Raipur, November 24, 2010
Considering the rising malaria deaths in the state, the RMC has extended its weeklong anti-larva campaign – malaria control week to fortnight on the first day of its commencement on Wednesday. Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak flagged off the health teams constituted for this special drive from Kalibadi isolation centre at 9 am and asked the officials to ensure that malaria may not grip the capital city.
She said that sanitation of the city would always be the prime objective of the RMC and in this connection the health teams would urge people to maintain hygiene in their ambience by not throwing garbage in the public places and drains that usually causes several contagious diseases.
The municipal corporation will also get a new fogging machine by next week. This fogging machine has been purchased from Rs 15 lakh provided by Rajya sabha member Mohsina Kidwai from her MP Local Area Development Fund (MPLADF).
Nayak said the municipal will not only conduct fogging in all the wards during the anti-larva campaign but would continue it even after that period to get the anticipated result in next couple of months.
The deputy director of state malaria department’s central lab Dr Dhagamwar said the Raipurians need not fret as malaria is in control in the city. He informed that the malaria department prepared blood slide of about 1.50 lakh Raipurians from January 2009 to October 2010 conducted laboratory test to detect plasmodium falciparum and found 23 cases in 2009 and 31 by far in 2010. All the patients were administered medicines and treated properly, he said.
The assistant health officer Dr Bhagyalaxmi Rao informed that during the anti-larva campaign, the RMC would conduct fogging, sprinkle larvicidal on stagnant water and put Gambusia fish in the ponds.
Besides, the RMC with the help of District Malaria Office will conduct dense survey in each ward to figure out people suffering from malaria under its Early Detection Prompt Treatment Plan (EDPTP). Under the plan, the health teams will further collect the blood samples of the malaria patients and administer them anti-malarial dose.
Over dozen areas are malaria prone in city
Raipur, November 24, 2010
There are possibilities of malaria outbreak in more than dozen parts of the city with insanitation and garbage all around. The slum dwellers near nullahs and drains fear that their areas have become more prone to the diseases like malaria and dengue with unclean and choked drains becoming save heaven for the mosquitoes. They said the RMC should first clean all the drains and nullahs and lift heaping garbage from the public places.
The Mahavir Nagar Vikas Samiti (MNVS) too has expressed its concern over the condition of its area that lacks sanitation, street lights and other basic facilities.
“We have frequently informed about our problems to the local corporator Sahdev Byohar and had requested him to take initiative to clean the area to prevent the occurrence of any disease like malaria and dengue but he has not taken any action so far,” informed Dr Bhagchandra Jain.
“We have also sent letters to the civic authorities several times but did not get any response from them. If the RMC would not pose seriousness in its anti-larva campaign then malaria would surely grip Mahaveer Nagar,” he said.
SMS infra gives presentation on biomedical waste mgmt
Raipur, November 24, 2010
The Nagpur-based agency - SMS infrastructure limited gave presentation on biomedical waste management at RMC’s Pt Ravishankar Shukla conference hall at 12 pm on Wednesday. On the occasion, Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak, representatives from Ambedkar Hospital, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and E-Tech Project Private Limited besides MiC members and municipal’s health staffers were present. The presentation was given by the manager of SMS infrastructure limited Milind Adbe. After presentation, Nayak said that RMC was committed in making the city clean for which it wish to dispose of biomedical and solid wastes in an environment-friendly manner. She urged from the citizens to maintain cleanliness in their surrounding and avoid throwing garbage in drains, nullahs and public places. She further instructed the officials to prepare a list of manufacturing units functioning within the municipal limits and conduct dense inspection whether they are following pollution norms or not. The RMC will take stern action against the polluting units, she said.
Bhoomipujan to beautify Anupam garden on Nov 28
Raipur, November 24, 2010
The Urban Administration and Development Minister Rajesh Munat will conduct bhoomipujan of beautification works of Anupam garden at 4 pm on November 28, 2010. On the occasion, Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak, municipal Speaker Sanjay Shrivastava, MiC members and civic officials will be present. Notably, both the Mayor and the municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Choudhary had earlier directed the officials to complete the beautification works of the GE road-based Anupam garden in the given timeframe during their inspection to the garden.
Notably, the RMC’s general body meeting in March 30, 2010 had passed the proposed beautification works of Anupam garden. The estimated cost of the project is about Rs 99.90 lakh. The RMC aims to develop Anupam garden like Gandhi Udyan so that the people could enjoy there along with their families.
Under the beautification works, the municipal corporation will carry out construction of two entry gates, watchmen quarters, gardening, electrification, construction of fountain, installation of new playfield equipment, development of 2.5- 4 meter wide pathway around the garden for morning and evening walk, yoga platform, lawns, etc.
According to information, the RMC is also planning to shift the Little Hut elsewhere still the decision in this connection has not been taken. Besides, the height of the garden’s boundary wall will be raised for its security.
Similarly, the drainage system of the garden would be improved to avoid accumulation of water in its lawns and pathways during rainy season.
Mayor to dedicate new sulabh toilet to public on Nov 27
Raipur, November 24, 2010
Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak will dedicate new sulabh toilet constructed near overhead water tank in Kushabhau Thakre ward (zone 2) in Daldal Sivni at 10.30 am on November 27, 2010. On the occasion, RMC Speaker Sanjay Shrivastava, president of municipal’s Public Works department Anwar Hussein, zone 2 president Neetu Tiwari and local corporator Madho Prasad Sahu along with civic staffers and residents will be present.
RMC imposes Rs 5000 fine on Sukhsagar restaurant
Raipur, November 24, 2010
The RMC has imposed Rs 5000 fine on Sukhsagar restaurant located at GE road near Sharda chowk for not maintaining hygiene in its kitchen and food stuffs. The fine was imposed after a team of civic officials raided the restaurant. The civic Commissioner Om Prakash Choudhary has asked the officials to conduct dense inspection of all the hotels, eating joints and restaurants and take strong action against those who are not maintaining cleanliness in their kitchen and providing substandard food stuffs to the people.
BJP celebrates NDA’s Bihar victory
Raipur, November 24, 2010
The state BJP workers celebrated the thumping victory of JD(U)-BJP combine (under NDA banner) in Bihar Assembly elections by bursting crackers and distributing sweets at party office Ekatma Parisar on Wednesday.
Terming it a historical victory, the party’s state secretary Sanjay Shrivastava said the people of Bihar had given mandate that they do not want ‘expensive Congress’. The BJP district president Ashok Pandey said that the results of Bihar Vidhan Sabha polls indicate that people had showed confidence on the government that aimed to develop their state with commitment.
BJP Kisan Morcha announces executive committee
Raipur, November 24, 2010
The BJP Kisan Morcha state president Sandeep Sharma on Wednesday announced Morcha’s executive committee that comprised of five vice presidents, two general secretaries, five secretaries, on treasurer and one office secretary besides executive members, permanent invited members and specially invited members.
The vice presidents of the Morcha are – Ashok Choudhary, Krishna Sahu, Shrinivas Mishra from Jagdalpur, Vishwanath Rathore from Korba and Bharat Singh from Sarguja.
The general secretaries are – Poonam Chandrakar and Bhimsen Dubey from Raigarh. Similarly, the state secretaries are – Lakhan Shrivastava – Koria, Kanshiram Navendra – Kanker, Gajendra Yadav – Durg, Padum Sahu – Bilaspur and Bhushan Chandra – Champa.
The Morcha’s treasure will be Sharad Joshi and office secretary will be Kushal Chandrakar.
‘Proposed new mines policy can lead to scam like 2G spectrum’
Says CM Raman Singh to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Raipur, November 24, 2010
The proposed new mines policy of first-come first-served to distribute license can lead to another scam like 2G spectrum. The words of concern about the flaws in the Centre’s proposed mining policy were expressed by Chief Minister Raman Singh while he met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at New Delhi on Wednesday.
He further raised his objection over export of natural resources of the country terming it a national crime and demanded that it should be prohibited with an immediate effect.
On proposed mines policy, he said, “The centre should reconsider the policy as it would only encourage corruption. This policy is impractical and would not benefit the masses.”
Elaborating his opinion, Singh said, “It would be injustice to the people of Chhattisgarh if the first applicant would obtain licence according to the policy without proposing any value addition and the subsequent applicants would be rejected in spite of having better offer,” Singh said.
He indicated that even the Huda Committee had recommended that the applicants offering value addition at local level should be given preference over the others while distributing licence for mining. “There should be provision to allow consideration of competitive proposals while distribution of prospective licence in the regions where the availability of mineral resources are known,” he demanded.
“The relaxation in mining should be preferably given to those applicants who propose to make value addition in the scheduled areas. Besides, 26 percent of mining benefit or twice the amount of royalty, whichever is higher should be given for rehabilitation, welfare and regional development of locals,” he said.
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