Good Governance

Save Rivers To Save Mankind!

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Kushinagar District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan and Chief Development Officer Gunjan Dwivedi inspected the Bansi river ghat. Administration employees were busy cleaning the river, DM and CDO entered the river and willingly cleaned the water body with the other workers after observing its dirty state. He gave the message of sanitisation by cleaning water hyacinth from the river.

We’re grateful for such a step, as rivers need to be saved and protected for a better life!

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Project Ujala: Lucknow Girl Equips Hundreds Of Bicycles With Flashlights To Prevent Road Crashes

Grief-stricken by the death of her maternal grandfather in a bicycle accident, a 22-year-old BBA LLB student in Lucknow has taken it upon herself to make riding a safer experience for others.
Khushi Pandey from Ashiyana Colony has been fixing red flashlights on bicycles, an initiative she calls ‘Project Ujala’.

This initiative gives rechargeable safety lights to daily wage workers who cycle to work to continue earning their livelihood. Her motto is not only to attach reflecting lights on bicycles only on foggy days but to avoid road crashes, whether day or night, summer or winter.

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Say No To Dirty Coasts!

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To ensure that Mumbai remains a Clean and Green City, the BMC has drawn up action plans to preserve the pristine surroundings of different sea beaches. This video shows visuals of tidy Mumbai’s Mahim, Shivaji Park Dadar, and Prabhadevi coasts. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has ensured such daily cleanup drives.

We appreciate such measures as it makes the beach a nicer, safer place and also improve the coastal and ocean ecosystem!

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Inspection Carried Out In Coimbatore To Identify Low-Lying Powerlines Dangerous For Elephants

Joint inspections by staff from the Forest Department and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) have started identifying and rectifying sagging power lines in villages bordering forests in the Coimbatore district. The team has also been working on solutions like insulation with Wildlife Institute of India.

The exercise got a thrust after a tusker got electrocuted from a powerline on private land bordering a forest in Poochiyur village on March 25. The Tangedco staff also fixed barbed wire fences around electric posts at places witnessing the frequent movement of elephants.

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New Delhi: Foam From Toxic Industrial Waste Seen Floating In Yamuna River

Yamuna River Pollution: Pink foam from toxic industrial waste was seen floating in the Yamuna river near Okhla Barrage in New Delhi on March 21. However, this is not the first time toxic foam has been spotted on the Yamuna river.

Last year, just ahead of Chhath Puja in October, heavy foam was spotted on the river. The Delhi Jal Board then sprayed chemicals on the toxic foam to dissolve it.

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Good Governance

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The development, implementation, operations, and maintenance (O&M) of rural piped water supply projects have strongly emphasized community involvement to ensure the long-term sustainability of the programs.
The Indian Railways has announced that berths, preferably lower ones, will be reserved in select, mail, and express trains for specially-abled passengers and their attendants.
The New India Literacy Programme (NILP) relies on college students and volunteer teachers in order to reach its goal of literate one crore adults this year.
The Affordable Rental Housing Complexes was launched during the pandemic to ensure dignified living conditions for migrant workers and the urban poor. So far, a total of 5,648 vacant houses have been converted into rental housing complexes and more than 4,000 people have been benefited.
Launched on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Arogya Mahila scheme aims at providing comprehensive healthcare facilities exclusively for women every Tuesday in Telangana's government hospitals.
The Ashirbad scheme is a commitment from the Odisha Government to bring in positive development in the life of the children impacted by the COVID-19. They have so far identified 108 children who will be receiving a monthly aid of ₹2,500 each, until the age of 18.
The novel and free-of-cost initiative, Bangla Sahayata Kendra, has inspired and attracted the attention of neighbouring countries. On March 13, a technical team from the Bangladesh Government took a trip to BSK to understand and learn about the project that has been benefitting crores of people.
In Karnataka, nearly 4,000 lives are claimed every year in road accidents. Most accident victims lose their life due to excessive bleeding before reaching a hospital or because their airway is blocked. Right training on how to handle the head and neck of a victim after an accident could save thousands of lives.
At the end of each chapter in the textbook, there would be one or two ruled pages attached for students to take down important notes. This way they wouldn't have to carry additional notebooks to make notes and it would also take the weight off their shoulders.
The Karnataka State Tobacco Control Cell launched the 'Stop Tobacco' app to enable citizens to lodge complaints about people smoking in public spaces and other tobacco-related violations.
The Ahmedabad Krishna Tamil Vidyalaya, established in 1974, provides proper Tamil-medium education for migrant families in Ahmedabad. It has uplifted lives of many families for decades and provided them with an opportunity to connect with their roots.
The Urban Development wing of Odisha Government issued an official notification stating that no user fee would be charged from citizens in any of the public and community toilets. If wrongly charged, people can dial up the ‘Mo Sahar Sarkar' helpline to lodge complaints.
Ensuring that people receive information regarding the schemes envisioned for public welfare, the Chattisgarh department along with several local artists have been taking the schemes to the streets through folk performances in local dialects.