Govt claims 6.63 cr saplings planted
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government claimed a record 6.63 crore saplings were planted on the banks of river Narmada as part of its river conservation efforts. The 12-hour plantation drive was undertaken yesterday across the state and may find a place in the Guinness World Records. The current record of planting maximum saplings in least time - five crore in 24 hours - is held by Uttar Pradesh. Over 6.63 crore saplings were planted in more than 1.17 lakh places spread in 24 districts from where the river transverse under a 12-hour-long drive, said a state Public Relations Department official. He said the state forest department alone carried out more than 3.4 crore plantation under the drive. Representatives of Guinness World Records were present at different spots to monitor the drive, the official added. The massive exercise was carried out between 7 am and 7 pm after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched it by performing a puja and planting saplings at Amarkantak, from where Narmada originates, in Anuppur district. "The Uttar Pradesh government had created a world record by planting five crore saplings in 24 hours but in two days (12 hours per day) in July last year," MP's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Animesh Shukla told.
Free assistance to students
Bhopal: BHEl ladies Club, under the aegis of Corporate Social Responsibility provides free assistance in education to students from Class-I to Class-X at its Vocational Training Centre. The centre apart from providing guidance in a number of subjects also provides training on Personality Development. At the recently declared results of various level of examinations, the students have successfully cleared the examinations achieving respectable scores. Shrimati Gitanjali Soni has been relentlessly guiding the students for achieving better results. Under the leadership of Pratibha Thakur, President BHEl ladies Club; Diksha Nigam, Vice-President; Nidhi Mathur, Secretary and Bina Baranwal, Treasurer have been actively involved in the mission. In the year 2017-18, the students of the centre have achieved 100 per cent board result.
CM asks MlAS TO talk to FARMERS
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that local MlA and Divisional Commissioner should reach an agreement after deliberating with farmers as regard to Kailaras Cooperative Sugar factory of district Morena. later on action to re-start sugar factory should be taken. Chouhan gave these directives in a meeting here on Monday. Minister for Finance Jayant Malaiya was also present in the meeting.It was informed in the meeting that the cooperative sugar factory is closed since 2011-12. Demand to re-start it has been put forth by the farmers. Cooperative department has informed that the factory has to be handed over to private sector after transferring it to the Food Processing department to start it again. Beside this priority will be given to member farmers to obtain sugarcane. National Sugarcane Factory union has suggested that capacity of this factory has to be increased to start it again and 12 mw electricity plant should be installed which will cost about Rs 96 crore.