A three-day orientation workshop on new livelihood projects in Rajasthan ended here on Thursday with the resolve to extend the benefits to the deserving people among the poor. The Rajasthan Gramin Ajeevika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP) announced that it would spend Rs.35 crore on implementation of the Rajasthan Rural Livelihood Project (RRLP) this year.
RGAVP State Mission Director P.C. Kishan said the project would gather full speed and vigour this year and prepare a robust ground for providing sustainable livelihood to the poor. He affirmed that nearly 80,000 people in the State would stand to benefit from RRLP this year.
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) will help the Rajasthan Government revamp the half-century-old Chambal canal system which caters to the irrigation needs of the Hadauti districts of Kota, Bundi and Baran. The Hadauti region is known for its grain and cereal production including export quality Bundi rice, thanks to its comparatively better water availability.
The fund for the revamp of the canal system forms part of a total loan assistance of Rs.1,833 crore from NABARD to Rajasthan under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XVIII) and the NABARD Development Assistance (NIDA) in the current financial year. The other major projects include two roads -- Alwar-Behror-Narnul Road and Jaipur-Nagaur Road -- rural village roads and major district roads.
JAIPUR: The ghost of the Sariska shame have been exorcised. A newborn cub hold much promise, at least momentarily, to erase all the shame that the Sariska tiger reserve brought to the nation after all its tigers were found to have been poached in 2005.
But with the celebrations, conservationist and wildlife lovers feel it is also a time to tread with caution. About 10 to 12 days back, a forester, Ram Prasad was beaten up by villagers at a place in the Sariska reserve that forms a part of the territory tigress ST-2.
Decides Govt Owing To Non-Availability Of Land In Urban Areas
Jaipur: The state cabinet on Wednesday decided not to allot land to private institutions on concessional rates in areas under urban local bodies including municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipalities. The decision was taken due to the non-availability of land in urban areas. “Any organisation which plans to open an institute for social cause – be it hospital or any other – will have to open it outside the defined limits of the municipal corporations, councils and municipalities. However, the state cabinet, in special cases, has the final say over allotment of a plot to any organization within these areas,’’ said UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, addressing media persons.
More tigers are being introduced in Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Alwar district this monsoon under the recovery plan of the tiger habitat which lost all its big cats to alleged poaching some time in 2004-5. Most of the six tigers reintroduced in the past four years, starting with the first male tiger in June-July 2008, were released during this season.
And if Sariska needs more tigers, where would the Rajasthan authorities look for other than the Ranthambhore National Park, which at present has an actively breeding cat population? All the tigers in Sariska are from Ranthambhore though there is a proposal to get one or two from the forests of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
JODHPUR: After deployment of 115 border homeguard commandos for the security of the oil fields of Cairn India at Barmer, the Governor of Rajasthan Margaret Alva has declared this entire area prohibited through a notification. Any persons trespassing in this prohibited area will be prosecuted now on.
This measure is another step to ensure security of the oil fields by the state government. Barmer oil fields are contributing 30% to the total domestic oil production, which is set to grow further from the current 1.75 lakh barrel per day (bpd).
JAIPUR: The state government on Monday extended the status of scarcity affected areas to 3739 villages of 11 districts. These villages were given this status due failed rabi crop but the extension has been given after witnessing deficient rainfall. The relief activities in these districts villages will now continue till August 15, 2012.
Earlier in March, due to failure of Rabi crop 'scarcity affected' was declared in Ajmer, Barmer, Churu, Nagaur and Jaisalmer districts.
Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday assured the Centre that the state would abide by the all the regulations with regard to drawing power from the Northern Grid. The assurance came during the chief ministers’ and state power ministers’ meeting on Grid Supply Management held in Delhi, and presided over by Union power minister Veerappa Moily.
Gehlot also emphasized on the state’s increased requirement of power due to a poor monsoon and the wide gap between demand and availability. He requested for an additional 500 MW of power apart from the state’s defined quota for the forthcoming rabi season, besides an urgent need to address the irrigation requirement for the kharif crops.
A journalist and his cameraman, who were working on a story on illegal mining in the region, were allegedly assaulted by the goons of the local mining mafia at a village here.
The duo, working with a local news channel, had gone to Nibhore village here on Friday night to cover the story when the incident took place, Superintendent of Police Umesh Chand Dutta said, adding the accused, Rajpal and Girdhari, were arrested on Saturday.
JAIPUR: Underweight newborns are not only common in rural areas but also in big cities of the state. The annual health survey released by the Centre recently said it is common problem of both urban and rural areas.
In Jaipur 31.7% infants have weights less than 2.5kg at birth. Infants born with weight less than 2.5kg were 30% in Jaipur urban area while the figure is 33.9% in Jaipur rural areas.
