Solar fencing for Bandhavgarh National Park
Bhopal: Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Gaurishankar Bisen said that solar fencing would be done on the National Park Bandhavgarh buffer zone to protect farmers’ crops in adjacent villages from wild animals. For this the Farmer Welfare Department has made a budget provision of Rs 20 crores. Bisen was reviewing development works and status of Kharif crop at a meeting with officials in Umaria on Wednesday.
Bisen took information about the distribution of soil health cards and preparations of Kisan Sammelan to be held in the district. He said that Rs 78.40 lakh has been allotted in the first phase of solar fencing. Fencing work will be done along 40 kms on the borders of lakhnouti, Naugavan, Devri, Sehra, Kathar, Bagaho and Urdan village of the district.
Bisen issued instructions to the officials to ensure that quality should be maintained in the fencing work so that protection to the crops is ensured for the coming 50 years. He told that the work of fencing to ensure protection of crop loss from animals in villages adjacent to the Bandhavgarh National Park has been taken up for the first time. This will protect both the crops and the wild animals.
Minister honours meritorious students
Bhopal: Minister for Revenue, Science and Technology Umashankar Gupta honoured meritorious students of class 8th, 10th and 12th of ward 27 in Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Kotra presenting them medals and certificates. The directors of various educational institutions were also honoured on the occasion.
Gupta said that no meritorious student will be deprived of higher education. College fee of students securing 75 per cent and above marks in 12th examination of Board of Secondary Education and 85 percent and above marks in CBSE 12th examination will be borne by the government under the Mukhya Mantri Medhavi Vidhyarthi Yojana. He told students to study hard to avail benefit of this scheme.
Gupta informed about various schemes being conducted by the government for women and girls. He said that the government is making constant efforts for the welfare of poor. Public Representatives were present on the occasion.