Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Tigress Trapped By Forest Department In Uttarakhand Declared Man-Eater

15-02-2023

Rishikesh: A tigress caught by the forest department in the Kosi range recently has been declared man-eater, officials said on Tuesday.

Kumaon division's Chief Conservator of Forest Prasanna Kumar Patra said the animal had walked into a forest department cage in the Kosi range on January 18, and has been declared man-eater based on a report from the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology.

The conclusion was drawn after DNA samples of the tigress and its suspected victim were matched, he said.

The tigress had dragged away 32-year-old Nafees from near Panod canal on December 24 last year.


 PTI

Paper Leak Row: What Are the Provisions of Uttarakhand's New Anti-Copying Law?

15-02-2023

In a first in Uttarakhand, a case was registered under the state's new anti-copying law against a man, some unidentified aspirants, and a news portal for "spreading misinformation" through social media about the patwari (revenue sub-inspector) exam held last week, a senior police officer said.

A first information report (FIR) was registered at Kotwali police station in Uttarkashi district on the night of Sunday, 12 February, days after the anti-copying provision was brought in through an ordinance.

The Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) 2023 Ordinance was promulgated by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday, 9 February, and got Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh's assent a day later.

The Quint

Uttarakhand: More villages covered by regular cops

15-02-2023

DEHRADUN:  In Uttarakhand, 6 new police stations and 20 new police posts have been opened, handing over revenue police areas to regular police. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami virtually inaugurated these new police stations and outposts from the Secretariat on Monday. After the Ankita Bhandari murder, demand for opening regular police stations in revenue police areas had gained momentum.

Taking a big lesson from the manner in which the revenue police investigated the murder of Vantara resort receptionist Ankita Bhandari, the government has taken this step in the first phase of its commitment to replace the revenue police with regular police.

The new posts inaugurated include Lakhamandal in Dehradun, Birokhal in Pauri, Gaja, Kandikhal and Chamiala in Tehri, among others.

 Express News Service

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Leopard kills woman in Uttarakhand''s Pithoragarh

18-12-2020

  Pithoragarh (U''Khand), Dec 18 (PTI) A 68-year-old woman was killed and another person injured in two leopard attacks in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, forest officials said on Friday.
Saruli Devi was attacked by a leopard in Kholigaon village of the Raisaipata area on Thursday evening while she was working in her onion field, Pithoragarh Forest Division SDO Navin Pant said.

The animal dragged her away into the bushes, and her body was recovered by villagers later, he said.

Another woman, Maya Devi (59), sustained injuries in a leopard attack in Agar village near Chandak hilltop in Pithoragarh forest range on Wednesday evening, Pant said.

"Maya Devi is undergoing treatment at the district hospital. She was attacked by the big cat outside her home. She has received over 20 stitches," he said. PTI Corr ALM IJT

AAP To Contest 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly Polls: Manish Sisodia

18-12-2020

  Haridwar: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said the Aam Aadmi Party will contest the 2022 assembly elections in Uttarakhand as people are "disappointed" with both the BJP and the Congress. Mr Sisodia, who is on a two-day visit to the state, said his party will go to the polls with a pledge to provide a corruption-free government and build the state in accordance with aspirations of its people.
"Both the BJP and the Congress have disappointed people who are looking towards us with hope. We will go to the assembly polls with a pledge to provide a corruption-free government and build an Uttarakhand as desired by people," Mr Sisodia told reporters.

Mr Sisodia claimed people are looking for a change and they see an alternative in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The AAP leader also performed a puja on the banks of the Ganga at Har ki Pairi here and said it was a spiritually elevating experience.

Earlier, party workers welcomed Mr Sisodia on his arrival to the city.

PTI

2 Uttarakhand Congress leaders face police case for stopping minister’s car

18-12-2020

  Those named are former Congress party district president Preet Grover and Gadarpur unit president Siddharth Bhusari.

A First Information report has been filed against two Congress leaders in Uttarakhand for allegedly stopping state education minister Arvind Pandey’s car and hurling bangles while he was on his way to attend the BJP’s farmer rally yesterday.

Those named are former Congress party district president Preet Grover and Gadarpur unit president Siddharth Bhusari. The complaint was made by Kheemanand, minister Pandey’s gunner, said police. The complainant has alleged that the accused stopped the minister’s fleet, shouted abusive slogans and intimidated him.

“An FIR has been lodged against two Congress leaders for deterring a public servant from discharging his duties, illegal restraint and criminal intimidation. Action will be taken accordingly after the probe,” Arvind Chaudhary, in-charge, Gadarpur police station in US Nagar, said.

The FIR has been registered under section 341 (punishment for wrong restraint), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public function), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) 353 (criminal force to deter public servant for discharge of duty) and 511 (Punishment for attempting to commit offences) of the Indian Penal Code, said the officer.

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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tests positive for Covid-19

 18-12-2020

The CM has isolated himself on doctors’ advice. Tweeting about his condition, he requested all those who had come in contact with him to isolate themselves and also get tested.

Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and isolated himself at his residence.

Sharing this on his Twitter handle in the afternoon, Rawat tweeted, “I had got Covid test done. And my report has come positive. My health condition is fine and I don’t have any symptoms too. On the advice of doctors, I will remain in home isolation. I request all those who have come into contact with me in last few days, to isolate themselves and get themselves tested.”

This is not the first time Rawat has isolated himself during the epidemic. In September, he had isolated himself after his Officer on Special Duty had tested positive for Covid-19. Earlier on August 26, the chief minister had gone into self-isolation after three of his staff tested positive for Covid-19.

Earlier this year on June 1, Rawat and two of his ministers had decided to quarantine themselves after Cabinet minister Satpal Maharaj tested positive for Covid-19. Rawat had attended a Cabinet meeting with Maharaj. Later on June 6, Rawat had tested negative for Covid-19.

Many senior government functionaries have also tested Covid-19 positive in the state in the past week or so. On Wednesday, Uttarakhand health secretary Amit Singh Negi tested positive for Covid-19. On December 8, Amita Upreti, director general of the health department, had also tested positive for Covid-19.

Uttarakhand has so far reported over 84,000 Covid-19 positive cases and 1,384 deaths. The positivity rate in the state stands at 5.4% and case fatality rate at 1.63%. Dehradun district has so far reported the maximum 25,012 Covid-19 positive cases followed by Haridwar (12,905) and US Nagar (10,787).

Friday, December 18, 2020

40-yr-old Killed As Truck Falls Into Alaknanda River In Uttarakhand

 One person was killed and another went missing when a truck engaged in the construction of the all-weather Chardham road fell into the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Thursday, officials said.

ne person was killed and another went missing when a truck engaged in the construction of the all-weather Chardham road fell into the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Thursday, officials said.

The truck was dumping a load of rubble when the safety wall of the road collapse and the vehicle fell into the river, district officials said.

The incident occurred near Tayya bridge between Joshimath and Govindghat on Badrinath Highway.

Vasudev Singh, 40, and Jagdish Pundir, 55, who were in the truck at the time of the accident also fell into the river. The body of Singh has been recovered, while a search is on to trace Pundir.

The truck belonged to a firm named Hillways and was engaged in the construction of the all-weather Chardham road.

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After over a decade, Uttarakhand records lowest tiger deaths

 18-12-200

 DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand, which is home to India’s third largest tiger population in the
country (442) after Madhya Pradesh (526) and Karnataka (524) ..

 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/after-over-a-decade-uttarakhand-records-lowest-tiger-deaths/articleshow/79784260.cms

Uttarakhand Sikhs Farmers seek boycott of pro-laws

18-12-2020

 AMRITSAR: Majority of Sikhs living in Uttarakhand has given a call for social boycott of Sikhs of the state who supported the agri laws. They have also appealed to the farmers of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (UP) to reach Delhi to observe the martyrdom anniversary of Sikh’s ninth master Guru Teg Bahadur on December 19 and ‘give a final push’.

President of Sikh Sangathan, Uttarakhand and UP, Jasvir Singh Virk told TOI on Thursday that a handful of Sikhs from Uttarakhand had gone along with state’s education minister Arvind Pandey to meet Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar and extend support for new agri laws. “Strangely, many of them were just wearing turbans to look like Sikhs, most of them were not even farmers but were into sand and gravel business,” he claimed.

TOI

Amid nationwide protests, Uttarakhand govt announces new panel to determine MSP for tea farmers

18-12-2020

 

 Amid nationwide farmer protests, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday announced the formation of a committee that will determine the minimum selling price (MSP) for tea farmers.

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat during a review meeting of the state tea development board on Thursday announced that the MSP should be equal to farm gate price. Farm gate price is the value of a product received by a farmer without the transports and marketing costs.

Rawat said, “Four new factories should be set up in the state to provide market to the farmers. A committee should be set up to determine the minimum selling price of green leaves produced from tea gardens. This committee will determine the minimum selling price for each year. Tea experts must be employed in developing tea garden and finalizing the price.”

This announcement comes at a time when farmers across the country are protesting, demanding adding of a provision on continuing MSP in the farm laws passed by the Central government in September.

He also announced that the headquarters of the Tea Board should be established in the summer capital of Garsain. He instructed the district magistrate Chamoli to find a suitable land for it.

The chief minister added that tea gardens should be developed and handed over to the farmers. For this, an action plan should be prepared by within one month. Farmers’ suggestions should also be included in the preparation of this model. Technical expertise should also be provided to the farmers after developing the tea gardens.

“Efforts should be made to run private tea factories in the state for any reason. If the owners of private factories are not able to run them, then efforts should be made by the board to run them. This will create employment opportunities for the local people and provide them a means of livelihood,” added Rawat.

He further said board should meet four times a year. He said that tea gardens can play an important role in the tourism sector in the state. He also instructed the district magistrates to focus on tea tourism in the state.

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Covid-19 test report must for Uttarakhand MLAs to attend upcoming assembly session

 18-12-2020

Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Uttarakhand MLAs will have to mandatorily carry Covid-19 negative test reports with them to attend the upcoming three-day assembly session from December 21-23, assembly Speaker Premchand Agarwal said.

Agarwal announced the rule while inspecting the arrangements being made in the assembly for the session on Wednesday.

“Considering the ongoing pandemic, all the members of the assembly would have to mandatorily carry a negative report of a Covid-19 test so as to attend the session. Without it, nobody will be allowed to enter the House,” said Agarwal.

He informed that there would also be a medical team at the entrance of the House to conduct a Rapid Antigen test for the members.

“All the members are requested to undergo a test beforehand with a report having validity of 72 hours,” Agarwal said.

He also informed that all the members would be attending the session in person unlike during the previous one-day session in which about 24 members opted to attend virtually.

“This time as all the members have opted to attend it by being present in the House, no arrangements will be made to attend it virtually. Appropriate sitting arrangements have been made with social distancing for the members,” Agarwal said.

During the three-day session, the Uttarakhand government will also present the state’s supplementary budget of Rs 4,096 crore.

A Cabinet minister speaking on condition of anonymity citing the norm of not revealing details regarding the policy before any upcoming session said, “During the three-day session, a supplementary budget of Rs 4,096 crore would be tabled. Apart from that, the government would also answer about 468 questions received so far by the House to be taken up in the session.”

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj will strike up a dialogue with Bollywood filmmakers as well

 In order to resurrect its tourism industry, Uttarakhand’s tourism minister, Satpal Maharaj, is contemplating the idea of developing the state’s ancient temples, and establishing temple-circuits across the Devabhumi. These possibilities were canvassed during an exchange between Maharaj and the Uttarakhand Tourism Board on November 25, 2020. Helmed by Maharaj, the meeting observed the presence of a number of tourism development officers hailing from thirteen districts across the state.

Uttarakhand’s tourism industry thrives off of religious tourism: leveraging the pull of its temples is a decisive decision on part of the state. Additionally, it is also home to the Char Dham- a set of four pilgrimage sites that witness the arrival of hundreds of followers on a daily basis. This makes it one of the most prominent centres of religious travel in the country.

The state has identified a few temples that will fall under the ambit of this developmental initiative: Patal Bhumi, Baijnath, Bagnath, Bhimeshwar, and Shiv Kapileshwar account for five out of twenty-four Shiva temples that will be integrated in the scope of the project.

A few Vishnu temples, for the institution of a Vishnu temple-circuit, have been identified by the state as well, along with Buddhist temples, Sikh shrines, and siddh peeths.

Maharaj also detailed his plans to connect with Bollywood filmmakers, and propose to them the possibility of basing their films and projects around the state’s ‘famous personalities’ and ‘ethnic tribes’, “I’ve requested the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, to arrange a meeting with famous film producers and directors in the near future.”

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‘Uttarakhand faced loss of around Rs 4,000 cr during lockdown’: Govt committee

 17-12-2020

 A committee formed by the Uttarakhand government to ascertain losses faced by the state government during the Covid-19 lockdown period has revealed that the state had to bear losses around Rs 4,000 crores.

The committee, headed by cabinet minister Subodh Uniyal, is preparing a report about the different types of losses borne by the state and will soon be submitting it to the higher authorities.

“We have learnt from the finance department that the state government has faced direct losses of approximately Rs 4,000 crores during the lockdown period (March-end till June), but maximum part of this amount is being covered by the compensation being given by the Centre for Goods and Services Tax. The collection from GST amounts to over Rs 2,000 crores,” said Uniyal.

Uttarakhand has six major sources of revenue generation which includes earnings through GST which amounts to around 60 per cent of monthly revenue. The other sources are excise (around Rs 250-300 crores per month), vehicle registration (Rs 100-150 crores per month), vehicle tax (Rs 80-90 crores per month), mining activities (Rs 50-60 crores per month), revenue from forests (Rs 40-50 crores per month).

He added that the state also faced many indirect losses, the amount for which is being calculated.

“Due to the lockdown, the state government gave many relief measures to the tourism sector, registered labourers, started various employment schemes; these can be considered as indirect losses, which would not have happened otherwise. These would also amount to something between Rs 500-Rs 1000 crores,” added Uniyal.

Based on the findings of the report, the committee is now working to give suggestions to the state government on how to turn crisis into opportunity in the state, the method followed by the state during the Unlock process.

The minister further said that the agriculture sector in the state did not face much loss during the lockdown as alternative methods of livelihood like honey rearing, cash crop cultivation were adopted.


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Uttarakhand Congress Chief Launches 'Dhanyawaad Jawaan' Campaign On 'Vijay Divas'

 Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Congress chief Pritam Singh launched 'Dhanyawaad Jawaan' campaign on 'Vijay Divas' on Wednesday to express gratitude to the armed force personnel of the state.

A Uttarakhand Congress release said Singh is scheduled to visit the families of serving and retired soldiers across all the districts of the state over next two months.

"We have also launched a Whatsapp number - 7669643999 to reach-out to families and know their grievances. Families of the soldiers can share their issues and suggestions with us through WhatsApp," Singh said.

He said that Uttarakhand has played a vital role in strengthening India's security as 1343 soldiers from the state have been awarded gallantry medals including one Paramvir Chakra, six Ashoka Chakras, 13 Mahavir Chakras and 32 Kirti Chakras.

Vijay Divas marks India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh. (ANI)

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AAP may name Uttarakhand CM candidate soon

 17-12-2020

 DEHRADUN: The AAP, which has announced to contest the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls, is likely to name the CM candidate soon, party insiders said.  

“We have discussed vital issues with Manish Sisodia ji, who had recently visited the state. He will be sharing the details of the visit with Kejriwal. The party will soon finalise the face for the CM candidate,” said a party insider in the state.

According to political experts, the AAP is taking Uttarakhand seriously and is aiming to secure a few seats.  The analysts said if the AAP manages to eat into the vote share of both the parties, it will be a big loss to them.

Yogesh Kumar, a political commentator in Uttarakhand, said: “The AAP has done well in Delhi. Sisodia has already promised free electricity and water. Even if the AAP dents a marginal vote bank or bag one seat, it will be a wake-up call for both BJP and Congress.”

 

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Snowfall, rain expected in Uttarakhand over next 5 days, IMD issues yellow alert

 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow alert' for Uttarakhand for the next five days, warning that many districts in the state are likely to receive snowfall and rain.

The IMD has said by December 13, different parts of the state are expected to receive snow, rain and hailstorm.

On December 12 and 13, the Garhwal division is likely to get snowfall.

Plain districts like Haridwar and US Nagar will witness thick fog during this period, while the hills districts of Uttarkashi, Chamoli Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh are likely to receive light rain and snowfall.

Besides these, other districts are also likely to receive light rains, the IMD said.

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उत्तराखंड के अशासकीय कॉलेजों के लिए राहतभरी खबर, जारी रहेगा अनुदान

 17-12-2020

 

राज्य ब्यूरो, देहरादून। प्रदेश के सहायताप्राप्त अशासकीय डिग्री कॉलेजों के लिए राहत भरी खबर है। उन्हें अनुदान जारी रखा जाएगा। मुख्य सचिव ओमप्रकाश की अध्यक्षता में गठित कमेटी ने यह तय किया है। कमेटी की रिपोर्ट को कैबिनेट बैठक में रखा जाएगा। अशासकीय डिग्री कॉलेजों को अंदेशा है कि उनको सरकार से जारी अनुदान खत्म किया जा सकता है। इसे लेकर कॉलेजों के शिक्षक और कर्मचारी आंदोलन की राह पर है।

दरअसल, राज्य विश्वविद्यालय विधेयक में सरकार ने इन कॉलेजों को अनुदान देने के संबंध में प्रविधान शामिल नहीं किया है। कॉलेज इसे अनुदान नहीं देने के संकेत के तौर पर ले रहे हैं। इन कॉलेजों को अनुदान के बारे में विचार को मंत्रिमंडल ने मुख्य सचिव की अध्यक्षता में कमेटी गठित की थी। इस कमेटी की बैठक हो चुकी है। कमेटी ने कॉलेजों को अनुदान की मौजूदा व्यवस्था जारी रखने पर सहमति जताई है।

कमेटी की रिपोर्ट को कैबिनेट के समक्ष रखा जाएगा। उच्च शिक्षा प्रमुख सचिव आनंद बर्धन ने कहा कि सहायताप्राप्त अशासकीय डिग्री कॉलेजों को अनुदान जारी रखा जाएगा। इस बारे में अंतिम फैसला कैबिनेट को लेना है। गौरतलब है कि उच्च शिक्षा राज्यमंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) डॉ. धन सिंह रावत यह कह चुके हैं कि जिन कॉलेजों पर सरकार का नियंत्रण नहीं है, उन्हें अनुदान जारी रखने पर विचार नहीं किया जाएगा। जब अनुदान प्राप्त कॉलेज राज्य विश्वविद्यालय से जुड़ने को तैयार नहीं हैं तो उनके लिए अपने प्रस्तावित एक्ट में संशोधन का औचित्य नहीं है।

इन कॉलेजों में नियुक्तियां राज्य लोक सेवा आयोग के माध्यम से होनी चाहिए। इनसेट:65 अशासकीय विद्यालयोंको जारी रहेगा अनुदान प्रदेश के 65 सहायताप्राप्त अशासकीय माध्यमिक विद्यालयों को आखिरकार अनुदान मिल गया है। मुख्यमंत्री त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत के नर्म रुख के चलते इन विद्यालयों को वेतन जारी में लगा पेच दूर हो चुका है। मुख्यमंत्री की सहमति मिलने के बाद इन विद्यालयों में कार्यरत शिक्षकों व कर्मचारियों के लिए वेतन का बजट जारी किया जा चुका है। उक्त विद्यालयों को अनुदान पर विचार करने की पत्रावली मुख्यमंत्री के पास भेजी गई थी। शिक्षा सचिव आर मीनाक्षी सुंदरम ने बताया कि उक्त विद्यालयों को अनुदान जारी रखा जाएगा।

 Jagran

Corona In Uttarakhand: 567 नए संक्रमित मिले, तीन की मौत, सांसद अजय भट्ट कोरोना संक्रमित

 17-12-2020

उत्तराखंड में कोरोना संक्रमण की रफ्तार कम नहीं हो रही है। देहरादून और नैनीताल जिले में संक्रमित मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं। पिछले 24 घंटे के अंदर प्रदेश में 567 नए संक्रमित मिले हैं। वहीं, तीन संक्रमित मरीजों की मौत हुई है। कुल संक्रमितों का आंकड़ा 84 हजार पार हो गया है। वहीं, 6140 सक्रिय मरीजों का उपचार चल रहा है।

स्वास्थ्य विभाग के आंकड़ों के अनुसार, बुधवार को 12778 सैंपलों की जांच रिपोर्ट निगेटिव आई है। वहीं, देहरादून जिले में सबसे ज्यादा 194 संक्रमित मिले हैं। नैनीताल में 123, अल्मोड़ा में 57, हरिद्वार में 37, चमोली में 26, चंपावत में 21, पिथौरागढ़ में 21, ऊधमसिंह नगर में 20, पौड़ी में 18, उत्तरकाशी में 17, बागेश्वर में 16, टिहरी में 14, रुद्रप्रयाग जिले में तीन संक्रमित मिले हैं।

प्रदेश में 24 घंटे के भीतर तीन संक्रमित मरीजों की मौत हुई है। इसमें सुशीला तिवारी मेडिकल कॉलेज हल्द्वानी में एक, एम्स ऋषिकेश में एक और कैलाश हॉस्पिटल में एक मरीज ने इलाज के दौरान दम तोड़ा है।

प्रदेश में अब तक 1375 कोरोना मरीजों की मौत हो चुकी है। वहीं, 498 मरीजों को ठीक होने के बाद घर भेजा गया है। इन्हें मिला कर 75547 मरीज स्वस्थ हो चुके हैं। जबकि कुल संक्रमितों की संख्या 84069 हो गई है। सैंपल जांच के आधार पर संक्रमण की दर 5.41 प्रतिशत और रिकवरी दर 89.86 प्रतिशत है।

सांसद अजय भट्ट को कोरोना, दिल्ली एम्स में भर्ती

नैनीताल ऊधमसिंह नगर के सांसद अजय भट्ट भी कोरोना संक्रमण की चपेट में आए गए हैं। उन्हें एहतियात के तौर पर अखिल भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान (एम्स) दिल्ली में भर्ती कराया गया है।

सांसद प्रतिनिधि बलजीत सोनी के मुताबिक, रविवार को अजय भट्ट की कोविड जांच रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई थी। इसके बाद वह अपने नई दिल्ली स्थित आवास में आइसोलेट हो गए थे। लेकिन बुधवार को उन्हें हल्की हरारत होने पर एम्स में भर्ती करा दिया गया।

प्रदेश में कोरोना मरीजों की मृत्यु दर कम नहीं हो रही है। अब तक कुल मरीजों की मौत में 87 प्रतिशत चार मैदानी जिलों में हुई है। इसमें सबसे अधिक देहरादून जिले में 767 प्रतिशत मौत हुई है। नौ पर्वतीय जिलों में मरीजों की मृत्यु दर बढ़ रही है।

प्रदेश में कोरोना का पहला मामला 15 मार्च को मिला था। तब से लेकर 16 दिसंबर तक प्रदेश में 1375 कोरोना मरीजों की मौत हो चुकी है। इसमें 87 प्रतिशत से अधिक मौत सिर्फ चार मैदानी देहरादून, हरिद्वार, नैनीताल व ऊधमसिंह नगर में है। जबकि नौ पर्वतीय जिलों में 12.65 प्रतिशत मौत हुई है।

स्वास्थ्य विभाग के आंकड़ों के आधार पर पर्वतीय जिलों में भी कोरोना मरीजों की मृत्यु बढ़ रही है। 16 अक्तूबर को नौ जिलों में मृत्यु दर 7.36 प्रतिशत थी। 16 नवंबर को मृत्यु दर बढ़ कर 9.14 प्रतिशत हो गई। वहीं, 16 दिसंबर को मृत्यु दर 12.65 प्रतिशत पहुंच गई है।

नौ पर्वतीय जिले पौड़ी, चमोली, अल्मोड़ा, बागेश्वर, रुद्रप्रयाग, टिहरी, उत्तरकाशी, पिथौरागढ़, चंपावत जिले में कुल 174 कोरोना मरीजों की मौत चुकी है।

Amar Ujala

Uttarakhand: Nature Festival to be held for first time in Chirbatiya

16-12-2020

Rudraprayag: Preparations have been started to develop Chirbatiya, a tourist destination located in Jakholi in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand as horticulture tourism. Nature Festival will soon be organized in Chirbatiya, which is among 13 tourist places. This is the first time that a Nature festival will be held at Tourist Place.

The district administration conducted a survey in view of the possibilities of tourism here. After inspection, DM Manuj Goyal has issued instructions to expedite the development plan here. This area is one of the 13 tourist spots of the 13 districts of the state government. Not only in the district of Rudraprayag, but Chirbatiya is also included in Uttarakhand and the finest places of the country. This area is rich in forest wealth and is also inhabited by various species of animal birds. The natural beauty here attracts everyone.

Last year the Bird Festival was organized on the occasion of Christmas Day. In this program, the bird lovers had put on the beauty of Chirbatiya. Now the district administration is seeing possibilities of developing tourism in Chirbatiya by combining Halticulture Tourism, Village Tourism, Eco-tourism and Pedestrian Tourism. In view of these possibilities, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Manuj Goyal has directed to organize Nature Festival in Chirbatiya under the chairmanship of DFO Rudraprayag.


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