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April 27, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Canal for giving Delhi its water share Govt blamed for lottery menace KU scientist on polar mission Bank employees misuse ATM, withdraw 2 lakh Bridges modified for railway
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2 killed in road mishap
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Canal for giving Delhi its water share Chandigarh, April 26 The sources said that as per an agreement signed in 1994, Haryana was to give 723 cusecs of water to Delhi. However, the agreed amount could not be given due to the absence of proper canals and on an average the supply of water from Haryana to Delhi was around 400 cusecs. They said that water was being supplied to Delhi through the Delhi parallel branch originating from Munak which went up to the Hyderpur thermal plant in Delhi. From the Delhi parallel branch, part of the water was diverted to the Yamuna from where it is lifted at Wazirpur in Delhi. The sources said that it was not possible to send 723 cusecs through the Delhi parallel branch as the canal was also being used for supplying water to Gurgaon and the adjacent areas of Haryana. However, following a meeting held some time ago between the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Haryana, the Haryana Government had decided to take steps for giving Delhi its due share of water. The sources said that even though the Delhi Government was ready to bear the expenditure on the construction of a canal from Munak to Delhi, it would not be necessary to dig an entirely new canal for this purpose. They said that it was decided by Haryana to revive a canal, known as the Old Delhi Branch (ODB), which had been lying abandoned since 1974, for supplying to Delhi its full share of water. The ODB ran parallel to the Delhi parallel branch though it did not reach Delhi. The Haryana Government, the sources said, would revive the existing canal and extend it to reach the National Capital. The full length of the canal, when completed, would be 70 km, the sources stated. They said that the Delhi Government had already sanctioned Rs 20 crore to Haryana for carrying out a survey to find out the extent of damage in the abandoned canal. Work on reviving the canal and its extension would start in a month’s time, the sources said. Mr Ram Pal Majra, Chief Parliamentary Secretary of Haryana, while confirming the information regarding the construction of the canal, said that once the abandoned canal was revived it would be possible for Haryana to carry out repair work in the Delhi parallel branch by closing it from time to time. He said that the new canal could also be used for draining out flood water from Haryana. When asked whether the excess water remaining with Haryana from Delhi’s share was put to use by Haryana, Mr Majra claimed that most of the water used to go waste. |
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Govt blamed for lottery menace Faridabad, April 26 He said single digit lottery which was banned by the Supreme Court, had been flourishing in Haryana in the guise of multi-digit lottery and the menace of gambling had led thousands of poor to the brink of starvation. Speaking to newspersons here today, Mr Gurjar alleged large-scale irregularities in lottery operations, saying that large amounts of money from this business and satta market were going to influential persons, including politicians and senior officials. Demanding a complete ban on lotteries in Haryana, he said the present system was only benefiting some persons while the poor were being fleeced. Giving an example, he said a lottery ticket worth Rs 11 (MRP) was being sold at a rate of Rs 11.50, keeping a margin of 50
paisa per ticket illegally. Claiming that lottery tickets worth Rs 55 lakh were sold daily in the state, he said at least one-third of it was sold in this district alone. He said according to the modus operandi, the winner of the ticket having multi digits was decided on the basis of a single digit and in a secret manner to avoid an action from court. Demanding a CBI inquiry into this “scandal”, he said not only was the apex court’s order being violated, but also the poor were being “looted”. He said the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, had himself once promised to wipe out this menace from Haryana during a function in Delhi, but the business flourished in the state. He said his party and his supporters would be forced to launch an agitation if no action was taken to check this growing trend. |
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KU scientist on polar mission Kurukshetra, April 26 It is for the first time that a scientist from the university and Haryana, has found a place in this prestigious national mission. The tiny town of Kurukshetra too earned a rare distinction when a plate reading ‘Kurukshetra 12309 km’ was fixed on the distance marking pole in front of the Antarctic station to mark the arrival of the first person from this place. Along with senior scientist S.L. Jain from National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, and a research scholar, Dr Sharma conducted experiments on various aspects of atmospheric science in Antarctica. Dr Pawan Sharma says that some of these experiments have been conducted for the first time in the world and will help understand atmospheric dynamics over this icy continent. The processing of the data generated by these experiments will be done at National Physical
Laboratory. The expedition members returned to India last week. About the problems encountered in executing and maintaining research experiments over this continent of uncertainties, Dr Sharma said, “The problems are bound to arise on this coldest, windiest and driest place on earth. But we, the Indian scientists, felt proud in braving the hardships while holding the National Flag high in the harsh polar environment”. India has a permanent scientific station, named Maitri, in Antarctica and is a member of the International Treaty which is entrusted with the responsibility of governing the activities in relation to Antarctica. India is also among the select few nations who are taking up polar science programme in a big way as the polar science has assumed significant importance in view of global warming and melting of ice-caps. Polar study is vital for India as it is major Indian Ocean country and surrounded by seas on three sides. The effects of global warming affects the Indian Ocean region which stretches right up to Antarctica and has a bearing on climactic and environmental changes in India. XXI Indian Scientific Expedition was flagged off from the National Centre for Antarctic and Oceanic Research (NCAOR), Vasco, Goa, on January 5 by the Governor of Goa, Mohammad Fazal. Mr Swaraj Paul, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, directors of various national
laboratories and prominent citizens from Goa wished the participants on the occasion. Earlier, the team assembled at NCAOR in the first week of January. Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Panaji, conducted the fire safety programme in fire protection science for expedition team members. The team members were apprised about the latest fire extinguishing media, viz halo carbon (FM 200) — hefta fluoro propane and inert gas mixture such as inergen argonite which are being considered as substitute for halon 1301 and halon 1211 being phased out due to their ozone depletion potential. Members were exposed to personal survival techniques and use of personal life saving devices like immersion suit, thermal protective head, demonstration of life rafts and its equipments at the Sea Scane Marine Training Centre, Panaji. They were also exposed to smoke chamber
exercise by using self-contained breathing apparatus, first aid, fire fighting extinguishers, hot fire demonstration, etc. The expedition was launched from Cape Town, South Africa, on board the ship, ‘Magdalena Oldenorff’, by Mr H.K. Gupta, Secretary, Department of Ocean Development, Government of India. |
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Bank employees misuse ATM, withdraw 2 lakh Ambala, April 26 According to police, a resident of Ambala Cantt, Ms Shushila, had opened her account in the local branch of a bank. She had also applied for the ATM card. The bank had sent the ATM card in a sealed cover at her address, which was duly returned by the courier agency stating that the person was not available on that address. In the meantime, four employees of the bank withdrew Rs 2 lakh from her account by using her ATM card at the Ambala, Panchkula, Mani Majra and Chandigarh ATM centres. When Ms Shushila tallied her account, she found that the amount had been withdrawn around five months ago. She reported the matter to the bank manager. A case later was registered against the employees at the Ambala Cantt police station. The manager of the bank said that a departmental inquiry had been ordered and Rs 2 lakh returned to Ms
Shushila.
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Bridges modified for railway
electrification Ambala, April 26 Out of the three bridges, two bridges have already been modified and work on the Beas bridge is in progress. The Chief Project Manager, Railway Electrification, Ambala project, Mr Man Singh, said a common difficulty experienced by the department was of power supply for which timely action had been taken. The payments were finalised and released to the Punjab, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board for the construction of Bays and transmission lines at Chiheru, Butari, Roorkee, Najibabad and Kanth. To overcome the operational bottleneck arising out of the change of traction at Roop Nagar and Nangal dam, two commercial sidings have been electrified, which include the NFL siding at Nangal dam on the Sirhind-Una section and the GACL siding at Roop Nagar, also on the Sirhind-Una section. The Railway Electrification has already completed the work of laying 126 km of optical
fiber cable for improving the telecom system on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar and Saharanpur-Roorkee sections. The wiring and installation of overhead equipment on the
Ludhiana-Phillaur section are almost complete and the section is ready for energisation at short notice. Electrification work on the Ludhiana-Amritsar section and the Saharanpur-Najibabad section are at different levels of progress and the deadline for their completion is March, 2003. A railway official said the electrification work not only increased the haulage capacity and speed of trains, but also improved the all-round safety of trains and passengers. The latest technology of colour light signalling and telecommunication had been introduced with the railway electrification. This service not only made journey more comfortable and speedier but also pollution-free and environment-friendly, he said. The Ambala Railway Electrification project has completed the work on New Delhi-Ludhiana,
Ambala-Kalka, Sirhind-Nangal dam-Una and Ambala-Saharanpur sections on which electrical loco-driven trains are already running.
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2 killed in road mishap Hisar, April 26 Three persons, Virender, Meenu and Anil, all residents of Rajpura village were going on the motor-cycle from Narnaund to Rajpura village when near Gajra village their motor-cycle was hit by the vehicle killing Virender and Meenu on the spot. The injured, Anil, has been admitted to the Civil Hospital, Hansi. The police is investigating the case after the registration of a case.
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Student appends bribe with answerbook Karnal, April 26 The examiner in this case was none else but SAARC award winner Dr Uppendra Chaudhary. While evaluating the Political Science answerbooks of B.A. (Part-I), he found a Rs 50 note appended to one of the pages with a fervent “appeal for good marks”.
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MiG crashes,
pilot bails out Hisar, April 26 |
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Ban on burning wheat straw Fatehabad, April 26 |
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Tea-stall owner robbed Ambala, April 26 |
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