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place where we work is place of service: guv

Bhopal: Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel has said that the place where we work is the place of service. She was addressing the Sneh Milan programme held at Raj Bhavan today. Smt. Patel was honoured with shawl and shriphal.

Patel said that the Raj Bhavan should serve as a model. Everyone should always be treated with respect. Work in the office should be done as in the family. She said that innovations should be welcomed and supported.

Secretary Manohar Dubey and officers and employees of Raj Bhavan shared experiences related to Smt. Patel's personality and achievements. Children presented a cultural programme.

Farmer producer’s conference on aug 6

Bhopal: A state-level conference of Farmer producer organizations of the state will be held in Bhopal on August 6 under the chairmanship of Minister for Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Shri Sachin Yadav. Co-operative Minister Govind Singh will be the chief guest.

The conference will be held at Samanvay Bhavan from 11 am to 4 pm. In this, there will be detailed discussion on important issues like small farmers in the state, current role of farmers producer companies in increasing agricultural business and necessary steps for problems and their solution.

Group Water Supply Scheme approved: Min

Bhopal: Public Health Engineering Minister Sukhdev Panse told that the Group Water Supply Scheme of 711 villages of 7 development blocks of Chhindwara district has been approved. Rs 998.20 crore have been sanctioned for this Surface Water Source Machagora Dam-based scheme.

Panse informed that the Group Water Supply Scheme will be implement by Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam in 153 villages of Mohkhed block, 107 in Chhindwara, 131 in Parasia, 180 in Chourai, 70 in Bichua, 63 in Amarwada and 7 villages in Junnardev development block of Chhindwara district. The scheme will be implemented from the Area Development Fund.

For the Machagora Group Water Supply Scheme, 27.30 m cubic water allocation will be required. Water Resources Department has made 20m cubic meter water allocation available from Machagora dam. The remaining allocation proceedings are in progress.

govt sanctions Rs 18.68 cr for irrigation schemes

Bhopal: The state government has sanctioned Rs 18.68 crore for 6 minor irrigation schemes of 4 districts of Scheduled Tribe area of the state. after completion of these schemes, irrigation capacity will be developed in 1335 hectare area.

Total Rs 3.40 crore has been approved for Khokhari Barrage-2 in Burhanpur district. This will develop irrigation potential over an area of 265 hectares. Total Rs 4.48 crore have been sanctioned for Chowki Kalegaon pond in Betul district. This will increase the irrigation capacity in 150 hectare area. Besides, Rs 1.62 crore have been sanctioned for Saikheda barrage in Khargone district which will develop irrigation capacity in 110 hectare area.

Three minor irrigation schemes have been approved in Chhindwara district. Out of this, an amount of Rs 3.77 crore has been sanctioned for Khermandal Barrage, Rs 2.70 crore for Junapani Barrage and Rs 2.72 crore for Beejori Barrage. These schemes will develop irrigation potential in 810 hectares of agricultural land.

CM expresses grief over demise of Purohit

Bhopal: Chief Minister Kamal Nath has expressed deep grief over the demise of Rameshwar Dayal Purohit, father of Head and Director Digiana Media Group Channel Navin Purohit. The Chief Minister has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the family to bear the loss.

nominees of disabled will also get ration: Min

Bhopal: Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Pradyuman Singh Tomar has said that the nominees of the disabled, old and physically weak consumers of public distribution system will also be able to get ration in their place on concessional rates. He said that Madhya Pradesh has now become the first state in the country to provide nominee facility in public distribution system.

Tomar said that this facility has been provided by the Department of Food and Civil Supplies in 'Aadhar-based rationing' system in 22 districts. If due to old age or some disability, the consumer’s thumb print does not appear on the machine or they are unable to reach the ration shop, they can declare any other family member as their nominee. The declared nominee will be able to get ration immediately through the bio-metric system.

There is provision of issuing KYC immediately in case the consumers do not have their aadhaar number registered in the ration card or if the machine fails to verify. For this, the consumer has to come to the ration shop with the information of his aadhar card and family members.

Doctors observe 2 minutes “Moment of Calm”

Bhopal: Doctors and staff of Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital observed two minutes “Moment of Calm” on the birth anniversary of renowned social reformist and spiritual leader Dada Jashan P Vaswani on Friday. On this occasion Managing

Trustee LC Janiyani, Medical Director Dr Prerna Upadhyaya along with her team of Eye Surgeons, Paramedical staff and employees of various cadres were present.

On the occasion Managing Trustee LC Janiyani said that Dada Jashan Vaswani during his life time had tried to free the society from various social evils. He had publicized the benefits of being vegetarian. Dada was a motivator of vegetarian movement in the world.

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