Category: Informative

Nagpur: Tree fellers roam in town, particularly West Nagpur, which is greener than other areas, asking gullible citizens for trimming and cutting jobs. They shaking off rules and administrative questions and persuading owners to take off a few branches and leaves here and there.

People who fall into their pit may end up being severely punished by the civic body that has hired tree cutters who work with full permission.

A group of citizens at New Somwaripeth at Manewada Road have been chopping down an age-old almond tree through such fellers recently. The tree was planted on the road almost 25 years ago and felled without the required permission of the garden department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

When Anshu Saxena, an environmentally conscious local, attempted to stop the illegal felling, few residents and laborers started to harass and threaten her. “I tried to get in touch with the police but in vain. This group of residents cut down the tree absolutely because they were disturbed by the leaf litter. How that can be a reason to destroy our green cover, “Saxena said.

According to NMC’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published in April last year, people can not seek permission to fall trees citing trivial reasons such as “leaf litter disturbed” or “improving the visibility of a hoarding or shop advertising.”

Saxena further told that the tree fellers, who regularly visit their residential area, promote the work. “They provide tree trimming or felling service. The residents now intend to cut off fully grown Neem trees, “Saxena added.

A team of officials from the garden department of NMC had done a spot panchnama upon her complaint. “We sent notices to the citizens who ordered tree felling. Appropriate measures will be taken based on their reaction, “officials said.

About tree fellers who frequent multiple residential areas for the last few months. They provide tree felling services at affordable rates, bringing axe and other materials. This activity leads to a substantial loss in the already dwindling green cover of the area.

NMC garden superintendent Amol Chorpagar said those tree fellers are located prominently in West Nagpur areas. “We have identified these groups and soon will undertake acts such as filing FIR or externalizing them. The problem is going to be raised with the town manager, “he said.

Officials have appealed to the public not to use feller facilities because they are unlawfully cutting trees. “They don’t have the permission from NMC,” Chorpagar said.

Nagpur: Current water availability implies the need to develop sustainable methods to make efficient use of it. With land costs increasingly multiple, the initiation of new projects has become difficult. So earlier schemes should be modified to adapt to current requirements, said on Wednesday JM Sheik, Gosikhurd project board superintendent engineer.

He spoke at an event jointly organized by The Institution of Engineers ‘ Nagpur center, Nivrutta Abhiyanta Mitra Mandal (MSEB) and Sinchan Sahayog to commemorate the Irrigation Day. Every year at Maharashtra this day is observed in memory of former chief minister Shankarrao Chavan.

At the program held at AB Kottewar Hall of the institution off North Ambazari Road, SS Doifode, MD Date, SG Deshpande, and BD Deshmukh attended.

Taking the example of Israel’s rapid and impressive technological progress, Sheik said, “The stakeholders and the workforce have innovative courses of action to make constructive use of seawater in agricultural fields. This illuminates the importance of water reuse.

Speaking of the history of various irrigation acts that came into play from the beginning, Sheik said, “Before the state was founded in 1960, the area was divided up into the provinces of Bombay, Central, and Hyderabad. Various laws surrounding agriculture came in with different sectors.

Vidarbha, who was in the Central Province, had to follow the 1931 Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Act. “He said,” The 1976 Maharashtra Irrigation Act was brought into force to stimulate the participation of people. The quota was set for farmers and they got to know the rights. “Date read a report on the Sahyadri Mountain Ranges or the Western Ghats as they are popularly known in his welcome address. He has given information on the density of rainfall in some areas.

“Due to the decline of the forest cover in the state, rainfall was on a decline. Even after efforts by the state government in Konkan and Marathwada regions, there is a shortage of water for agricultural use, “he said.

Deshmukh said, “All occupations demand to learn. It means acquiring knowledge of the concepts and their implementation. We’ve focused on irrigation department difficulties and shed light on suggestions.

Nagpur: Banned plastic items worth Rs1.5 lakh were seized by the authorities on Monday during a major raid.

Crime branch 4 of the city police, acting on a tip-off, laid a trap at Chinchbhavan on Wardha Road, where a vehicle was carrying around 1,000 kilograms of banned polythene bags. The team led by police sub-inspector PS Mohekar had the vehicle intercepted.

Wardha Road has become a hotspot for illegal transportation of banned plastic items according to police officials. What is interesting is that the vehicle seized and the accused arrested are all from Wardha.

The two arrested are Ravi Adani, a 30, and Girish Adani, a 32-year-old driver. Police also imposed an Rs5,000 fine on them, as required by the law.

The police handed the confiscated plastic over to the Nehru Nagar district of the Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. This is the first time city police take action against plastic banned. Earlier the NDS and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) carried out such raids.

Around 3,500 kg of banned plastic items had been seized by MPCB along with other civil authorities in March last year. The consignment had been transported from Gujarat to the city and had very thin plastic bags below 20 microns. The authorities confiscated 2,385 kg of banned goods valued at over Rs10 lakh MPCB in October 2018 reportedly shut down all the banned bags manufacturing units in the State.

Nagpur: Pediatrists in India drew up and published Indian recommendations on unhealthy foods in October 2019 after more than a decade of adopting international standards and observing local food habits. Now, the national implementation of these recommendations is required. According to veteran pediatrician Dr. Piyush Gupta, president-elect of the Indian Association of Pediatrics (IAP) on Sunday, parents, schools, and government should come together for this job.

“In Indian children the consumption of junk foods, ultra-processed foods, nutritionally unhealthy foods, caffeinated/colored/carbonated products, and sugar-sweetened foods/beverages is rife. IAP has coined the new’ JUNCS’ acronym for all such foods, “said Dr. Gupta, who headed the IAP research team that issued these recommendations.

“Initially we recommended a ban on the sale of JUNCS foods in and near school canteens. We have also recommended ensuring healthy snacks and meals are available and affordable. This must be taken further by helping schools and government authorities, “he said.

Dr. Gupta delivered the late Dr. DG Gan oration sponsored by the Nagpur Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics (AOP). He talked about the latest IAP guidelines regarding junk food, fruit juice, and energy drinks. During this process, Dr. Shubhada Khirwadkar was elected as president while Dr. Mustafa Ali was appointed as secretary of the chapter of AOP Nagpur.

“Not only parents and schools but also many pediatrists were unaware of last year’s IAP guidelines. Such guidelines are appropriate and most essential for our children’s healthy lifestyles, “Dr. Khirwadkar said.

Padmashri Dr. Rani Bang previously spoke about responsible parenting in modern times. She appealed to the parents to avoid being a part of the rat race for their children. “Rat race winners will only remain rats throughout their lives and will never become tigers or lions,” she said.

The event was attended by AOP Patron Dr. Uday Bodhankar, President (2019) Dr. Ravindra Bhelonde, Secretary Mahesh Turale, Vice-President Dr. Vinky Rughwani of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), and pediatricians from across Vidarbha.

नागरिकांना उत्तम आरोग्य लाभावे आणि प्रदुषणरहित प्राणवायू मिळावा यासाठी महापौर संदीप जोशी आणि आयुक्त तुकाराम मुंढे यांनी नागपूर शहरातील सर्व उद्यानांमधील त्रुट्या दुरुस्त करून यापुढे उत्तमरीत्या देखभाल करण्याचे निर्देश संबंधित विभागाला दिले आहेत.

नागपूर शहरामध्ये १२६ उद्याने मनपाच्या अख्यत्यारीत असून त्याच्या देखभाल, दुरुस्तीची जबाबदारीही मनपावर आहे. लहान मुले, ज्येष्ठ नागरिक आणि महिलांसोबतच अन्य नागरिकांच्या दृष्टीने शहरातील उद्याने महत्त्वाची आहेत. दररोज हजारो नागरिक सकाळ, संध्याकाळ उद्यानात व्यायामासाठी आणि फिरण्यासाठी येतात. शारीरिक आणि मानसिक ऊर्जा प्राप्त करण्यासाठी या उद्यानांचा उपयोग करण्यात येतो. वाढत्या वाहनसंख्येमुळे मुलांच्या शारीरिक विकासासाठी बगिच्यांचा उपयोग मोठ्या प्रमाणावर होत आहे.महापौर संदीप जोशी यांनी पदाची सूत्रे स्वीकारल्यानंतर सुरू केलेल्या ‘वॉक ॲण्ड टॉक’ विथ मेयर या कार्यक्रमाच्या माध्यमातून लोकांनी उद्यानांच्या दुर्दशेकडे त्यांचे लक्ष वेधले होते. मनपा आयुक्त तुकाराम मुंढे यांनीही जनतेच्या आरोग्याला प्राथमिकता देत सर्वप्रथम भांडेवाडी डम्पिंग यार्डमध्ये वैज्ञानिक पद्धतीने कचऱ्यावर प्रक्रिया करण्याचे आणि उद्यानांची दुर्दशा दूर करण्याचे निर्देश दिले होते. महापौर आणि आयुक्तांच्या आदेशानंतर उपायुक्त अमोल चोरपगार (उद्यान) यांनी युद्धस्तरावर उद्यानांच्या देखभाल दुरुस्तीला प्रारंभ केला.

सर्वप्रथम बगिच्यातील लॉन व्यवस्थित केले. यानंतर उद्यानातील बालकांसाठी असलेले खेळण्याचे साहित्य, ग्रीन जीम आणि बसण्यासाठी असलेले बाकं सुधरविण्यास प्रारंभ केला. बगिच्यात बंद अवस्थेत असलेल्या कारंजांचीही दुरुस्ती करून ते सुरू केले. मनपातर्फे सुरू करण्यात आलेल्या या प्रयत्नांचे नागरिकांनी स्वागत केले असून सकाळ, संध्याकाळ बगिच्यात येणाऱ्यांची संख्या आता वाढू लागली आहे.

शहरातील प्रत्येक बगिच्याच्या देखरेखीसाठी मनपाने कंत्राटदारांची नियुक्ती केली आहे. या सर्व कंत्राटदारांना बगिच्यांची देखभाल योग्यप्रकारे करण्याचे निर्देश देण्यात आले आहेत. यात कुचराई झाल्यास कंत्राटदाराविरुद्ध कारवाई करण्याचा इशाराही देण्यात आला आहे.

नियमित बगिच्यात येणारे हेमंत पटेल यांनी सांगितले की बगिच्यांमध्ये असलेल्या सुविधांमध्ये आता व्यापक प्रमाणात सुधारणा झाली आहे. ज्येष्ठ नागरिकांचा त्रास यामुळे कमी झाला आहे. मनोज मेश्राम यांनी बगिच्यात झालेल्या सुधारणांवर समाधान व्यक्त करीत यापुढेही अशा सुविधा कायम मिळत राहतील,अशी अपेक्षा व्यक्त केली आहे.

भारत माता-डॉ. आंबेडकर उद्यानात ‘रोझ गार्डन’
मनपा आयुक्त तुकाराम मुंढे यांनी शहरातील भारत माता-डॉ. आंबेडकर उद्यानात ‘रोझ गार्डन’ विकसित करण्याचा आदेश दिला आहे. तेथे पिवळा गुलाब, समर फ्लो, डबल डिलाईट, फस्ट प्राईज, ब्लैक लेडी आदी गुलाबाचे रोपटे लावण्यात आले आहेत. हा बगीचा पूर्व नागपूर परिसरातील प्रमुख बगिच्यांपैकी क आहे. या बगिच्यात तीन ग्रीन जीम आहेत. मुलांसाठी खेळाचे साहित्य आहे. दररोज सुमारे एक हजारांवर नागरिक तेथे येतात. बगिच्यात असलेला युद्धकालीन टँक भारतीय सेनेचा गौरवशाली इतिहास सांगत आहे.

Nagpur: City lawyers strongly protested on Friday that two significant Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were moved to the Mumbai headquarters of Bombay high court. The lawyers are already at loggerheads with outgoing Chief Justice (CJ) Pradeep Nandrajog over the sudden transfer to Aurangabad of Zaka Haq justice, which was considered “unnecessary.” The cases were transferred on CJ’s directives by the HC registry, the lawyers argued.

While defining the move as “shocking and deliberate,” the lawyers sent a request to President Gauri Venkatraman of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA), asking her to convene a meeting of the general body on the “serious” issue immediately and to initiate necessary action. Unable to contact Venkatraman while Secretary Prafulla Khubalkar did not pick up calls.

Lawyers challenged the reason behind the move of the three PILs to Mumbai. Furthermore, there was no demand from any party concerned, as in the case of NDCCB, where the alleged kingpin Sanjay Agrawal had filed a request for the case to be moved to Mumbai. “HCBA’s suo motu PIL was concerned with the construction of a new annex building for HC administration offices and staff, as well as lawyers, in the city. We don’t understand the purpose of forwarding the case to Mumbai, “they said.

The move came as a surprise for some who pleaded for the PILs. “They didn’t even take care of making our intimate on the transfer. There is no denying the fact that it is the prerogative of the CJ, but there should be some reasoning for it.

I would like to ask them if they think that judges at the Nagpur Bench are not sufficiently competent to decide on such matters, which are also related to the city. The HCBA should now strongly address the issue Endorsing him, Bhandarkar, who pleaded in one of the transferred PILs for petitioner Manoj Sable, said the HC regularly passed specific orders as a result of which various court infrastructure was strengthened. “Transfer news came like a bolt out of the blue.

The whole legal fraternity is totally stunned and visibly disturbed. For the lawyers, it is very demotivating, as they put a lot of effort into gathering the material and studying the subject, “he said.

The request also signed by former HCBA Secretary Kishor Lambat, now practicing at the Supreme Court, said the transfer would hamper the advancement of judicial infrastructure as HC had issued several directives that break the path. “Our bar association’s enduring threat, and abject embarrassment,” it said.

PILS TRANSFERRED TO MUMBAI SO FAR

Nagpur District Co-operative Central Bank (NDCCB) scam PIL (No25/2014), in which animal husbandry and sports minister Sunil Kedar is one of the accused Suo Motu PIL (No 7/2015) highlighting the plight of litigants and lawyers suffering from scorching temperatures, particularly in Vidarbha, and also for HC annex building Manoj Sable’s PIL (No 67/2015) praying

Nagpur: False information spread over social media about a territorial army (TA) recruitment rally to be held in the city led to aspirant crowds entering Sitabuldi Fort on Wednesday.

Even as the message spoke of a rally taking place between 20th and 24th February, on Wednesday itself a number of aspirants reached here. Some were seen sleeping before the gates of the castle, hoping to take advantage of the early birds.

Army officials came across a message in Marathi that a soldier general duty (GD) and trader recruitment rally would take place from February 20-24. The post, which also had a picture of a woman named as a corporation, Surekha Patil. This reported that the recruitment was soldier general duty and 63 tradesmen for 213 posts. There is no corporation in the town under that name.

The sub-area office of the army for Uttar Maharashtra and Gujarat (UMANG), has lodged a complaint with the police in the matter. The office of the defense PRO issued a statement that recruiting for TA is carried out under the aegis of the ARO which, though all major newspapers, advertises the schedule well in advance.

Advertising is not done by social media and there is no question of involvement of any political leader such as the corporator whose picture was in the post, a source added.