Bahuguna inaugurates development projects
Dehradun, August 27
Besides inaugurating a parking space for 570 vehicles in the newly built MDDA shopping complex near Clock Tower, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna also inaugurated various developmental projects under Rajpur constituency worth Rs 3.46 crore, and laid foundation stones of several others worth Rs. 5.42 crore today.

Mussoorie, August 27
Reacting to the media reports published recently about the ongoing illegal constructions at Landour cantt, officials accompanied by the SDM, Mussoorie, in the presence of the police force carried out a demolition drive at Lakshmanpuri today.

The demolition team was lead by the CEO, Landour cantt, Mussoorie, Ashok Kumar, accompanied by the SDM, Mussoorie, Ramjee Saran, and Circle Officer, MS Pharaswan. Around four buildings constructed illegally near Lakshmanpuri here were demolished.

Some residents involved in the illegal constructions started the demolition exercise themselves on hearing about the arrival of the team in the area. The demolition of illegal constructions was met by stiff resistance by some local people but the cantt board officials, without paying any heed, continued with the exercise that carried on for at least four hours, assisted by the police.

The local residents also alleged that the drive was being carried out without giving any prior notice and the cantt officials themselves had approved such constructions after taking graft amounting to around Rs 50,000. Resident Devendar Nautiyal, speaking to The Tribune, said, “The cantt board officials turned a blind eye when we began the constructions three years back, and now have turned up to demolish these, thus showing their indifferent attitude towards the residents of Landour Cantt Board here.”

He also alleged that the tears of small and injured children also did not move the board officials, who carried on with the exercise without showing any sympathy.

The residents alleged that the cantt board officials were not interested in acting against the high profile residents involved in illegal constructions but were bent upon destroying the lives of the poor people residing in Lakshmanpuri.

The former cantt board president, Manmohan Singh Mall, opposing the move, said that the illegal constructions could not have taken place without the silent consent of the officials, and the Defence Ministry should conduct an enquiry into the whole matter as the persons with high approach were not being touched despite being involved in illegal construction activity.

When contacted CEO, Landour Cantt Board, Mussoorie, Ashok Kumar, informed the media that most of the residents involved in illegal constructions were given notice of 10 days to remove these themselves. But as they failed to do so, the cantt board was not left with any option but to carry out the exercise, today. Speaking on the allegation of bribes taken by cantt board officials, he said that all allegations were baseless and the law will take its course without any bias.

Dehradun, August 27
Members of many trader associations met District Magistrate (DM) Ravinath Raman today in protest against the notice served on five shopkeepers of Tehsil Chowk here by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate to give six feet space from each shop.

The space was demanded to accommodate four shopkeepers who were also displaced during the widening up of Tehsil Chowk 18 months ago.

Raman assured them that the four shopkeepers would be relocated somewhere else and no space would be taken from their shops.

It was 18 months ago when 14 traders, who ran their shops at the Tehsil gate, were shifted to an open area in the vicinity to widen the Tehsil Chowk.

The shopkeepers had also protested for being given 125x6 ft in lieu of original space of 142x10 ft of their shops but their pleas went unheard.

Besides these 14 shops, four other shopkeepers were first asked to give 3 ft space from their shops to provide more space on the ground. When they did not oblige, these four shops were dismantled.

These four shopkeepers were not given any land afterwards. It is yesterday when five of the 14 shopkeepers were served notice to give six metre space from their shops to accommodate the four shopkeepers.

The traders protested against it. A delegation of many traders, including chairpersons of many local traders association, Vipin Nagliya, Umesh Aggarwal and Anil Goyal, met the DM who assured them that these 14 traders would not be harassed by the district administration and added that the space would be allocated to four others on some other location in the city.

Dehradun, August 27
Besides inaugurating a parking space for 570 vehicles in the newly built MDDA shopping complex near Clock Tower, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna also inaugurated various developmental projects under Rajpur constituency worth Rs 3.46 crore, and laid foundation stones of several others worth Rs. 5.42 crore today.

Commenting on the power crisis in the state, Bahuguna said that power worth Rs. 900 crore had been purchased in the past four months. He said that it would be the endeavour of the state government to complete all non-controversial hydropower projects at the earliest. Besides, attention was also being given to alternative power resources.

On the issue of relief work started in Uttarkashi after the rain fury-triggered disaster here on a large scale, he said the government was trying to provide all possible relief to the disaster-affected people,

and the relief amount was reasonably enhanced.

The projects inaugurated by him included the 3.73-km-long Raja Road, internal roads, Paltan Bazar Road, 3.80-km-long Race Course Main road, water reservoir with a capacity of 2200 KL at Sanjay Colony and water reservoir of 1450 KL capacity at Tagore Villa.

Bahuguna also laid the foundation stones of various projects, including reconstruction of 2.60-km-long internal road at Jhanda ward, 2.75-km-long internal road at Shivaji Marg, widening of Chakrata Road,

1.30-km-long Neshvilla Road, repairing work of the road between Pathriyapir Bridge and Kalidas Road, renovation of 2-km-long Race Course Circular Road, repair and renovation of 2.51-km-long Subhash Road, 2.52-km-long EC Road, beautification of Rajpur Road and water drainage system at Dalanwala area.

The dignitaries present on the occasion included Rajpur MLA Raj Kumar, state vice president of Congress Suryakant Dhasmana, high officials from MDDA, PWD and the district administration .

Dehradun, August 27
The post of neuro surgeon vacant for several months in Doon Hospital after the exit of Dr Pankaj Arora has now been filled by Dr Divya Prakash Tiwari who had been on a sabbatical leave for more than a year.

Though this post was sanctioned for a super-specialist to be hired on contract as the Doon Hospital has not received orders on the appointment of a super-specialist, the rejoining of Dr Divya Prakash Tiwari, who is on the government roll, has brought relief to the Doon Hospital authorities.

The Cabinet recently cleared the proposal regarding the appointment of super-specialists.

The final decision rests with the government.

At the moment, Dr Tiwari has begun rendering services at the hospital, said Dr BC Pathak, Principal Superintendent, Doon Hospital.

Meanwhile, Doon Female Hospital is facing a peculiar problem.

Four new-born babies have been left abandoned by their parents and they continue to be taken care by the doctors and nurses at the Sick New-born Care Unit (SNCU).

"We do not have enough space at the SNCU. The babies do not require care at the SNCU as they have sufficiently recovered. But because they have been abandoned and law enforcing agencies have not initiated any exercise to trace their parents, they continue to be with us," said Dr Archana Srivastav, CMS, District Hospital.

Dehradun, August 27
Government Girls Inter-College, Rajpur Road, and Little Star Club won their respective matches in the Dhyan Chand Memorial Girls Open Hockey Championship played on the Welham Girls School ground here today.

In the first match, GGIC, Rajpur Road beat Welham Girls School “B” team by 2-1. Pooja Negi and Arti scored for the GGIC team while Simir scored the lone goal for the Welham team. In the second match, the Little Star Club trounced the GGIC “B” team by 5-0. Zainab scored two goals while Komal, Sarika and Gyatri scored one goal each for the Little Star Club.

Dehardun, August 27
State Congress vice president Surya Kant Dhasmana pulled up officials of Dehradun Municipal Corporation for not taking concrete action to contain the drainage-related problems occurring throughout the city.

He had gone to the DMC premises with a delegation of Congress councillors and the local public today. While referring to the several residential colonies settled on GMS Road in the city, he said DMC officials were silently watching people struggling with water-logging. He also castigated them for not being able to prepare a proper drainage plan for the city.

While issuing a warning to them, he said if the officials did not seek out a proper way of drainage of rain water, then he would take punitive action against the erring officials.

Upmukhya Nagar Adhikari, Senior Health Officer and Executive Engineer assured him of conducting a survey in the affected areas followed by relief work.

Those who accompanied Dhasmana included Congress councillors Vinay Kohli, Anup Kapoor, Arun Valmiki, Aziz Mobin and the public in a large number. 

Dehradun, August 27
The Uttarakhand Adhikari Karamchari Shikshak Sangharsh Morcha, demanding implementation of the High Court ruling, quashing quota in promotions, today protested outside the Department of Irrigation and labour at the secretariat.

Raising slogans against the Bahuguna government, the employees said they would be launching a hunger strike in the coming days to force the government to accept the ruling.

Similar protests were held by the teachers at the State Education Directorate.

Sunil Dutt Kohtari, member of the coordinating committee of the morcha, said they would launch a hunger strike at the end of the month.

“The state government should have followed in the footsteps of the Uttar Pradesh government that immediately accepted the High Court and Supreme Court ruling,” said Kothari.

Dehradun, August 27
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indian Military Academy (IMA), won the 11th Om Parkash Memorial Inter School Football Tournament by defeating hosts Carman School in the tie-breaker at Premnagar here today.

In the final match, Lokesh of Carman School scored the first goal in the second minute of the match. Deepak Negi scored the second goal for Carman School in the 18th minute to give a 2-0 lead to his team.

However, Aditya and Umesh of KV, IMA, scored two goals in 23rd and 27th minutes to level the scores at 2-2.

Shobhit of Carman School scored a goal in the second half through a penalty kick to take the scored 3-2, but Ishan of KV, IMA, scored the third goal for his team to tie the match at the whistle.

In the tie-breaker, KV, IMA team, won the match by 8-6.