Special court at RCJ

Raipur, February 10, 2010 

A special court of Chief Judicial Magistrate heard 13 different cases at Raipur Central Jail (RCJ) the other day. In one of the cases, one prisoner Ajay was released on Section 403 of Indian Penal Code as his imprisonment period got completed during prohibitory term. However, he was imprisoned again pertaining to another ongoing case against him.

Rs 63.31 crore water tax

Raipur, February 10, 2010 

The Water Resources Department (WRD) has collected Rs 63.31 crore as water tax from different departments and industries in the first nine months of the current financial year, i.e. 2009-10. The department’s officials informed that the WRD has collected Rs about 39.92 crore from various industries, 21.98 crore from state’s five power companies, Rs 64.10 lakh from agricultural sector, Rs 6.09 lakh from civic bodies and Rs 70.15 lakh  from other sources.

Government to dig 1000 shallow tube wells

Raipur, February 10, 2010 

With an aim to provide better irrigation facilities to the farmers, the state government has successfully dug about 175 tube wells in this fiscal against its target of total 1000 tube wells. The government had made a budget of Rs 8.75 crore to achieve this target. These tube wells will irrigate about 5000 hectares of crop area (12,500 acres) across the state. In the past nine years, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has dug about 1268 shallow tube wells in the state. These tube wells are irrigating 6340 hectares of crop area. The department’s officials informed that the WRD digs shallow tube wells for the farmers. Each of these tube wells are dug at the cost of Rs 50,000. Since, the government gives fifty percent subsidy to the farmers hence they have to pay only Rs 25,000 for the tube well.  However, the farmer has to incur other expenses like power connection required for the tube well, power bills and its maintenance cost. The WRD terms tube wells with water drawing capacity of 2000 gallon or more as successful while those below this capacity as failure and in latter case, the farmers have to incur only Rs 1000.

Marriage customs

Raipur, February 10, 2010

The people do not lead peaceful life after marriage because they do not implement those promises in their life which they make to their spouse during wedding. The words were expressed by Lata Maharaj who was delivering discourse on Ramkatha at Mahamaya temple on Wednesday. He said people should read Ramcharitra Manas that depicts ideal marriage of Lord Rama and Sita. The customs of the marriage are actually linked the life of every married person and he learns too many things from them, said Maharaj. He also pointed out towards the social evils prevailed in marriages like dowry system. There are several women who are being harassed by their in-laws for not giving dowry but there is no mention of any such system in ‘shastras’, said Maharaj.