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Tawi lake project to miss the 2012 deadline, work...: Tawi lake project to miss the 2012 deadline, work remained suspended for 20 days during monsoon Yash Khajuria 10/19/2011 10:06:52 PM ...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tawi lake project to miss the 2012 deadline, work remained suspended for 20 days during monsoon | |
| Yash Khajuria | 10/19/2011 10:06:52 PM |
 JAMMU, Oct 19: The much hyped Tawi lake project is likely to miss the deadline of 2012 as work remained stopped for more than a month following damages to the already constructed portion due to flash floods.Sources said that due to the floods during the monsoon, executing agencies had stopped the work as rushing water had damaged machinery and carried away other material from the spot. They said that there was every possibility that the project would miss the 2012 deadline to give city its first artificial lake. It is pertinent to mention here that the design of the artificial lake’s project over Tawi River was approved by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. A team of experts from Pakistan inspected the project of artificial lake. Prestigious Rs 140 crore Tawi lake project is one of the important initiatives of the state government to make the Jammu city attractive for the visitors, while using the barrage water to augment the irrigation facilities in the paddy grown areas of the district. The reservoir would enable to lift 700 cusecs of water from Tawi to recharge the Ranbir Canal to irrigate 8000 kanals of agriculture land at the tail end villages, still dependent on the rainfalls. Officials said that Irrigation and Flood Control department was digging a new channel to divert the water of the river to avoid further damage in the eventuality of heavy rainfall during the upcoming winter season. When contacted Irrigation Department, AEE, Attaluhah Naaz, who is associated with the project said that heavy rainfall and flash floods created problems during the monsoon, disrupting the work. However sources said that executing agencies are facing certain problems due to the unpredictable nature of the river Tawi. “It is different river; its flow depends upon the volume of rainfall at higher reaches. At times, it is totally dry and within minutes it gets filled up”, said an official. The lake project which was approved by the then Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Jagmohan in 1986, witnessed much delay and it was about three years back that the government initiated the process for its construction. The design approval also took months before it was approved by the Central Water Commission. | |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Just concluded B.ed examination exposes deep rooted education mafia in J&K
Just concluded B.ed examination exposes deep rooted education mafia in J&K
Yash Khajuria 10/18/2011 9:15:26 PMJAMMU, Oct 18: New System launched to wipe-out the copying menace during B.ed exams failed, while officials enjoying luxury of designation in Jammu University.
Despite of the regular complaints against and arrest of the copycats in the examination administration had taken no step to reduce the copying incidents by either way, which is increasing the moral of such elements.
It is pertinent to mention that the flying squad in Jammu University has appended couple of students found either using mobile phones for copying or appearing in place of the original candidates in the enduring B.ed examinations.
Pertinently, a female impersonator Alka who was appearing in place of original candidate Karuna, along with two agents identified as resident of Sonepat, Haryana, was arrested by the police from the examination centre of B.ed in JU campus, against whom a Fir was filed in the Police post Nehru market, yesterday.
During initial investigation she disclosed that the alleged agents has approached to her with offering an handsome amount and also arranged her admission in the examination center, said Rajesh Jasrotia, IO, police post Nehru Market.
If sources are to be believed, identity of hundreds of candidates during the just concluded B.ed examination is in doubt and JU has decided to launch a major investigation in coming days.
Sources said that as per the Modus operandi most of the candidates who seek admission in Jammu and Kashmir never attend classes nor fill their forms, but instead it is being done by middle man appointed by the respective institutions who do all the formalities.
But when contacted to the controller examination office JU regarding the matter and for the further strategies to restrict such incidents, interestingly admitted that such incidents had occurred in the JU but she said that they have no inputs of the matter and refused to comment.
Nearly 25,000 students today appeared for the B.ed examination, management of which is always a headache for the JU administration, who had to face criticism from every quarter for mismanagement of the examination. This year Jammu University had introduced new system, under which students were allotted examination centers at random, to negate the possibility of the copying.
24x7 call centres to be set by PDD for consumers
Yash Khajuria
JAMMU, Oct 17: To make complaint cell of Power
Development Department (PDD) more people friendly, government has directed the
department to establish call centers in Jammu and at Srinagar divisions.
According to the sources, the 24-hour cells will have all the latest equipment like dedicated phone lines, computers, faxes and separate staff so that they can register and take necessary steps to solve the problems of the consumers, who have to face tough time to get their problems resolved.
PDD already had complaint cells, but lack of coordination and accountability within the department make it impossible for the common man to get solution, as far as any electricity related problem is concerned.
According to the sources, although funds have not been allocated for the project by the state government so far, but the officials have been asked to identity necessary space for the upcoming centre to make it functional for the general public in coming weeks. Officials said that the authorities have asked the respective Chief Engineers to give it a priority. PDD is one of the departments in the state which is very poor in dealing with the consumers and sometimes people have to waits for days or even months to get rid of their problems.
When contacted, a senior officer said, “We have been asked to set up the call centre cum grievance cell and process has been started for the same”.
He further said that although no time frame has been set up for the purpose, to make it functional, but necessary ground work is being conducted for the purpose. “We can’t make it functional in one day but it will take some time but till then we have kept some employees especially for the grievance registration”, he said.
After the government started the process of e-metering and the computerised billing for the consumers in Jammu and Kashmir, the people are facing lot of problems, but in absence of proper channel at the department, they are confused by the red-tapism at the respective PDD offices.
“I have received a tariff bill about three months back, but the amount shown is more than what I have consumed, but nobody taken interest to correct it”, said a consumer, Vicky Sharma from Janipur area.
The basic problem faced by the consumers in the state is mainly related to electricity supply, fault in respective supply lines and billing complaints. The problem gets more complicated in rural and far- flung areas of the state, were damages to transforms or any other fault, people have to wait for months together, as most of them don’t know whom to approach to resolve their issues.
Chief Engineer further said, “It is aimed at streamlining the system so that we can reduce the time as far as fault repairing or any other complaint is concerned”.
According to the sources, the 24-hour cells will have all the latest equipment like dedicated phone lines, computers, faxes and separate staff so that they can register and take necessary steps to solve the problems of the consumers, who have to face tough time to get their problems resolved.
PDD already had complaint cells, but lack of coordination and accountability within the department make it impossible for the common man to get solution, as far as any electricity related problem is concerned.
According to the sources, although funds have not been allocated for the project by the state government so far, but the officials have been asked to identity necessary space for the upcoming centre to make it functional for the general public in coming weeks. Officials said that the authorities have asked the respective Chief Engineers to give it a priority. PDD is one of the departments in the state which is very poor in dealing with the consumers and sometimes people have to waits for days or even months to get rid of their problems.
When contacted, a senior officer said, “We have been asked to set up the call centre cum grievance cell and process has been started for the same”.
He further said that although no time frame has been set up for the purpose, to make it functional, but necessary ground work is being conducted for the purpose. “We can’t make it functional in one day but it will take some time but till then we have kept some employees especially for the grievance registration”, he said.
After the government started the process of e-metering and the computerised billing for the consumers in Jammu and Kashmir, the people are facing lot of problems, but in absence of proper channel at the department, they are confused by the red-tapism at the respective PDD offices.
“I have received a tariff bill about three months back, but the amount shown is more than what I have consumed, but nobody taken interest to correct it”, said a consumer, Vicky Sharma from Janipur area.
The basic problem faced by the consumers in the state is mainly related to electricity supply, fault in respective supply lines and billing complaints. The problem gets more complicated in rural and far- flung areas of the state, were damages to transforms or any other fault, people have to wait for months together, as most of them don’t know whom to approach to resolve their issues.
Chief Engineer further said, “It is aimed at streamlining the system so that we can reduce the time as far as fault repairing or any other complaint is concerned”.
It is pertinent to mention here that in recent years PDD is on major revenue realization drive, after the tough stand taken by the central government against J&K. This year government has set a target of collecting Rs 408 crore from Jammu region and Rs 623 crore from Kashmir region.
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