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GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 114 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 p2 Oxford scientists to expand p7 Nagaland CM for resuming p11 34 quarantined at Silchar trials of COVID-19 vaccine economic activities Civil Hospital released Fight against COVID-19 2 more COVID-19 Plasma cases in State therapy STAFF REPORTER stands at 37. However, the member of a family of six. NEW DELHI, April 28: number of active hospital The family had passive The Health Ministry on Tuesday said plasma GUWAHATI, April 28: cases is 9 after the discharge contact with a COVID-19 therapy is at experimental Two more persons in the of 27 cured patients and the patient of Chapar in Dhubri stage and there is no State, including a 16-year-old death of one. district. They had complet- evidence yet to support that girl, tested positive for COV- Bongaigaon Correspond- ed home quarantine period it can be used as treatment ID-19 on Tuesday. ent adds : The 16-year-old on April 23. for COVID-19. The ICMR A secondary contact of a girl, who tested positive, is a The Health department has launched a national- Tablighi Jamaat attendee test- had sent their third swab level study to find efficacy of ed positive for the novel coro- samples on April 24 and the plasma therapy in treatment navirus at Goalpara. Barpeta man test report released on of COVID-19. – PTI The 61-year-old asympto- Tuesday confirmed the in- HC directive matic person was in quaran- dies in Delhi fection only in the body of GUWAHATI, April 28: tine at the Urban Health Cen- the 16-year old girl of the The Gauhati High Court tre and was to be released of COVID-19 family and not the others, a has directed Assam Police on Wednesday. SPL CORRESPONDENT source in the health depart- to submit the case diary “His earlier four tests were ment said. related to the case of negative, but unfortunately NEW DELHI, April 28: A The patient has been sent Dhing legislator Aminul Different types of face masks seen in Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos the last test came positive. We Central Reserve Police Force to Guwahati for better med- Islam, who was arrested for have sent him to MMCH in (CRPF) sub-inspector, Mo- ical care and her five family making ‘objectionable’ Guwahati for treatment. Six hammed Ikram Hussain hail- members have been brought comments related to the of his family members have ing from Barpeta district of to the Bongaigaon civil hos- quarantine facilities for COVID-19 patients. – Staff been put in quarantine from Assam, died of COVID-19 at pital where they will be kept Reporter Sonowal for time-bound today (Tuesday),” a district of- Safdurjung Hospital here on in isolation wards, the source ficial said. Tuesday evening . said. Nadda meet Another secondary contact Hussain was posted with “It is the first case in our GUWAHATI, April 28: of the Nizamuddin Jamaat at- the 31 Battalion of CRPF in district. The village has been BJP national president JP tendee tested positive dur- Noida and was admitted to declared as containment Nadda on Tuesday held a roadmap to revive economy ing the day. The 16-year-old the hospital after he was test- zone,” Bongaigaon Deputy review meeting by video girl is from Bongaigaon. ed positive for the dreaded Commissioner Dr MS Lak- conference on COVID-19 STAFF REPORTER and strong measures to overcome this “Utilising natural soil fertility and cli- novel coronavirus a couple of with the ruling party’s challenge and bring the State’s econo- matic advantage for agricultural resur- The total number of COV- shmi Priya said. legislators in Assam. GUWAHATI, April 28: Chief my back on track. gence in the State are the keys and ID-19 patients in Assam now days back. Nadda said the battle Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to- Stating that every crisis presents we must use this opportunity to make against the COVID-19 day vouched for the need of pre- an opportunity, the Chief Minister the State self reliant and production Mohilary to pandemic is likely to be a paring a time-bound roadmap to re- called for unified approach to tackle surplus in sectors such as fisheries, long-drawn affair just as juvenate the State’s economy hit the economic slowdown while dis- agriculture, livestock, horticulture etc move court the fight to eradicate polio WORLD was. – Staff Reporter by COVID-19 pandemic. covering Assam’s inherent strengths to generate employment opportuni- on Guv rule Sonowal, while taking part in a dis- to make it a self-reliant economy ties” he asserted. Confirmed cases 3,063,814 NITI Aayog cussion with the leading economists of which can bear the brunt of future Referring to the nearly 10 lakh STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI, April 28: the State at the Assam Administrative situations. youths returning to State from vari- Cured/Discharged 906,898 GUWAHATI, April 28: The NITI Aayog building Staff College, also said that it was im- Underlining the importance of a 100- ous parts of the country in view of Death 212,345 here has been sealed for portant to ascertain both short- COVID-19 pandemic, The Bodoland People’s Front 48 hours after a director- term and long term goals to Sonowal said that re- INDIA (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohi- level officer tested lary today said that his party positive for coronavirus. revive State’s economy in the Meet with economists turning manpower Confirmed cases 29,974 post COVID-19 scenario. should be viewed as an will move the court challeng- The Aayog said ing Governor’s rule in the disinfection and The Chief Minister taking note of day action plan for restructuring the eco- asset instead of a burden. Cured/Discharged 7,026 Bodoland Territorial Council sanitisation of the building the suggestions offered during the in- nomic system, Sonowal said that pri- Earlier, State Finance Minister Death 937 are under way and contacts teractive session also threw his weight oritizing expenditures and streamlin- Himanta Biswa Sarma that the State (BTC) area. of the officer have been behind the idea of setting up econom- ing various sectors such agriculture, had a buoyant economy before the ASSAM On Monday, for the first asked to go on self- ic task forces up to the block level for livestock etc to overcome the situation COVID-19 pandemic with it clocking time in its history, the power Confirmed cases 37 quarantine. – PTI taking specific revival measures for through planned interventions are the a GDP growth of 12-16 per cent in the of BTC was taken over by the State’s economy focus points of the government. last three financial years as against na- Cured/Discharged 27 the Assam Governor and an Three killed IAS officer was appointed as HAILAKANDI, April 28: During the deliberations, experts He also stressed on the need to plug tional average of 6 per cent. Death 1 its administrator. The devel- Three persons were killed coming from various institutes urged the loopholes in the system while cut- in two road accidents in the Government to take innovative ting out unnecessary expenditures. SEE PAGE 6 Data as on Tuesday opment took place on the day Hailakandi district on the tenure of Mohilary-led Tuesday. Police sources council got over. said Ranjan Lal Dey (55) ADB approves The election to the BTC and Nagendra Nag (65) ‘US doing serious could not be held due to the were hit by a speeding Security stepped up along USD 1.5 bn loan national lockdown over COV- truck in Kalinagar, while in ID-19 pandemic. the second incident, probe against China’ Earlier, Hagrama request- another truck ran over a Nepal, Bhutan borders to India to fight motorcyclist at Thandapur. WASHINGTON, April 28: deaths of so many people and ed the BJP-led State govern- The deceased was R DUTTA CHOUDHURY Seema Bal (SSB) has been from each other and regular COVID-19 The US is carrying out a destruction of the global ment, of which the BPF is an identified as Rahul Dutta, a entrusted with the responsi- patrolling are being carried NEW DELHI, April 28: “very serious” investigation economy could have been ally, to extend the tenure of resident of Station Road GUWAHATI, April 28: bility of guarding both the out. The Asian Development Bank against China, President avoided, if China had shown his council for another six area of Badarpur in With the coronavirus out- international borders and Sources revealed that on Tuesday said it has approved Donald Trump has said, indi- transparency and shared the months. But the Governor Karimganj district. – break becoming a major force has increased patrolling thousands of people on both USD 1.5 billion (about Rs cating that his administration information about the virus did not accept the request, Correspondent cause of concern, security along it to ensure that no one sides of the international bor- 11,400 crore) loan to India to is looking at a bigger com- in its early phases. Hagrama said on Monday. along the international bor- can sneak in. der with Nepal are stranded help fund its fight against pensation from Beijing than Many countries have start- Social Welfare Minister JOCOSERIOUS ders with Nepal and Bhutan Talking to The Assam and they were kept in quar- coronavirus pandemic. the USD 140 billion being ed talking about claiming Pramila Rani Brahma, who has been augmented to check Tribune, sources in the SSB antine. Sources revealed that The loan has been sanc- sought by Germany over the compensation from China. represents the BPF in the movement of people. Mean- said that with the Govern- one group of tourists from tioned with a view to support coronavirus pandemic. Trump, during the Rose Assam Assembly, convened while, a large number of peo- ment of India imposing a lock- Gujarat, who were travelling immediate priorities such as The deadly contagion, which Garden press meet on Mon- a meeting with party MLAs ple from both India and Ne- down to prevent spreading back to India from Nepal, was disease containment and pre- originated in China in mid- day, was asked about Germa- at her residence here to dis- pal are stranded on both sides of coronavirus, the security allowed in after they com- vention, as well as social pro- November, has so far killed ny planning to send a bill to cuss the present situation of of the international border. along the international bor- pleted their quarantine peri- tection for the poor and eco- more than two lakh people and China for Euro 130 billion the Bodoland. India has around 1690 kil- ders with Nepal and Bhutan od. On the other hand, Nepal nomically vulnerable sections. infected over three million glo- (USD 140 billion) for the dam- Talking to The Assam ometers of international bor- has been augmented. Only police has also stepped up It is fully committed to sup- bally. The largest number of ages. “Would your administra- Tribune , Brahma said the der with Nepal and about 700 the trucks carrying essentials vigil along the international porting the Indian government them are in the US: more than tion look at doing the same?” move was ‘unwarranted’ as kilometers with Bhutan and are being allowed through border. Forces of both the in its response to this unprece- 56,000 deaths and over one “Well, we can do some- it could have been possible guarding the borders is a the international borders. countries are working in co- dented challenge, said ADB million infections. thing much easier than that. to hold the BTC election by tough job as there is no phys- The border outposts of the ordinated manner. president Masatsugu Asakawa. Leaders of the US, the UK We have ways of doing things maintaining all medical emer- Don’t forget to bring ical barrier like fencing along SSB are located at a distance and Germany increasingly a lot easier than that,” the gency-related rules and reg- sanitizers and soaps! the borders. The Sashastra of two to three kilometers SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 6 believe that the unfortunate President replied. – PTI ulations. Conservationists against artificial Lockdown effect: Water quality of highlands in Kaziranga Brahmaputra, other rivers improves SIVASISH THAKUR long run it will not be suitable Data shows increased discharge of human waste into many rivers for these animals. Secondly, GUWAHATI, April 28: construction of additional arti- RITURAJ BORTHAKUR Voicing concern over the Cen- ficial highland will drastically tre’s directive to the Assam change the hydrology of the GUWAHATI, April 28: The government to construct park. This means the flow of water quality of the Brahmapu- more artificial highlands in water, especially in the flood tra and most of the State rivers Kaziranga National Park period, will change to a great has shown modest improve- ahead of the ensuing flood sea- extent, hampering the natural ment during the lockdown over son, prominent conservation cleaning mechanism of the ec- COVID-19 pandemic. groups have urged the author- osystem,” a joint statement by However, the city’s Bharalu ities to abandon the plan, cau- sis should be put on grassland highland inside a floodplain ec- Dr Anupam Sarmah of WWF river did not reveal significant Board, Assam (PCBA). ceding data,” PCBA’s senior cating lesser pollution load. tioning that haphazard and un- management, restoration of osystem will hasten the proc- India, Dr Bibhab Talukdar of changes with the value of ‘dis- “The dissolved oxygen val- environmental scientist BOD is the amount of dissolved scientific construction of more wetlands, and anti-erosion ess of ecological succession and Aaranyak, Dr Rathin Barman solved oxygen’ (DO) and ‘bio- ue which indicates the amount Mridul Dev Adhikary told The oxygen needed by aerobic bio- highlands would cause irrep- measures, besides facilitating Kaziranga will no longer re- of Wildlife Trust of India, and chemical oxygen demand’ of oxygen in the water body Assam Tribune . logical organisms to break down arable damage to Kaziranga’s undisturbed animal move- main a habitat of rhino, swamp Kaushik Barua of Assam Ele- (BOD) remaining the same is observed to be slightly high- The value of biochemical organic material present in a floodplain ecosystem. ment in the animal corridors deer, wild buffalo, etc. As the phant Foundation said. during the lockdown and be- er during the lockdown peri- oxygen demand was found to given water sample. Instead of highlands, the and the adjoining Karbi hills. floodplain ecosystem will fore it, according to a study con- od, except in few locations be marginally lower than the conservationists said, empha- “Creating more artificial change to a drier habitat, in the SEE PAGE 6 ducted by the Pollution Control when compared with the pre- previous record of data, indi- SEE PAGE 6 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 Governor of Oxford scientists to expand Pakistan’s Sindh trials of COVID-19 vaccine tests COVID-19 positive LONDON, April 28: Even tified by researchers from the be available by September, KARACHI, April 28 : The as researchers at Oxford Uni- Oxford Vaccine Group and several months ahead of any of Governor of Pakistan’s Sindh versity have begun testing Oxford’s Jenner Institute. the other efforts announced so province has tested positive their potential vaccine against The potential upcoming far, said the report. for the COVID-19 and was COVID-19 on a small group vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, In experiments conducted at self-quarantining at his resi- of human volunteers, they is based on an adenovirus vac- the US National Institutes of dence following the test result. hope to expand the tests soon cine vector and the SARS- Health’s Rocky Mountain Lab- “I have just been tested after getting positive results CoV-2 spike protein. oratory in Montana last month, COVID-19 positive,” Imran from the initial trial. By vaccinating with single doses of the Oxford vac- Ismail said in a tweet late “Oxford University initiat- ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, the scien- cine proved effective in pro- Monday night. ed trials of the COVID-19 tists hope to make the body tecting rhesus macaque mon- Sindh province is the worst- vaccine on 23rd April 2020 recognise and develop an im- keys against the virus which is hit in Pakistan. Of the total and plans to vaccinate 800 mune response to the Spike responsible for the pandemic. 13,947 cases in the country, volunteers in the UK over the protein that will help stop the This has raised hope that Sindh accounts for 4,956 infec- next month,” the Oxford SARS-CoV-2 virus from en- the vaccine might work to tions. Samples for Ismail’s test Vaccine Group said. tering human cells and there- protect humans as well. have been sent to a laboratory “If the trial is successful in fore prevent infection. However, it is too early to on Sunday, which came posi- the UK, then the Oxford According to a report in say which potential vaccine will tive on Monday night. team will approach scientists the New York Times on prove to be the most success- Talking to media, Ismail said in the Kenya Medical Re- Monday, the scientists plan to ful in protecting people against he has informed people he met search Institute (KEMRI) and test the vaccine in trials in- COVID-19 as it may take some over the past couple of days, will approach the Government volving more than 6,000 peo- time for clinical trial data to be- adding that he will also have of Kenya for permission to ple by the end of May. come available. More than 70 his family tested for the evaluate in Kenya,” it added And if the trials show posi- research efforts are on current- virus.The Governor said his in an update. A vaccine candi- tive results, the first few mil- ly to develop a vaccine against Turkish soldiers prepare to load a military cargo plane with personal protection equipment donated by Turkey to help United health was fine and there was date for COVID-19 was iden- lion doses of the vaccine may COVID-19. – IANS States combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. – PTI “no need to worry”. – IANS Pentagon Required retired persons & COVID-19 test kits: China Hong Kong to ease Entrepreneurs for MNC. Earning Remembering releases 3 Rs. 45,000/-. Work from home. UFO videos Contact : 96781-80856. quarantine restrictions urges India to resolve issue NEW YORK, April 28 : The SV/P/AC000035/8 HONG KONG, April 28: tory would be extended to Au- BEIJING, April 28: China on would conduct any investiga- two companies have released US Department of Defense Hong Kong will ease quarantine Tuesday urged India to step up tion on this issue, Chinese For- statements in which they said that has released three short vide- gust 31. But the exact date of restrictions on travellers from the change was yet to be con- communication to “properly eign Ministry spokesman the quick test kits they produced os showing what appears to be mainland China, providing ex- firmed. The city recorded no resolve” the issue with the Geng Shuang told a media were approved by the China’s unidentified flying objects. emptions for school students new coronavirus cases for a two Chinese firms which sup- briefing here that India and National Medical Products Ad- The videos showing “uni- crossing the border daily and third day in a row on Tuesday. Prof. Birendra Chandra Das plied the COVID-19 antibody China are closely coordinating ministration of China (NMPA) dentified aerial phenomena”, any arrivals deemed economi- It was the fifth time in nine rapid test kits, subsequently and cooperating with each oth- and met the quality standards the term used by the Penta- 1937 – 2018 cally important, the city’s health days there were no new infec- found faulty by the Indian er since the coronavirus out- and they have been verified by gon, were taken by the US On this day of 29th April on chief said on Tuesday. tions, with the total number of the Punya Tithi of your 2nd Council of Medical Research break surfaced. the Indian institute of virology Navy pilots, one in November Addressing a press briefing, cases now at 1,037. Death Anniversary we fondly (ICMR). “As to the specific incidents attached to the ICMR . 2004 and the other two in Jan- Secretary for Food and Health At the same briefing, Deputy remember you with humble The ICMR on Monday you mentioned, we hope the “China and India maintained uary 2015. Sophia Chan said that the re- respect and seek your asked states and union terri- Indian side will step up com- close communication and coop- Even before the US Depart- Secretary for Food and Health heavenly blessings. laxed measures were because Howard Chan said the govern- tories to stop using the test munication with the Chinese eration. China shared experi- ment of Defense decided to au- Wherever you are, we pray the city government was sat- ment would consult the relevant to Almighty for the eternal kits procured from the companies to properly solve ence with India and donated thorise the release of the vide- isfied that the COVID-19 cri- sectors on the criteria and pro- bliss of your departed soul. Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech this issue. Of course, China and medical supplies to it. We hope os, they were circulating in the sis on the mainland was large- Thank you for everything you and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics India have channels of commu- the Indian side will stick to facts public domain after unauthor- cedures of applying for exemp- ly under control, reports the tions from quarantine measures, did for our family. You are due to the “wide variations” nication. These are open,” and enhance communication ised releases in 2007 and 2017. forever alive in our memories. 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Most peo- toms and educate them about labour for survival. close living conditions and lack ple living in slums also have no how to avoid transmitting the from your doorstep ... The report, published in the of basic sanitation make urban choice but to participate in the disease. – IANS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3 Implement ‘micro-containment zone strategy’ in sealed areas: Delhi LG NEW DELHI, April 28: At present, the authorities to the spread of the disease COVID-19 cases in the 190 fresh cases being Delhi Lt Governor (LG) Anil block the entry and exit and pose threat to lives. National Capital crossed the reported during the Baijal on Tuesday directed all points of an area where On Tuesday, Baijal, Delhi 3,000-mark on Monday, with day. – PTI district magistrates to COVID-19 cases emerge and Health Minister Satyendar implement a ‘micro- people are not allowed to Jain and DMs attended a containment zone strategy’ step out of their houses. video conference held by IN LOVING MEMORY OF in their respective areas to Essential items are delivered Union Health and Family PRADIP KUMAR GOSWAMI Welfare Minister Harsh arrest the spread of COVID- at the doorstep. 26.4.1942 – 29.4.2006 19, an official said here. “It was observed that Vardhan to discuss measures Under this plan, small people in some containment to contain the virus. clusters reporting cases of zones are roaming on streets In the meeting, talks were the dreaded virus will be and meeting each other. held on the strict implemen- identified and declared “DMs have been directed tation of standard operating containment zones instead of to implement ‘micro- procedures in non-COVID- big ones. containment zone strategy’, 19 hospitals in the National The move comes after under which small clusters Capital, following cases of coronavirus infection in these several cases of the infection will be formed and declared facilities. were reported in some containment zones so that The total number of COVID-19 containment there is strictly no move- “Unable are the loved to die, zones, including in Jahangir ment of people,” the official told PTI. for love is immortality.” Puri, where people were – Emily Dickinson – seen moving around and Earlier this month, 31 FOURTEEN PAINFUL YEARS HAVE PASSED BY meeting each other on the members of an extended family in north Delhi’s Although the loss is immeasurable, streets despite the restric- Jahangir Puri contracted the but so is the love left behind. tions. disease despite the area IN REVERENCE & REMEMBRANCE being declared a containment Chandana Goswami (Wife) Kaushik & Partha (Sons) 819 highway zone. Mousumi (Daughter in Law) ‘Managing kidney disease in Chief Minister Arvind Priyanabh (Grandson) projects delayed Kejriwal had also appealed to during lockdown people living in containment COVID-19 cases a challenge’ zones to not step out of their period: Gadkari CHENNAI, April 28: Man- after she was suspected to Citing the reports of SARS houses as it might contribute SPL CORRESPONDENT aging those with kidney dis- have contracted the virus from and MERS-CoV infections, he ease among the COVID-19 a doctor who was treating her. says Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) NEW DELHI, April 28: At positive cases is emerging as “Effect on the kidney is sec- had developed in 5 to 15 per least 819 highway projects an additional challenge to doc- ondary to hypoxia or cytokines cent cases, but about 60 to 90 covering 30,301 km, costing tors battling the pandemic. released by the COVID-19. It per cent of those cases report- about Rs 3,06,250 crore, have On April 23, a 70-year-old is generally perceived that ed mortality. been delayed during the lock- man died of COVID-19 at the COVID-19 types of viruses are “The preliminary reports of down period. Rajiv Gandhi Government Gen- borne from respiratory sys- COVID-19 patients suggested A presentation made by the eral Hospital here after he test- tems, but a growing body of a lower incidence (3 to 9 per Ministry of Road Transport ed positive. Hospital authorities evidence shows that the virus cent) of AKI, but later reports and Highways showed the said he had diabetes, hyperten- also attacks the kidneys either indicated a higher frequency of works being carried during the sion and chronic kidney disease directly or mediated by exces- abnormalities. A study of 59 lockdown period. It was stat- and was on dialysis. sive immune response seen in patients with COVID-19 re- ed that 1,315 projects cover- Recently, an elderly woman severe COVID-19 patients and vealed that about two-thirds of ing 49,238 km worth Rs who was admitted for kidney not just the lungs,” said Dr patients developed leak of pro- 5,89,648 crore were under problems at the same hospital Suresh Rao, Intensivist with the tein in urine during their stay progress. tested positive for coronavirus city-based MGM Health Care. in hospital,” he said. – PTI The ministry said State-spe- cific issues like pending land acquisition, environment clear- ance have been delaying the project implementation. Meanwhile, Union Minister of Road Transport and High- ways Nitin Gadkari on Tues- day called upon all the States to take urgent action so that blockades of trucks and lorries at inter-State borders are cleared at the earliest possi- ble ensuring smooth move- ment of essential goods to var- ious parts of the country. Speaking at the meeting of State Road Transport Minis- ters held via video conference, Gadkari urged the ministers to intervene in such matters and ensure resolutions through the district adminis- trations. At the same time, he underlined following the health advisories and other guidelines like proper distance, wearing masks, use of sanitizers, both by the driver and cleaners and also at the dhabas. Gadkari further pointed out that transportation of labour to factories may be facilitated by duly following the health pro- tocols of maintaining mini- mum one metre distance, wearing masks and use of san- itizers. He pointed out that providing food and shelter to labour may be ensured while fully observing the norms of social distancing and hygiene. The meeting was also at- tended by Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways General (Retd) VK Singh be- sides the Transport and PWD Ministers. The Chief Minis- ters of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Himachal Prade- sh also attended the confer- ence along with top officials. He urged the States to expe- dite land acquisition process as delays hamper the pace of de- velopment and asked them to utilise funds which are remain- ing unused with them to the extent of about Rs 25,000 crore. Gadkari suggested that State Transport Ministers should explore operationalising app- based two-wheeler taxis espe- cially in rural areas which will assist farming communities with smoother movement. This will also provide new employment opportunities. The Chief Ministers and State PWD Ministers urged Gadkari to ensure that nation- al highway projects in their Sates may be expedited. Ref- erences were made to the spe- cific projects pending in the States. Janasanyog/DF/63/20 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Can India compete with China? – JOSEPH CAMPBELL I Ananda Bhaumik not included in the approved list ing; iii) China has a strict system of hindra has also developed a mechan- of suppliers offered to Spain by approvals, but iv) the Chinese still ical ventilator costing about $100, hina is a manufacturing ion and within a month received China’s Ministry of Commerce. depends on components that need the AGVA model is a sophisticated behemoth but if India the official certification – CE Ac- The sad fact is that many fly-by- to be sourced from outside. model with the added advantage plays to its strengths, credition – which means its kits night operators often armed with Now let’s see how India is doing. that the base model costs less than one believes, it can complied with health safety and fake certificates and export licenc- On March 23, a diagnostic kit $1,000 with any commonly availa- Cprovide a fair amount of competi- environment standards set by the es are exporting unlicensed and developed in record time by Pune- ble android smart phone acting as Need to specify tion. Let us look at four companies, European regulators. sub-standard goods and many im- based Indian company MyLab re- the interface. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his fourth interac- two each in China and India. By the end of March 2020, 102 porters are importing them as ceived approval from the Govern- Going back to the lessons learnt tion with the Chief Ministers of different States, had assert- Shenzen MindRay Biomedical Chinese firms were granted access well knowing fully well that the ment. The kit costs a quarter of from the Chinese medical instru- ed that India would have to give importance to the economy Electronics is a maker of medical to the European market though source may be suspect. the imported kits and delivers re- ment makers which also apply to even as she continues to fight Covid-19. This is in line with devices. Its founder, 69-year-old Li most did not have the required A second aspect of this export sults in about two hours compared other industries, we can see that the recent relaxations on lockdown restrictions announced Xiting, with a personal net worth National Medical Product Admin- story is that China still depends on to the six or seven hours required India can match them with the add- of $13 billion, is getting richer by a istration permission to for the imported kits. ed advantage of original research by the Centre before its scheduled lifting on May 3. Expect- billion dollars a month exporting sell in China. For instance, At the same time, the and out-of-the-box thinking. edly, the prolonged period of economic inactivity has sub- ventilators, imaging devices and only 13 companies have The moral of the story is that Indian newspapers car- The moral of the story is that jected millions of people who lead a hand to mouth exist- patient monitors to over 100 coun- been licensed to sell the ried the story of virolo- India should compete where its ence to immense hardships. Thus the slight easing of the tries around the world. As one of a PCR kits in China as of India should compete where its gist Minal Bhosale, My- strength lies – innovation at a low- restrictions announced from April 20 was designed to pro- handful of accredited manufactur- April 2020, with eight strength lies – innovation at a Lab’s research and de- er cost – or what strategist Navi vide some relief to those segments of the public who do not ers in China, MindRay’s factories selling the simpler anti- lower cost – or what strategist velopment chief, who Radjou terms as frugal innovation have resources to tide over a long period without being able currently account for 20% of the body version. worked till the last day and we the Indians call jugaad which to carry on with their source of livelihood. According to the global capacity. As a result, in March Navi Radjou terms as frugal of her complicated preg- roughly translates to make do with new directives, agricultural businesses, which include dairy, Li trained as a physicist and spent 2020 alone, China export- nancy and went to the what is available. two decades in academia, includ- ed almost four billion innovation and we the Indians hospital to deliver the MyLab and AGVA have proven fishery, tea, coffee and rubber plantations, and shops selling ing a stint as a visiting scholar at masks, 37.5 million call jugaad which roughly day after she completed once again that the private sector farming products, would be allowed to resume activities, the University of Paris-Sud, before gowns and isolation suits, her project. can do what the scientists at the while public works programmes, which provide employment co-founding MindRay in 1991. 16,000 ventilators and translates to make do with what On April 25, Indian Indian Government labs from the for daily-wage earners, could reopen. Self-employed work- Nanjing Liming Bio Products four million coronavirus is available. car maker Maruti an- DRDO to ISRO have shown many ers like plumbers, electricians and carpenters were also exports diagnostic kits for testing testing kits. A staggering nounced that it is team- times over, that they are as innova- allowed to resume their vocations, a step that is to provide the presence of the coronavirus amount by any standards. ing up with AGVA to tive and at the cutting edge with relief to a sizable section of the working public. While all which causes Covid-19. In late Jan- However, there is a dark side components that need to be manufacture 10,000 ventilators by the Mars mission as the shining markets could open in rural and semi-rural areas and sell uary 2020, all throughout the Chi- to the story. Countries including sourced from outside China. On May. The AGVA ventilators were example. non-essential items also, such non-essential items could be nese New Year holidays, the com- Spain, Britain and the Netherlands April 8, China’s Foreign Minister developed by neurosurgeon China has the advantage of open- pany kept a group of scientists and have reported Chinese masks and Wang Yi called his Swiss counter- Deepak Agrawal and robot scien- ing up their economy a decade ear- sold in urban areas only if the shop was located at a residen- technicians working round the testing kits having quality issues. part Ignazio Cassis and requested tist Diwakar Vaish and they are lier and working purposefully to- tial area and registered as a ‘standalone’ shop. clock and had a kit ready by early The Spanish newspaper El País that Switzerland ‘significantly step priced at $2,000 whereas conven- wards their stated goal. India start- However, reportedly, such easing of restrictions have not February. Strangely enough, they reported in mid-March that the up supplies’ so that Chinese venti- tional ventilators cost over ed a decade later and is still finding yet had desired results, primarily because the directives did not apply for accreditation in testing equipment from Shen- lator manufacturers could meet glo- $10,000. It is worth noting that its way given its political structure have been generic rather than specific, and many traders China because the process of ac- zhen-based Bioeasy Biotechnolo- bal demand. manufacturing giant GE is supply- but if more and more Indians be- particularly in the urban sector are confused whether they creditation is long and time con- gy had a 30% detection rate com- In summary, i) China has tech- ing ventilators to the US Govern- come entrepreneurs and India take are allowed to open or not. One of the primary sources of suming. Instead, they applied for pared to the stated accuracy of nocrats turned entrepreneurs; ii) ment at $16,000 each. the frugal engineering route, it can confusion is exactly what constitutes essential and non-es- accreditation in the European Un- 80%. Bioeasy, it turned out, was the Chinese are very hard work- While the Indian auto giant Ma- get there. sential items. For instance, while restaurants are mandated to remain shut, can sweetmeat shops having only take away facilities return to business? Similarly, it is all very well for a Covid-19 impact: What history tells plumber or electrician to be allowed to work, but unless the hardware or electric equipment shops, which are rarely of I Aranyak Saikia al included both policy interven- flu pandemic can give a few clues. first time in history, the US oil pric- standalone nature, are kept open, the former cannot get the tions as well as deaths. Many coun- For instance, the closure of schools es turned negative at minus (-) $37 material with which to continue working. Also, there is some s large parts of the 14th century. Europe lost nearly half tries imposed lockdowns in re- for two weeks in the US was esti- per barrel, as there was too much contradiction to the exhortation of administrations for peo- world are under lock- of its working population. No doubt sponse to the pandemic. That had a mated to have cost 0.3% of US GDP. supply of oil relative to demand. In ple to stay at home, which means that shops selling non- down, the unprece- it led to massive upheavals on trade, clear negative impact on the econ- This was primarily due to the dis- India, the large-scale movement of essentials, as reported in the media, cannot get sufficient dented Covid-19 crisis commerce and industries. Yet, as a omy. At the same time, the deaths ruptions in transport services, local migrants back to their native places hasA thrown most economies and new research paper recently sug- and the associated healthcare costs eateries in the vicinity of the schools in response to the lockdown was a number of customers to make remaining open worth the sectors out of gear. People are gested, the reduction of the work- led to the loss of productivity of and closure of local sports clubs. This reminder to the human cost of this while. It has also been reported in the media that the police rightly worried about the econom- ing population led to a shortage of the workforce. A recent paper has loss was in addition to the health- crisis. All of this has generated wide- in many places had resorted to heavy-handed methods to ic consequences of this pandemic labour. This drove up wages in the analysed whether the lockdowns care costs of the flu pandemic. spread uncertainty and anxiety effectively enforce the lockdown during the early stages, and many commentators feel that medium term. The result was that exacerbated the economic impact. As we have witnessed in the past among investors and policymakers. which has put a fear psychosis amongst the people, and these will be even more severe the workers had more money to It has made a comparative analysis few months, different economies What remains certain is that the made many traders hesitant to open up their establishments than the actual loss of lives from save and invest. The demand for of the cities in the US that imposed have responded differently to the debate on the magnitude and direc- even though now they are allowed to do so. It is expected the pandemic itself. They are like- luxuries like paintings, ornaments restrictive measures. It finds that pandemic. Most countries were tion of the pandemic and its associ- that administrations across the nation would take heed of ly to be more prolonged and would and artefacts went up. One of the “cities that intervened earlier and initially reluctant to close down ated policy responses is likely to such ground realities and put in place rectification meas- certainly disrupt multiple sectors. conclusions of the paper is that this more aggressively do not perform their economies or to restrict the go on in the near future. The stud- ures so that the economy can be restarted. However, we do not know with rise in demand for such luxuries worse and, if anything, grow faster movement of people. The compla- ies quoted above that look at the certainty how these disruptions are might have inadvertently aided the after the pandemic is over. Our find- cency on the part of their govern- costs and benefits of previous lock- likely to pan out in the next couple Renaissance that took its roots ings thus indicate that NPIs (non- ments in underestimating the po- down measures are concentrated Horticultural exports of years. While we do know that around the 15th century. Howev- pharmaceutical interventions) not tential threat led to the outbreak on the US and western economies. they are likely to be negative, the er, it’s unlikely that such a scenario only lower mortality; they also spreading rapidly in these coun- We do not have concurrent re- With the prolonged lockdown hitting the State’s agricul- perceived trade-off between lock- will play out now. The number of mitigate the adverse economic tries, costing lives and putting search for the Indian economy. tural community hard, the State Government has done down and normal economic activi- deaths due to Covid-19, though consequences of a pandemic”. Non- pressure on the healthcare sys- Clearly, India is very different from well to make arrangements for exporting horticultural prod- ty is not completely clear. That is, very tragic and heartbreaking, is pharmaceutical interventions tems. In the last few weeks, most the West both in terms of its infra- ucts to other States and even beyond the national fron- what would have been the outcome still a small fraction of the overall (NPIs) include restrictions on governments have understood the structure as well its demograph- tiers. As per official data, thousands of tons of vegetables had lockdown measures not been workforce. movement of people and goods, potent threat posed by the virus ics. This calls for further research and fruits have rotted in the fields and the trend will not imposed? Would the costs simply Fast forwarding to the 20th cen- closing down establishments and and have gone for strict lockdown into India’s past responses to dis- diminish unless urgent interventions are made. The farm- be restricted to the loss of lives? tury, an analysis of the Spanish flu awareness measures. Thus, going measures. India has been an ex- ease outbreaks and its associated ers had a torrid time during the initial phase of the shut- Or would it lead to other adverse of 1918-19 that killed more than 50 by this paper, the current lockdown ception in this regard. Correctly economic outcomes. down and even when the sale of vegetables was allowed impacts that could have been miti- million people worldwide reveals in many parts of the globe may be a anticipating the likelihood of a How will the trade-off between gated through lockdown meas- another set of interesting conclu- necessary evil. large-scale outbreak in the coun- the economic effects of the lock- later on, disruption in the supply chain caused by transpor- ures? Economists are turning over sions. While the world economic However, not everyone agrees. try, the Indian Government was down and the healthcare costs of the tation bottlenecks and labour crunch continued to bleed pages of history to get possible an- output shrank by more than 4.3% Many other researchers find that quick to impose a lockdown. current Covid-19 pandemic play out the farmers. The sudden stop in bulk commercial procure- swers. as a result of the pandemic (this lockdowns have ripple effects that We are already witnessing un- in India? Only time will tell. But his- ment of vegetables following the closure of restaurants, Take, for instance, the Bubonic was also immediately after World can prolong the economic stagna- precedented scenes as a result of tory tells us one thing: the outcome hotels, hostels, etc., has also impacted their sale adverse- plague that ravaged Europe in the War I), the reasons for this upheav- tion. An analysis of the 2009 swine these lockdown measures. For the is far from unambiguous. ly. Although belated, the interventions are coming now and the harrowed tillers will get some succour with their produce reaching the markets outside the State. The situ- Letters ation should also be seized as an opportunity to boost long- Wildlife protection need of the hour term export of the State’s horticultural products. This will to the appropriate the money out of the the wound. Apart from the above December, 2019, and the economic from the farmers and then supply call for putting in place a robust infrastructure for export- EDITOR budget provision is obviously the hikes and indirect taxation, the activities suffered, especially in the same to the needy. Secondly, if ing horticulture products abroad. The LGBI Airport had public taxation and government general public are bearing the brunt sectors like tourism. the political people do not travel recently acquired facilities for exporting fruits and vege- savings by reduction of expenditure of uncontrolled price rise caused by The sad truth is that Assam’s much from one district to another, Sir, – I am deeply concerned to economy is dependent on govern- tables from the State to foreign countries directly, doing on various heads of account illegal traders and syndicates. the Government expenditure will learn about the tragic death of two including salary and pension. The Altogether the public would have to ment finances, and this is quite be reduced. Yours etc., ABHIJIT away with the need to send those from the Kolkata airport. golden langurs, a mother and her freezing of DA from January, 2020 bear the burden of crores of rupees precarious, to say the least. Even DAS, Jagiroad. With more export vistas opening up, the facilities at LGBI baby, of the Kakoijana Reserve to June, 2021 payable to the Central to control the pandemic. Yours etc., the State Finance Minister has Pig deaths Airport should be further augmented to facilitate large- Forest in Bongaigaon district after Government employees and APURBA KUMAR GOGOI, hinted on this in clear terms. The Sir, – Through your esteemed scale export in the days ahead. they were hit by a four-wheeler pensioners would save a big sum of Batahghuli, Guwahati. State was compelled to raise taxes daily, I would like to draw the Assam and the rest of the Northeast are ideally suited recently. Such incidents are likely to money to the government Prepare for the worse on the sale of petrol and diesel by a attention of the authorities increase significantly in near future. hefty amount to improve its for horticulture but the lack of a sustained focus by the exchequer. The DA is against price Sir, – Apropos the edit page concerned regarding the sudden During the lockdown period of the revenue sources. It is good to get governments has hindered its growth. Indeed, there re- index, i.e., inflation. The last interview of Amiya Sarma, noted death of 2,000 pigs in the State. At a last one month, we have observed optimistic, but it is better that we main many unexploited areas concerning fruits, vegeta- instalment of DA declared with economist (AT, April 26), Sarma time when the dreaded Covid-19 behavioural changes in animals and are prepared for a worse kind of bles and herbs in the region and properly tapped, these effect from January, 2020 was 4%. If appears quite optimistic about the infection has engulfed the world birds. There are various reports of scenario, during and after the the next instalments due on July, economic situation vis-a-vis Covid- claiming the lives of nearly two lakh can do wonders to the agrarian economy of the North- spotting animals in human-inhabited lockdown. Yours etc., D BHUTIA, people, yet another suspected 2020 and January, 2021 at the 19 in India, in general, and Assam, east. The demand for fresh fruits and vegetables, espe- areas all across the country during RG Baruah Road, Guwahati. contagious disease has killed more present rate are added, it would be in particular! His views are contrary cially organic produce, is huge in the western countries the lockdown period. Animals have than 2,000 pigs in the State. The 12% approximately which costs not to what many others are voicing, Financial crisis and through a pragmatic approach, the Northeast can started moving in a less polluted sudden deaths of the animal have less than Rs 50 thousand crore. including by many experts within Sir, – During this lockdown, and relaxed atmosphere. Once the created a fear psychosis among the make a strong inroad into the global fruit export market. Immediately after the declaration of and outside India. However, if one difficulty has arisen everywhere in It is a poor reflection on our successive governments lockdown will be lifted, these DA in January, 2020, the Central people of the Red Zone districts. had an opportunity of interacting everyone’s life and simultaneously The Morigaon district is well animals will be at off guard and they Government raised the excise duty that we have failed to put to good use our inherent ad- with businesses, small traders and we are supporting our Government acquainted for inhabiting the Tiwa, vantages in such sectors. In the Darrangiri banana mar- will be unable to adapt to the on petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per retailers, etc., as also the common as much as possible. Already our sudden movement of vehicles, Bodo and Kachari tribes in the ket of Goalpara, we have the biggest market of its kind litre which would bring Rs 39 man before the nationwide State Government is facing a State. They mostly are the human beings. This will lead to in the whole of Asia. Hundreds of truckloads of the fruit thousand crore to the exchequer lockdown was imposed from the financial crisis. We all know that inhabitants of the Jagiroad and more accidents. So, I request all to additionally. Hence, the freezing of find their way to far-off markets of not just neighbouring midnight of April 24, 2020, one more than 60% of the total Laharighat constituencies. Piggery drive very carefully to protect DA and the hike of petrol-diesel population is dependent on States but countries like Bhutan and Nepal as well on a would have been clear that all such farming is their main source of animals; if you spot an animal on the prices by Rs 3 per litre would bring entities were facing distress for agriculture but still the people are livelihoods. But they keep the regular basis every week. But the amenities at such an road up ahead, slow down or try to nearly Rs 89 thousand crore. As we quite long, especially since the dying of hunger. In the last one animals in an unscientific condition important market place are virtually non-existent. stop your vehicle. Animals and birds know, the hike of diesel-petrol demonetization days of November, month all the crops and vegetables which may lead to the disease. The There is no proper accommodation and other amenities also have equal rights to stay on prices increases the transportation 2016. Further, the economic in the fields got spoiled – in the authorities concerned should take required for such huge congregations of traders from planet Earth. Yours etc., SUNIL costs, and hence they directly affect activities had an adverse impact on town areas the people are not necessary steps in this connection. different places. Horticulture and food processing, which JALLAN, Golaghat. the prices of all goods including vast parts of India, because of getting vegetables while in the Yours etc., PRANJAL KR go side by side, warrant urgent attention by the local DA freezing essential commodities. In such a sectarian and communal violence, village areas because of the poor SHARMA, Morigaon. situation, the excise duty levied on entrepreneurs. The Government can play the role of a Sir, – A big budget of Rs 1.70 lakh though Assam was a bit isolated crop in the field, the farmers are not Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and facilitator and provide the required technological assist- crore has been estimated to fight diesel-petrol at the rate of Rs 5 per from such an impact. However, getting a single penny. The Letters to the Editor for publication in litre excluding GST by the Assam ance and market linkage. the Covid-19 pandemic in our Assam had a peculiar issue with the Government should have taken the the editorial page may be sent to the country. The source of fund to Government is nothing but a hit on anti-CAA protests since mid- initiative to buy all the vegetables email ID: [email protected]. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 2 GMC water reservoirs in dilapidated condition CITY CORRESPONDENT reservoir covered with a tin roof is in poor Moreover, some areas in the city receive WEATHER shape,” he added. water through direct pumping. Besides GUWAHATI, April 28: Two water reser- “Plastic waste and tree leaves were also found these plants, there are nine deep tubewells GUWAHATI voirs of the Satpukhuri water plant at Nijar- in the reservoir with a tin roof. The water is not in different locations of the city. LOCAL FORECAST : apar in Chandmari area are in a dilapidated usable at all. But there are no other options left When contacted, GMC Superintending Generally cloudy sky with condition and require urgent repair. with us but to use the water from it,” another Engineer Manoranjan Bharali said that a ten- one or two spells of rain/thun- There are several cracks on the walls and resident said. The water works wing of GMC der was floated in connection with repair of dershower is very likely to a part of the tin roof of one reservoir and the caters to the water requirements in the city. the two water reser- occur. Maximum and minimum concrete roof of another reservoir have fall- Sources in the GMC said less than 30 per voirs at Nijarapar in temperatures are most likely According to GMC to be 31°C and 22°C respec- en off, resulting in huge gaps. cent of the over 15 lakh population in the March, but the contrac- tively on Wednesday A local resident of the area said he had city receive piped drinking water. Superintending tor abandoned the work TEMPERATURE: informed the Guwahati Municipal Corpora- GMC has three water treatment plants at Engineer Manoranjan because of the emer- Max 28.5°C tion (GMC) several times about the urgent Panbazar, Satpukhuri and Kamakhya. Water is gency situation arising Min 21.8°C need to repair the reservoirs, but no action pumped from the Brahmaputra to these plants Bharali the two from the COVID-19 has been initiated yet. and after processing, the plant water is pumped pandemic. “The recent “Repair work was carried out four years to different reservoirs located at hill tops and reservoirs will be storm caused severe 60-year-old ago. But now the tin roof has been badly dam- then distributed to the consumers by ‘gravity repaired ‘this week’ damage to the tin-roof aged. The officials came here and inspected main’. Installed capacity of the Satpukhuri reservoir. But we have turtle dies at the situation, but we did not see any kind of treatment plant is 22.50 MLD and its present been assessing the damage and will repair Jorpukhuri constructive work in the last four years. The running capacity is around 15 MLD. The pathetic condition of the water reservoir with a tin roof. these two reservoirs this week,” Bharali said. CITY CORRESPONDENT Excise Minister GUWAHATI, April 28: A RSS, AASU come to aid of Kamrup (M) admin using black softshell turtle aged about receives 20,000 60 years died at Jorpukhuri here on Tuesday. The twin Jor- masks from COVID Suraksha mobile app pukhuri ponds located beside poor people in Dimoria Pernod Ricard the historic Ugratara Devalaya CORRESPONDENT tributed within this week,” said “As starvation looms, the only STAFF REPORTER ly, NIC suggested the COVID entered in the portal. On com- STAFF REPORTER at Uzan Bazar, are home to a Hridayananda Puri, Karyawa of source of respite for the desti- Suraksha app for the purpose. pletion of the registration proc- large number of turtles. JORABAT, April 28: Ever the Jorabat Shakha of RSS. The tute are individuals and NGOs. GUWAHATI, April 28: The The app has already been ess, a QR Code for each quar- According to member of the since the nationwide lockdown volunteers have also been cre- So, we are doing all we can to GUWAHATI, April 28: On Kamrup (Metro) district admin- successfully implemented in antined person was generated Ugratara Temple Committee had been announced, the Rash- ating awareness about precau- ensure that the homeless don’t behalf of the Assam excise istration has started using the Hojai district. The software has from the portal. The QR Code Kailash Sharma, due to the lock- triya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Jo- tions to be taken to prevent the go hungry during these testing department Excise Minister COVID Suraksha mobile appli- two parts – one is a web-based were printed and pasted on the down, there were only four peo- rabat Shakha volunteers have spread of coronavirus in vari- times,” Barasha Medhi, presi- Parimal Suklabaidya today cation to monitor activities of application portal and the oth- front of the houses of the quar- ple at the temple when he got been distributing essential com- ous areas of Dimoria. dent of the Dimoria unit, said received 20,000 three- surveillance teams deployed in er is the mobile app. The solu- antined people. the news about the turtle’s death modities to the people whose The Dimoria regional unit of while maintaining that the drive layered masks from Pernod the district to look after 2,169 tion is simple, user-friendly During its visit the surveil- around 10 am. The turtle was sources of livelihood have been the All Assam Students’ Union will continue in the next three Ricard India Foundation people under home quarantine. and most effective. lance team will scan the QR buried on the temple premises stopped by the lockdown. (AASU) has also come out to days in Dimoria. The student which they have donated as In the beginning of the fight Code of the quarantined mem- after a discussion with conserva- The Shakha again distribut- provide succour to the desti- body has carried out sanitization part of their CSR campaign. against coronavirus, the district Monitoring activities ber and fill up a simplified ques- tionist Jayaditya Purkayastha. ed groceries and face masks to tute in the form of cooked food. drives in various areas, apart from Applauding the initiative administration developed a mon- of surveillance tionnaire about the patient’s Purkayastha, from conserva- over 90 poor families in Jora- With most of the shops and providing ration to the needy of the foundation, the Excise itoring system to keep an eye health, like whether the pa- tion group Good Earth which is bat, Medhikuchi and Sankardev hotels remaining shut, the families, since the day the lock- Minister has said that the on those who were quarantined. teams deployed to tient is having fever, cough, working to protect the turtles, Nagar areas under Sonapur rev- homeless are left with no down had come into effect. department, with support Accordingly, surveillance look after 2,169 etc., and send the same direct- said that the female turtle aged enue circle today. means of food or even water. Our Staff Reporter adds from various corporate teams were formed consisting ly to the server using the app. about 60 years died a natural “Our Shakha has reached out While several relief measures in Guwahati: The Assam friends of ‘Assam excise of ASHA, ANM and MPW people under home The Kamrup Metro district death on Tuesday morning. to over 500 families with kits have been announced by the State Disaster Management family’, has been successful- members. Each quarantined quarantine administration can now view “There was no suspicion of of essential commodities right government, the country’s Authority (ASDMA) re- ly able to support the person was assigned one sur- the status of each of the quar- any kind of unnatural death. The from Day One of the restric- poorest of the poor are left out ceived an amount of Rs 8 lakh government and the veillance team. But there was A statement issued by the antined persons submitted by turtle had a natural death con- tions implemented to prevent as they have failed to depend and 5,000 pieces of face frontline staff engaged in the no proper mechanism available district administration said that the surveillance team right sidering the age factor. The tem- the spread of coronavirus. on the food supplies provided masks today from Apollo fight against COVID-19. with the district administration as part of the initiative, officials from the dashboard. ple committee buried it as per Moreover, we are readying by the government and non- Hospital, Guwahati, under its Suklabaidya has also to monitor the functioning of concerned have collected de- COVID Suraksha has been rituals. When a series of deaths over 200 more kits to be dis- government organisations, etc. CSR initiative. directed officials of the State the surveillance teams. tails of each of the quarantined successfully rolled out in Kam- occur then there is a need for excise department to ensure In such a situation, Deputy members and entered them in rup Metro district in collabora- post-mortem to ascertain the real that the masks reach the Commissioner Biswajit Pegu re- the portal as part of the regis- tion with the district units of cause,” Purkayastha added. police personnel in every quested the National Informat- tration process. NHM and IDSP and at present The black softshell turtle was district through the respec- ics Centre (NIC) to provide an Similarly, details of surveil- covers 2,169 people under declared ‘extinct in wild’ by the tive SP offices. IT-based solution. Subsequent- lance team members were also home quarantine. International Union for Conser- vation of Nature (IUCN) in 2002. Concern over pig Concern at growing cases of theft, burglary disease outbreak STAFF REPORTER here and decamped with bell-metal uten- with a criminal background released re- GUWAHATI, April 28: The sils, big and small sorai s and cash, besides cently from jails. If the anti-social elements Assam Science Society has urged GUWAHATI, April 28: Concerned at the leaving the premises in a mess. House of can have their way in the heart of the city the State government to ensure growing incidents of theft and burglary in former Union Minister and MP Renuka amid such strict lockdown and restrictions, strict vigil on the movement of Guwahati even amid the lockdown, NGO Debi Barkataki, Panchavati’s ground floor the citizens cannot be sure about their live pigs or pig meat/products in Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG) has been developed as Addaghar, a place safety and security. Recently, two persons the areas located on the inter- has asked the police to keep law and or- for meeting and recreation of senior citi- having criminal background were lynched state and international bounda- der on top of their priority list. zens. A case has been filed at Chandmari by an irate mob in Baksa. The police must ries of Assam in the wake of an The NGO has also urged the police to Police Station by Minaxi Barkataki, daugh- keep a record of day-to-day activities of unknown disease that has killed keep a watchful eye on the jail inmates ter of Renuka Debi Barkataki. the recently released jail inmates and take a sizeable number of pigs in sev- released after the Supreme Court direc- In another incident, burglars broke open action to improve the overall law-and-or- eral districts of Upper Assam over tive to decongest the jails of the country the doors of Dr Rupam Das’s Diabetes and der scenario in Guwahati, Dutta said. the past few days. to check the spread of coronavirus. Footcare Centre near Nakkota Pukhuri at SGBG president Krishno K Borooah also The Society, in a statement SGBG cited two theft and burglary cas- Panbazar and stole some cash from the phar- underscored the need to install adequate released here, said that such es in the city’s prime localities Silpukhuri macy on the night of April 15. Though the CCTV cameras in Guwahati under the steps are needed to prevent the Sanitization being carried out at Fancy Bazar in Guwahati on Tuesday. – AT photo and Panbazar in the last few days, adding owners have submitted CCTV footage of the Smart City project and repair the defunct yet-to-be-identified pig disease that such incidents raise serious questions miscreants, a positive action is still awaited. ones. “There is a serious shortage of po- from taking an epidemic form. regarding police efficiency. SGBG vice president and eminent so- lice personnel at the lower level. The gov- The State government should GU changes On Monday night, miscreants entered cial activist Ajoy Dutta said that the po- ernment must take action on this consid- take up the issue immediately Helpline for mental health the premises of Addaghar at Panchavati lice must keep a strict vigil on persons ering it a top priority,” he added. with the governments of the academic calendar neighbouring states and coun- support to corona warriors JALUKBARI, April 28: Chang- tries with that aim in view, it said. ing its academic calendar to mit- It also called for financial as- CITY CORRESPONDENT like French, Arabic, Spanish igate the loss due to the medi- sistance to the affected pig farm- and Russian are currently on. cal emergency situation, the ers, besides proper veterinary GUWAHATI, April 28: Global Dhara Helpline has an active Gauhati University authority has assistance to them for overcom- Pandemic Response Forum team of over 70 psychologists announced that the admission ing this adverse situation. (GPRF), an Assam-based NGO, from across India and 83 more process for the next session to has started Dhara Helpline, a are undergoing orientation and its undergraduate (UG) degree Call for release mental health helpline dedicat- training on tele-counselling. The courses will be over by July 15. ed to support corona warriors, counsellors work from home. Examinations for the second, of Akhil Gogoi medics, paramedics and person- Project head of Dhara Helpline fourth and sixth semesters will CITY CORRESPONDENT nel involved in maintaining law Dharitri Nath said, “We decided be held in July. The remaining and order. The helpline number upon a telephonic helpline, as it internal UG examinations will GUWAHATI, April 28: The +91 92054 67567 is available 22 would be the most efficient coun- be assignment-based. Indigenous Forum, Assam has hours a day from 4 am to 2 am. selling delivery tool when isola- UG students whose physical, appealed to the State govern- The corona warriors are work- tion protocol are in place. We are laboratory-based and field- ment to immediately release ing day and night away from adding more languages every based activities have been Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti their family and friends. Exces- week to Dhara Helpline and will hampered will be allowed to (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi. sive workload, stress, fear and soon be open for the general pub- submit library or e-library-based The forum also sent a letter anxiety of the disease have tak- lic across India.” project work for the ongoing se- to the Chief Minister in this en a toll on mental health of a Nath added, “We are talk- mester. The same will be appli- regard on Monday. In a press great number of these warriors. ing to governments and or- cable to PG students also. statement the forum said, To support them, Dhara Hel- ganisations across the world All PG exams will be held “Many jail inmates have been pline was launched on April 6 leading the fight against COV- from August 15 and internal released across the country in in English and Assamese. Grad- ID-19 to secure their partner- exams will be assignment- view of the deadly coronavirus. ually, Bodo, Hindi, Marathi, ship, endorsement and sup- based. The new PG session The State government had also Khasi and Bengali speaking port for Dhara Helpline. We will commence on Septem- taken initiative in this regard. counsellors were added to the will continue with our efforts ber 15. The decisions have We urge the government to re- helpline and efforts to add of public engagement to been taken on the assump- lease KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi Garo, Dimasa, Nepali, Tamil, spread awareness about the tion that academic activities and others who were arrested Telugu, Malayalam and Kanna- helpline among the health- in the State will resume from during the anti-CAA protest.” da and international languages care leadership in India.” June 1. – Correspondent Good response to Railways’ SETU initiative PRANJAL BHUYAN bottlenecks in transportation and medical equipment. Our hel- request for the information and communication. Using the SETU pline is manned by a group of accordingly, the customers are GUWAHATI, April 28: The model, we are working to remove trainee officers. They also scan provided the details,” said an Swift and Efficient Transport of the backlog in the supply chain the social media sites to find out official at the NFR. Utilities (SETU) initiative of and facilitate our customers,” a if any customer is seeking any He added that the initiative Indian Railways, launched ear- senior official of the Indian Rail- kind of assistance. They are car- has gained a lot of momentum lier this month, has found good ways told this newspaper. rying out the work round the in the NFR zone during the response from traders and busi- He said that as part of SETU clock and the service is abso- past week. ness houses in Assam and the a dedicated helpline has been lutely free,” said the official. “Dozens of customers have north-eastern region seeking launched catering exclusively Sources said that the requests been provided assistance and assistance in transportation, to the Northeast Frontier Rail- received through the helpline we expect the numbers to go purchase and delivery of es- way (NFR) zone. number and social media handle up in the coming days. It could sential freight commodities. “Providing real-time and up- are forwarded to the division also prove to be a useful tool “SETU was launched by a to-date information has become concerned of NFR, which checks even after the pandemic is con- group of trainee officers who are critical during this period of lock- matters like feasibility of trans- trolled and the lockdown lift- based at the National Academy down on account of the logistical porting the requested goods, ed, if the authorities so de- of Indian Railways in Vadodara. hassles faced by customers, in- timetable of freight and parcel cide,” said the official. The main intention behind this cluding traders. SETU has ena- trains in a section, availability of NFR has deployed senior of- initiative was to bridge the gap bled customers from the states space for transportation, stop- ficials at its Maligaon head-of- between demand and supply, under the jurisdiction of NFR to pages and other relevant data. fice here as well as across all especially considering the cur- call up and place their request “Our divisional officers get the five divisional headquarters rent COVID-19 pandemic and for transporting essential and back to the SETU team with to help the SETU team, besides the nationwide lockdown. The critical commodities, including the relevant information with- for monitoring movement of lockdown has created certain foodgrains as well as health and in three hours of receiving the parcel and freight trains. Janasanyog/D/354/20 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020

ASSAM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SC asks Centre to consider adopting ‘one nation, CORPORATION LIMITED (A Government of Assam Undertaking) one ration card’ scheme during lockdown R.G. Baruah Road, Guwahati-781 024 Ph. : 0361-2201215, 2202216. Fax : 0361-2200060 NEW DELHI, April 28: The Su- this regard keeping in view the present wide lockdown in the State/UTs even if and denying benefits of subsidized grains/ CIN: U75112AS1965SGC001246 preme Court has asked the Centre to circumstances.” they are not in their respective home foods/shelter/ medical facilities to the mi- consider the feasibility of ‘temporarily’ The top court disposed of a plea filed State/Union Territory by way of a man- grants labourers or citizens of other E- procurement for work at Plastic Park, Gelapukhuri, District- Tinsukia, Assam adopting the ‘one nation, one ration card’ by advocate Reepak Kansal, who damus to the concerned authorities to States/ UTs due to absence of local iden- Memo No. AIDC/I&C/PP(Tsk)/Shed&WH(2nd Ph/454/2306 scheme during the ongoing coronavirus sought the launching of the scheme, temporarily adopt ‘One Nation One tity proof like ration card/residential proof Re-Tenders are invited on-line through e-procurement portal of Govt. of Assam i.e. lockdown period to enable the migrant for the benefit of migrant workers, Umbrella Policy’ during the epidemic or voter card even during the unprece- www.assamtenders.gov.in from Govt. Registered Contractors of appropriate class workers and economically weaker sec- beneficiaries and citizens of other of corona due to absence of scheme of dented nationwide lockdown due to ep- with sound financial background fulfilling the eligibility criteria for execution of the tions get subsidised foodgrain. States stranded in different places due ‘One Nation One Ration Card’, the plea idemic of COVID-19. following work at Plastic Park, Gelapukhuri, Dist.- Tinsukia, Assam The Central government scheme is to the nationwide lockdown. said. He also sought direction to author- The scheme ... announced by Cen- Sl. Name of Work Re-NIT No. Estimated scheduled to be launched in June this year. The petitioner seeks the indulgence ities for ensuring migrant labourers tral government is about to start... No. Value (Rs. A bench of Justices NV Ramana, San- of this court to protect and safeguard who are at present staying in rented June, 2020. Due to lack of scheme of in Lakh) jay Kishan Kaul and BR Gavai, in an rights of migrant labourers /beneficiar- premises or in transit camps do not go One Nation One Ration Card and an- 1 Work of Construction of AIDC/I&C/PP(Tsk)/Shed & 405.30 order passed on Monday said: “We di- ies /citizens of other States/UT/ tour- hungry for want of local identity cards other policy/circular/notification by 5 nos of Industrial Sheds WH (2nd Ph/454/2304 rect the Union of India to consider ists to get their entitlement of subsi- or any identity cards. Central government to protect the (300 Sqm each) and 2 nos Date: 27.04.2020 whether it is feasible for it to imple- dized foodgrain and benefits of govern- Kansal claimed that States and Union rights of migrant labourers in regard Warehouses (300 Sqm ment the said scheme at this stage or ment scheme, etc., introduced during Territories have been giving preferenc- to protect the lives and health of above- each) 2nd Phase in not and take appropriate decision in the epidemic of coronavirus and nation- es to its respective citizens and voters said section. – PTI Plastic Park, Gelapukhuri, Dist. Tinsukia, Assam CSIR-CMERI develops Tender Documents can be downloaded from the official www.assamtenders.gov.in from 17:00 Hours on 29.04.2020 up to 14:00 Hours on robotic device that can 19.05.2020. The tender is to be submitted online through the e-procurement portal of Govt. of Assam i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in only from 17:00 Hours on 29.04.2020 collect swab samples upto 14:00 Hours on 19.05.2020 . For further detail, refer website www.assamtenders.gov.in KOLKATA, April 28: The CSIR-CMERI in Durgapur has Sd/- Managing Director developed a low-cost robotic device that can be used for col- Janasanyog/CF/50/20 lecting swab samples of people having symptoms of coronavi- rus, besides treating COVID-19 patients. The ‘Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device’ will be very No. DME/NSurgery/90/2020/5198 helpful for frontline healthcare workers who are treating COV- ID-19 patients, said Prof Harish Hirani, Director of CSIR- E-TENDER CMERI (Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute). INVITATION FOR E-BID (IFB) It will help them in delivering services while maintaining NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING social distancing, reducing the chance of them getting infected, E-Tenders are invited online through e-procurement system i.e. through website he said. The cost of the device is less than Rs 5 lakh and the www.assamtenders.gov.in from the intending manufacturer/ Accredited Dealers for Supply weight is not more than 80 kg, making it easy to use and afford- & Installation of Equipment related to Neurosurgery Department for all medical College Hospital able for healthcare facilities, Hirani said. and Dental Colleges of Assam under the Health & F.W. Department, Govt. of Assam The device, which has a video call facility, can also be used in The e-Tender is Two-Bid System, to be submitted with affixed Court Fee Stamp Rs. 8.25 providing food to the patients. The device can be naviagated through (Rupees eight point two five paisa) only (for local bidders) or IPO of Rs. 10/- (Rupees ten) only Constables Umesh Kumar (right) and Vipul Kumar, deputed at Kotla Mubarakpur Police automatic and manual modes, and needs to be monitored by a nurs- Station, feed stray cattle during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, (in case of bidders from outside of the State of Assam) in favour of "Director of Medical in New Delhi on Monday. Umesh and Vipul contribute a part of their salary towards ing booth with a control station. “It will be able to transport food Education, Assam, Sixmile, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022. purchasing fodder to feed stray cows. – PTI items, medicines, testing equipment, files, personal protective equip- Important dates of the e-Tender ment in a comprehensive sterilised environment,” Hirani said. A spokesperson of the institute said the device can function in Sl. Scheduled Start Date Start Time End Date End Time a range of 0.5 km and has a battery life of four hours. “The clinical No. Music therapy soothens nerves trial of the device has been successful. We will be ready if health- 1 e-Tender Publishing 27.04.2020 – – care facilities and governments show interest,” he said. – PTI 2 e-Tender Download 28.04.2020 11.00 AM 03.06.2020 12.00 Noon of COVID-19 warriors 3 Pre-Bid meeting 21.05.2020 11.00 AM Office of the Director of Medical Security stepped up ... Education Assam, Sixmile HYDERABAD, April 28: As Music Therapy, she offers her laxed and stress free after the Khanapara, Guwahati COVID-19 frontline warriors, services through ‘Swarajeeva- session, enabling him to sleep (Contd from page 1) including doctors and police per- ni’, an institute set up by her. peacefully throughout the night. Sources further said that as India has an open border with 4 Bid Submission 22.05.2020 2.00 PM 03.06.2020 5.00 PM Nepal, some farmers cultivate lands across the border and sonnel, go through exhausting Though she charges her pa- “I thank the Swarajeevani Bid Opening 03.06.2020 03.00 PM work schedules stretching up to tients, now she is offering her management for their compassion such activities are now allowed at this moment. 1. Brief Schedule 12 hours a day, many of them services free of cost to doctors and love for all frontliners treat- Though India does not have any physical barriers along the are finding music therapy a tool and others involved in the bat- ing COVID-19 patients,” he said. borders with Nepal and Bhutan, sources pointed out that there Sl Description Bid Delivery/ Tender Eligibility to ease their stress levels. tle against COVID-19, she said. The World Federation of are a number of natural barriers including rivers and reserved No. (Name of the items) security Installation fees/ cost Music triggers most parts of “Music is a unique human Music Therapy, which aims to forests and national parks and movement of people through it (EMD) schedule/ of bid the brain and reduces anxiety phenomenon. It is the only sen- promote the therapy through- is not possible. “We just need to keep watch on the open spaces completion document and modifies stress response sory experience that can acti- out the globe, says that auditory and the vehicle routes. There are some foot tracks and a close period in Rs. watch is maintained on it,” sources added. and activates relaxation re- vate all the areas of the brain at sensation can be used as an in- 1 Supply & Installation of 10.00 25 days Rs. 5,000/- Manufacturer/ sponse, says city-based Anasuya the same time, simultaneous- tervention in medical, educa- SSB sources said that in case of the international border with Bhutan, substantial movement of people takes place on market Neurosurgery Department Lakhs accredited Ravikanti, a professional music ly. That is the reason why mu- tional, and everyday environ- dealer therapist, who has been reach- sic can influence psychological ments with individuals, groups, days. But as the markets are closed, such movements have ing out to needy people involved phenomena such as behaviour families, or communities who stopped. However, the Government has allowed movement of The detailed information of Bidding documents are available online through e-procurement in the fight against coronavirus. and emotions,” she said. It can seek to optimise their quality of official vehicles of Bhutan through India, particularly Assam. system i.e. through website www.assamtenders.gov.in only. The bidders would be required Ravikanti, who holds a doc- also bring about several physio- life, among other developments. Sources pointed out that the officials of Bhutan have to travel to register in the website for submission of the bids. The bidders are required to have Digital torate in Carnatic music and of- logical changes in the body. Mu- Music therapy was an inter- through India to reach some areas of that country and that has Signature (DSC) from any of the Certifying Authorities. Aspiring bidders who have not obtained fers music as therapy to various sic would act as a stress buster. personal process in which the been allowed. “There is no risk from such movements as the the user ID and password for participating in e-procurement may obtain the same by registering patients at a corporate hospital “So I thought, as a respon- therapist uses music and all of officials of Bhutan have no reason to stop anywhere in India in the www.assamtenders.gov.in . The requirements to register with the e-procurement portal here, decided to chip in to sup- sible and concerned citizen, I its facets – physical, emotional, while travelling from one part of that country to another through are available on the website indicated above. The tender fees is non refundable and payable in India,” sources added. port the ongoing battle against would do a bit that I can,” the mental, social, aesthetic and favour of the "Director of the Medical Education, Assam, Sixmile, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022 the deadly virus and is extend- vocalist said adding she had spiritual to help clients to im- Lockdown effect ... at SBI Dispur (Guwahati) Branch. ing her services to healthcare conducted sessions through prove or maintain their health, Sd/- Director of Medical Education, Assam (Contd from page 1) personnel and others. phone for doctors from differ- she added. Janasanyog/C/97/20 Sixmile, Khanapara, Ghy- 22 “I have already reached out ent parts of the country. Dr G Dr J Srikanth, Head of Inter- “This variation of data reflects that due to lesser human to several doctors and other Ravindra, Professor and Head nal Medicine at Apollo Hospi- activities the water quality of the rivers has shown slight im- professionals during the lock- of the Department, CT Sur- tals, Jubilee Hills, said there is provement during the lockdown period. The water quality of the Brahmaputra, which was within standard norms in the last No. DME/Endocrinology/91/2020/5192 down with my music sessions gery at the government Gan- evidence that music as a thera- INVITATION FOR E-BID (IFB) helping them to cope with dhi Hospital here, a designat- py yields positive results. two years, also appears to have slightly improved. The Bharalu in Guwahati continued to be a worry, as the water NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING stress,” she told PTI here. ed COVID-19 facility, is among However, unlike in the West, quality did not show any improvement. The DO and BOD re- A Post Graduate Diploma those who underwent a ses- there was not much awareness E-Tenders are invited online through e-procurement system i.e. through website mained the same, indicating that industrial and commercial wastes holder in Medical Music Ther- sion from Ravikanti. in the country on the subject, www.assamtenders.gov.in from the intending manufacturer/ Accredited Dealers for Supply have negligible impact on the water quality and the main contrib- apy from Chennai School of The doctor said he felt re- he said. – PTI & Installation of Equipment related to Endocrinology Department to all Medical College Hospitals utor of pollution is municipal sewage, the official said. of Assam, under the Health & F.W. Department, Govt. of Assam. Professor Sharad Gokhale of IIT Guwahati’s civil engineer- Conservationists ... ing department said the data compiled by the PCBA indicates The e-Tender is Two-Bid System, to be submitted with affixed Court Fee Stamp Rs. 8.25 that at some places, the total coliform and faecal coliform were (Rupees eight point two five paisa) only (for local bidders) or IPO of Rs. 10/- (Rupees ten) only (Contd from page 1) this, human-animal conflict “More highlands in Kaziran- low before the lockdown. (in case of bidders from outside of the State of Assam) in favour of "Director of Medical Elaborating further, Dr may also rise in the surround- ga means we are even allow- “During the lockdown, these counts increased a bit (although Talukdar told The Assam Trib- ing villages to a great extent. ing unfit wild animals to sur- Education, Assam, Sixmile, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022. less) indicating the increase in discharge of human wastes into une that the water hyacinth Creation of artificial highlands vive in natural flood and there- Important Dates of the E-Tender the rivers. For example, in Jorhat’s Bhogdoi river, the earlier would colonise the wetlands of will also change the visibility by disturbing the natural se- faecal coliform was nil and during lockdown it has increased to Sl. Scheduled Start Date Start Time End Date End Time the park and trigger ecological for animals inside the park, af- lection process which is popu- 300. Although not worrisome, it seems there is an increase in No. problems for the wild animals, fecting the prey-predator re- larly known as survival of the human waste discharge. But since the sample was collected including alteration of palatable flex in some areas of the park. fittest,” Dr Talukdar said. 1 e-Tender Publishing 28.04.2020 – – from an intake point of a water supply project, it is not desira- plant species on which grass- Reacting to the develop- The plains of Kaziranga 2 e-Tender Download 29.04.2020 11.00 AM 04.06.2020 12.00 Noon ble,” Gokhale observed. land dwellers depend. ment, Kaziranga National Park along with the natural high- Faecal coliform also increased at rivers like Dikhow, Burhid- 3 Pre-Bid meeting 22.05.2020 11.00 AM Office of the Director of Medical “Change of hydrology will director P Sivakumar said that lands of Karbi Anglong is a sin- ihing, Desang, Sessa, Towkak, etc., from nil before lockdown Education Assam, Sixmile also change the plant species no new highlands were pro- gle entity and the importance to over 300 during lockdown. The four parameters were test- Khanapara, Guwahati of the park. Palatable grasses posed inside the core area and of the Karbi Anglong hills ed in 77 points of different State rivers, including eleven loca- for the wildlife might be re- that the existing central road should be appreciated and free 4 Bid Submission 22.05.2020 2.00 PM 04.06.2020 5.00 PM tions along the Brahmaputra, by the PCBA’s regional offices. placed with unpalatable plant would be strengthened in view movement of animals should Bid Opening 04.06.2020 03.00 PM species in the long run. In eve- of the floods. be allowed rather than con- 1. Brief Schedule ry flood, the highlands will “Priority will be given on structing artificial highlands. ADB approves ... erode naturally, causing extra buffer and corridor areas, i.e., (Contd from page 1) Sl Description Bid Delivery/ Tender Eligibility silt deposition in the wetlands Bandardubi, Deosur, Panpur “The quick-disbursing fund is part of a larger package of support No. (Name of the items) security Installation fee and water channels which and Laokhowa, while a stretch Sonowal ... that ADB will provide in close coordination with the government (EMD) schedule/ in Rs. eventually will dry out. This of 32-km road inside the park (Contd from page 1) and other development partners. “We are determined to support completion will add to more damage of will be widened and elevated. Assam’s devolution of Rs 24 India’s COVID-19 response programmes and ensure that they period provide effective support to the people of India, especially the Kaziranga’s already fragile ec- Three more additions – sev- thousand crore per year from 1 Supply & Installation of 5.00 25 days Rs. 5,000/- Manufacturer/ osystem. Unscientific high- enth, eighth and ninth – will Central Government’s pool of poor and vulnerable,” Asakawa said in a statement. Equipment related to Lakhs accredited lands lead to alteration of the be enhanced with areas of funds sustained the economy Meanwhile, the Finance Ministry said the loan agreement has Endocrinology Department dealer state of the vegetation/habitat 3,000 hectares,” he said. along with nearly Rs 13 thou- been signed. The signatories to the loan agreement were Sameer composition, as the vegetation Conservationists, however, sand crore State’s own earn- Kumar Khare, additional secretary in the Department of Economic The detailed information of Bidding documents are available online through e-procurement is a product of soil moisture maintain that new highlands were ings and in view of financial Affairs and Kenichi Yokoyama, country director, ADB, in India. system i.e. through website www.assamtenders.gov.in only. The bidders would be required regime, soil nutrients, seed unwelcome even outside the slowdown, innovative meas- The CARES Programme is provided as the first support to to register in the website for submission of the bids. The bidders are required to have Digital bank and other abiotic and bi- core area of the park, as the wild- ures must be devised to over- meet the immediate requirements of the government. Signature (DSC) from any of the Certifying Authorities. Aspiring bidders who have not obtained otic factors,” he said. life habitat’s ecology was an in- come this crisis, he said. The Manila-headquartered multilateral agency said its the user ID and password for participating in e-procurement may obtain the same by registering Change of vegetation is like- tricate and inter-connected one. As many as 29 economists COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support in the www.assamtenders.gov.in . The requirements to register with the e-procurement portal ly to compel the animals to They also pointed out that and experts of the State took (CARES) Programmes will contribute directly to the are available on the website indicated above. The tender fees is non refundable and payable in part in today’s interactive ses- improvement of access to health facilities and care, as well as stray out of the park boundary, natural floods were the only favour of the "Director of the Medical Education, Assam, Sixmile, Khanapara, Guwahati- 781022 sion and offered their sugges- social protection for more than 800 million people, including especially during the drier sea- external factor having an over- at SBI Dispur (Guwahati) Branch. sons. This will bring more whelming power to regulate tions for formulating revival families below the poverty line, farmers, health care workers, Sd/- Director of Medical Education, Assam threat to the animals, especial- the Kaziranga ecosystem by plan of State’s economy in the women, senior citizens, people with disabilities, low wage Janasanyog/C/102/20 Sixmile, Khanapara, Ghy- 22 ly to the rhinos. “Because of controlling wildlife populations. post COVID-19 scenario. earners, and construction workers. – PTI WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 NORTH E AST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7 Deb convenes PRESS NOTICE/ IFB Rapid antibody tests all-party meet No. CS/DTRD/SOPD(G)/2019-20/529/3 The Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads), Guwahati today ARIASP Circle, Ghy- 21 on behalf of the Governor of WEATHER suspended in Tripura CORRESPONDENT Assam invites 1 (one) no. item rate Bids from approved and eligible contractors registered with Assam PWD NORTHEAST AGARTALA, April 28: (Roads) for the works. Details may be seen at website CORRESPONDENT ICMR has asked the State to 1,051 per million population, the ongoing lockdown, are Chief Minister Biplab Kumar http://assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the Forecast for NE: Rain/ stop the rapid antibody tests while the national average is welcome to return to the thundershower is very likely to Deb has convened an all-par- undersigned during office hours. occur at many places over AGARTALA, April 28: undertaken in three areas. 42 per million till Monday,” State on consent. If they want ty meeting here tomorrow to Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Rapid antibody tests, which The ICMR has called for col- Rakesh said. to return home, the State discuss the situation arising Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Meghalaya, Nagaland, were launched in Tripura last lection and return of all kits The Additional Chief Sec- Government will ensure out of the COVID-19 pan- Janasanyog/CF/46/20 Guwahati- 21 Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. week to check containment meant for the antibody tests retary said the State has done they get permission from the demic and find ways to win Warning: Thunderstorm with level of novel coronavirus, as they appear faulty. well in the battle against State in which they have got lightning and gusty wind with the battle against the disease. were abruptly suspended on The Additional Chief Sec- COVID-19 during the lock- stranded. But the State Gov- speed (30-40) kmph is very No fatality due to corona- No. CE/DEV/TB/199/2019-20/12 Monday, official sources con- retary, however, said that the down period. “Now, it is the ernment will not provide the likely to occur at isolated virus infection has occurred SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER places over Assam, firmed here. State has been doing well as time to restore normal eco- transportation cost to them,” in the State so far. Needy Meghalaya, Nagaland, The decision to halt the rap- far as COVID-19 tests are nomic activities though the the Additional Chief Secre- The Chief Engineer PWD (ROADS), Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. people have also received Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites Bids on behalf of the id antibody tests was taken concerned. “There have been threat is not yet over,” he tary said. help during the ongoing lock- Temperatures Governor of Assam for 1 (One) no of Package for Road following an advisory from 247 tests till Monday, while said, adding that the State has According to Rakesh, in down. Max (°C) Min (°C) and Bridge Projects under Signature Project of SOPD- the ICMR, New Delhi, 50 tests were conducted to- been marked as a green zone, the second phase of the lock- Now as the State gears up Dibrugarh 32.5 20.4 G (State Priority Scheme) for the year 2019-20 in 38- Tezpur 28.0 22.2 against use of the kits availa- day. Fortunately, all the tests which merits lockdown re- down, inter-State movement to resume economic activi- Goalpara West Legislative Assembly Constituencies Silchar 32.2 21.6 ble for this purpose, said have been found negative so laxation. “We are looking at has been permitted. Alto- ties, the Chief Minister has of Assam, amounting to Rs. 10.00 Crs (approx) from Dhubri 26.1 23.0 Tripura Additional Chief Sec- far expect two cases. The how things unfold after May gether 167 persons have al- decided to meet heads of all Jorhat 30.3 20.1 approved & eligible Contractors enlisted with APWD. retary SK Rakesh here today. State is ahead in conducting 3, the last day of the second ready returned and over political parties to brief them N Lakhimpur 33.6 21.6 Details may be seen at website While briefing media per- COVID-19 tests at the na- phase of lockdown,” he said. 3,000 people are still stuck on the steps taken to check Shillong 19.2 – www.assamtenders.gov.in from 06.05.2020. Cherrapunjee 23.2 14.8 sons on the latest situation in tional level. The State’s av- “Those who are stuck out- in different States due to the the virus pandemic. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further Aizawl 23.7 15.2 Tripura, Rakesh said that the erage COVID tests stood at side the State in the face of lockdown. Education Minister Ratan notifications shall appear in this website and also at the Kohima 20.8 11.7 Lal Nath told media persons Pasighat 32.2 20.9 that the Chief Minister wants office of the undersigned during office hours. The Itanagar 33.2 21.0 contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Imphal 26.2 16.0 to meet leaders of all politi- Nagaland CM for resuming Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website Agartala 31.7 22.7 cal parties tomorrow to dis- cuss the situation in the wake www.assamtenders.gov.in . of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schemes are being sanctioned by the competent Set up 2 testing economic activities “The Government will brief authority. In the event of non-sanction of the schemes, laboratories in them on the steps taken to the bids may be cancelled and no claim what so ever contain the outbreak of the on this account shall be entertained from the bidders. Nagaland within disease. It will also entertain Note :- N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST, Labour cess etc. 10 days: HC suggestions from the politi- Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), cal parties,” he said. Janasanyog/CF/42/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. CORRESPONDENT

DIMAPUR, April 28: The Manipur’s 1st No. CE/DEV/TB/504/2019-20/10 Kohima Bench of the Gau- SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER hati High Court today di- COVID-19 rected the Nagaland Gov- patient tests The Chief Engineer P.W.D (ROADS), Assam, ernment to set up at least Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites Bids on behalf of the two COVID-19 testing lab- negative again Governor of Assam for 1 (One) no of Package for Road oratories in the State with- CORRESPONDENT and Bridge Projects under SOPD-G for the year 2019- in 10 days. Hearing a PIL 20 in 38 - Goalpara West Legislative Assembly filed by one Kikrukhonuo, a IMPHAL, April 28: Ma- Constituencies of Assam, amounting to Rs. 12.47 Crs resident of Midland Colony, nipur’s first COVID-19 pa- (approx) from approved & eligible Contractors enlisted Kohima, a two-judge bench tient, who was discharged with APWD. of Justice Songkhupchung from hospital two weeks Details may be seen at website Serto and Justice S Hukato back, has tested negative for www.assamtenders.gov.in from 06.05.2020. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further Swu also asked the State Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio addressing a meeting in Dimapur on Tuesday. – Photo: Correspondent the fourth time. With this, Government to make sure the patient is said to be free notifications shall appear in this website and also at the that the two main hospitals CORRESPONDENT galand does not have many als are transported to Naga- containing the pandemic. from surveillance as per pro- office of the undersigned during office hours. The at Kohima and Dimapur, factories and industries, land from other States, and Rio said the first phase of tocol, official sources said. contractor/ bidder must be registered with the Electronic which have been identified DIMAPUR, April 28: Na- trade and construction works then to other parts of the the lockdown was successful, On Monday, three sam- Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website for treatment of COVID-19 galand Chief Minister should resume. State from Dimapur. In this and that the second phase is ples, including one belonging www.assamtenders.gov.in patients, are fully equipped Neiphiu Rio today said busi- He said with the monsoon regard, the Chief Minister due to expire on May 3 with to the first COVID-19 pa- Schemes are being sanctioned by the competent and ready for functioning to nesses, construction works approaching fast, road con- advised the administration partial relaxation, particularly tient, were tested at the Ja- authority. In the event of non-sanction of the schemes, meet the challenges posed and agricultural activities struction and other related and the police to formulate a in the green zones. “We need waharlal Nehru Institute of the bids may be cancelled and no claim what so ever by COVID-19 within two should be allowed to resume works need to be carried out policy on how to function to to educate the public on fol- Medical Sciences (JNIMS) on this account shall be entertained from the bidders. weeks. to revive the economy. and agricultural activities the convenience and better- lowing the guidelines of social Hospital and all the samples Note :- N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST, Labour cess etc. The court also asked the Addressing officials of the should be undertaken as per ment of all. distancing,” he stressed. were found negative, the Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), State Government to make Dimapur district administra- directive of the Central Gov- Rio appreciated the citi- The Chief Minister ex- sources pointed out. Janasanyog/CF/44/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 every effort to establish oth- tion, police, medical depart- ernment. zens of Dimapur, the district pressed satisfaction over the The first COVID-19 pa- er laboratories at strategic ment and members of the Stating that 70 per cent of administration, police, med- marked improvement in the tient had tested positive on places to facilitate free test- Dimapur Special Committee the Nagaland population ical fraternity, members of Dimapur COVID-19 hospital March 24. The 23-year-old No. CE/DEV/TB/504/2019-20/11 ing. It directed the State on COVID-19 at the confer- comprises farmers, Rio said, the special committee on as compared to its status dur- woman who had returned SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER Government to provide suf- ence hall of the Dimapur “When farmers do not sow, COVID-19, NGOs, church- ing his last visit on April 3. from the UK, underwent The Chief Engineer PWD (ROADS), Assam, treatment at the JNIMS ficient PPE kits to all per- Commissioner of Police there will be no harvest.” He es, various departments and “A lot of good things have Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites Bids on behalf of the Hospital and was discharged sons involved in the treat- here, Rio said although Na- said all construction materi- others for working hard in happened,” he observed. Governor of Assam for 1 (One) no of Package for Road ment of COVID-19 patients from there on April 12. Sub- and Bridge Projects under SOPD-G for the year 2019- or the care of persons in sequently, she stayed at home 20 in Jaleswar Legislative Assembly Constituencies of quarantine centres. The quarantine for 14 days. PPE kits should be of stand- Meghalaya to defer salaries of Even though the patient Assam, amounting to Rs. 6.93 Crs (approx) from ard quality as prescribed by has tested negative for the approved & eligible Contractors enlisted with APWD. the appropriate authority, fourth time, she has been ad- Details may be seen at website the bench said. ministers, Govt employees vised to use masks and fol- www.assamtenders.gov.in from 06.05.2020. The Government was STAFF CORRESPONDENT ernment in the current month. gross salary. Salaries of cate- of tax. low social distancing norms, Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further also asked to make all efforts The decision is to defer the sal- gory D employees will, how- “The tax devolution from the sources said. notifications shall appear in this website and also at the to make ICU facilities avail- SHILLONG, April 28: The aries and once the fiscal condi- ever, remain unchanged. Government of Indian for April On the other hand, the office of the undersigned during office hours. The able at all places identified Meghalaya Government today tion improves, the deduction The deferment will also ap- 2020 was Rs 76 crore less than State’s second COVID-19 contractor/ bidder must be registered with the Electronic for treatment of COVID-19 announced that it would defer “would be paid back”. ply to employees in institu- the budget estimates. There patient is currently under Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website the payment of salaries for As per a government order, tions receiving grants-in-aid is every likelihood that the size patients and increase the surveillance after being dis- www.assamtenders.gov.in . April – ranging from 25 to 50 the Chief Minister and all his from the State Government. of the devolution in the com- charged from the Regional number of ventilators. Schemes are being sanctioned by the competent The court further asked per cent of Cabinet ministers Cabinet colleagues will re- However, Group C employ- ing months could be reduced,” Institute of Medical Scienc- authority. In the event of non-sanction of the schemes, the State Government to and across different categories ceive 50 per cent less salaries ees in the Municipal Board will the notification said. es Hospital after recovery on the bids may be cancelled and no claim what so ever make ambulance available to of government employees. (gross salaries) for April. Sim- not face any deferment. There It stated that there is the April 21. The 53-year-old COVID-19 patients at the Officials said the decision has ilarly, for All India Service of- will, however, be no defer- need for the State to manage male patient who had attend- on this account shall be entertained from the bidders. earliest, if not already made been taken as the Government ficers, the gross salaries will ment in payment of pensions. its finances more carefully and ed a religious conference in Note :- N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST, Labour cess etc. available, and also make avail- is facing a fund crunch due to be deferred by 50 per cent. The notification said that the to keep adequate funds for New Delhi in March, had Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), able transportation facilities the closed economy in the coun- Officers in categories A and decision was taken as there is dealing with any health- or re- tested positive on April 2. Janasanyog/CF/40/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 to all persons who are on duty try owing to the ongoing lock- B will receive 35 per cent de- uncertainty due to the pan- lief-related emergency, and so in view of the restrictions down. There has been lesser ferred gross salary, while cat- demic and it is not clear wheth- the Government has taken the imposed by the Government devolution of taxes by Rs 76 egory C employees will have er the Central Government decision to defer payment of No. GDI_TECH_E-TENDER_2018-19_164_22 crore from the Central Gov- a deferment of 25 per cent in would release the State’s share salaries. and the public. PRESS NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER Executive Engineer, Guwahati Division, Irrigation, Guwahati-7 on behalf of Governor of Assam invites bids for the following work: Mizos thank Tamil drivers who ferry coffin to State Construction of Central Laboratory, Auditorium and Guest House at Koinadhora with Boundary Wall under SOPD during the year 2019-20. Amount = Rs. 844.40 Lakh (Approx.) as follows: CORRESPONDENT tion to the ambulance cost, and traditional Mizo clothes, Group Name of Work Approximate EMD Cost of Time of AIZAWL, April 28: Two as a token of appreciation. No. Value (In Rs.) 2% for 1% for BID Comple- General SC/ST/OBC (0.02%) tion ambulance drivers from Other organisations also (In Rs.) /MOBC (In Rs.) Tamil Nadu received thun- presented the two drivers (In Rs.) derous applause as they with mementos and cash in 1 Construction of Central Laboratory, 8,44,40,000/- 16,88,800/- 8,44,400/- 20,000/- 365 drove into the Mizoram recognition of their selfless Auditorium and Guest House at Days capital today, travelling service. Koinadhora with Boundary Wall thousands of kilometres Meanwhile, Chief Minis- under SOPD during the year carrying the coffin of a Mizo ter Zoramthanga took to his 2019-20 . youth. social media accounts like Special Terms and conditions: Vivian Lalremsanga, a 28- Twitter and Instagram to 1. Quoted bid value beyond the ambit of 10% (Ten Percent) below the sanctioned estimated rate shall not be year-old youth from Model shower praises on the two considered for award of contract. Veng here, died of heart at- drivers. 2. Details works & amount may vary from the NIT work & amount. tack in Chennai on April 23. “3000 plus miles of hard- 3. The undersigned/accepting authority reserve the right to accept or reject any or all tenders without He was a private company ship and struggles won’t assigning any reason thereof. employee. dampen the spirit of resting 4. The undersigned/accepting authority is not bound to accept lowest Tender Rate. 5. Requisite EMD/Bid Security in the form of BG/FDR and cost of BID in the form of Demand Draft of any As there was a problem in the tragic earthly remains of Nationalized Bank of India duly pledged to the Executive Engineer, Guwahati Division (Irrigation), burying his body in Chennai, Vivian Lalremsanga by his Guwahati-07 to be submitted along with Tender documents. it had to be transported to accompanied the two driv- coffin to Vivian’s family, after nies by the Mizo community friend AVL Malchhanhima Details may be seen in the website http://assamtenders.gov.in and also in the office of the undersigned Aizawl. It was at this critical ers from Chennai. They de- which it was accorded a de- in Kolkata, Siliguri, Guwahati and Jeyantjiran and Chinnath- during office hours from 29.04.2020. Amendment/Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall juncture that these two driv- parted from the Tamil Nadu cent burial by a few relatives and villages along the nation- ambi,” he said in Twitter. appear in this website and also at the office of the undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must ers, Jeyantjiran and Chin- capital, which is more than and friends in deference to al highway in Mizoram. The Chief Minister also be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of Irrigation Department, Assam website nathambi, offered their valu- 3,000 kilometres from Aiza- social distancing norms. On behalf of the Mizoram posted a video of people clap- http://assamtenders.gov.in. able service. wl, and reached Mizoram On their way from Chen- Government, Minister Dr ping hands as the ambulance Sd/- Executive Engineer, Late Vivian’s friend, Ra- this morning. nai to Aizawl, the trio were K Beichhuau handed Rs drove on to the streets of Guwahait Division Irrigation, fael AVL Malchhanhima, also They safely brought the welcomed in small ceremo- 2,000 to each driver, in addi- Aizawl. Janasanyog/CF/54/20 Guwahati-07 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI STATE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 NEWS IN BRIEF Tinsukia district piggery owners Vegetables worth Historic PS building damaged Rs 210 cr sold in jittery over ban on selling pork last one month CORRESPONDENT areas. While 1,500 piglets have already 25 to 30 quintals of pork are being sold in PRANJAL BHUYAN Guwahati to Manipur. been vaccinated in the vulnerable areas , Tinsukia district alone on a regular basis “This came after other con- DOOMDOOMA, April 28: A sense another 1,700 doses are ready for con- and is a major source of sustenance for GUWAHATI, April 28: signments of vegetables and of panic has gripped the piggery own- tingency immunisation.” the rural masses. Notwithstanding the logisti- fruits were sent to various ers not only in Tinsukia district, but also “The District Disaster Management The ban imposed on the sale of pig- cal and supply constraints States, including Arunachal across the State after the government Committee of the Veterinary Department gery products in the neighbouring dis- which emerged due to the Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizo- PATACHARKUCHI, April 28: The old building of banned selling of pork in the six neigh- is ready to move anywhere within the dis- tricts will also adversely affect the pig COVID-19 pandemic and the ram, West Bengal, Tripura, Patacharkuchi police station constructed during British bouring districts of Tinsukia, namely trict as and when necessary. The district farmers of Tinsukia district not only dur- nationwide lockdown, farm- Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar rule that stood as a symbol of history was damaged in a Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Lakhim- has 18 veterinary dispensaries and 28 sub- ing the ongoing lockdown period, but also ers of Assam have been able Pradesh. The Directorates of storm recently. The roof sheets were damaged when a big pur, Dhemaji and Biswanath due to the centres with a staff of 18 Veterinary Offic- during the post lockdown period as well. to sell vegetables and fruits Agriculture and Horticulture tree uprooted in the storm fell on it. No one was injured in sudden upsurge in pig deaths. ers and 40 field staff along with Grade-IV Expressing doubts over the latest de- worth a total of Rs 210 crore as well as the Agricultural Mar- the incident that took place in the evening. The building In Tinsukia district, no major outbreak employees,” Gogoi added. velopment, a pig farmer of the district, who in the domestic markets dur- keting Board are coordinating was constructed by the British in 1908. When a new ing the last one month. the effort to remove the logis- building near the old building was constructed, the old of epizootic diseases has been reported in The District Veterinary Officer further was unwilling to be named, said if the cause building was repaired and preserved. – ANN Service the piggery sector , except sporadic cases stated that there was no scarcity of ani- of large-scale pig deaths was established as Official sources told The tical problems and streamline of classical swine fever-like disease syn- mal feed in the district due to the ongo- being of foreign origin, as reported in a sec- Assam Tribune today that the marketing channels. Dur- Country liquor seized drome from some villages, namely Bal- ing lockdown in the wake of the dreaded tion of the Press, and the government de- the Agriculture Department, ing the initial days of the lock- the Horticul- down, many DHEMAJI, April 28: In a joint operation conducted by the iani of Saikhowa Block, Bhitor Powai of COVID-19 pandemic. cision to take drastic action, including mass A control room Dhemaji Police and the Excise department, a huge quantity Margherita Block and Harijan Basti of Tin- Further, the Veterinary Department culling of pigs, has proved to be a curse for ture Directo- problems re- of countrymade liquor ( chulai ) was seized from Moridhal and sukia etc., claimed Dr Debananda Gogoi, has been extending support from door to the economy of the State by facilitating the rate and the has been set up at lated to trans- Silapathar. The team first raided at four households at Morid- District Veterinary Officer of Tinsukia. door like vending of livestock commodi- big players from outside the State like Pun- Assam State the Directorate of portation, pur- hal area where from it recovered some quantity of chulai Talking to this correspondent, Dr Go- ties by strictly following the COVID-19 jab and Karnataka to capture the lucrative Agricultural Agriculture here chase and mar- along with some apparatus used in making it. The team was Marketing keting the led by Dhemaji DSP Naba Bora, District Excise Superin- goi said, “Treatment-cum-ring vaccina- guidelines. piggery market in Assam, as had happened to help the tion has been carried out in the affected It may be mentioned here that around in Nagaland. Board are co- crops had tendent Shukla Chandra Goswami and Excise Inspector of ordinating ef- farmers address emerged. With Jonai Budheswar Mili. – ANN Service forts with the problems faced passage of time respective dis- due to the the problems 100% school fee waived trict adminis- are being sort- RAHA, April 28 : Raha Adarsha Sishu Bikash Kendra, a trations to fa- lockdown and it is ed out,” added private Assamese medium high school here has decided to waive 100 % fees free for the month of April, Chayanika cilitate pro- manned by senior the source. Deka, headmistress of the school informed the media here. curement, officials. He added The decision was taken in line with the State Education transport and that a control minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma’s call to private schools to sale of vegetables and fruits. room has been set up at the waive 50% of their monthly fees for the month of April to “Since the start of the lock- Directorate of Agriculture give relief to parents. – ANN Service down and till yesterday, vege- here to help the farmers ad- tables and fruits worth Rs 210 dress problems faced due to Handmade guns recovered crore, which were produced the lockdown and it is GOSSAIGAON, April 28: Three handmade guns, con- by local farmers, have been manned by senior officials. siderable number of arrows and other weapons generally sold in the domestic market. Meanwhile, the Pamohi used by hunters, along with three bicycles were recov- While Rs 113 crore worth veg- wholesale market in Guwa- ered when forest officials raided Paldabari area of the Cen- etables and fruits were sold hati has reported sale of Rs tral Range of Kachugaon Forest Division on April 26 night. Getting a tip-off about the presence of hunters in the within Assam, products worth 3.25 crore worth of vegeta- area, the forest officials raided the area but could not nab Rs 97 crore have been sent to bles so far during the lock- anyone. – ANN Service other States of India. In addi- down period, said Debeswar tion, there has been some ex- Bora, Chief Executive Offic- Two NSCN (R) ultras arrested port of certain horticulture er of Assam State Agricul- SILCHAR, April 28: Cachar Police in association with the items to overseas markets as tural Marketing Board. 37 Assam Rifles C Coy conducted a raid and arrested two well,” said a senior official. “The total quantity of veg- active cadres of NSCN (R) along with weapons. According to Yesterday, three metric etables sold in Pamohi till police sources, SDPO Lakhipur Anurag Sarma along with OC People from outside the district queuing up before undergoing health check-up prior to boarding outgoing buses arranged tonne (MT) of vegetables yesterday is 16,237 quin- Jirighat police station and jawans of the Assam Riffles jointly by the Lakhimpur district administration during the ongoing lockdown, on Tuesday. – Photo: Farhana Ahmed were sent by trucks from tals,” said Bora. carried out the operation at Ramgaizang and Chamtila (Karu- luang) areas since Sunday midnight and all through Monday and nabbed two active cadres of NSCN (R). The two cadres AAI Silchar have been identified as David Jeme (20) of Dima Hasao and Drive against lockdown New initiative proves effective Insalung (37) from Tamenglong district, Manipur and Sec- extends support ond Lieutenant of NSCN (R). One .22 pistol and ammunition STAFF CORRESPONDENT violators carried out in Jorhat in limiting gatherings before along with five detonators and cords were recovered from SILCHAR, April 28: The their possession. – Staff Correspondent Airport Authority of India STAFF CORRESPONDENT by policemen were seen enforcing CSPs in Darrang (AAI) here extended finan- lockdown here. One drowns at Belsor JORHAT, April 28: Heavy rush of Checking of vehicles and imposing CORRESPONDENT while explaining the new initiative said, TIHU, April 28: One Nitish Deka (14), a student of Class cial assistance to Cachar Po- lice, Silchar Civic Board and people and a large number of fines and other penal action on “Earlier Jan Dhan Account women ben- IX of Belsor HS School of village Billeswar (Chandpara) un- vehicles were seen throughout the unauthorised vehicles, sending back MANGALDAI, April 28: The pre- eficiaries had to wait in very long queues der Belsor Police Station drowned on April 26 in his own Silchar Press Club in their bid busy AT Road and its adjoining areas people found to be coming out of vailing long queues of women in front to withdraw money from their bank ac- pond when he was taking bath at about 2 pm. – ANN Service to fight against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. here since today morning resem- their homes without any valid reason, of banks and the bank- authorised counts. Many complaints regarding vi- Sanitisers distributed In separate meetings, AAI bling a picture of near normalcy. closing down unauthorised shops CSP (Customers Service Point ) de- olation of social distancing norms were Apart from people coming out in were carried out by the administra- fying social distancing norms of COV- being received. Seeking a respite from DHUBRI, April 28: Simanta Chetana Manch, Dhubri on Silchar airport director Prad- large numbers on foot, bicycles, tion officials and police personnel. ID-19 prevention are no more be- the prevailing situation, we have ap- Monday distributed sanitisers among officials, health workers ip Kumar Gorai, OSD Arnab four-wheelers, two-wheelers, Food provided: Meanwhile, as ing witnessed since the last couple of pointed two government employees and journalists in the entire Dhubri town. – Correspondent Kumar Das and other offi- movement of goods transportation part of the drive by Jorhat unit of the days in Darrang district. for every CSP to maintain a waiting reg- cials donated cheques worth vehicles, rickshaws and handcarts NGO named ‘Feeding India’ to Visits of this correspondent to a ister and issue tokens specifying the ap- Donation to fight COVID-19 Rs 30,000 each to the respec- DIBRUGARH, April 28: The Centre for Studies in Physi- were seen on the AT Road and its provide food, volunteers of the few such CSPs to know the cause of proximate time of service.” tive establishments and cal Education and Sports of Dibrugarh University made a nearby areas. organisation served food to daily this visible change in assembling of “Now during the Ramzan month wished that the humble con- contribution of Rs 94,669 to the Assam Arogya Nidhi. The Grocery shops, pharmacies and wage earners, homeless people and beneficiaries of the PM Jan Dhan ac- with the weather turning hot, bene- tribution as a part of their Centre made the donation after raising contributions from other shops were permitted to be other poor people severely hit by count holders, has revealed the in- ficiaries especially from the Muslim the teachers and students, both present and alumni. The Corporate Social Responsi- opened by the district administration the lockdown at several areas of troduction of a new initiative by the community need not wait in queue. donation was hand over to the Deputy Commissioner, a press bility will help to meet the and the wholesale market too Jorhat town since Sunday. district administration where bene- Instead they visit the CSPs when released stated. – Correspondent requirements to combat the remained open. A few other shops The food was served near the ficiaries are issued paper tokens in their turn comes and withdraw mon- ongoing crisis. too were reportedly open. Jorhat Medical College and Hospital advance and given an alert call a few ey. If someone fails to appear within Later, talking to The As- It seemed that the State Govern- gate with some patients and their minutes before their scheduled time 15 minutes of the scheduled time, the Rice allotment sam Tribune, Gorai said, “as ment’s decision taken in yesterday’s attendants, security staff and of arrival. The administration has al- government employee calls the ben- a part of our CSR, we have Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief paramedics too accepting the same. ready engaged two government offi- eficiary”, Dass maintained. disbursed a total of Rs 90,000 Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Food was also distributed among cials against each CSP across the dis- Renu Saharia and Pratap Das, two for tea estates for the three important Dispur to give certain relaxations in the poor and needy people at the trict to ensure hassle-free service to teachers whom this correspondent wings of the society. CORRESPONDENT rural areas may have been misun- Inter-State Bus Terminus here, an women customers at this time of the met while visiting the CSPs said that Earlier, we handed over a derstood by the people. office-bearer of Feeding India ongoing Ramzan month. they are in the service since April 22 cheque worth Rs 8 lakh to HAILAKANDI, April 28: Workers of 14 tea estates of In the afternoon, the district informed. He said the drive will On being contacted over phone, Dep- last whereas beneficiaries are re- Assam Aarogya Nidhi Hailakandi district will be allotted rice under the Open Market administration officials accompanied continue till May 3. uty Commissioner, Ghanshyam Dass sponding to their calls well. through Cachar Deputy Sale Scheme (Domestic) for April. The Food, Civil Supplies Commissioner. Further, we and Corporate Affairs authorities informed that 1,378 quintals are ensuring that no one of rice for April have been allotted for distribution among the around the vicinity of the air- tea garden workers of 14 tea estates in the district. Gross anomalies in distribution of port remains hungry during Blue dyed SK oil under the National Food Security Act the lockdown and we have (NFSA) from April to June has been allotted for both urban proposed to distribute 8 MT and rural areas. 1,28,830 litres of the blue dyed oil used for of rice among the residents relief material in Goalpara alleged cooking and illumination purpose would be distributed among living near the airport along the beneficiaries through a network of fair price shops and CORRESPONDENT and salt 30 gms. Recently, 5 kg rice for the poor, that too at this critical less foodgrain as relief than was actu- with face covers for safety.” through 7,086 hawkers. One litre will be allotted by fair price was given to each beneficiary by tak- juncture, reveals the extent of moral ally allotted to them officially. Das in- shops while 0.550 litre through hawkers to each beneficiary. GOALPARA, April 28: At a time ing the average family size to be 4.5 degradation of a section of people and formed that already a magisterial en- Nearly 611 kg of fish has been sold from different distribution OBITUARY when the government is trying to en- persons and sanctioned under ASD- lack of proper supervision during the quiry is being conducted into alleged points for door-to-door delivery through 35 retailers covering sure that no poor people are compelled MA to 26,000 needy people under relief distribution process by the con- irregularities in distribution of relief 715 families as on Wednesday. 850 metric tonnes of vegetables Rajani Kanta to go to bed hungry during the unprec- the municipal area. cerned govern- material in Municipal Ward No. 16. have been delivered at the doorsteps of the people through Sarma edented crisis due to the nationwide Talking to this cor- ment authority. He further demanded that the gov- lockdown as a result of the coronavirus respondent, Sankar Meanwhile, so- ernment should take all rigorous steps 439 hawkers across the district. ANN SERVICE pandemic, a large number of needy peo- Das (name changed), cial activist Noni so that such irregularities are checked ple living within the town’s municipal who lives in the Das said that allega- TIHU, immediately. area have alleged that there has been Chandaria Pathar tions of gross irreg- Arati Hazarika: a April 28: While SMSS general secretary gross irregularities and misappropria- area of Ward No. 14 ularities and cor- Rajani Kan- Azidul Islam said that the poor and the tion while distributing relief material said that he received rupt practices have tribute ta Sarma, destitute are looking up to the gov- by the ward members or their repre- a packet containing 1 surfaced in most of My sister Arati Hazarika eral nature. an eminent ernment for extensive relief in order sentatives in most of the 19 wards un- kg rice and around the municipal passed away at her Bora Incidentally, I was trapped social work- to survive this lockdown crisis, the al- der Goalpara Municipal Board (GMB). 100 gms of dal for his wards mainly due Service residence in Guwa- in between with a demand to er, ex-president of Kaith- leged irregularities by a section of Official sources said that relief ma- four-member family. to lack of proper in- hati on April 19 at the age translate them into English. alkuchi Barowari Durga Puja public representatives at the helm of terial was sanctioned for a total of Upon complaining, he formation and of 79. Since I was main- Committee, and a resident of affairs both at the municipal and pan- 28,000 poor, needy and vulnerable Arati baideo was taining indifferent Jowardi (Kaithalkuchi) passed received around 5 kg A meagre amount of relief material transparency in the chayat level have made it difficult for people out of a list of 35,000 submit- which was distributed among a a lady endowed health, I could not away this morning due to old- of rice in the evening entire relief distri- the needy and jobless people to get ted by the Goalpara Municipal Board four-member vulnerable family in with qualities that complete them dur- age ailments. He was 94. just two days back. bution system, the requisite amount of relief materi- very few women ing her lifetime. (GMB) for all its 19 wards. This is just a partial Chandaria Pathar area under which has encour- al allotted to them. He was the president of Ward No. 14 in Goalpara town. – Sources informed that relief mate- picture, but it shows aged a section of un- Islam also informed that many im- possessed. An ex- On this day of her Kaithalkuch Barowari Durga Photo: Roop Choudhury tremely versatile adyashraddha , I Puja Committee, president of rial was distributed among the bene- the extent of misap- scrupulous people poverished families residing in Ward lady, she was always busy pray to the Almighty to grant Kaithalkuch Bazar Commit- ficiaries for three days during the first propriation taking place in the entire to misappropriate a large amount of No. 11 have allegedly received relief in with something, particular- eternal peace to her depart- tee and closely associated stage and for another four days dur- relief distribution system under the mu- relief material meant for the poor and between 3 to 5 kgs of rice only till date. ly with her penchant for ed soul and also strength of with several organisations of ing the second stage as per the As- nicipal areas. needy people who work in the infor- Further, he urged the government writing books for children. mind to her family members greater Kaithalkuchi area. sam Relief Manual. The relief pack- While noted social worker Sailen mal sector and are struggling to man- to institute an enquiry and to take pu- She indeed wrote a number to bear the personal loss with He leaves behind his wife, one age to each beneficiary included rice Das remarked that although pilferage age two square meals a day. nitive measures against such kinds of of such books for the chil- fortitude. son, five daughters and a host (adult) 600 gms, rice (minor) 400 of relief material is not new, but such He also alleged that in most cases irregularities and misappropriation of dren and on subjects of gen- – BK Bhattacharjee of grandchildren and relatives. gms, dal 100 gms, mustard oil 30 ml misappropriation of foodgrains meant the beneficiaries had received much relief material at this difficult hour. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 BUSINESS & E CONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9 LOCKDOWN Big opportunity beckons India, move Tea production loss estimated at swiftly to tap it: Prasad to States 110 mn kg: TAI GUWAHATI, April 28: The Electronics manufacturing Tea Association of India (TAI) today said it has estimated a NEW DELHI, April 28: oped and will be launched soon. “One thing is clear... we are system, State governments, production loss of 110 million Union Minister Ravi Shankar The Union Minister for not against any country, we are (their) IT ministers and some kg due to the ongoing lock- Prasad today urged State IT Electronics and IT further said only pro-India, we are commit- of the best minds of IT profes- down imposed to check the CAPSULE ministers to move swiftly and his ministry is constantly mon- ted to India and will take meas- sion... so that in this type of coronavirus outbreak. promote electronics manufac- itoring spread of fake news on ures to create opportunities for challenge and opportunity, we Though tea gardens in As- Axis Bank Q4 turing through pro-invest- social media platforms and that India. As regards security initi- can leverage with fresh ideas. sam and West Bengal have net loss at ment initiatives, in a bid to tap companies have informed the atives are concerned... any I have also relaxed norms for recently been allowed to Rs 1,388 cr a “great opportunity” that government of the progress product coming from any coun- working from home, it was to resume operations with lim- now beckons India. they have made in removing try, particularly China, we ex- end on April 30, I have extend- ited workforce and in strict NEW DELHI, April 28: Prasad, who interacted contents that were aimed at pect proper security audit and ed it to July 31...,” he said. Axis Bank today reported adherence to health safety a standalone net loss of with State IT ministers inflaming passion and placing verification,” he said. The minister also under- norms during the lockdown, Rs 1,387.78 crore for the through video-conference in roadblocks in India’s fight Summing up his interaction lined the government’s com- planters had to undertake March quarter of 2019- the backdrop of the coronavi- against COVID-19. with the State IT ministers to mitment to promote electron- skiffing activities before re- 20 as provisioning for rus pandemic, told reporters He cautioned that any in- discuss challenges and road- ics manufacturing in a big way. starting plucking of leaves, bad loans and contingen- later that eased connectivity action by companies to clamp map in the backdrop of coro- “A great opportunity beck- TAI President Raj Bansal said. cies soared. The private norms to facilitate work- down on fake news would be navirus pandemic, Prasad said ons India, and we already have “Although gardens com- sector lender had from-home, which were to met with consequences at it has been decided that the IT policies in place. This is In- menced operations in Assam reported a net profit of end on April 30, have now the Centre and State levels, Ministry along with NIC will dia’s opportunity, where Cen- with 50 per cent of workmen Rs 1,505.06 crore in the same quarter of the been extended till July 31. as well as police action. come out, in 3-4 days’ time, tre and State governments and 25 per cent in West Ben- previous financial year. Prasad said States have been The minister said products with an app that will facilitate should move together. I have gal, the gardens had to skiff in Income during the latest highly appreciative of the Aaro- coming from any country, sharing of best practices. urged State IT ministers that order to maintain proper pluck- quarter stood at Rs gya Setu app and he assured particularly China, should be “I took on board the sug- they should also undertake ing table. This has led to loss 20,219.57 crore. It was them that a similar solution for subject to stringent security gestion that we must have a pro-investment initiatives,” in manufactured tea,” he said. Rs 18,324.31 crore in the feature phones is being devel- audit and verification. strategic group assisting our he said.– PTI A production “loss to the year-ago period, Axis tune of 110 million kg” is pro- Bank said in a regulatory jected by the association, Bansal filing. Provisions for bad said, adding that the lockdown, loans and contingencies which was enforced at a time in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal were at Rs when the industry was gearing 7,730.02 crore. In the up to begin a new season, has year-ago quarter the also led to liquidity crunch. provisions stood at Rs The TAI has submitted 2,711.43 crore. – PTI presentations to the Centre and the respective State gov- RBI employees ernments seeking a financial MUMBAI, April 28: package, he said. – PTI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today said its employees have GOVERNMENT OF decided to contribute MIZORAM salary of one or more OFFICE OF THE days totalling Rs 7.30 ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF : crore towards the PM- CARES Fund. To help POWER & ELECTRICITY people affected by any DEPARTMENT kind of emergency or MIZORAM : AIZAWL distress situation like No.T-15016/1/2020-EC(P)/W/39 the one posed by the Dated Aizawl, the 27th April 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, SHORT NOTICE INVITING the government has set TENDER up a public charitable The Engineer-in-Chief, Power & No. SSUHS/190/2019/2077 trust named PM-CARES Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh reviewing contribution of defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) and Electricity Department on behalf of the ADVERTISEMENT Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) in fight against COVID-19 and their operational plans post-lockdown through a Governor of Mizcram invites Online Fund to receive Applications are invited for the posts of Registrar, contributions from video-conference with the CMDs of DPSUs as well as DG, Ordnance Factories & Chairman, OFB, in New Delhi on Tender for Selection of Developers for Design, Manufacture, Testing, Supply, Registrar (Academic), Controller of Examinations and various sources, the Tuesday. Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar is also seen. – PIB Installation & Commissioning of 500 Finance & Accounts Officer of Srimanta Sankaradeva central bank said in a kWp Grid connected Rooftop SPV University of Health Sciences from candidates who are statement. “Responding Power Plants including Five Years to the call to support Comprehensive Maintenance Contract Indian nationals and fulfil the eligibility criteria as this noble cause, the GTAC reduces (CMC) in different locations for provided in the detailed advertisement available in the employees of the Over Rs 68,600-cr worth loans Residential Sector in the state of University website www.ssuhs.in . The term of the posts Reserve Bank have ‘waiting time’ to Mizoram. shall be for a period of 5 (five) years. The filled in NIT No.: 1 of 2020-2021 : 500 kWp Grid decided to contribute aid tea sellers connected Rooftop SPV Power Plants application form along with a Demand Draft of Rs. one or more days written off: RBI’s RTI reply E-Tender document availability at site: 1000/- (Rupees one thousand) only, as non-refundable salary to the PM- GUWAHATI, April 28: In Date 28.04.2020 application fee drawn in favour of “Srimanta CARES Fund,” the RBI Choksi, Mallya firms in wilful defaulters’ list a bid to cooperate with the Name of Work: Selection of Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences” payable said. – PTI stakeholders of the cash- Developers for Design, Manufacture, Testing, Supply, Installation & at SBI, GMC Branch, Guwahati should reach to the NEW DELHI, April 28: Patanjali, with Rs 2,212 crore ac is the fourth in the list. He Coca-Cola aid strapped tea industry in the Commissioning of 500 kWp Grid Member Secretary, Selection Committee, Srimanta Outstanding loans amounting and Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd and his son Rahul Kothari wake of the ongoing lock- connected Rooftop SPV Power Plants Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, 2nd Floor, NEW DELHI, April 28: to Rs 68,607 crore of top 50 with Rs 2,012 crore are the were arrested by the CBI for including Five Years Comprehensive Beverages major Coca- down, the auction centre Gauhati Medical College Building, Narakasur Hilltop, wilful bank loan defaulters in other companies in the list. bank loan default. Maintenance Contract (CMC) in different Cola today said it has here has decided to reduce locations for Residential Sector in the Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781032, Assam on or before committed an initial Rs the country including firms Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines In the last Parliament ses- “waiting time for sellers” to state of Mizoram. 45 days from the date of publication of this 100 crore to help the of Mehul Choksi and Vijay figures in the list at number 9, sion, Rahul Gandhi had asked sell their produce and help Details of tender can be seen or advertisement. Those in employment must submit a healthcare system and Mallya have been technically with an outstanding of Rs 1,943 the government to provide a downloaded from the websites No Objection Certificate from the present employer them cut operational cost, an www.mizoramtenders.gov.in & communities combat the written off till September 30, crore which has been techni- list of top 50 bank loan de- official said on Monday. www.power.mizoram.gov.in , The along with the application. coronavirus pandemic. 2019, the Reserve Bank of cally written off by the banks. faulters in the country, lead- The Guwahati Tea Auction Engineer-in-Chief, P & ED reserves the Candidates selected for interview will have to appear The relief programmes India said in a RTI reply. Forever Precious Jewellery ing to sharp exchanges and Centre (GTAC) will reduce right to reject any or all tender without before the Selection Committee at their own cost, when initiated by Coca-Cola in assigning any reason thereof. Absconding diamantaire and Diamonds Pvt Ltd has uproar in the Lok Sabha. the sale time to 17 days from called for. India aim at benefitting (LALDUHZUALA SAILO) Sd/- Vice Chancellor, and positively impacting Choksi’s company Gitanjali loans of Rs 1,962 crore writ- “The information on top 50 the present 19-21 days Engineer-in-Chief Srimanta Sankaradeva University of over 10 lakh lives Gems tops the list of these ten off while Deccan Chroni- wilful defaulters and their sum adopted in all the auctioning Power & Electricity Department across the country, the defaulters with a whopping cle Holdings Ltd has Rs 1,915 of funded amount outstanding houses, he said. IPR No. 6 Janasanyog/D/338/20 Health Sciences company said in a amount of Rs 5,492 crore, ac- crore written off loans. and amount technically/pru- “The reduced waiting time statement. Coca-Cola cording to the list. This is fol- Choksi’s other firms Gili dentially written off as on Sep- for sellers will be offered for said its financial lowed by REI Agro with Rs India and Nakshatra Brands tember 30, 2019, reported in the next two sales at the auc- contribution will be 4,314 crore and Winsome Dia- also have loans of Rs 1,447 and CRILC by banks, is provid- tion centre,” Guwahati Tea utilised for activation of monds with Rs 4,076 crore. Rs 1,109 crore respectively ed,” the RBI said in its writ- over 50 locations Auction Buyers’ Association across 10 States in Rotomac Global Pvt Ltd has written off. REI Agro of Jhun- ten response dated April 24. (GTABA) Secretary Dinesh partnership with its funded advances of Rs 2,850 jhunwala brothers is already In his application, RTI ac- Bihani said. bottlers to support the crore which have been techni- under the scanner of ED. The tivist Saket Gokhale had The producers need not hydration needs of the cally written off and Kudos CBI and ED are also probing sought the list of defaulters as to wait for usual 19-21 days underserved communi- Chemie Ltd with Rs 2,326 alleged fraud by the owners on February 16, but the RBI to sell their crops and can ties during the lockdown crore, Ruchi Soya Industries of Winsome Diamonds. said the requested informa- save cost for warehousing, period. – PTI Ltd, now owned by Ramdev’s Vikram Kothari’s Rotom- tion is not available. – PTI he said. The GTAC has also taken a step for new sellers, who Blockchain can tackle supply chain wanted to offer their tea at the centre but could not sub- mit requisite documents due failures, boost economic recovery: WEF to lockdown, he said. “For these sellers, GTAC NEW DELHI/GENEVA, trade systems highlights an stakeholders, including govern- has given them an opportu- April 28: Blockchain technolo- urgent need for global cooper- ments, companies, start-ups, nity to sell tea at the centre gy can help tackle supply chain ation to maintain and strength- academic institutions, civil so- with provisional licences,” failures exposed by the COV- en the resilience of international ciety, international organisa- ID-19 pandemic and also boost supply chains,” it said. tions and technology and sup- Bihani said. the economic recovery proc- Resilience in supply chains ply chain experts. This facility is only availa- ess, the World Economic Fo- depends on trust, transparen- “The blockchain deployment ble for those who are regis- rum (WEF) said today. cy and integrity, which can be toolkit is essential for design- tered with the Calcutta Tea Releasing a ‘blockchain de- improved through responsible ing solutions that work for a Auction Centre, he said. ployment toolkit’ to help or- deployment of blockchain tech- multitude of actors, including The GTAC was permitted ganisations improve future nologies that offer a “shared smaller players who may not by the Kamrup (Metro) dis- pandemic preparedness and truth”, the WEF said. have access to the resources trict authorities to restart op- accelerate an economic re- It further said the current required to unlock the value of erations in a limited manner bound post COVID-19, Gene- pandemic underscores the blockchain technology. For this after April 20 to conduct e- va-based WEF said it is aimed need for businesses and gov- reason, the toolkit can level auctions of the crop during at helping leaders maximise ernments to improve the in- the playing field for small and the ongoing lockdown. the benefits and minimise the tegrity and provenance of phar- medium-sized enterprises,” With the Central govern- risks of the technology. maceutical products and medi- said Nadia Hewett, Blockchain ment permitting opening of The WEF, which describes cal supplies, as well as food, and Digital Currency Project tea gardens with certain con- itself as an international organ- goods and industrial and con- Lead, WEF, USA. ditions during the lockdown isation for public-private part- sumer products. “There are many lessons to imposed to check the coro- nership, said crises such as the The WEF said the first-of- learn from the current pandem- navirus outbreak, different coronavirus pandemic dramat- its-kind toolkit is culmination of ic and this toolkit is a starting district administrations in the ically increase pressure on gov- more than a year of efforts to point for improving long-term tea-growing areas of Brah- ernments and businesses to capture best practices from pandemic preparedness and maputra valley in north and maintain resilient supply chains. blockchain deployment across accelerating an economic recov- Barak valley in south Assam “The pressure created by the industries and has drawn on glo- ery led by public-private coop- have allowed plucking of COVID-19 outbreak on global bal expertise of more than 100 eration,” Hewett added. – PTI leaves. – PTI WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI LEISURE & L IFESTYLE

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Super dependable, many count on you, and this year you get a respite and are able to be more spontaneous. There are ample opportunities to add to your income. If single, you decide to stay that way. If attached, your bond grows even closer. TAURUS gets you like no one else. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3- Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ### Reflect and take time to rest, and all will be well. Real estate transactions can be confusing, so make sure to go over the fine print. The long-term picture might be brighter than it seems at first glance. Tonight: Do not push yourself too hard. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ### Study and communication bring valuable information your way. Be creative and adventurous in meeting transportation needs. You will solve problems well and be able to recognize the good in companions. Tonight: THE PHANTOM ® By Lee Falk Across adornment (3) (3) Charitable acts to worthwhile causes bring rewards. 1 Branch of 30 Droop (3) 16 Fish eggs (3) GEMINI (May 21-June 20) mathematics 31 Kimono sash 18 Genetic stuff ### Financial planning will be in your thoughts. Conversations re- (7) (3) (3) volve around work, spending power and earning potential. Take advan- 5 Inquired of 32 Short - work for 19 Confer tage of new options or follow through on a suggestion made by a loved one. Do (5) barrister (5) knighthood on not be overcome by impatience or anger. Tonight: Relax. 8 Capital of 35 Fathers (5) (3) CANCER (June 21-July 22) Morocco (5) 36 Confound (7) 21 Reindeer (7) #### You are highly motivated and can accomplish a lot today. Use 9 Etna residue Down 22 Record humor to cope with forceful people. Steady effort and patience even- (3) 1 Manner (3) company ___ tually lead to success. Do not rely on quick solutions. Tonight: News might bring 10 Not cooked 2 Lump (3) Victor (3) a different viewpoint to the fore. (3) 3 Washing 23 Dawn to dusk LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 11 Small house oneself (7) (3) #### Today brings a need for peace and privacy. You will suddenly (3) 4 Incarnation (6) 24 Alleviation of enjoy being alone more than usual. A dream or meditation session 12 New ___ : our 5 Detest (5) pain (6) helps you become your own best friend and to accept experiences from your capital ? (5) 6 Destiny (5) 25 Jokes (5) past philosophically. Tonight: Early bedtime. 14 Back 7 Early mornings 26 Bet (5) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) payments (7) (5) 27 Woodwind ##### Interest in old hobbies and group affiliations grows. A change 17 Tramp (6) 12 Commonly used instruments (5) of heart on many levels is in progress. The health and wealth of those 20 Frightened (6) pesticide (3) 33 Informally, any you are closest to will improve. Friendships are entering a more nurturing phase BLONDIE 25 Mandible (7) 13 Monetary unit doctrine or for you. Tonight: Network and communicate online. 28 Prepared (5) of Romania (3) practice (3) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) 29 Hawaiian 15 Age or epoch 34 Mend (3) ##### Your image and reputation take on new polish. There is a hint of myth and legend, a larger-than-life quality around you. Enjoy SOLUTION TO TRIBUNE CROSSWORD – 6880 meetings, but keep a sense of balance and perspective. Do not neglect details.

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or passions of every kind are evident today. Tonight: Journey in your mind. Jawbone 25 Scared, 20 Trudge, 17 Arrears, 14 Delhi,

12 Hut, 11 Raw, 10 Ash, 9 Rabat, 8 Asked, 5 Algebra, 1

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Across: #### Money may be tied up in investments or earmarked for bills. Good or bad, financial matters aren’t quite as they seem. A friendly greeting from a loved one who has passed over greets you today. Tonight: HEALTH CAPSULES ® JUMBLED WORDS Wonder on the marvelous. by Bron Smith Given below are four jumbled words. Solve the jumbles to make proper words and move CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) them to the respective squares below. Select #### the letters in the shaded squares and jumble Relationships are in a state of flux today. You will charm and them to get the answer for the given quip. attract others. Cultivate new social and business contacts. Be tolerant and patient with partners. It is especially important to listen to what children are saying right now. Tonight: A dinner with loved ones. HAGAR THE HORRIBLE AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ## Today’s moon impacts health conditions in the lives of those near you. Try to avoid contact with those who suffer from a contagious illness. If caring for those who are sick, take frequent breaks so the stress does not wear you down. Tonight: Early bedtime. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ##### A loved one treasures a treat or unusual gift you created. Artistic skills peak now. You will express yourself effectively. Today allows you to indulge this talent and to make plans for a future odyssey. It’s not enough to create ___. You have to Tonight: Postpone decisions about financial matters until next week. create a price for ___, too. You have to create # # # rules. – Eric Bums (5,..,5) (same word twice)

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: Carpi, cower, gnomic, gerund. gnomic, cower, Carpi, : have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room. s d r o W to be of a diagnostic nature. – DR SEUSS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11 Family Anomalies detected in Central members of 1st COVID-19 scheme in Nalbari, probe ordered CORRESPONDENT have come to light in the se- complaints received from var- victim released lection of needy farmers. ious quarters, today ordered a CORRESPONDENT NALBARI, April 28: Strong The local BJP leaders, pan- magisterial inquiry into the resentment has been prevailing chayat representatives and a anomalies. HAILAKANDI, April 28: among a cross-section of peo- section of corrupt officials from The probe committee head- Family members of the first ple in Nalbari district over the the Agriculture department ed by Krishna Baruah, the dis- COVID-19 deceased of the nepotism and corrupt practices selected some beneficiaries trict development commission- northeastern region have in the selection of PM Kisan from the non-farming sector er, has been asked to submit the been released from institu- Sanman Nidhi beneficiaries. for this scheme. report within 15 days. tional quarantine after com- The Union government un- The names of wives of gov- It may be mentioned here that pletion of 24 days quarantine der this scheme deposited Rs ernment salary holders and the Ghograpar anchalik unit of period on Tuesday morning. 2,000, the first instalment of the panchayat representatives AASU today submitted a mem- Disclosing this, Joint Di- yearly grant of Rs 6,000, to the were also found in the benefi- orandum to Chief Minister Sar- rector of Health Services Dr bank account of the farmers to ciary list. bananda Sonowal through the Ramesh Chandra Dwivedy compensate for the loss of their Meanwhile, Nalbari deputy Nalbari deputy commissioner, said all the five family mem- produce during the lockdown. commissioner Bharat Bhusan demanding stern action against bers of the COVID-19 victim However, gross anomalies Dev Choudhury, following the the guilty persons. have been discharged from in- stitutional quarantine this morning after their swab re- Relief given in Dibrugarh villages sults tested negative for the STAFF CORRESPONDENT chayat in Tinsukia district. tribution among the needy. third time. Seva Kendra is the social The Catholic Diocese of Di- Police personnel keeping vigil in a fish market during the nationwide lockdown, at Mirza on Tuesday. – UB Photos Dr Dwivedy said all the for- DIBRUGARH, April 28: wing of the Catholic Diocese brugarh, the head office of Cath- malities were observed before Seva Kendra, a non-profit or- of Dibrugarh. The relief ma- olic Church in upper Assam, 2 killed in they were discharged and they ganisation here, distributed re- terials consisted of rice, dal, also distributed relief materi- 34 quarantined at Silchar would now be put under home lief materials among 230 house- soyabean and mustard oil. als among 300 households af- road mishap quarantine till May 6. “Neces- holds affected by lockdown in Earlier, Seva Kendra had also fected by recent thunder- sary instructions have been Singibil and Medela villages donated over 250 packets con- storm accompanied by heavy at Dhemaji Civil Hospital released given to them to follow the under Lezai Gaon Panchayat in sisting of hand wash, washing rainfall at Gorajan and Hildubi home quarantine rules and Dibrugarh district and six vil- soaps and bathing soaps to the villages under Titabor subdi- ANN SERVICE STAFF CORRESPONDENT Services Dr SJ Das, District nali Sarma wished the people Surveillance Officer Dr Ajit saying that even after going back regulations,” he added. lages under Gutibari Gaon Pan- district administration for dis- vision in Jorhat district. Officials of district adminis- DHEMAJI, April 28: Amidst SILCHAR, April 28: As Bhattacharjee and Superin- home, they must practise social many as 34 persons, who had tendent of the hospital Dr distancing for the greater inter- tration, health functionaries the ongoing lockdown, two Short NIT No. 17 a travel history to COVID-19 Ashutosh Barman. est of the society. and police personnel clapped Mask sale youths were killed in a road No. GED/NIT-NIQ/M & R/17 affected locations and were Addressing the outgoing Meanwhile, District Media as the family members, includ- accident at Chengeli Pather outlet opened at Sealed tenders in prescribed form to be eventually drawn up quarantined at the Silchar Civil quarantined contingent, Expert Suman Choudhury ing children, walked out of the village under Dhemaji PS, in A.P.W.D. F-2 form affixing non-refundable court fee stamp of Hospital for the past 28 days, Deputy Speaker said, “All the informed that out of the 34 institutional quarantine on way Biswanath three kilometres away from Rs. 8.25 ( Rupees Eight & twenty Five paise ) only are hereby have been given a warm send- quarantined people are now persons who have travel his- to their home. CORRESPONDENT invited from the registered contractor of W.R. Depts. for the Dhemaji town on NH-15 yes- off by the Government on fit to go back home. They tories, some of them had year 2019-20 for the following schemes. The tender will be terday evening. Tuesday. have been brought here and been brought because of Magisterial BISWANATH CHARIALI, received by the undersigned up to 2.00PM of 08.05.2020 and According to reports, the In a meeting organised by kept under utmost medical at- coming into contact with April 28: A mask sale outlet to will be opened on the same day. accident took place when a the Cachar district administra- tention and care. Even COVID-19 positive patients probe be run by self-help groups was SI. Name Of Work Tender Amount Yamaha bike (AS-22-A-7465) tion at the AMSA House of the though some of them had ex- of the district as well. They opened today under the aegis of No. proceeding from Dhemaji side hospital, the quarantined lot hibited dissent after being were discharged after obtain- ordered Assam State Rural Livelihoods 1 M & R to protection of Tatimara Rs. 15,00,000.00 collided head on with a TATA from different parts of Cachar brought here, they have re- ing requisite approval from CORRESPONDENT Campaign, Biswanath district in area from the erosion of River Tiago four-wheeler vehicle at district were felicitated with alised the larger interest be- the State-level committee the premises of the Biswanath Brahmaputra for the year 2019-20. Chengeli Pather portion. gifts and hand sanitizer kits by hind the decision. We are hap- headed by the Director of HAFLONG, April 28: District Deputy Commission- 2 M & R to protection of Hatisila area Rs. 25,00,000.00 In the accident, Sagarmo- Deputy Speaker Aminul py that our doctors and para- Medical Education, Assam, Dima Hasao deputy commis- er’s office by Tripurendra Pator, under Chandrapur area from the ni Kalita, son of Binoy Kali- Haque Laskar in the presence medical team have taken clin- he added. Further, Choud- sioner Amitabh Rajkhowa CEO of Biswanath Zila Parishad. erosion of River Brahmaputra for ta, professor of Dhemaji of Deputy Commissioner Bar- ical care of the quarantined hury informed that 56 per- has ordered a magisterial Additional Deputy Commission- the year 2019-20. Commerce College and a nali Sarma, ADC Lolita Ron- people.” sons have been kept on home enquiry into the suicide of a ers Parvej Amin and Manoran- 3 M & R to F/E along Left Bank of Rs. 25,00,000.00 resident of Dhemaji Bharali pipi, Joint Director of Health Deputy Commissioner Bar- quarantine on Tuesday. labourer at Altaf Tilla near jan Payeng were also present river Kallong at 18.50th Km for the Chuck, and Samiran Sonow- Lower Haflong within the on the occasion. year 2019-20. al, son of Bhrigu Sonowal, an Haflong municipal area. The The brand name of this locally 4 M & R to F/E along Left Bank of Rs. 23,00,000.00 made mask is ‘Assamese Max’. employee of Dhemaji Col- deputy commissioner has river Kallong at 19.00th Km for the Ethnic clash victims facing According to Habibullah Ahmed, year 2019-20. lege and an inhabitant of also asked to submit the en- District Planning Director, Dhemaji DI Colony, died on quiry report within three Detail NIT, specification, terms & conditions for the work may Biswanath district, there are be seen in the office of the undersigned during office hours on days. the spot. starvation-like situation about 5000 self help groups un- all working day up to 1.00 PM of 08.04.2020. On the other hand, the driv- ANN Service Usually, they earn their liveli- lice have turned up to feed der the development blocks in Sd/- Executive Engineer er of the vehicle Bipul Sark- hood by daily labour and by pro- them a morsel. Their small Free masks the district and all the members Guwahati East W.R. Division er, who is the panchayat sec- GOSSAIGAON, April 28: curing firewood. Now, as the children are also in dire need distributed of the groups make such masks Janasanyog/C/118/20 Guwahati-08 retary of Batgharia Gaon Pan- The victims of the Bodo-Adi- nation is under lockdown since of nutritious food. and Assam State Rural Liveli- CORRESPONDENT chayat sustained serious inju- vasi ethnic clashes of 1996-98, March 24, these people are Talking to a group of scribes, hoods Campaign, ASMM in Short NIT No. 18 ries and was admitted to the residing in several villages of cooped up inside their thatched these people reiterated that Biswanath District, is trying hard DOOMDOOMA, April No. GED/NIT-NIQ/M & R/18 Assam Medical College & Barobadha Forest range are houses and are facing a starva- they are permanent residents to inspire all those who have cho- now passing their days locked tion-like situation. of Assam. But due to non-avail- 28: Altogether 16 women Sealed tenders in prescribed form to be eventually drawn up Hospital, Dibrugarh, in a crit- Self Help Groups namely, sen the path of self-reliance. in A.P.W.D. F-2 form affixing non-refundable court fee stamp of up in their homes facing a star- They are now forced to col- ability of reliable documents, Papri Saikia Devi, Chumi Bora ical codition. Saneki, Basundhara, Darpa- Rs. 8.25 ( Rupees Eight & twenty Five paise ) only are hereby vation-like situation, in the lect wild potatoes, arums and they have failed to obtain ra- Das and Dipali Kurmi, on behalf na, Senehi , Arohon, Basan- invited from the registered contractor of W.R. Depts. for the wake of the nationwide lock- leaves from the forests for tion cards. For the last 20-22 of the self-help groups, were also Priests facing ti, Shanti, Subha Laxmi, An- year 2019-20 for the following schemes. The tender will be down due to the coronavirus. consumption. They used to years, they have been residing present at the centre. According received by the undersigned up to 2.00PM of 08.05.2020 and jali, Sathi , Kanaklata, Patan- hardships It may be mentioned that procure firewood for selling at in these villages facing great to them, the price of masks made will be opened on the same day. jali, Deepjyoti, Suprabhat, CORRESPONDENT since the 1996-98 ethnic conflict, the Gossaigaon market, but troubles. They have even been of cotton cloth and cotton-blend- SI. Name Of Work Tender Amount these 232 displaced Adivasi fam- the lockdown has put a stop to deprived of free rice and cash Upasana and Asha of Doom- ed cloth has been fixed at Rs 25 No. GAURIPUR, April 28: The ilies have been living in forest it. The police also does not al- aid of Rs 500. To solve their dooma Municipal Board area to Rs 30 in addition to the masks 1 M & R to clearing and desilting of Rs. 18,00,000.00 under Assam State Urban community of priests, whose villages like Dhaspas, Alupara, low these people to carry fire- misery, a qualified Santhal made from gamusa in the sales local drain near Amingaon Check only profession is priesthood, Motorjhora, Borobadha and wood by thela s or on bicycles. youth of the locality, Laxmi Livelihood Mission in collab- outlet. About 5000 such masks post area to minimize artificial flood has been facing hardships Santipara under Borobadha For- No one, from the government Kanta Marandi, has come for- oration with Doomdooma have recently been released for problem for 2019-20 since the time of nationwide est Range of Dhubri Forest Di- machinery, NGOs, student or- ward. He has been constantly branch of Elora Vigyan Man- sale. It is to be noted that this 2 M & R to recoupment of B/dyke Rs. 18,00,000.00 lockdown. vision. Their present population ganisations, political parties, communicating with the SDO cha distributed around 400 mask outlet located within the from Lenga to Dirgheswari Hill for As the religious rituals and is 1178. These people have no individuals, industrialists, so- (C), Gossaigaon in this regard, masks among police person- premises of the office may be the year 2019-20 ration cards nor have they got cial workers, teachers of edu- but the civil administration has pujas have been stopped, nel of Doomdooma PS, the helpful for the public who go 3 M & R to recoupment of Flood wall Rs. 15,12,000.00 priests like Alokesh Sharma, any government assistance. cational institutions or the po- not yet taken any action so far. members of Doomdooma there to seek prior permission near Majgaon Ferryghat of river Jayanta Sharma, Pitendu Press Club, the officers and at different times during the on- Brahmaputra for the year 2019-20. Chakraborty, Sailen Sharma, the employees of Doom- going lockdown. 4 M & R to recoupment of Rangmahal Rs.24,00,000.00 Ramen Bujarbarua, Apu No COVID-19 patient in Sivasagar dist so far  dooma Revenue Circle office It is important to note that in bund of North Guwahati for the Chakraborty, Debendra Nath CORRESPONDENT have completed their 14-day persons were found negative, and Doomdooma Municipal order to prevent the spread of year 2019-20. Sharma, Dipak Kumar Shar- quarantine period while 403 said Dr Udayaditya Rajkonwar, Board office free of cost on the virus, demand for masks has Detail NIT, specification, terms & conditions for the work may ma have to sit idle in their SIVASAGAR, April 28: are now undergoing 28-day senior health officer, Sivasagar. Monday as a token of appre- grown significantly and, there- be seen in the office of the undersigned during office hours on residences without having There is no COVID-19 con- quarantine period. A total of Sivasagar district, put in the ciation for providing servic- fore, most of the people and all working day up to 1.00PM of 08.04.2020. any income. firmed case in undivided Sivasa- 387 people are now under 14- green zone, has been on max- es to the people of Doom- women have recently taken the Sd/- Executive Engineer Guwahati East W.R. Division However, nobody seems gar district so far due to the day home quarantine. imum alert against the pan- dooma circle during the on- path of self-sufficiency by mak- Janasanyog/C/121/20 Guwahati- 08 to be interested about their proactive measures taken by the Further, 234 persons have demic. going lockdown in wake of ing and selling masks. plight as almost all people of district administration, dedicat- been kept in quarantine cen- It may be mentioned here COVID-19 pandemic. The Hindu community are strug- ed medical fraternity and also the tre and four of them have been that Sivasagar Deputy Com- masks were prepared with No. CE/CC/WR/NIT/2019-20/1003/35 gling for their own livelihood. common people. sent back to their homes when missioner Lakhinandan Gogoi gamusa by members of PRESS NOTICE FOR BID Moreover, most members of Altogether 2,968 people found negative. is instrumental in developing these women SHGs. Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Chandmari, Guwahati- 3, on behalf of Governor the priest community belong have been quarantined in six A total of 1,884 persons are the Sivasagar COVID-19 hos- Book stalls : The Addi- of Assam invites Re-Tender for the following works to the poorer section of the quarantine centres in the dis- still under observation in the pital in a remarkably short pe- tional Deputy Commission- Sl. Name of Name of the Scheme Approx. HOA society. trict and out of which 2,565 district. Swab samples of 226 riod of time. er of Tinsukia district No. W.R. Division amount in through an order issued on Lakh (Rs.) April 25, accorded permis- 1 Nagaon W.R. Immediate measures to restoration of damage 219.999 SDRF sion to open the book stalls Division section of Brahmaputra Dyke from Silghat to Dhing at Nalkata area under SDRF for 2019-20 of the district on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday eve- 2 Hailakandi Reconstruction of breach like damage dyke 1212.345 SOPD- W.R. Division along L/B of river Katakhal from Sahabadpur FDR ry week from 9 am to 12 pm to Mohammadpur including protection measures. for making available text- Details may be seen at website http/assamtenders.gov.in books to the students only by 1. The interested registered Contractor/ Bidders of WRD who are experienced in the execution following the COVID-19 of works under Water Resources and possess required Technical and financial strength protocols, stated a press re- may obtain the SBD which can be downloaded from the website http/assamtenders.gov.in . lease issued by the DIPRO, Amendment/ Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in this Tinsukia. website. 2. The contractor/ Bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of the Govt. of Assam (website http/assamtenders.gov.in ) Contractors can download OBITUARY documents free of cost. Contractors have to necessarily download the bidding document from the ETS using their own ID (Digital Signature Certiricate). Bid documents not procured (downloaded) through the ETS/ not using the contractor's own user ID will be considered Lily Goswami invalid and summarily rejected. Contractors submitting bids online have to submit copy of CORRESPONDENT the documents of technical bid required to be submitted manually before the expiry of the sequence "Online Bid Preparation & Submission" in the tender schedule. The last date and SIVASAGAR, April 28: So- time for submission of the Technical Bids manually is the same as the expiry of the sequence cial worker and a pious mem- "online Bid preparation & Submission" in the tender schedule. Bid will be rejected/ cancelled ber of Hindu Dharma Nam- if financial Bid submitted off-line/ hard copy. 3. All the interested bidders are requested to read the Bid Document carefully before submission ghar Samaj, Lily Goswami, of their bid. died at her Amolapatty resi- 4. Issue of work order is subjected to the accordance of Administrative Approval from dence here on April 23 follow- Government. ing a brief illness. She was 71 5. For any e-tendering related quarries please mail to [email protected] . Sonitpur BJP members felicitating journalists for their exemplary duty during the lockdown period, at Tezpur on Monday. and leaves behind two daugh- Sd/- Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department – UB photos ters and a son. Janasanyog/C/114/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati- 3 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 I have spoken to Prithvi about FIFA’s Infantino suspected of life on and off the pitch: Sachin intervening to stop probe: report NEW DELHI, April 28: very vocal about the guidance LAUSANNE, April 28: FIFA presi- referred to in the article was obviously He has been a model sports- I have had a he got from the senior Mum- dent Gianni Infantino is suspected of obtained by hacking, which is an illegal man all his life and it was number of baikar. having intervened with Switzerland’s and criminal act.” hardly a surprise when “That’s fine. If Prithvi attorney general to try to get an inves- “Not only Mr Infantino had no reason Sachin Tendulkar became a interactions wants to speak about it, it’s tigation dropped, a Swiss newspaper to lie in that email, the email never said guide to the young Prithvi over the his choice.” alleged. Mr Infantino wanted to ‘clear his Shaw, helping him deal with years with Tendulkar said that he has The Office of the Attorney General name’,” FIFA added. life on 22 yards and off it dur- Prithvi. He always been open to guiding (OAG) launched an investigation in ear- The Zurich-based federation has al- ing a rough patch. is a very youngsters who would seek ly 2016, shortly after Infantino was elect- ways indicated that the meetings be- The 20-year-old Shaw had him out individually. ed president of world football’s govern- tween Infantino and the OAG were in- a sensational Test debut as the talented And there are a number of ing body, about his awarding of a televi- tended to show that FIFA was “ready to second youngest Test centuri- “ player and I others, with whom he speaks sion rights contract to an offshore com- engage with the Swiss justice system”. on from India before an ankle am happy to on a one-on-one basis apart pany in his previous role as UEFA’s le- In November 2017, “after a third in- injury and a failed dope test help him. from Shaw. gal affairs director. formal meeting” between Infantino and kept him out for 16 months. – Tendulkar “I have spoken and guided According to the Tribune de Geneve Lauber, the OAG closed the investiga- Some disciplinary issues Prithvi a lot of youngsters at an indi- newspaper, Infantino was “worried” about tion into the contract signed by Infanti- have also been talked about vidual level. I have main- this investigation and wrote to his child- torney General Michael Lauber, replied: no at UEFA, European football’s gov- quite often in Indian cricket the years with Prithvi. He is with Shaw. tained that if anyone feels that hood friend, Rinaldo Arnold, who had be- “What is important is the meeting in erning body. circles for some time now. a very talented player and I “I believe if a youngster I can be of any help in guiding come a senior prosecutor in Switzerland’s two weeks’ time. If you like, I can come The Tribune de Geneve also indicated It was at this point that am happy to help him. I has approached me and them about their game, I am Haut-Valais region where they grew up. with you again.” that between July and September 2016, Tendulkar came into the pic- spoke to him about cricket sought guidance, there always open to the idea,” the “I will try to explain to the OAG that The meeting took place on April 22, there were more than 20 calls between ture and mentored Shaw as and also about life beyond should be an element of con- maestro said. it is in my interests that everything 2016, the newspaper said, adding that what Swiss prosecutors and FIFA lawyers. he negotiated a very precar- cricket field,” Tendulkar told fidentiality attached to it, at Not only Shaw, even India should be cleared up as soon as possi- happened during it remains “a mystery”, “Prosecutors have apparently helped ious phase of life during PTI during an interaction. least from my side. So, I captain Virat Kohli sought ble, that it be clearly stated that I have and the OAG “refuses to speak about it”. FIFA formulate its requests” as a plain- which nascent careers can go However, Tendulkar was would not like to tell you Tendulkar’s suggestions as nothing to do with this matter,” he wrote The OAG declined to comment on tiff so that they could be “accepted by southbound. not comfortable when asked what the discussions were,” recently as the Pink Ball Test in an email cited by the newspaper. the Tribune de Geneve article when con- the OAG” – an attitude which “seems “Yes, it’s true. I have had a what exactly was discussed the iconic batsman said. against Bangladesh in No- Arnold, who had helped to set up a tacted by AFP. incompatible with the OAG’s duty of im- number of interactions over during his multiple sessions But Shaw, of late, has been vember last year. – PTI first meeting between Infantino and At- FIFA said later on Monday “the email partiality”, the daily said. – AFP Former Liverpool striker Argentine soccer Laxman conducts online Should the Premier League season declared Robinson dies at 61 over session for Bengal batters memories, full of the same season be cancelled? BUENOS AIRES, April Arun Lal, cricket operations love that you have shown him. LONDON, April 28: Will Liverpool get to find ways of restarting “with a different 28: The Argentine football manager Joydeep Mukher- “We will be eternally grate- the chance to end their long wait for the format”, which could mean play-offs in association will put an end to jee, and state U-23 coach ful to you for making this man Premier League title or will there forever some cases. the 2019-20 season which has Sourasish Lahiri. SO HAPPY, he never walked be an asterisk against a season that remains British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been interrupted since mid- Bengal opener Raman, who alone. Thank you.” unfinished due to coronavirus? reportedly been briefed on a potential plan March due to the coronavi- frittered away a bright start After spells with Preston Premier League stakeholders are meet- for fixtures to be played behind closed doors. rus pandemic, its president last season, was given lessons North End and Manchester ing on Friday to discuss the way forward, And in a sign that Premier League teams Claudio Tapia said. on how to deal with failures City, Robinson featured in the with widespread speculation over a poten- are gearing up for a potential return to ac- “We are going to end the and ways to regain confidence. 1983 FA Cup final for Bright- tial June 8 restart. tion, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham and tournaments so we can des- “We talked about our last on, before moving to Anfield. With the Dutch Eredivisie already called Brighton have allowed players to return ignate the teams qualified for season. What was my mind- He was part of the Liver- off and the Belgian season in the balance, to individual training. continental competitions set through the season. A pool squad that captured the there have been calls for the English top- “I believe the Premier League can fin- next year,” Tapia told a local session with lot to learn from league, League Cup and Eu- flight to draw a line ish,” Wolves wing- news channel. The Argentine and how to prepare the mind- ropean Cup treble in 1984. under the season. er Diogo Jota told FA also said there will be no set during ups and downs of “We’re deeply saddened But the clubs BBC Sport. relegation this season or next the season,” Raman said in a MADRID, April 28: Liver- by the passing of former play- remain committed “Although some due to the disruption caused KOLKATA, April 28: statement issued by the pool’s former Republic of Ire- er Michael Robinson, aged to ending the leagues can end by the health crisis. Former India player VVS Cricket Association of Bengal. land striker Michael Robin- 61,” Liverpool tweeted. 2019/20 campaign right away, others Gimnasia, the club coached Laxman on Tuesday conduct- Raman started the season son, who became a well- “The thoughts of every- and there are can start sooner. I by Diego Maradona, will re- ed his first online session for with successive hundreds, known commentator in Spain, body at Liverpool Football compelling finan- know almost eve- main in the top division as a batsmen of Ranji Trophy run- against Kerala and Andhra, but has died aged 61, his family Club are with Michael’s fam- cial and legal ramifications to playing the ry country in the world has the Premier result. Relegation is calculat- ners-up, Bengal, and to start eventually aggregated 406 announced on Tuesday. ily and friends at this sad time. remaining 92 games. League as one of the leagues to watch so it ed by a complicated system with, he focused only on the runs at 25.37 from 10 outings. Robinson, who settled in Rest in peace, Michael.” Since the Premier League was suspend- is major that we can finish the season.” of points taken over a three- mental aspect. Laxman talked about how to Spain after his retirement After Liverpool he joined ed on March 13, English clubs have en- As manager of Dutch club Den Haag, year period. During his two separate control the mind in order to and had an extensive media Queens Park Rangers, before dured a torrid time, with controversies who were spared relegation, former New- Boca Juniors won the 45-minute sessions with Ab- avoid playing loose shots, im- career, succumbed to cancer ending his career with Span- over pay cuts and players breaking social- castle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew league championship with a hishek Raman and Kazi Jun- portance of batting in the first first diagnosed in 2018. He ish side Osasuna. distancing rules tarnishing the brand. has a unique perspective on the issue. 1-0 victory over Gimnasia on aid Saifi, Laxman also had in one hour of play on bowling passed away at his home in After retiring in 1989 he Getting the focus back on football would He believes the English top tier will the final day at the start of attendance Bengal coach friendly pitches. – PTI Marbella. remained in Spain to become be a welcome boost for the league, as well be played to a finish to avoid costly court March. – AFP “With tremendous sad- one of the country’s most dis- as fans who would embrace the diversion battles. ness we inform you of tinguished football pundits. offered by the return of matches. “The TV rights situation is much more Coronavirus You are worse than corona, Michael’s death,” his family According to Spanish daily European football’s governing body problematic in the Premier League. If you announced on Twitter. El Pais , Robinson “revolu- UEFA last week said completing seasons bring in the same model (as the Nether- halts Anfield “It leaves us with a great tionised the way football was remained the “ideal scenario”. lands) you will end up with huge court cas- redevelopment Gayle says to Sarwan emptiness, but also countless analysed”. – AFP If that is not possible, leagues were urged es,” Pardew told the Daily Mail . – AFP JAMAICA, April 28: Flam- LONDON, April 28: Liver- boyant West Indies opener pool have halted their planned Chris Gayle has called his redevelopment of a stand at former team-mate Ramnaresh ECB chiefs to meet regarding fate of Hundred Anfield for a year in response Sarwan “worse than corona- to the coronavirus crisis. virus”, accusing the Guyanese LONDON, April 28: Eng- eight franchises rather than uation impacts the Hundred, existing Twenty20 Blast. Hundred would make a loss The Premier League lead- of plotting his exit from Carib- land cricket chief Tom Harri- English cricket’s established which was envisaged as be- But Harrison, one of the in its first five seasons. ers said on Monday the pan- bean Premier League outfit Ja- son says the controversial 18 first-class counties, is ing a tournament that ena- key movers behind the com- Costs in the first year, in- demic had seen them call a halt maica Tallawahs. Hundred has become “even meant to start in July. bled us to widen the audience petition, said current condi- cluding the 1.3 million pounds to work on the Anfield Road The big-hitting Gayle, who Sarwan more important” due to the ECB officials have long in- for the game,” said Harrison. tions made it more impor- ($1.6 million) paid to each stand that will increase the ca- has since moved to St. Lucia economic damage from coro- sisted it will attract a new “With an in-stadia environ- tant than ever. county, were estimated at 58 pacity of the ground to 61,000. Zouks, blamed Sarwan for an now,” Gayle said in a video navirus ahead of a meeting audience vital to safeguard- ment, with international play- “If anything this crisis and million pounds, against an in- Liverpool had hoped to alleged fallout with Tallawahs uploaded on his YouTube that will decide the fate of the ing cricket’s future, with ers, it’s going to be very, very the implications, long-term come of 51 million pounds. have the work finished in franchise, which did not re- channel. new competition. some matches set to be difficult.” or medium-term, mean the Not playing the Hundred 2022 but the project won’t tain him for the 2020 season “What transpired with the Last week, the England and broadcast live on terrestrial Many voices within English case for the Hundred is even could potentially save the now be completed until 2023 after playing for them as a Tallawahs, you have a big part Wales Cricket Board (ECB) television. cricket have been opposed to more important,” he said. ECB millions at a time when at the earliest. marquee player last year. to play because you and the further delayed the start of the But public health restric- the Hundred from the outset, “So I don’t think this in any it has launched a 61 million “We have experienced a The opener claimed that owner are like this (very 2020 season until July 1 at the tions, the problems of bring- arguing there is no space for a way dilutes the case for the pounds virus aid package for number of delays to the Sarwan was behind his oust- close). You were the one at my earliest but said the inaugural ing in overseas stars and the new format in an already con- Hundred, it absolutely acceler- the domestic game. planned project as a direct er as the former middle-or- last birthday party here in Ja- Hundred would be on the issue of launch costs at a time gested calendar. ates it and makes it something But Harrison is convinced result of the COVID-19 lock- der batsman wanted to take maica, giving big speech about agenda this Wednesday. of economic crisis mean a They say many of the cricket needs to get behind.” it will make money in the long down,” Liverpool chief oper- control of the franchise. how far we have come.” The new 100-balls-per- delay appears inevitable. ECB’s aims could be achieved Even before the pandemic, run – and help preserve the ating officer Andy Hughes “Sarwan, you are worse Sarwan is the assistant coach side format, to be played by “We’ll look at how the sit- with better support for the the ECB had itself forecast the existing county set-up. – AFP told the club’s website. – AFP than the coronavirus right of Jamaica Tallawahs. – PTI ‘Next year’s Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over’ SU DO KU TOKYO, April 28: The Games could be delayed until cult,” Yoshitake Yokokura early to make a judgement on postponed Tokyo 2020 Olym- 2022 if the pandemic remains told reporters. such a possibility. pics will have to be cancelled a threat next year, replying: And last week a Japanese Japanese officials and the IOC if the coronavirus pandemic “No.” “In that case, it’s can- medical expert who has crit- have said the Games will be a isn’t brought under control by celled,” Mori said. icised the country’s response chance to celebrate victory next year, the organising com- Mori noted the Games had to the coronavirus warned over the virus, with some sug- mittee’s president warned, been cancelled previously that he was “very pessimis- gestions that the pandemic fight ruling out further delays. only during wartime, and tic” that the postponed Ol- could even be incorporated into The comments, in an inter- compared the battle against ympics can be held in 2021. the opening ceremony. view with a Japanese sports coronavirus to “fighting an in- “To be honest with you I Postponing the Games is an daily published on Tuesday, visible enemy”. don’t think the Olympics is enormous logistical and finan- come as medical experts If the virus is successfully likely to be held next year,” cial challenge, with the final pri- doubted whether the pan- contained, “we’ll hold the said Kentaro Iwata, a profes- cetag for the delay still unclear. demic can be sufficiently con- Olympics in peace next sum- sor of infectious diseases at In the interview, Mori said tained by next year to hold an mer”, he added. Kobe University. organisers were considering event drawing participants “Mankind is betting on it.” “Japan might be able to con- holding joint opening and Solution of last problem and spectators from around Masa Takaya, a Tokyo 2020 Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori said there is no prospect of trol this disease by next sum- closing ceremonies for the Originating from Japan, the world. spokesman, declined to com- delaying the Olympics to 2022. mer, I wish we could, but I Olympics and the Paralym- ‘su do ku’ is a mind game The pandemic has already ment on a possible cancella- don’t think that would happen pics in an effort to cut costs. and a puzzle that can be forced a year-long delay of the tion of the Games and told last month after heavy pres- warned it would be “exceed- everywhere on Earth, so in Under the plan, the Paralym- solved with proper Games, which are now sched- reporters that Mori’s re- sure on the organisers and ingly difficult” to hold the this regard I’m very pessimis- pics would join the Olympic reasoning and logic. Fill the grid with digits in such uled to open on July 23, 2021. marks were based on “the the International Olympic Games next year if a vaccine tic about holding the Olympic opening ceremony on July 23, a manner that every row, But Tokyo 2020 president chairman’s own thoughts”. Committee from athletes has not been found. Games next summer,” he said. and the Olympic closing cere- every column and every Yoshiro Mori was categorical But the comments will add and sports federations. “I would not say that they But Tokyo 2020 spokesman mony would be integrated into 3 x 3 box accommodates when asked by the Nikkan to growing questions about On Tuesday, the head of should not be held, but it Takaya countered that even the Paralympics closing event the digits 1 to 9 without repeating any. Sports daily whether the the postponement, decided Japan Medical Association would be exceedingly diffi- medical experts said it was too in September. – AFP

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