120 KLPD Ethanol Plant to be set up in Karnal Sugar Mill: Khattar
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday directed the officers to focus on increasing the income of Karnal Sugar Mill. Along with this project, the project of making jaggery and ‘shakkar’ will also begin at the earliest. He was interacting with the Board of Directors of Sugar Mill Board, farmers and office bearers of Bharatiya Kisan Union at Karnal Cooperative Sugar Mill located on Meerut Road and reviewed the development works and discussed the progress report with the officers. At the meeting, Khattar also reviewed the preparations for the upcoming crushing session.
60 Electric buses flagged off in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit on Monday inaugurated two lots of buses, including 40 intra-city Electric buses and 20 long route HVAC buses in Chandigarh. With respect to 20 long route HVAC buses flagged off, an agreement was signed in March 2022 with Tata Motors for Purchase of 20 Inter-State routes. The buses have been delivered and are proposed to ply from ISBT-43 and ISBT-17 to Pathankot, Batala, Fatehabad, Amritsar, Abohar, Katra, Manali, Ludhiana, Shimla, Jaipur, Jhajjar and Haridwar. Of the 40 intra-city Electric buses flagged off, an agreement was signed with Volvo Eicher in February 2022. The First lot of 5 buses out of these, were flagged off by the Union Home Minister on September 30 and were put on Commercial Operations.
Five projects worth about Rs 97 crore approved in EGoS meeting
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Monday presided over the second meeting of the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), constituted to monitor the implementation of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) here. In the meeting, five projects worth about Rs 97 crore were approved. Addressing the meeting, Kaushal said that to strengthen connectivity in Industrial Parks and Economic Zones under PM Gati Shakti, roads will be widened and strengthened in Sector-38, Phase-II, Industrial Estate in Rai, Sonepat. “It will cost around Rs 16.13 crore. This industrial estate is spread over an area of 375 acres and the mapping of this project has been completed on PM Gati Shakti NMP,” he added.
Residential, industrial urban estates to be developed in Patiala, Sangrur
Chandigarh: Patiala Development Authority (PDA) will develop new Urban Estates, meant both for residential and industrial purposes, in different cities falling under its jurisdiction. The state Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Aman Arora, chairing a meeting to review the ongoing and upcoming projects and functioning of PDA, said that the residential and industrial urban estates in Patiala, Sangrur, and Samana are proposed to be developed. He asked the officials concerned to scrutinize the applications from Screening Committee regarding land acquisition or pooling in the next 15 days.
CII Agrotech India 2022 concludes
Chandigarh: The 15th edition of CII Agro Tech India came to a conclusion on Monday. The key message from the valedictory session of the four-day Premier Agri and Food Technology Fair was that farming was a tradition, and passion for people in Punjab and Haryana. The power of research also needs to be given its due importance. Amit Thapar, Chairman, CII Punjab State and President, Ganga Acrowools Ltd, said, “The Government of India has taken a number of initiatives to give a major boost to agriculture through policy reforms as well as innovation and technological application at the grassroot level. CII is fulfilling the technology gap using science for creating a disruptive renaissance in farming. A major aim of Agro Tech India is to create awareness on Central schemes.”
Punjab seeks applications from NGOs regarding financial assistance
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has sought applications from the NGOs to give financial assistance under ‘Plan Scheme PM-6 Assistance to NGOs’. The last date for filling applications is November 21 for financial year 2022-23. Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Baljit Kaur said that the government has made a plan to take cooperation of NGOs for proper implementation of welfare schemes of the children, women, disabled, elderly in lieu of which the government will provide them funds.
Patiala MP writes to Centre seeking resumption of direct flights from Punjab to Hazur Sahib
Patiala: Former Minister of State for External Affairs and Patiala MP Preneet Kaur wrote a letter to the Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia requesting him for the resumption of direct flights from Punjab to Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded. Preneet, in her letter, said before COVID-19 pandemic, there were direct flights available from Punjab to Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded in Maharashtra. “But now, even after resumption of most flights in the country, the direct flight from Punjab to Sri Hazur Sahib is not available, sadly due to which pilgrims, especially old age people, patients and physically disabled devotees are facing a lot of hassle in visiting and paying their respects at the holy shrine,” she added.