New ventilator inaugurated
Dehradun: A new brand ventilator was inaugurated at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, here on Wednesday. The ventilator was inaugurated by hospital's Medical Superintendent Brig (Retd) Dr Ved Prakash. Dr VK Bihari, Deputy Medical Superintendent, Dr Mohan Singh, Dr Alok Kumar, Dr SK Rana and Dr Bindu Aggarwal were also preset.
Water level rises at Tehri dam
Dehradun: Due to recent heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand the water inflow in Tehri dam from Bhagirathi and its tributaries reached about 7000 cumecs (approx 2.50 lakh cusecs) of which a mere 500 cumecs (approx 17.60 thousand cusecs) was released from Tehri Dam reservoir and remaining 6500 cumecs of water stored in the reservoir.
Tehri reservoir recorded the rise of 25 meters approx. within 48 hours of rainfall on June, 16-17 June. On June, 16, Alaknanada and Bhagirathi had a combined flow of around 13000 cumecs (approx 4.60 lakh cusecs) at Haridwar out of which only 500 cumecs (approx 17.60 thousand cusecs) of Bhagirathi water was released from Tehri Dam Reservoir. In case the whole of the water inflow of Bhagirathi would have been released from the Tehri Reservoir, it could have caused an additional rise in the water level. Thus, Tehri Dam Project proved a saviour in flood control.
BSP delegation calls on Governor
Nainital: A delegation of Bahujan Samaj Party led by district president Bhuvan Arya called on Governor Aziz Qureshi at Raj Bhavan, here on Wednesday. The eight-member delegation submitted a six-point memorandum of demands regarding various problems faced by people in Nainital district.
The demands included freeing of Dharmpur lodge from land mafias, repairing of the BSNl mobile tower in the backward Okhalkanda block, construction of motor road in the SC dominated area and necessary action to ensure admission of children from SC and BPl families in pre-nursery and nursery classes in private schools under RTE.
The Governor assured them of appropriate action on the issues.