the police is a pre-requisite for holding marriage procession but the norm is not followed strictly. We are trying to fix everybody's responsibility in ensuring that marriage celebration is done without causing inconvenience to others. At present, everybody tries to pass the buck on to others in case of any violation of rules,'' SP, City, Jagdish Chandra, told The Tribune. The revellers occupy the entire road and traffic goes out of gear during wedding processions, which is in violation of the norms, and from now we will provide two constables for streamlining the traffic and action would be taken if still they do follow the norms, he further added. It is to be noted that generally DJ sets keep playing the music beyond the time limit of 10 pm, claiming that marriage procession did not reach on time and people had just started enjoying the music. They pass the buck on the relatives of the bride saying they forced him to play music beyond the stipulated time. ''We are also making a database of all the wedding points, band owners, DJ set owners and wedding horse carriage owners, so that we can track a particular person in case of any violation or rules. Now the applicant will have to abide by the undertaking he gives during applying for the permission,'' said the SP, City. The police is doing this exercise seeing the marriage season round the corner and traffic snarls along with other inconveniences are going to increase during the next few months. The police is going to take action under the Police Act in case of any violation committed by any one the above persons. ''We just want that everybody follows rules and all the stakeholders understand their responsibilities so that minimum inconvenience is faced by other people who are commuting on roads or are living near the wedding points, Jagdish Chandra told The Tribune.
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BJP chief castigates govt over flyover issue
Mussoorie, November 15 Rawat, while talking to mediapersons during his brief visit to Mussoorie, alleged Engineering Projects India Limited (EPIL) was blacklisted during the previous BJP regime and the state government had tasked the company with the construction work to usurp funds through dubious means. He alleged the state government had sidelined other executing agencies that were well-equipped to do the same job to usurp government funds in the name of the flyover construction in Dehradun. He said with such a company being entrusted with the construction work, the quality of the work was bound to suffer. Rawat alleged corrupt bureaucrats were ruling the roost in the state. Most of the ministers were involved in corrupt practises and were only interested in earning through commissions. They had sidelined honest officials by transferring them to lesser important departments, he alleged. He demanded an independent probe against the company. On the December 15 Dehradun rally of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, he said it would be an historic one. The state president also addressed BJP workers and said there was a wave in favour of the BJP in the country and appealed to them to work towards bringing the voters to polling booths without being overconfident in both the panchayat and parliamentary elections.
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Six-month-old human skeletal found
Mussoorie, November 15 According to the investigation officer, Senior SI RP Sati, some villagers were out to collect fodder and wood in the forest area adjacent to Kohlukhet on Mussoorie-Dehradun road where they found skeletal remains of a human. The police reached the site on the information and recovered the remains immersed in mud debris with the assistance of villagers here. He further said that prima facie it looked as if the deceased lost his life during the mid-June natural disaster and was buried alive. He also said that perusing through the clothes the deceased was wearing, it looked as if it was of some labourer working in the area. However, it also raises a pertinent question that if the deceased was from labour class, then why had the contractors failed to file the missing report in the police station.
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Muharram procession taken out amid security
Dehradun, November 15 The security remained tight around the whole procession till it reached its destination at Gandhi Road. Little girls and women dressed in black sang tearfully, remembering the sacrifices of Imam Hussain in a procession, which was headed by the people carrying black flags. A horse symbolising the one owned by Imam Hussain was also a part of the procession. The day is also known as ''Yaum-e-Ashura,'' day of enlightenment, on the 10th day of Moharram, the first month in the Islamic calender. Many young boys bled themselves with heavy beating with blades and chains and swords to mourn the day. The procession was organised by Anjuman Moinul Mominin.
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Prophet’s grandson, 72 martyrs of Karbala battle remembered on
Muharram
Haridwar, November 15
A large number of decorative and attractive tazias were carried out during the mourning procession which made the atmosphere
emotional. Tazias were carried out by the devotees and were buried culminating the Muharram rituals. The processions were carried out till late evening. They commenced from Mohalla
Maidaniyan, Kaithwada, Teliyan, Kotarwan, Kassaban and Fakeero Vali
Gali. The participants were dressed in black outfits and cried as they beat up their chests as part of the rituals. Religious offerings “majalis” were also carried out. The people read holy Koran and prayers were performed at mosques. The Muslims also carried out charity works as it had a specific significance in the Islamic
calendar. Gulzar, a Jwalapur based artist, who had been making tazias since the age of 10 said he made decorative tazias made of plywood and deco paint. “My family members as well as relatives and neighbours assist me financially in making
tazias. A good tazia costs around Rs 1 to Rs 15 lakh,” said Gulzar. His mother Noor Jahan Jamsheeda Harun Ansar said Gulzar made tazias with dedication and people looked forward to his decorative
tazias, which made her feel proud of her son. The district police had deployed additional police personnel at sensitive areas and along the routes, through which tazias were to be
carried. Surjeet Singh Pawar, SP City, said meetings were held at the sub urban Jwalapur and other Muslim dominated areas to ensure better coordination and successful completion of the Mharram processions.
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Residents, MC members resent
water pipes in sewerage chambers
Mussoorie, November 15 Ward members Jasvir Kaur and Shashi Rawat along with local residents have alleged that the Peyjal Nigam has flouted the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) guidelines in the construction of sewerage chambers on Tilak Road by not removing drinking water pipelines and telephone wires. The presence of water pipelines in the sewerage chambers pose the danger of contamination of drinking water and resultant health hazards to the people of the town. Shashi Rawat said the apathy of Peyjal Nigam officials could be gauged from the fact that they had not bothered to remove drinking water pipelines from the sewerage chambers despite several
complaints. She added that the nigam engineers did not supervise the construction of the sewerage chambers, resulting in a shoddy work. TS Rawat, Junior Engineer, Jal Sansthan, which looks after the drinking water pipelines in Mussoorie, said they had written to the Peyjal Nigam to remove the water pipelines before constructing sewerage chambers but “our request was not heeded to. The Executive Engineer, Peyjal Nigam, washed his hands off the issue saying that he was appointed in the area recently. However, he said he would look into the matter and try to resolve it on priority.
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Children’s Day celebrated at Max hospital
Dehradun, November 15 Baby show, fancy dress competition and expert talk were the key highlights of the celebrations. The “Cutest Baby” prize was awarded to Antriksha. Winners in 1 to10 age group were Master Saksham, Ojas and Avantika. Winners in 10 to 15 age group were Mohammad Bilal, Deepika and Sarthak. Prizes and gifts were given to all the children and parents by Dr. Rajesh Kakkar, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, and Dr. Luna Pant, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun. The guest of honor and judge for the events was Indu Singh, a renowned educationist. She has been running her own school “Roots” in Dehradun for the past 23 years.
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Shivaji Section win drill competition
Dehradun, Nov 15 The competition was held in two phases, the kit inspection followed by
the drill. Chief Guest on the occasion Col HS Bainsla, Commandant RIMC, on the occasion, impressed upon the young cadets the importance of drill in the armed forces and told them to keep on improving. It was a show par excellence as 14-15 year old cadets marched together in perfect formation. Drill forms an invaluable part of the military training as it teaches one to follow orders without any doubt, which can be critical in the heat of battle.
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The state government's plan to legalise slum settlements, which have taken roots on river beds, according to the slum rehabilitation policy seems stuck in limbo.
In the wake of a massive destruction to life and property in the mid-June natural calamity during which overflowing rivers created havoc and washed away several habitations, the Department of Urban Development is evaluating its policy under which slums and habitations existing deep on river beds are to be
legalised.
Local residents and some Municipal Council members have resented the shoddy work being done by the Peyjal Nigam in the construction of sewerage chambers under the
Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission project in Mussoorie. Ward members Jasvir Kaur and Shashi Rawat along with local residents have alleged that the Peyjal Nigam has flouted the Asian Development
Bank guidelines in the construction of sewerage chambers on Tilak Road by not removing drinking water pipelines and telephone wires.
Dehradun, Nov 15
