PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed
GUWAHATI: The Opposition parties on Monday criticized the 2013–14 State budget presented by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in the Assembly and slammed it as ‘anti–people’. Reacting to the budget, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said, “It seems that the budget presented by the Chief Minister in the Assembly was prepared as per the directions of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB). Most of the schemes proposed in the budget are likely to be taken up with the help of loan money.”
Itanagar: The residents of century–old Pasighat Township and its adjoining areas in East Siang district have been facing severe water crisis for the last few months. Reportedly, the water problem has worsened this year making life miserable for the residents. The Public Health Engineering (PHE) officials of Pasighat division have come under public criticism as the department has miserably failed to mitigate the water crisis. Shortage of water is compelling the residents to buy packaged water for consumption and other household purposes. Few of them are managing drinking water with the help of Thellawalas every morning.
GUWAHATI: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has demanded the cancellation of the public hearing that will be held in Arunachal Pradesh regarding the construction of the 3,000–MW Dibang Hydroelectric Project in the State by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). KMSS has claimed that the people of Sadiya in Assam will be most affected by this project. KMSS Sadiya district committee president Bhuban Gogoi said, “The public hearing cannot be one–sided.
SILCHAR: India’s National AIDS Control Programme has achieved a 50 per cent reduction in new infections over the last 10 years. Still, there are an estimated 2.1 million people living with HIV in India.
DIBRUGARH: The Dibrugarh district administration have imposed a ban on the use of plastic carry bags. In his order under Section 144 CrPC, ADC PK Rajkhowa prohibited the use of carry bags and containers made of recycled plastic to store, carry, dispense or package food stuff while the same made for the use in other purposes must use pigments and colours as per the specifications of Bureau of Indian Standards. The prohibition also includes manufacturing, stocking, distributing or selling of carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic of less than 40 microns in thickness and of pouches made of non–recyclable laminated or metallic plastics. Carry bags and containers made of virgin plastic must be in natural shade, the order stated.
SHILLONG: For the year 2012–2013, the State got fund of Rs 67.94 lakh which was allocated for development and promotion of tourism which also includes Rs 50 lakh for rural tourism and Rs 17.94 lakh for
Itanagar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has prepared a Focus Paper for Arunachal Pradesh envisaging a credit outlay of Rs 314.56 crore for ‘priority sector’ during the financial year 2013–14. The paper which was released here yesterday by chief secretary H K Paliwal, was prepared with a medium term perspective with special focus on the critical interventions required under each sector during the XIIth Plan period and will form the basis for the credit planning process of banks in the State, NABARD general manager P Radhakrishnan informed.
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today dedicated to the people an ambitious project for solid waste management under the department of Urban Development (UD) at Chimpu, which he had initiated as the Urban Development Minister during 2006. “Personally, this is a dream come true for me. Now the smoking garbage dumps welcoming visitors to the State capital will be a thing of the past,” Tuki said after inaugurating the project in presence of UD Minister Rajesh Tacho, Industries Minister Tapang Taloh, UD Parliamentary Secretary Padi Richo besides officials of the department, official sources informed.
GUWAHATI: Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS), an NGO, will start pilot projects for watershed management in Bokakhat and Dergaon of Golaghat district and Teok and Mariani in district. The go–ahead was given
Itanagar: In the wake of growing opposition to the public hearing for 3,000 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP), General Manager of DMP, NHPC Ltd VK Rattan appealed to the people for cooperation in executing the project. Addressing a meeting at Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district yesterday, Rattan made a fervent appeal to the people. “Please have faith on us. We are here to make people’s life better.”
