Malla village in Pauri selected as Ganga Gram
Dehradun: The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has selected the Malla village in Pauri district as a Ganga Gram. One of the 15 such villages selected in the nation, Malla village is situated in the Yamkeshwar block of Pauri district. Providing this information, the chief secretary S Ramaswamy said that along with the central potable water and Swachchhta Abhiyan programme, the plantation of aromatic plants, encouragement to organic farming, revival of lakes, rain water conservation, ground water recharging and other developmental works will be undertaken in the Malla village selected as a Ganga Gram. The National Aromatic Plants Board will get a large number of aromatic plants planted here.
3-member team of NCW redresses women’s complaint
Dehradun: To take stock of the complaints related to women, a three- member team from National Women Commission led by retired IAS officer Alok Rawat discussed crimes against women, redressal of women’s complaints and police action over such issues with state DGP MA Ganapathy at PHQ in Dehradun on Monday. Ganapathy informed the NWC members about a progamme held recently in Garhwal range to facilitate public hearing for the women. Others present on the occasion were NWC legal advisers- Praveen Singh and Geeta Rathi, SP traffic DS Gunjyal and additional SP, PHQ Mamta Vohra.