Tuesday, September 14, 2021 3 Forest clearance granted for bulk Jharkhand: CAG report finds loopholes in rural bridges' construction, recommends safety audit water supply scheme in Shimla Ranchi, Finding major of ?52.12.crore, out of the 42 maintenance work,' the report selected for the bridges, lack chandigarh, The proposed Bhardwaj said on Friday. He Shimla. The minister said the seeks to replace the loopholes in planning and test checked bridge works, got said. In May this year, a bridge of approach roads, and fault bulk water supply scheme for said the clearance came in a state government is distribution pipe network construction of bridges in rural fully or partly damaged, it said. constructed across the in designs. 'Though the Shimla has got the forest short time, paving the way for committed to providing 24x7 across Shimla MC to upgrade areas in the state, the In the absence of periodic seasonal Kanchi river at the department issued clearance, HP's urban launch of scheme which will water supply to Shimla and in it to 24x7 water supply Comptroller and Auditor maintenance of completed cost of over ?13 crore in instructions through development minister Suresh address the water shortage in these endeavours, five wards system. Additionally, the General of India (CAG) has bridges, scouring in bridge Ranchi district collapsed three circulars/letters to manage of Shimla would be provided sewerage network in areas of recommended safety audit of foundations, wear and tear in years after its inauguration. the scheme and had a district with round the clock supply by Mehli, Panthaghati, Totu and all rural bridges in Jharkhand expression joints and wearing Besides poor quality rural road plan (DRRP) under ETO drives the 3E principles the end of the year. A financial Mashobra would be provided. and necessary repair and coats and cracks in RCC work, the central auditor Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak outlay of $250 million ( ?1,813 This is a flagship project for maintenance work. In the (reinforced cement concrete) also highlighted that in Yojna (PMGSY) with at the Statue of Unity crore) has been approved for the state as it seeks to provide report for the year ending works and damages were absence of operational information on gaps in rural the scheme, out of which the best in class water supply and March 2019, tabled in the noticed during joint physical guidelines, there was almost road network, these were not World Bank will provide sewerage system in Shimla assembly on Thursday, the verification, the report stated. no monitoring of locations adhered to,' the report said. financial assistance to the tune that will cater to requirement central auditor has found 'The department should fix of $160 million ( ?1,160.32 of the town up to 2050. He several lapses in responsibility and take crore) and the remaining said the clearance came in a implementation of rural bridge appropriate action against Punjab CM says Badals playing amount of $90 million ( short time, paving the way for projects under Mukhya Mantri contractors, consultants and ?652.68 crore) will be borne launch of scheme which will Gram Setu Yojna (MMGSY) engineers responsible for sub- double game on farm laws by government of Himachal address the water shortage in between 2014 and 2019. standard execution of work, Chandigarh, Balachaur endorsing the farm laws and Pradesh. The project Shimla. The project envisages According to the report, the deficiencies in design, (Shaheed Bhagat Singh advocating that there was envisages lifting water from lifting water from Sutlej near consultants concerned did not wasteful expenditure and Nagar): Sounding the bugle nothing wrong in the new Sutlej near Shakrodi village, Shakrodi village, involving conduct the required damage and collapse of for the 2022 Punjab elections, ordinances. He accused the involving lifting to a height of lifting to a height of 1.6km and geotechnical investigations, bridges. The department chief minister Captain Akali Dal of abandoning the 1.6km and pipe laying of 22km pipe laying of 22km to hydrological and traffic data should conduct a safety audit Amarinder Singh on Monday interest of farmers when its to augment 67 MLD water at augment 67 MLD water at analysis. As a result, eight of the bridges in the state and accused Shiromani Akali Dal backing was needed and Sanjauli. The project also Sanjauli. bridges constructed at a cost carry out necessary repair and patriarch and former chief supporting them now when minister Parkash Singh Badal they are protesting the farm and his son and former deputy laws tooth and nail. Capt Ahmedabad, The demand wheeler passenger vehicles 2,097 govt personnel died of 38 injured as bus rams into truck CM Sukhbir Singh Badal of Amarinder Singh said that the for Electric vehicles is surging Trilux, in Kevadia, Gujarat for playing a double game on the Centre must repeal the three as the Country's need of easy mobility of the tourists farm laws passed by the farm laws by amending the transition from fuel vehicles to where 100 local young Covid during election duty in UP on Ambala-Chandigarh highway Narendra Modi government Constitution as the legislation green transportation steps up. unemployed women have A fresh tabulation by the effect,' Singh said in his letter registers 2,700 rides per day. last year. Capt Amarinder was unacceptable to farmers. ETO being India's no.1 EMaaS been trained to drive the Uttar Pradesh government has last week. According to the Police said the four seriously Singh said that the Shiromani 'The Punjab government (Electric Mobility as a Service) electric three-wheelers whilst revealed that 2,097 letter, 2,128 government injured passengers were Akali Dal, as an ally of the debunked the three farm laws company is a 360 degrees thriving the Company's 3E government personnel died of employees died during rushed to Government Narendra Modi-led NDA by passing laws in the Punjab electric mobility services principles. On World Covid-19 infections while on election duty of which 2,097 Medical College and Hospital government, first endorsed Vidhan Sabha. The Congress provider focusing largely on Environment Day, Prime duty in the three-tier succumbed to Covid-19 while in Sector 32, Chandigarh, the three farm ordinances but is the first party to oppose the deployment of clean mobility Minister Narendra Modi panchayat election in April in 31 others died of other where their condition was later did a U-turn under three laws and call an all- services that are sustainable. declared Kevadia, Gujarat the the state, and a large number causes. 'An amount of ?633.25 stated to be out of danger. pressure from its rural party meeting with farm ETO Motors' thrives on its 3E first true EV zone in the Country. of them were teachers. The crore is required to be paid as The rest of the passengers constituency of farmers in leaders,' said the Punjab CM. principles of Environment, He will also be arriving in the election was held in four ex gratia to the victims' heirs suffered minor injuries and Punjab. The chief minister He announced increasing the Employment & Empowerment city on October 31st to celebrate phases from April 15 to 29, and of this amount, ?606 crore were administered first aid. took on the Akalis while subsidy for fencing around where women power takes National Unity Day, along with and the counting of votes was has been made available to the Narpinder Singh, the police addressing a function after farms in the Kandi area from the driver's seat. ETO is the formally inaugurating electronic done on May 2. Additional state election commission post in-charge at laying the foundation stone of 60% to 90%. He also only company that has buses, cars, and rickshaws by chief secretary (panchayati while the remaining ?27.75 Mubarakpur, said the the first college of Punjab announced the setting up of deployed the electric three- ETO. (1-7) raj) Manoj Kumar Singh crore is being arranged,' Singh accident took place at 3am. Agricultural University (PAU) five horticulture estates in the shared the tabulation with said. While the personnel who Chandigarh, Thirty-eight He said the bus was on a at Ballowal village in Shaheed state. Anandpur Sahib MP ŠKODA AUTO INDIA ANNOUNCES secretary, state election died of Covid-19 belonged to passengers were injured, high speed and its driver lost Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Manish Tewari told the commission, asking him to various departments, almost four of them seriously, when control on hitting the truck 'The three farm gathering that the Centre was ‘COMPACT WORKSHOPS’ ensure early transfer of ?30 95% of them were teachers a Haryana Roadways bus parked on the roadside. The ordinances were made in meting out a step-motherly lakh ex gratia each to the from the education department coming from Ambala driver and conductor of the agreement of the Shiromani treatment towards Punjab by families of the deceased. (basic education, secondary rammed into a truck parked bus had a narrow escape. A Akali Dal, as Bathinda MP toughening its stand on the 'I have been directed to education, higher education along the highway at Dera case has been registered Harsimrat Kaur Badal was a release of ?1,600 crore as convey to you that the ex and technical education). The Bassi early on Monday. Public against the absconding truck part of the cabinet that passed rural development fund gratia payment must be made government initially made a bike sharing in Chandigarh driver. the ordinances,' Capt (RDF). Tewari said chief available to the heirs of the provision for ?30 lakh ex gratia Amarinder said. He said that minister Captain Amarinder personnel, who died in the but this covered only the day "Chalo Koi Baat Nahi" - a satirical the former chief minister, Singh was the first to raise a election duty, with immediate the staff was on election duty.