7.5 MW electricity will be generated for the Barwala-Raipur Rani area in a year's time; proposal awaits final nod from the Haryana govt If everything goes as planned by the Panchkula district administration, 7.5 megawatts of electricity will be generated through poultry droppings to light up the power-starved Barwala-Raipur Rani area in a year's time.

Ambala - Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram visited the Chaur Mastpur branch of the Punjab National Bank, 17 km from Ambala, on Friday to get first-hand information of the implementation of the loan remission scheme. Chidambaram expressed satisfaction with the working of the bank officials. He also visited State Bank of Patiala branch at Shahabad.

The district authorities today decided to launch a special campaign to issue job cards to villagers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). The authorities have also announced that work on 30 projects will begin in 30 of the 240 villages in the district on June 10. The Tribune had carried a story - "Employment Guarantee Scheme: Getting job cards not easy for villagers' in these columns today. The Tribune had highlighted the problems being faced by villagers in the district, where of the 25,000-odd aspirants, only 1,677 had been able to get job cards.

Its good news for the farmers of Haryana, who have to bear burgeoning losses, amounting up to Rs 55,000 crore per year, due to lack of proper post harvest management system in the state. The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has planned to develop collection centres, commodity hubs and terminal Markets across the state to reduce these losses and increase the price realisation for the farmers.

Problem of recharging ground water should be taken up seriously: Governor Artificial rain water harvesting system to be adopted Plastic carry-bags be used for carpeting of the roads Haryana Governor A. R. Kidwai and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday that problems like bio-medical waste, waste water and air pollution should be properly addressed and relevant laws strictly enforced to keep Haryana environmentally clean and healthy.

Haryana Governor Dr A.R. Kidwai and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today called for a check on the use of oxytocin and waste water on plants at a meeting of the State Environment Protection Council of Haryana, held under council chairman Dr A.R. Kidwai at Raj Bhavan today. Reuse and recycling of industrial and domestic waste water by making laying of dual lines mandatory for all new buildings to be constructed in the state was one of the measures suggested for tackling waste water menace.

Owing to ignorance on the part of poor villagers and lack of interest being shown by nationalised and cooperative banks, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is facing a rough weather in the district despite more than two months of its implementation on paper. Of the 25,000-odd poor families who have shown interest in getting employment under this scheme and actually procured application forms from the authorities, only 1,677 have so far been able to get job cards, which are a prerequisite for demanding job under the scheme.

Says goodbye to burning of seized drugs in the open Vishal Joshi The Haryana police is all set to become a "green force'. Following directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the police has finally said goodbye to the highly objectionable practice of uncontrolled burning of seized narcotic drugs. The state police headquarters had directed the IGPs of all police ranges and district police heads to immediately discontinue the practice of unscientific burning of drugs.

With most drains clogged and no arrangements being made by the Municipal Council and the Haryana Urban Development Authority till date to check waterlogging, Panchkula has a long way to go before it can claim to be prepared for the rainy season. Newslinetakes a look at the situation

Bhopal : Governor Dr Balram Jakhar today inspected Minor Forest Produce Processing and Research Centre at village Barkhera Pathani in the outskirts of Bhopal. The Governor exhorted the scientists and senior officers engaged in research work that maximum participation of farmers should be ensured in the cultivation of medicinal plants. It must also be ensured that farmers get profit from it.