Category: Nagpur Local
Tantrafiesta 2019 | The tech firm of IIIT Nagpur starts today.
Nagpur: The Indian IT Institute of Nagpur organizes its annual festival on 28 and 29 September entitled Tantrafiesta 2k19. Nagpur is organizing a national technical festival on 29 September. The grand event is based on the theme ‘ conquering space. ‘ It is based on Chandrayaan 2 and other projects of the Indian Space Research Institute (ISRO). ‘ The Times of India ‘ is a print partner for the mega case. Several technical contests will take place on the two days of the case.
Nagpur is well equipped to fight climate change. | Mayor- Nanda Jichkar
NAGPUR: Being a creating city and supporting green methodologies directly from the origin organize, Nagpur has the extent of making progress the correct way by grasping present-day strategies to battle environmental change and build up reasonable methods for advancement, said chairman Nanda Jichkar, on Thursday. She was talking as the central visitor at the 77th establishment day festivity of Committee of Logical and Modern Exploration (CSIR) held at the National Natural Building Exploration Foundation (Neeri) hall. “We have various pilot extends in the city planned for alleviating atmosphere related dangers. Following India’s visionary move of consenting to the Paris arrangement, we have presented electric transports, 100 electric taxis and 40 Tejaswini means of transport. The vitality necessity of MahaMetro and organization structures are from sunlight based boards. We are crawling towards Association serve Nitin Gadkari’s vision of moving to electric vehicles by 2030,” Jichkar included. She educated that the city is positioned at the primary situation in the Brilliant City Crucial. Talking about the centrality of open interest, she stated, “Development of streets and flyovers isn’t complete advancement. All partners and natives must hold turns in proposing and executing plans to establish the city’s connection on the worldwide guide.” In his invite address, CSIR-Neeri chief Rakesh Kumar explained how CSIR appeared. He likewise referenced the milestone accomplishments made by the gathering of researchers of the committee. He stated, “We attempt to reexamine ourselves crosswise over various spaces to serve the general public.
Neeri has been generally attempting to deal with the supporters of environmental change. Presently, we are reading the command for atmosphere activity.” While presenting Jichkar, CSIR-Neeri boss researcher Jai Shanker Pandey stated, “If the chairmen of all urban communities join together, they have the ability to develop with imaginative thoughts that even the organization probably won’t have the option to concoct.” The service was trailed by the dispatch of ‘Clamor tracker’ application. It has been created by the Logical Instruments Division’ of CSIR-Neeri for commotion checking and information the board. Specialist Satish Lokhande advised everybody with the various highlights of the application like continuous sound level observing, information stockpiling, the assistance of information sharing and topographical labels among others. The Intranet site for staff and researchers and the official site of CSIR-Neeri was initiated by Kumar. The workers who finished 25 years at the organization and the individuals who as of late resigned were congratulated on the event. Understudies introduced science models on air contamination, water treatment and waste administration at ‘Jagruti’ a presentation and a challenge sorted out by CSIR-Neeri on their premises. It is planned for expanding the interest of kids and exhibiting their cutting edge thoughts. Ira Global School, Neeri Present-day School and Sandipani School, Hazaripahad, packed away the main situation over the three classifications. Senior head researcher Prakash Kumbhare proposed a statement of gratitude. Mahak Puri and Samruddhi Bawankule led the program. Offer to Twitter
Nagpur Trader Was Caught For The Third Time To Keeping Plastic Bags.
NAGPUR: On 23 June 2018, after banning the use of plastic carry bags and other products, the nuisance detection squad of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation made its first case on Wednesday in which a Vaishali Nagar trader was caught for the third time for the offence.NDS Commander Viresen Tambe told TOI that, acting on the tip-off, civic cops attached to the Ashi Nagar zone had raided Jai Durga Sonpapdi, a production unit owned by Vasant Gupta in Vaishali Nagar. During the search of the premises, the team recovered 108.5 kg of plastic and non-woven bags, Tambe said. The trader is set to face a three-month prison sentence. The third alleged crime committed by Gupta, it was also revealed.
According to Tambe, on February 9, the team raided his place and recovered 1,130 kg of plastic bags and recovered Rs5,000 in fine. Just a month later, on March 12, the team again found around 3.5 kg of banned plastic bags in its premises. Because it was his second offence, Gupta paid Rs10,000 as a penalty. The third alleged crime committed by Gupta, it was also revealed. According to Tambe, on February 9, the team raided his place and recovered 1,130 kg of plastic bags and recovered Rs5,000 in fine. Just a month later, on March 12, the team again found around 3.5 kg of banned plastic bags in its premises. Because it was his second offence, Gupta paid Rs10,000 as a penalty.
Nagpur- Major Power Cut on Sept 25
All major areas of Nagpur are going to be in darkness as Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited is all set for it in the name of repair and maintenance. Even as the unscheduled load scheduling powered with frequent voltage fluctuation have already added to the frustration of consumers. Now on Wednesday MSEDCL will not be supplying power in many areas.
Time schedule
8 am to 10 am
Venkatash Nagar, Agney Layout, Prasad Nagar, Dubey Layout, Datey Layout, Pragati Nagar, Jaitala, Sangarsh Nagar, Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar, Janhit Society, Pradnya Layout, Pipla, Hudkeshwar and Budruk, Dhangawali Nagar, Kharbi, Nagpur University Campus, Ambazari area, Deotale Layout Verma Layout, Pandhrabodi, Vasant Nagar, RPTS Road, Chitakala Mahavidyalay, Ajni square area, Abhayankar Nagar, Bajaj Nagar, Madhav Nagar, Corporation Colony, RamdaspethVHB Colony, Canal Road.
Wardha Road also have shut down of power
9 am to 10 am
Shivangao, Bhosle Nagar, HB Puram, Bittu Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Khare Town, Ramdaspeth, Dharmpeth, Bhagwaghar Layout.
8 am to 12 am
Mahajan Market, Loha PUL, Shahi Temple Area, Tekdi Ganpati Temple.
9.30 am to 10.30 am
Bajaj Nagar, CIIMS Hospital nearby area.
11.30 am to 12 noon
OCW conducts special surprise drive to check Tanker
As a part of its annual surprise special drive in a very bid to curb rash driving of Tankers or Tanker driving while not valid licence/documents, The Orange town Water conducted a drive at its own tanker services at Wanjari Nagar ESR/Hydrant, Lakadganj ESR and varied different locations in town. A special team comprised of mister Prakash Mahajan (Security Head), mister Amit Gedam (Safety Head), mister Praveen Sharan (Head Tanker Operations) Sachin Dravekar (Head: PR & CGRC), conducted surprise check raids at numerous locations and checked documents of all tanker operators, particularly licences etc. It should be mentioned that it had been recently alleged and highlighted by some open-eyed voters that tankers were operated by minors while not correct valid licence documents etc. On the occasion, Tanker Drivers were additionally given steerage concerning careful operations of tankers whereas plying in densely inhabited town areas. It should be mentioned here OCW special groups conduct such surprise check drive annually, particularly in summer season the least bit locations. OCW tanker Management Team has its watch on the tanker operations in town. Despite that, if voters found some malpractices or something wrong with tankers operations they will directly decision or post an image at OCW CGRC 7028903636 or OCW Toll-Free No 18002669899. It may be mentioned here variety of Tankers have additionally been reduced particularly in Network space to seventy-two currently, that depicts Improvement in water system state of affairs in town areas with regular O&M activities and current 24×7 conversions in several areas.
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It may be mentioned here the Tanker operations within the town of Nagpur was divided into 2 elements from Feb 2014: 1) Network space (N W) Tankers operated by OCW solely & 2) Non-Network (NNW) areas Tankers operated by Nagpur Municipal Corporation. It may be mentioned here for economical, economical and effective Tanker Water Management, OCW has additionally incorporated GPS Technology in Tanker Operations to bring transparency in the system. OCW has put in VTU (Vessel trailing Unit) on Tankers that ensures that the entire life cycle of water delivery by Tanker, ranging from receipt of client request until delivery of water is monitored. The changeless trailing of tankers has resulted in restraint of the sooner prevailing malpractices. It’s an important technological implementation that saves organization’s value and ends up in stoppage of malpractices. It may be conjointly mentioned here, within the year 2014, OCW CEO; adult male. Sanjoy Roy took the daring initiative against all odds to recruit the ladies and deploy them to manage Tankers. This was for the primary time girls Power gave probability to manage Tanker Management. Mr Roy had a firm belief that their presence will definitely amendment the operating atmosphere at the Tanker Hydrants for higher. nowadays his call stands clean-handed as within the last 3- years the general work culture at the Tanker hydrants has well improved. There is virtually no disturbance at the locations wherever these girls Power is posted; they need higher management on the supplying management that has resulted in improved shopper satisfaction.
Nagpur get three new Police Station.
At Kapil Nagar, Pardi and Wathoda three new police station were inaugurated on Wednesday by the hands of Gordian Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule and State Minister Parinay Fuke. Now with this police station, there is 32 police station in the city. On the occasion Commissioner of police department Dr.Bushan Kumar Upadhyay, Joint Commissioner Ravindra Kadam, Additional Commissioner of Police Shashikant Mahavarkar, DCP zone 5 Nilotpal, DCP zone 4 Nirmala Devi, DCP HQ Vikram Sali, ACP Prashuram Karyakarte, ACP Rajratan Bansod and ACP Vijay Dhopavkar.
By bifurcating the existence Jaripatka, Nadanvan, and Kalmna police station under the Nagpur City Police Commissionerate The new police stations are created. Kapil Nagar police station will be lead by Senior Police Inspector Prabhakar V Matte. Senior PI Bapu There will lead Wathoda Police Station and while Senior PI Sunil Shivaji Chauhan will look after Pardi Police Station. The city police aim to ensure better policing in these areas located on the outskirts of the city with an additional of three new police station.
Arid land – lush green mini-forest
In a small village near Kalmeshwar about 30km from Nagpur, A lush green patch of bamboo mini-forest bears testimony to the resilience of the plant and also innovative thinking of a young sarpanch. Due to heavy murum presence on the ground, In 2015, this two-acre patch of land was barren but now it is abuzz with life and hosts tall bamboo plantation. Khapri-Ubagi village’s sarpanch Ritesh Pawarkar was a reason for starting all this his role as not only as an administrator but also an environment in his late 30s. Pawarkar said “You can’t grow any crop there, It’s hard rock and has a lot of murum One girl from our village was studying MSc and was connected and was connected with Neeri. Hence, I asked her to see what can be done about this degraded land.” A team from Nagpur visited the village for a spot study due to a meeting between Neeri officials and Pawarkar in 2015. Pawarkar said, ” They took the sample from the ground and analyzed in their lab. The result was that only 10% of it was soil and the rest hard rock Yet, Neeri took up the challenge and chose a two-acre stretch for the experiment,”. Khapri-Ubgai has become an example for other places with degraded land and this project started three years ago. Pawarkar added,” It’s impossible to imagine what kind of place it was before we planted bamboo with Neeri’s help. Nothing would grow here. Even weed managed to stay on the ground only for two months of monsoon after which it was left barren again. But now, it’s green with bamboo shooting off to 50 feet high. There are so many bamboo products that can be made and women self-help groups can be set up to take it forward,”. By setting up a cottage industry for women the young Turk is now planning to take this forward.
Repair Potholes On Top Priority | Nagpur
Abhijit Bangar promptly writing to all agencies to take up work of filling up potholes on top priority. A little prod from Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court pushed the civic machinery in action with Municipal Commissioner. Bangar has written that they need to ensure that roads need to be smoothened to Project Director, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Chairperson, Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), General Manager, Maha Metro, and Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (PWD).
Reference of letter from Assistant Commissioner, Zone-VIII about the poor condition of roads was given for NHAI, Bangar specifically underlined stretches on Pardi and Sadar where flyover construction is underway by them. High-intensity rains during the season worsened the situation on the ground already the roads were in bad shape. In the letter, Commissioner also mentioned that they need to address the issue of potholes that have formed on national highway stretches passing through the city. Due to ongoing construction of fly-over On Bhandara Road in Pardi area, one can hardly find any semblance of roads. The contract for flyover also had component relating to construction of concrete road but as primary work has slowed down there is no sign about the repairs to road surfaces yet. The fly-over construction is going on since the last few years on Sadar and Katol Road. The movement of heavy vehicles particularly those carrying pre-stressed concrete structures and concrete mixers to the site put extra load on the tar roads that have caved in at various places.
By contractors, the corresponding repairs to make this roads vehicle worthy was neglected by leaving people to suffer untold miseries on a daily basis. Taking cognisance of newspaper articles and photos mentioned difficult time for road users, Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court rapped civic body for its failure to provide pothole-free roads in the city it was mentioned on Tuesday.
The letters are dated September 17, 2019, means they were drafted post receipt of communication from the office of Government Pleader to NMC, in the evening. Municipal Commissioner underlined the cognisance taken by HC about potholes in city and said former should take quick steps so that information about action taken can be submitted to the court was mentioned In separate letters to each of the agencies. To GM, Hingna it was mentioned that due to bad conditions of roads the citizens are facing difficulties while driving on them. Maha Metro, the road stretches on Kamptee, Wardha, Central Avenue, North Ambazari to Hingna. A bad condition of roads can also lead to mishaps and hence they need to be repaired promptly was also underlined by Commissioner. Action plan about repairs the potholes and damaged roads on their project route so that the information can be furnished to HC during next hearing was also asked by him. Time to time the civic body had intimated the agencies to fill up the potholes on the roads stretches where their development work is going on was also underlined by Municipal Commissioner.
‘No to single use plastic’
To push people to discard the use of plastic bags Municipal Corporation (NMC) is undertaking an awareness campaign. The campaign will be undertaken till October 27, Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to people to stop the use of single-use plastic bags. The civic body will be implementing the ban on single-use plastic starting with its Central office and extending then to Zonal offices, hospitals and in its schools. Maharashtra Government has already banned single-use plastic, still, she said that one needs to constantly push citizens for reaching the ultimate goal of the plastic-free city, Addressing a press conference on Monday, said Mayor Nanda Jichkar.
With the help of NGOs, NSS and school students to reach every household and make a fervent appeal on avoiding single-use plastic Rallies are planned in each ward. The plastic lying by the roadside would be collected to ensure cleanliness in the area during the rallies. All the public representatives would participate in the rallies and make an appeal to citizens for joining the plastic-free campaign. NMC has increased number of persons in nuisance detection squads (NDS) with the recruitment of 46 more besides previous 41 to enforce a plastic ban. They are not targeting individuals but also targeting units where single-use plastic bags are manufactured said, Civic officials.
Maximum manufacturing facilities are in Gandhibagh and Satranjipura Zone where raids were carried out in May to prevent its sale in the market. The officials informed against a seller in Laxmi Nagar Zone, One FIR was also registered. During 2013-15 besides seizure of the material a fine of Rs. 44,35,300 was collected from the use of plastic. For its effective disposal, the plastic collected would be handed to the third party. Now many units are engaged in recycling of plastic and making innovative items from them like school bags, thread etc. Fervent appeal to citizens to ensure that this Diwali is free of single-use plastic was made by a mayor.