BHUBANESWAR: Even as there is no respite from the towering inferno in Jaipur, a similar incident is waiting to happen in Sambalpur.
While the oil depot in Jaipur was on the outskirts of the city, in Sambalpur the depots are in the heart of the town. And in case, fire breaks out, the town will be razed.
Jaipur: A day after the massive fire broke out in Indian Oil Corporation depot on the outskirts of Jaipur, thick smoke clouds enveloped the nearby areas on Friday posing serious health hazards to people living in the vicinity.
Jaipur: As Rs 500 crore worth of fuel burned through the second day of the Jaipur inferno, there were two questions no one had answered satisfactorily. How did it happen? And how many had died in the blaze that started with a blast on Thursday evening?
To ease routine traffic jams on the Jaipur-Agra highway, a four-lane road tunnel would be constructed in the city, a Government official said here on Sunday.
The first such project in the city will come up at Ghat-ki-Guni, the entrance to the Pink City, and will be executed under BOT (built, operate and transfer) basis and the cost of the project is Rs 150 crore.
JAIPUR: The British High Commission along with an international NGO has invited the Pink City to COP 15 summit at Copenhagen in December this year. The reason: Jaipur has been adjudged as one of the cities which has a low emission record per capita.
The Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihoods (RERL) project tries to demonstrate the use of renewable sources of energy in reducing poverty through improved quality of life and increased livelihood opportunities in remote, non-electrified villages of India that are not likely to get electricity from the grid.
The Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihoods (RERL) project tries to demonstrate the use of renewable sources of energy in reducing poverty through improved quality of life and increased livelihood opportunities in remote, non-electrified villages of India that are not likely to get electricity from the grid.
The Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministry and the Rajasthan Government are giving final touches to a mega event to mark the half century of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) at Nagaur, where on October 2, 1959, Jawarharlal Nehru, as Prime Minister inaugurated the three-tier Panchayati Raj System in the country.
Scanty rain, fall in underground water table and continuous depletion of water level in Beasalpur dam have forced the authorities to resort to water rationing in the State capital. Starting Thursday, about 30 lakh residents of Jaipur will get water only once in 24 hours for one to two hours.
A Central team headed by senior officer Upma Choudhary reached Jaipur on Wednesday to assess the prevailing drought situation in Rajasthan. The eight-member team split in two groups and is going to visit the drought-affected areas of the state.
The state government had submitted a memorandum to the Central government seeking Rs 12,691 crores as assistance.
