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DWS Dept on action plan for toilets

Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) department Chandra Prakash Chaudhary asked Secretary of the department to frame a detailed action plan for construction of around 3-lakh toilets in 600 Panchayats in the financial year 2015-16. The toilets will be constructed under Swacch Bharat Mission (Rural).

 Hazardous waste

Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba has directed to build a hazardous waste management facility at Adityapur. He also instructed to complete works on inspection bungalows and expedite it through PPP mode. He was reviewing projects with Industry Department on Jharkhand Infrastructure Development Corporation ltd. MD of JINFRA Sahshi Shankar apprised the CS about progress taken place in various projects. Industry Secretary Himani Pandey and Art & Culture Secretary Vandna Dadel were also present.

 Hockey Camp

Six Jharkhand players — Sonal Minz, Kanti Pradhan, Rukmani Dodray, Rajani Soreng, Subhasi Hembrom and Anima Minz — have been selected for the Junior Women National Coaching Camp at SAI Centre, Bhopal from April 4 to 19. The information was given by Hockey India Executive Director RK Srivastava through a Press communiqué on Tuesday.

Sadar Hospital

Bharatiya Surraj Dal raised objections about privatisation in medical services sector and advised Government to not fall in the trap of crony capitalism. The party opposed privatisation of Sadar Hospital citing fear that interests of common man will not be protected by private players. The party expressed that the government should organise discussions with people and organisations opposed to the decision of privatizing Sadar Hospital and explain rationale for doing so.

Research Centre

like every year, the annual session of Vedanta Research Centre, Ranchi will be organised. This year it will be conducted at Guru Nanak Higher Secondary School on April 25. Intellectual across the nation are expected to participate in the session. The theme for this session is based on Vedanta and Sikhism. The information was conveyed by Programme Media Incharge Sushil Kumar on Tuesday.

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