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  • Centre approves Rs 1,255-crore capital investment for Arunachal Pradesh

    Centre approves Rs 1,255-crore capital investment for Arunachal Pradesh

    Itanagar: The finance ministry has approved a capital investment proposal of Rs 1,255 crore for Arunachal Pradesh in the current financial year, an official release said on Monday.

    Approval has been given under the scheme entitled Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24′.

    The department of expenditure under the ministry has approved a total of Rs 56,415-crore capital investment for 16 states under the scheme for the current fiscal, it said.

    Capital investment projects in diverse sectors have been approved including health, education, irrigation, water supply, power, roads, bridges and railways.

    Funds for meeting the state share of Jal Jeevan Mission and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana have also been provided under the scheme to enhance the pace of the projects in these sectors, the release said.

    Among the 16 states, Bihar has the highest allocation with Rs 9,640 crore, followed by Madhya Pradesh (Rs 7,850 crore), West Bengal (Rs 7,523) and Rajasthan with Rs 6,026 crore.

  • Arunachal Pradesh: Steel Bridge Over Siang, Crucial for Armed Forces, Collapsed

    Arunachal Pradesh: Steel Bridge Over Siang, Crucial for Armed Forces, Collapsed

    ITANAGAR: Due to the collapse of the steel bridge over Siang on June 19 and the ensuing strong and persistent rain that led to landslides close to the bridge, Tuting, the administrative centre of the Upper Siang district of Arunachal, which borders China, is now shut off from the rest of the nation.

    It will take several days to rebuild this bridge, which connects the far-flung Tuting and Gelling towns, which are located at an elevation of 4000 feet above sea level and are 30 kilometres from the Indo-Chinese border.

    This bridge was essential for the transit of the military and their large vehicles.

    On June 15, in Arunachal Pradesh, a landslide brought on by relentless rain is wrecking havoc in many districts, including the capital city where National Highway (NH) 13 is closed.

    Currently, Potin-Possa route is dealing with the effects of a devastating landslip brought on by intense monsoon rain, which has rendered a key route completely impassable. The natural calamity has disrupted daily life to a great extent, leaving commuters and travellers stranded and posing tough problems for the neighbourhood.

    The crucial route was entirely blocked by a large landslip that was caused by the torrential downpour and the unstable terrain. Vehicles couldn’t pass through the impacted stretch because of the sheer volume of debris and muck that the landslip brought down.

    Although there are both people and machinery at the site, efforts to speed up the restoration process are under way. However, due to the unpredictable nature of landslides and continued monsoon rainfall, a thorough assessment and cleanup procedure is taking time.

    In January 2023, from a key bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated 28 important projects, most of which were bordering the Chinese border.

    The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) completed these projects at a cost of 724 crore, including 12 in the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir, five in Arunachal Pradesh, three each in Sikkim, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, and two in Rajasthan.

  • Shah launches ‘Vibrant Village Programme’ on China border in Arunachal

    Shah launches ‘Vibrant Village Programme’ on China border in Arunachal

    Itanagar (IANS) | Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched the ‘Vibrant Village Program’ (VVP) at Kibithu village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, which shares borders with China and Myanmar. With a central share of Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore specifically for road connectivity, for four financial years (2022-23 to 2025-26), VVP will be implemented in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Ladakh Will be executed in 2967 villages of 19 districts adjoining international borders.

    In the first phase, 662 border villages have been identified in four states and the Union Territory of Ladakh, including 455 villages in Arunachal Pradesh, for priority coverage. Centrally Sponsored Scheme – VVP- To improve the quality of life of the people living in the border villages, comprehensive development will be done in the identified border villages and villagers will be encouraged to live in their native places, thereby reducing migration from these villages. can be stopped and the security of the border can be increased.

    The focus areas of interventions identified for the development of villages include road connectivity, drinking water, electricity including solar and wind energy, mobile and internet connectivity, tourism centres, multi-purpose centers and health care infrastructure and wellness centres. Inaugurating the VVP from Kibithu, India’s easternmost border village, Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made India’s last village the country’s first village by bringing ideological change with all-round development.

    The Home Minister said- In the last nine years, a radical change has been made in the development of the North Eastern region by the Modi government. With the surrender of over 8,000 militants and the signing of several agreements, peace and communal harmony prevail in the region. After Modi ji became the prime minister all kinds of developments including expansion of infrastructure have been done under the look-east policy of the government and the area has been transformed from problematic areas to a promising and potential area. Inter-state border disputes are also being resolved quickly.

    He said that piped water, cooking gas, all kinds of infrastructure, livelihood, energy and environment security and all other basic amenities would be ensured in the identified border villages under VVP. The Home Minister inaugurated nine micro-hydel projects of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh built under the ‘Golden Jubilee Border Illumination Programme’. These nine micro-hydroelectric projects generating 725 KW power have been set up at a cost of Rs 30 crore.

    Shah also inaugurated Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) projects to enhance infrastructure at Likabali (Arunachal Pradesh), Chhapra (Bihar), Nooranad (Kerala) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). She also interacted with ITBP personnel at Kibithu and visited exhibition stalls to acquaint herself with the efforts of women from border villages.

    The exhibition was organized with products made by women members of self-help groups of border districts. On April 11, the Union Home Minister will visit Namti Maidan and pay homage at the Walong War Memorial.

    –IANS

  • China releases third set of Chinese names to assert its claim over Arunachal Pradesh

    China releases third set of Chinese names to assert its claim over Arunachal Pradesh

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that corruption takes away the rights of the poor and begets many other crimes, and CBI’s key responsibility is to rid the country of it.

    Addressing a gathering at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Modi said, “Corruption is not an ordinary crime, it snatches the rights of the poor, it begets many other crimes, corruption is the biggest obstacle in the path of justice and democracy. Corruption in the government system hampers democracy and the first casualty is the dreams of the youth as in such circumstances a certain type of ecosystem flourishes killing talent. Corruption promotes nepotism and a dynastic system which erodes the nation’s strength, seriously hampering development”.

    Recalling the scams and the prevailing sense of impunity just a decade ago, the Prime Minister said this situation led to the destruction of the system and an atmosphere of policy paralysis brought the country’s development to stand still.

    Modi asked all officers to take action without hesitation against the corrupt and told them not to be deterred by the history of the power of the corrupt and the ecosystem created by them to tarnish the investigative agencies. “Today there is no dearth of political will to take action against corruption in the country. These people will keep distracting you, but you have to focus on your work. No corrupt person should be spared. There should be no laxity in our efforts. This is the wish of the country, this is the wish of the countrymen. The country, law and constitution are with you,” he said.

    “After 2014, the priority of the government was to instil faith in the system and for this, the government started taking action against black money, Benami property in mission mode and started inflicting damage on the corrupt as well as the reasons behind the corruption. We also bring transparency in the processes of issuing government tenders and there is a difference in 2G and 5G spectrum allocations. GeM (Government eMarketplace) Portal has been established to ensure transparency in making purchases in every department of the Central government,” he said.

    Pointing at one of the decades-old ways of looting the government’s treasury, Modi said the corrupt would go to the extent of looting the aid sent out to beneficiaries of its schemes. “Be it rations, homes, scholarships, pensions or any other government scheme, the original beneficiary would feel conned every single time. Even a prime minister once said for every rupee sent out to the poor, only 15 paise reaches them,” he said.

    He added the government has so far transferred Rs 27 lakh crore to the poor and also pointed out that based on the Re 1-15 paise theory, Rs 16 lakh crore would have already disappeared.