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Six people were injured in fresh attacks by dogs In Kupwara Villages

April 5, 2021

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Srinagar, April 5: Six more people including two women and a middle-aged man were injured in fresh attacks by dogs at Dardapora Lolab and

Srinagar: Setting aside grave environmental concerns, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has set the ball rolling to transfer hundreds of hectares of eco-fragile forest land for the construction of the strategic Ujh multipurpose project in the Jammu region. The geography-altering project is being constructed at a cost of Rs 9,167 crore on Ujh, a tributary of the Ravi river, for which 4,350 hectares of land has been identified by the J&K administration in Jammu’s Kathua district. “The project has got Stage 1 clearance. We (forest department) will divert over 680 hectares of land while the rest is state and private land,” said chief conservator of forests (CCF), Jammu, K. Ramesh Kumar. Officials said more than 621 hectares of the forest land being diverted and over 3000 hectares of the total land being acquired for the project would be submerged by the 116-metre high dam that is going to be built near Kathua’s Deoli village. Besides, over two lakh trees have been marked by field officers in Billawar, Kathua and Samba forest divisions that will be axed to pave way for the ambitious project, the government of India’s forest advisory committee noted last year in a report. The Ujh project has three components – hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water. According to officials, the project will generate 212 MWs hydropower, irrigate 31380 hectares of agricultural land and provide 20 cusecs drinking water for Kathua and Samba districts. Also read: Environment Ministry Defers Clearance To Ken-Betwa Interlinking Project Dam ‘Disaster in making’ In a report, the J&K government told the Centre that 44% of the Ujh project’s catchment area of 14,14,700 hectares in the Billawar division falls under the “high erosion category” which will increase sedimentation in the river. “It is not good for hydropower generation. Due to high sedimentation, there will be an increase in siltation in the dam,” said professor R.K. Ganjoo, who is a professor at the Department of Geology at the University of Jammu. “Siltation shrinks water holding capacity of a dam, besides potentially damaging main turbines. Salal power project (also in J&K) faced similar problems because of which it has now almost become defunct,” added Ganjoo. In case of a breach in the dam, a report of the Centre’s Expert Appraisal Committee notes, there will be “little reaction time for executing any rescue plan” as the high water level will affect 18 km area downstream. The Ujh project, which was declared as a ‘national project’ in 2008, will affect 52 villages, displacing over 3700 families comprising of over 28000 members, according to the 2011 Census. Two villages – Dharalta and Dungara – are going to be fully submerged. The project will not only uproot human habitations but also intrude into the eco-fragile forests. It falls within 10 km of Jasrota National Park, home to some of the critically endangered species of animals such as Indian Fox, Jungle Cat and Leopard which are listed in Schedule 1 of Wildlife Protection Act. Despite this, the expert appraisal committee recommended the grant of environmental clearance for the project, asking the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment to submit plans for wildlife conservation, muck management, local area development plan, etc. Also read: Hydropower Projects in Jammu and Kashmir Fast-Tracked by India “There will be ecological and micro-climate changes due to the denuding of forests. In the coming years, people will face a lot of problems during summer. Besides the loss of forest cover, it will also gravely impact wildlife,” said Professor Avtar Singh from the Department of Geology/Remote Sensing & GIS at the University of Jammu. ‘Revenue loss’ In October last year, the J&K high court castigated the forest department for shrinking forest cover in the Union territory “due to encroachments and illegal cutting of trees but the concerned authorities have failed to take urgent steps to check the prevailing situation.” In February this year, a Supreme Court nominated committee pegged the cost of each tree with a lifespan of 100 years at Rs 75 lakh, given the benefits to nature and mankind, including the cost of oxygen it would emit into the air. Asked about the apex court committee’s assessment, CCF Kumar prevaricated, “Compensatory afforestation amount is mandatory to be paid by the user agency before obtaining final approval of forest land diversion.” “The cost of land has been fixed at Rs 8 lakh per hectare. Once we get the payment, we will write to the central government for Stage 2 clearance,” he added. However, a senior officer in the forest department said the compensatory afforestation for the project was calculated on the basis of the market rate of timber, “Besides the market value of land, the user agency is supposed to pay double the cost of the timber.” More than two lakh trees are set to be axed in the newly created Union territory which is rapidly losing forest land to non-forest activities, said social activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat. “We can’t afford to build more and more dams when the outcome is not environmental friendly in the longer run. Hydropower may be clean energy, but to set up these

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Setting Aside Environmental Concerns, J&K Govt Clears Transfer of Land for Ujh Project

April 5, 2021

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Srinagar: Setting aside grave environmental concerns, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has set the ball rolling to transfer hundreds of hectares of eco-fragile forest land

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Tropical Cyclone in Indonesia and East Timor Kills at Least 76

April 5, 2021

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Several bridges collapsed, trees fell and blocked some roads in Indonesia and at least one ship sank in high waves triggered by the cyclone,

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Director health Kashmir asks CMO’s, MS’s to cancel leaves of medical staff amid surge in Covid-19 cases

April 5, 2021

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Srinagar, Apr 05 (KNO): The director health services Kashmir on Monday asked the chief medical officers and medical superintendents falling under the jurisdiction of

New Delhi: In an example of the long shadow the NEET controversy has cast on the assembly elections, the family of an MBBS aspirant who died by suicide has decided to file a police complaint against an AIADMK minister for sharing a manipulated video featuring her. The News Minute reported on April 4 that the brother of Anitha, the deceased National Eligibility cum Entrance Test aspirant, will file a complaint against the state’s Tamil language and culture minister Mafoi Pandiarajan at the Senthurai police station. Pandiarajan had shared the video, which was a compilation of snippets from various Tamil news channels. The voiceover reportedly gave the impression that Anitha was saying Jayalalithaa’s government had ensured that 400 students from economically backward families could study medicine. According to The News Minute, the voiceover says that the main opposition party, DMK, “killed us” for political motives. In reference to DMK’s rising sun election symbol, the video says that the sun had set on 17 students, referring to the spate of suicides among aspirants who could not qualify for admission into medical colleges through the NEET. Also read: Why ‘Politicising’ NEET Isn’t the Problem We Should Be Focused on Maniratnam, Anitha’s brother, pointed out that this was a big insult to his sister, who died in 2017. “He can’t morph her voice to further his politics. It is like they are insulting her death. She died because of their decisions, but now they are making it look like she is supporting them,” he told The News Minute. He asserted that if the minister had spoken in the video, it would have been fine. “But how can they make it look like Anitha spoke?” he asked. Maniratnam brother pointed out that the family do not object to politicians discussing Anitha’s death. “They have the right to discuss this and they have their versions. But to use her voice is a new low and not at all acceptable,” said Maniratnam. The issue of NEET is a heavy political issue in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. While DMK has promised to abolish it in the first assembly session if it comes to power, the ruling AIADMK has said in its manifesto that it will establish coaching centres in districts for MBBS aspirants. Also read: NEET: 16 Lakh Expected to Turn Up, 3 Aspirants Die by Suicide on Eve of Exams in TN Before NEET was introduced in Tamil Nadu in 2017, admissions to medical colleges were based on marks obtained in state board examinations. Anitha, the 17-year-old Dalit student, had scored 1176 out of 1200 marks in the state examination but could not clear the 40% cut-off mandated by NEET. She had even gone to the Supreme Court to seek cancellation of NEET on the grounds that it discriminated against rural students, but her plea was rejected. Nine days after the judgment, she died by suicide. If you know someone – friend or family member – at risk of suicide, please reach out to them. The Suicide Prevention India Foundation maintains a list of telephone numbers they can call to speak in confidence. Icall, a counselling service run by TISS, has maintained a crowdsourced list of therapists across the country. You could also take them to the nearest hospital.

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TN: Family of NEET Aspirant Who Died by Suicide to File Complaint Against AIADMK Minister

April 5, 2021

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New Delhi: In an example of the long shadow the NEET controversy has cast on the assembly elections, the family of an MBBS aspirant who

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As Scholars Accuse IIAS of Opaque Practices, Chairperson and Director Go Head to Head

April 5, 2021

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New Delhi: In 1965, M.C. Chagla, the then Union minister of education, celebrated the conversion of Shimla’s erstwhile viceregal lodge into the Indian Institute of

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Six people were injured in fresh attacks by dogs In Kupwara Villages

Setting Aside Environmental Concerns, J&K Govt Clears Transfer of Land for Ujh Project

Tropical Cyclone in Indonesia and East Timor Kills at Least 76

Director health Kashmir asks CMO’s, MS’s to cancel leaves of medical staff amid surge in Covid-19 cases

TN: Family of NEET Aspirant Who Died by Suicide to File Complaint Against AIADMK Minister

As Scholars Accuse IIAS of Opaque Practices, Chairperson and Director Go Head to Head

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