Three affected villages did not receive copies of the environmental impact assessment report Despite it being Akshaya Trithiya, more than 1,000 people turned up for the hearing About 2,300 people have lost land to the project Angry protests stalled a public hearing of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) at Madban village in Maharashtra on Sunday. Only after officials acknowledged their mistake of not providing copies of the environmental impact assessment (EIA)...
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Shivpuri farmers cultivate Tulsi - A Success Story
Taking advantage of the state government schemes and with their own efforts and hard work farmers of this district has given a unique identity in the field of farming to this district. Now several farmers of this district are taking interest to cultivate forest medicinal plants along with their traditional farming. Around 300 farmers of 20 villages of this district has started cultivating forest 'Tulsi' in an area of 60...
More »NREGS in Sattari taluka on a positive note
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes (NREGS), introduced in Sattari taluka in 2008, has started showing positive results. Sattari Taluka ProGramme Officer Shivdutta Munj has claimed that out of the 254 proposed works, 154 projects were sanctioned and they have completed 100 works under the scheme, while 15 were under execution. “So far, 2,679 job cards have been issued to the locals in Sattari taluka and as many as 2,746 workers have...
More »MGNREGA status report | New model for success in Andhra by CR Sukumar
Anchekatti Rangaswamy, 19, is shifting large rocks from the acres of barren farm land on the outskirts of Yerraguntla, a village 65 km from Kurnool, the gateway to Andhra Pradesh’s drought-prone Rayalaseema region. The work he does during his summer break from college will make the rocky land, belonging to marginal farmers in the area, slightly more cultivable. And the wages the teenager will earn from the job under the Mahatma...
More »All GPs to have offices for MGNREGS in Kasargod
The District Planning Committee meet has resolved to construct office buildings with conference halls for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in all Gram Panchayats (GP) and Block Panchayats (BP). Scheme Joint Co-ordinator V Madhusudhanan said that Rs 10 lakh each will be sanctioned to GPs, while Rs 25 lakh each will be allotted to BPs for the construction of ‘Bharatha Nirmana Kendra’. While 115 sq ft buildings...
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