Nagpur: Citizens ‘ long-standing struggle eventually led to the victory as MahaMetro and the Department of Public Workers agreed to cancel the planned 500-meter road via Bharan Van. With the aforementioned plan, for hundreds of species of birds and animals as many as 568 trees were under pressure along with mounting habitat crisis. The planned road was finally dropped, due to the unrelenting resistance of the people and NGOs.
Eventually, it has now been decided to develop the biodiversity area with flora and fauna.
A news report reported that Metro had also stated in a letter to PWD on September 13, 2019, that the proposal for the Futala Lake tunnel road and viewing gallery was revised. “Now, an alternate road from Amravati Road to Telangkhedi Hanuman Mandir via Bharat Nagar is not required,” the letter stated.
Nevertheless, the path through Bharat Nagar will remain as part of the development plan (DP). West Nagpur MLA Vikas Thakre told residents it would be gone.
NMC sources added that the Tree Authority led by Bangar Municipal Commissioner will now procedurally deny MahaMetro’s application for transplantation of the 568 trees in Bharat Van.
Sources added that the decision to drop the path “is not a sudden one but a product of several discussions.” “In the last meeting that took place at Vanamati with MP Nitin Gadkari, it was agreed that alternatives would be explored. At the same time, a thought emerged that the configuration of the gallery should be changed to prevent road blockage. That’s how things began to unfold, “the sources said.
Nagpur: Contrary to the popular belief that tony localities were Laxmi Nagar and Dharampeth, 27 out of 31 water samples found unfit for human consumption in all 10 urban areas were from these two areas. Nevertheless, the waterworks department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation can heave a sigh of relief as almost 92% of the 381 water samples collected from across the city in December of last year have been found fit for drinking. The Water Works Department (WWD) conducted the experiment last year by Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) against the backdrop of water testing in metro cities.
NMC Water Works Department Executive Engineer Shweta Banerjee told TOI that with the aid of the Regional Public Health Laboratory and Government Medical College and Hospital in the city, the department carried out the tests.
The Department identified 381 water sampling points in the 10 zones of the city covering the entire city as a first move. The team subsequently obtained samples from five raw water sources, protected 184 slum areas and outlets of 64 elevated reservoir storages and 128 sites other than slums strictly in compliance with standard operating procedures. The samples have been tested on 19 criteria in the RPHL, including turbidity, hardness, chlorine, colour check and odour, etc. “Out of the 381 samples 350 were satisfactorily tested and 31 were unsatisfactory,” Banerjee said.
“The water provided by the NMC is potable and if the residents ensure that their sumps or tanks are cleaned regularly, they can drink water directly from the tap,” she added.
While areas of Ashi Nagar, Satranjipura, and Lakadganj are notorious for illegal connections, samples tested from these locations have been found perfectly fine. In the Dharampeth district, the highest number of contaminated water samples was found. The tests here showed 17 different spots in which residents get contaminated water in their taps. Laxmi Nagar Zone followed. Here, as the samples were collected, ten sites were found where residents obtained contaminated water from the taps.
The samples were collected in Dharampeth zone one day after shut down declared to do some repair work. The analyses detected no chlorine content in any of the 17 samples. Banerjee said the source of pollution in the sewerage network and water pipeline was leakage about Laxmi Nagar district.
Under Gandhibagh zone, Nehru Nagar zone, Hanuman Nagar zone, and Dhantoli zone one each unfit water sample was found. The study has also shown that the majority of slum dwellers get safe water. Only 12 of the 184 samples were deemed unfit.
In addition to this, the company entrusted with 24×7 water supply and maintenance Orange City Water routinely collects water samples and checks the consistency. To a question, Banerjee said the response time to every pollution complaint received was significantly reduced.
“Whenever a complaint is received, we collect samples immediately, supply to the area is stopped and water is distributed via tankers. We flush out the network after rectifying the fault, and then tax it. Samples are again collected, and we recover the supply only if the pollution is removed, “she said.
Water Tale A — B— C— D 381—Samples collected 184—Slums covered—-172—12 128—Locations—-109–19 64—ESR outlets—64–0 5—Raw water source—5—0 (A: Number of samples collected; B: Places C: Complete and D: Unfit)
Nagpur: The project called’ Roti Bank’ was launched in Nagpur after Mumbai, aimed at feeding the poor and hungry. The Roti Bank was opened at Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital in the presence of the Director of the Foundation and Maharashtra’s former Director General of Police D Sivanandan, Police Commissioner Dr Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay, and IG KM Prasanna on Tuesday 7 January. Feed packets were served to poor patients on the occasion.
Other prominent figures on the occasion include Dr Subrojit Dasgupta, Dr B K Sharma, Chandrakant Deshmukh and other physicians and the Roti Bank team. The Roti Bank collects leftovers from restaurants, clubs and parties, stores them in vans and distributes them to the poor before food stalls.
In a world where millions of people are hungry every day, a former IPS officer has come up with an initiative to feed the poor. Launched in December last year by former top cop D Sivanandan, in collaboration with the famous Mumbai tiffin carrier ‘ Dabbawalas,’ Roti Bank claims to have received a good response. To bring a sense of benevolence to the rich class, Sivanandan encourages children from affluent families to “come and witness the joy of sharing (food),” he said, adding that alleviating the hunger of street children would help them to refrain from committing crimes.
Speaking at the time, Sivanandan said, “I never thought that such a good initiative would have a good start. The Roti Bank was founded in December 2017 from a pandal near the Lower Parel Railway Station in Mumbai. At that time, only 10 people were involved in the initiative. “There wasn’t any money. A friend of mine had provided a vehicle. Roti Bank now has 10 vehicles in Mumbai and the 11th in Nagpur. I was Police Commissioner 4r in Nagpur in 2004. Since Nagpur is the centre of tasty food, the city has been chosen for the initiative. India is a three-trillion dollar economy. The population of the country will surpass the population of China in the next year. Although India is a powerful country, about 20 crore people are hungry. We have enough food, but because of mismanagement, huge food goes to waste. Nearly 1.8 lakh tons of food is wasted every day in India, and around 20 crore people, many of whom are in Mumbai, are going hungry, “he lamented.
Sivanandan also said that the Roti Bank has served 10 Lakh people to date. “We distribute food to schools where poor students study. Over 500 patients at the Tata Cancer Hospital are served with food. The NGO has started cooking since 1 January. Salaries of staff and drivers shall be paid through this NGO. Prasanna Chaudhari will work with a ream of 20 volunteers in Nagpur, “said the former top cop.
As part of the program, two GPRS-equipped vans are making rounds of streets near hospitals and slums to provide food for the poor, he said. The NGO mainly collects leftover food staples such as rotis (chapati or wheat-made flatbread), rice, vegetables and dal to be distributed within 60 to 90 minutes.
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Public transport has always had a problem with the City. With the advent of Aapli Buses on the roads, however, there seemed to have come in many ways as a ray of hope as they catered for the growing need of the same. It seems, however, that the Aapli Buses are also facing a bad time in supplying them with proper maintenance. The shabby roads and poor bus maintenance appear to have made the operators face the irritation of Nagpur’s civic body–the NMC.
Given the condition of the buses, it seems that the Aapli buses are faltering on the maintenance aspect that made the NMC charge the Rs 15 lakh fine. At the same time, the two lakhs were also levied on the group called DIMTS for failing to make sure the city busses are kept in the proper order just to have a good time for the people. The buses acted in accordance with Narendra Borkar, Chairperson, Department of Transport, NMC’s directives.
Together with the other civic officials, he carried out the inspections of city buses as well as enforcing the huge fines on the operators that helped to ensure that the buses that are seen are kept in the right condition. Many vulnerabilities came to the attention of last Friday’s checks and balances. The fines were levied for violation of the terms of the contract. We also experienced a major set of backs with inadequate bus maintenance, including major damage that would require heavy repairs.
An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) mechanical engineering undergraduate, Bombay, Somansh Chordia emerged as one of ten candidates who scored 100 percentiles in CAT 2019. As many as four Maharashtra candidates made it to the great scorer list.
Despite his interest in management since school, he encouraged him to pursue academic management and prepare for CAT through numerous guest lectures at the institute. His father is an owner, and his mother is a teacher of the abacus. “Abacus was an important component for me as I grew up. It not only improved my arithmetic skills but also improved visualization and problem-solving. First, it helped me crack JEE and now CAT,” Somansh says.
Somansh is currently in BTech’s final year and is being trained for CAT as well as regular classes at the school. His training method for CAT included solving numerous mock tests and using different sources to review content. “I tried to study with peers for elective courses as it helped me cover various topics in a limited amount of time through group discussions and cross-learning. It became a bit tough during the placement season as I couldn’t spend much time training, but it all settled well in the end,” the Nagpur boy added.
“IIM Ahmedabad would be my first preference for a postgraduate program. I have not narrowed down on my core area, but I will try to integrate my knowledge of mechanical engineering with management,” says Somansh, an avid badminton player who enjoys reading autobiographies.
Nagpur: The Excise Department entered the Nagpur Police in compliance with District Collector’s orders and reached the highest conviction rate to date, i.e. 16%. Dr. Bhushan Kumar Upadhayay, Police Superintendent (SP), Rakesh Ola, and Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP) of all five areas of Nagpur City played a key role in cracking the whip on the illegal hooch dens across the city, Excise Superintendent, Pramod Someone, told Nagpur Today.
Drawing on the liquor sales registered by the department in the month of December 2019, the Superintendent recorded 8.72% spurt in country liquor sales, 7.43% in international liquor sales and 5.97% in beer compared to December 2018.
“Total 26,12,213 litres of country-made liquor, 12,47,240 litres of foreign liquor, 6,27,712 litres of beer along with 21,334 litres of wine sale was registered in December 2018. However, December 2019 registered 28,40,081 litres of country-made liquor sale (+2,27,868), 13,34,866 litres of foreign liquor (+87,626), 6,92,326 litres of beer (+35,326) and around 50 litres of hike in sale of wine,” he said.
“December 31, 2019, alone generated revenue of Rs 9,67,000 in the district on account of the department’s total of 59 one-day permits,” the Excise Superintendent stated.
In 2018, the department reported a total of 2410 offences in which 2035 suspects were detained. This year, the Excise Department has seized Rs 2.59 crore items. In 2019, the department confiscated items worth Rs 3.18 crore (+ 1.21 crore) in addition to reporting 2699 offenses (+ 289) in which 2561 suspects were booked(+ 526).
Nagpur:- Proving what true love is all about, by donating his kidney, a 47-year-old man pulled his wife out of the jaws of death. Over 30 kidney transplants have been observed by the city-based Super Speciality Hospital but it was the first time a man donated his kidney and saved his wife’s life. The name of the husband is Rajesh Jibhkate, born in Bhandara, and a professional farmer.
Rajesh’s aunt, Laxmi, has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease for the past few months, according to records. Both of Laxmi’s kidneys had failed because of the disease and led a poor quality of life. Since June 2019, she has been treated in the Department of Nephrology at the Super Speciality Hospital (SSH) in Nagpur. Kidney transplant had been advised by the SSH doctors. Rajesh then took the lead and shared his desire to donate his kidney to save his beloved wife’s life. Rajesh’s blood group also balanced Laxmi’s blood group and also worked in his favour with other factors.
On Monday, January 6, the SSH doctors performed positive renal transplant surgery. Laxmi can now lead a healthy life after the kidney transplant. Expressing his gratitude, Rajesh said that the kidney transplant was not only for saving his wife but also a mother of three daughters. “I think it was my duty to give this gift to her.”
Under the guidance of GMCH Dean Dr. Sajal Mitra, Special Executive Officer Dr. Milind Fulpatil, the successful renal transplant at SSH was conducted by a team of doctors including Kidney Transplant Specialist Dr. Sanjay Kolte, Nephrologist Dr. Sameer Choube, Head of Nephrology Department Dr. Charulata Bawankule, Head of Urology Department Dr. Dhananjay Selukar, Dr. Kunal Meshram, Dr. Prateek Laddha, Dr. Rit.
Maximum 7722 crimes were registered in the city in 2018 compared to 8585 crimes Women’s protection and police welfare are New Year’s resolutions of CP Upadhayay
Nagpur: Nagpur’s Second Capital City witnessed a 10% decline in 2019 crime. The city has seen 863 crimes less than the year 2018 in terms of numbers.
Police Commissioner Dr Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay, speaking at a press conference on Monday, said the decline in crimes was the result of smart policing and harsh action against criminals. In 2019, the city recorded a reduction of 863 crimes—10%—compared to 2018 figures. “In 2019, overall 7722 different types of crimes were reported at various police stations as opposed to 8585 crimes in 2018,” said the top cop.
Joint Commissioner, Ravindra Kadam, Additional Commissioner Shashikant Mahavarkar and Nilesh Bharne, Additional Commissioner for Crime, were on the dais. Also present on this occasion were DCP Zone V, Neelotpal, DCP Zone 2, Vinita Sahu, DCP (Crime) Gajanan Rajmane, DCP (Traffic) Chinmay Pandit, DCP Zone 4 and Nirmala Devi.
Murder cases, however, increased by six in number in 2019. In the year, the city reported a total of 83 killings compared to 77 in 2918. Approximately half of the 83 killings–39–were the result of domestic disputes. Overall, theft cases also experienced a major decline as 2404 cases were recorded in 2018 compared to 2629 cases. Serious crimes such as physical attacks, burglaries including chain snatching, theft, house-breaking, lifting of cars, as well as crimes against women including murders, molestations, torture of married women declined significantly in 2019. “During various festivals such as Holi, Ganeshotsav, Navratri, Dhamma Pravartan Din, Eid, Mohurrum, morchas, and on other occasions, law and order have been judiciously preserved,” Dr Upadhyay said.
Following is the break up of various crimes in 2019. Figures in bracket are of 2018: • Attempt to murder – 75 (77) • Dacoities – 15 (25) • Dacoity planning – 29 (28) • Chain-snatching, looting – 203 (243) • House-breakings – 801 (858) • Total thefts – 2404 (2629) • Vehicle thefts – 1381 (1436) • Other thefts – 1023 (1193) • Extortion – 36 (43) • Cheating 387 (471) • Riots — 85 (151) • Injuries caused – 963 (1083) • Attacks on Government servants 53 (87) • Molestations – 339 (378) • Fatal accidents 253 (270) • Other crimes under IPC – 1646 (1816) • Breach of trust — 55 (50) • Torture of married women – 135 (132) • Total – 7722 (8585)
The 2019 identification rate was 69% compared to 63% in 2018. The percentage of detection in 2019 rose by 6%. In 2019, a total of 9855 preventive measures were taken under various CrPC, BP Act, PRO Act, MPDA Act, MCOCA compared to 8318 in 2018.
Women’s safety and police health care are the New Year’s priorities of CP Upadhayay: long working hours, frequent night shifts, erratic diet and lack of sleep also lead to health-related issues for police personnel. Among which all tops heart problems and blood pressure. Nagpur Police Department has everything to set up an innovative idea to curb these violations preying on the life of police officers. Across three sections, the committee must sort the entire police force. A for fit officials, B for diabetes and blood pressure related issues officials, and Class C for heart problems.
Last year at the Vidharbha Cricket Association (VCA) Jamtha Stadium, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Madar Sheik collapsed and died on duty during a bandobast for India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20 match. The incident has led to the deteriorating health of the state’s police officers.
Nagpur: On Saturday, former mayor Pravin Datke expressed anxiety about the market department’s lack of attitude in providing information on the number of legal and illegal hoardings throughout the city. In view of its failure to curb illegal hoardings across the city, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation is already facing a contempt petition.
The municipal administration had convened a hoarding committee meeting where Datke is an invitee while the chairman is additional municipal commissioner Ram Joshi.
The market department was to provide reports of both legal and illegal hoarding throughout the region. The department was unable to bring any action against the city’s defacing illegal hoardings. Even it has failed to provide details of legal hoardings throughout the city and for one year Datke had insisted on the details. Despite warnings, there was no need for the department to provide information at the meeting.
Datke also held two other meetings— drafting a proposal to move private travel beyond the city’s borders and projects under construction running and transition or private-public partnership.
Datke also pointed out that he was approached by many private bus operators with suggestions to build their own bus stops. After more than an hour of healthy discussion, Datke led the Civic Administration to invite citizens ‘ suggestions on the subject. As of January 6, the NMC will begin the process of accepting feedback from people and travel bus operators.
In the meantime, Mayor Sandip Joshi formed another committee headed by Senior BJP Corporator Sanjay Bangalore to ease rents from NMC’s owned market places.
The meeting was attended by regional transport officer (Nagpur City) Dinkar Manwar, senior inspectors from the traffic police zones — Jayesh Bhandarkar, Shailesh Sankhe, among others.
It has been addressed that moving the bus stops outside the city will cause passengers inconvenience. Therefore, the NMC must ensure that private travel bus stops are located within 5 km of the city that will pass outside the city limits.
