New Delhi, Aug. 10: A team of central officials and experts will visit Jharkhand to assess the drought situation, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said in the Lok Sabha today, a day after Raj Bhavan added four names to the existing list of 12 parched districts.
Ranchi, Aug. 9: The water resources department has finalised a proposal to demand Rs 1,727.22 lakh from the National Calamity Relief Fund to restart 152 irrigation projects in the 12 districts that have been declared drought-hit. The aim is to restore these schemes within 60 days.
Jamshedpur, Aug. 9: The forest department has extended a helping hand to the farmers of Pipla and Bhagabandh villages in drought-hit East Singhbhum district under the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a frontal agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Recently, the department started a lift irrigation project in both the villages covering 10 hectares of land.
Ranchi, July 30: Jharkhand has embarked on a mammoth project to rejuvenate five dams and reservoirs that act as prime water sources for capital Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh and Chatra, a move that will also help the state tap central funds.
Ranchi, July 28: In a landmark decision, the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board today ordered Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, to shut down its foundry forge plant
Ranchi, July 27: Chief secretary A.K. Singh has directed deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) to launch a major crackdown on illegal mining across the state.
In a letter to DCs and SPs today, he held them responsible for rampant mining of iron ore, coal, et al in this mineral-rich state.
