Bhopal: The state government has sanctioned Rs 1 crore four lakh for financial assistance to the calamity victims of Mandla, Vidisha, Dhar, Balaghat, Khargone, Anuppur and Ujjain districts. This amount has been allocated to the concerning district collectors for clearing the pending bills of assistance to victims of snakebite, hailstorm, fire and other needy persons.

In the Era of Globalization, Urbanization and Industrialization there is a major task of Public utility to fulfill the requirement of the people quatitavely and qualititatively in developing countries like India.

A team of experts from the National Malaria Research Institute (NMRI) is conducting extensive research in Narmada Basin for making preventive strategy to safe guard the health of people affected from various dam reservoirs. On the initiative of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) , NMRI has agreed to prepare an action plan for the health care of project affected families.

Cutting a sorry figure of tiger conservation in the country, Union Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that as many as 18 tiger reserves in the country were prone to Panna or Sariska like situation, if the big cats were not protected in a proper way.

The State Government has recognised 36 tehsils as drought affected on the basis of norms laid down by it. For wide information to general public the Revenue Department has published a notice in this regard.

Bhopal: The current spate of rainfall in Madhya Pradesh is likely to continue with downpours being predicted in several parts of the state.

Heavy rains have been lashing Madhya Pradesh, including the state capital, since the past four days.

Minister of State for Mineral Resources Rajendra Shukl today assured the Assembly that a comprehensive inquiry would take place into cases of illegal sand extraction in Khargone district after adequate details were provided by Opposition members.

Murders are taking place over water in Madhya Pradesh, including the capital Bhopal, once known as the 'city of lakes'

Even as blood is being spilled over water here, parched Madhya Pradesh seeks divine help for rainfall with people trying every trick in their book to please the rain gods.

Urban areas of Indore, Dhar, Chhindwara, Alirajpur, Khargone, Sehore, Rajgarh and Dewas districts are facing drinking water problem, would be supplied drinking water through transportation. The state government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 1.54 crore for this purpose. The amount would be allotted to the concerning collectors in two instalments.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Madhya Pradesh economy. As much as 49 per cent of its landmass is cultivable and 74.73 per cent of its people depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. The sector

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