To review the progress of Vindhya Corridor project District Magistrate (DM) Priyanka Niranjan held a meeting at her camp office on Tuesday. She became aware of the works which were to be done in the next phase under the project. In the meeting she asked the officials concerned to identify proper places for vehicle parking and ‘rain basera’. She said at all main entry points of Vindhyachal town parking places are to be constructed for the convenience of devotees. She said if purchase of land is necessary then talk to the land owners and inform her about the progress within a week. The meeting was attended by City Magistrate Vinay Kumar Singh, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Sadar, Chandrabhanu Singh, Assistant Tourism Officer Rajesh Bharti and other officials concerned.

Meanwhile DM Priyanka Niranjan inspected the land proposed for state university at  Deori village in Madihan tehsil  on Tuesday. At the site she directed the SDM Madihan Yugantar Tripathi to ensure measurement of the land and submit status report without delay. On the occasion she was accompanied by Additional District Magistrate (Land Revenue) Satya Prakash Singh and SDM Sadar Chandrabhanu Singh. EE PWD and tehsil staff were also present during the inspection.

MEETING:  A joint table top meeting of NDRF and District Disaster Management Agency Mirzapur for earthquake mock exercise was presided over by Additional District Magistrate ADM (Finance & Revenue) Shiv Pratap Shukla at Collectorate on Tuesday. Addressing the meeting the ADM said preparations are to be examined during the mock exercise. He said the mock exercise was to done on September 15 at Lions School. On the suggestion of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP/City) Srikant Prajapati the mock drill was to be started from District Emergency Operation Centre whose phone number is 05442-256357. It was also to be examined which departments and organisations were to be activated after receiving information about the earthquake. As part of the mock exercise the bus of NDRF was to be brought at Lions School from Shastri Bridge by creating a green corridor. The meeting was attended by Dy CMO Dr Gulab Varma, Fire Station Officer Anil Saroj, representative of SDRF, Principal Lions School Dr Neeraj Pandey and other officials concerned.

DIES:   A lineman died when he came in contact with electric current while repairing a fault in an area under Lalganj police station on Tuesday. Bhaailal of Devghta Pandey under police station Bhaailal of Devghta Pandey under Halia police station fell from the electric pole while repairing electric fault in Sahji village and died on the spot. The  mob staged a jam in Kota Shiv Pratap village on Lalganj Halia Road. SDM Lalganj Bharat Lal Saroj reached the spot along with police force and assured to make available  proper help to the family of the victim.