Raipur, March 09, 2010
Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday informed in the Vidhan Sabha that the power bill of about Rs 111.66 crore was outstanding against 19 industrial units. Singh’s information came while he was replying to a question of BJP MLA Nandkumar Sahu (Raipur Rural) pertaining to outstanding power bills over Rs 50 lakh against the industrial units till November 30, 2009.
Singh further informed the House that the government had taken different types of action against each industry like disconnecting power connections, lodging FIR in police station, filing suit in the court, etc.
There are eight industries in Raipur that have not paid power bills over Rs 50 lakh. These units are – Rajendra Steel (Siltara) – Rs 13.73 crore (case pending at Allahabad High Court), Annapurna Malleable private Limited (Urla) – Rs 6.18 crore (case filed in Delhi), CCI Mandhar – Rs 2.27 crore (C-form issued for recovery, case filed in Delhi), Nikita Casting – Rs 1.78 crore (power line disconnected on January 11, 1997), Standard Ispat – Rs 1.53 crore (power line disconnected on February 02, 1999), Allied Steel – Rs 85.31 lakh (power line disconnected on July 9, 1992, case pending in Bilaspur High Court), Varun Steel Industries – Rs 69.09 lakh (case pending in Bilaspur High Court) and Inaba Steel (Urla) – Rs 55.69 lakh (power line disconnected on June 11, 2004, case pending in Bilaspur High Court).
The other industries who have not paid power bills are – Standard Chrome Limited (Raigarh) – Rs 41.90 crore, Balco Smelter Plant (Balco, Korba) – Rs 17.72 crore, CCI Akaltara – Rs 13.11 crore, Gouri ISpat (Durg) – Rs 3.10 crore, Manmeet Ispat (Bhilai) - 1.70 crore, Ganesh Ferro Alloys (Raigarh) – Rs 1.66 crore, Kankai Steel Plant – Rs 1.24 crore, Bilaspur Casting (Sirgitti, Bilaspur) – Rs 1.21 crore, Surya Industry (Sirgitti, Bilaspur) – Rs 93.88 lakh, Raag Steel (Tedesara, Rajnandgaon) – Rs 80.48 lakh and Bilaspur Screening Mills (Lalkhadan, Bilaspur) – Rs 69.93 lakh.
Planned action forced naxals to migrate: Kanwar
Raipur, March 09, 2010
The government’s planned action against naxals has forced them to migrate from their stronghold areas like Dantewada and Bijapur. The moral of jawans deployed in the naxal-infested is also high as they have been able to contain the extremists and consequently we have marked fewer casualties of our personnel in the recent past. The information was given by Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday during budgetary demands on Home, Jail and Cooperative departments.
“The efforts made by the government to contain naxalites for the past six years are finally producing anticipated result,” said Kanwar. However, he sought Opposition’s support in encouraging jawans.
“People think that naxalism is a socio-economic problem but actually it is a political problem because the extremists want to come into power using bullets. The glaring examples are dominance of Maoists in Nepal and Ramgarh (West Bengal). The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram too has finally accepted that naxalism is a political problem,” Kanwar said.
He further informed the House that the crime graph in the state had sharply declined in the recent past. To tighten noose on criminals, the Home department will open 62 new police stations and 31 chowkis, he informed.
On liquor shops that have been opened in public places, Kanwar felt that the people needed to be aware to prevent opening of such shops in residential or market places. “In my constituency, no contractor has opened liquor shop in any public place because the local residents are aware and do not allow them to do so. This type of unity and awareness is required everywhere in the state,” he said.
Every TI’s monthly bribe is fixed: Home Minister
Raipur, March 09, 2010
Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar has accepted in the Vidhan Sabha that corruption was prevalent in the system. “Bribery is a social evil which can only be uprooted through commitment. Nowadays, every TI’s monthly bribe is fixed. We can thwart such practices only through joint efforts,” he said.
RMC removes 9 encroachments from Fafadih
Raipur, March 09, 2010
The RMC on Tuesday removed nine encroachments from Fafadih’s main road including a mutton shop and eight illegal kiosks. The municipal’s anti-encroachment squad took action against the illegal occupants in Fafadih in presence of Town Planner Sandeep Bagde and zone-2 commissioner Santosh Pandey. The RMC commissioner Om Prakash Choudhary informed that the traffic had become smooth in Fafadih main road after the illegal occupants were removed.
Govt hikes land rates
That will be acquired for industrial, commercial projects
Raipur, March 09, 2010
State government has hiked the rates of those lands which would be acquired for industrial or commercial projects. The information was provided by Revenue Minister Amar Agrawal in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting that held here on Tuesday.
Agrawal informed that amendment in the land rates was done under Model Rehabilitation Policy’s clause number 4.1.5 with an aim to provide better rates to the landowners.
The new land rates after amendment will be – barren land – Rs 6 lakh per acre (earlier Rs 50,000 per acre), single crop non-irrigated land – Rs 8 lakh per acre (earlier Rs 75,000 per acre) and double crop irrigated land – Rs 10 lakh per acre (earlier Rs 1 lakh per acre).
‘Govt hiked rates to benefit industrialists’
Raipur, March 09, 2010
Leader of the Opposition in Vidhan Sabha Ravindra Choubey has alleged that the government had hiked the land rates with an aim to benefit industrialists. “The decision is an evident indicator that the government has close links with the industrialists and it wants the farmers to sell their agriculture lands,” Choubey said. He argued that the rates of the agricultural lands in the state were much more than the government’s amended rates. “The government’s decision is unjust. If it want agriculture sector to boom then why is it allowing agricultural lands to be acquired by industrialists in Janjgir-Champa?,” asked Choubey.
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