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  • Gujarat government alert to deal with Biparjoy cyclone, Chief Minister holds emergency meeting

    Gujarat government alert to deal with Biparjoy cyclone, Chief Minister holds emergency meeting

    Gandhinagar (IANS) | Preparations are on in full swing in Gujarat to deal with the possible threat of Cyclone Biparjoy. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, an important meeting was held at the State Emergency Operation Center under the chairmanship of CM Bhupendra Patel. In which Chief Minister Patel reviewed the preparations. During the meeting, Relief Commissioner Alok Pandey informed the Chief Minister about the preparations of the state government. He also told what kind of steps the state government is taking to reduce the loss of life and property.

    Over 47,000 people have been evacuated to safer places from eight districts of Gujarat. It was also said that the work of evacuating the people of the affected areas to safe places would be completed by Wednesday evening.

    During the meeting, senior principal secretaries, secretaries and other officers gave reports related to the preparations of the concerned departments to the chief minister. A total of 47,113 people have been evacuated, including 4,462 from Junagadh district, 17,739 from Kutch, 8,542 from Jamnagar, 3,469 from Porbandar, 4,863 from Dwarka, 1,605 from Gir Somnath, 1,936 from Morbi and 4,497 from Rajkot, officials said.

    Giving information, the release commissioner said that 18 teams of NDRF and 12 teams of SDRF have been deployed in the districts likely to be affected by the cyclone. NDRF teams are deployed in Kutch, Dwarka, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir-Somnath, Morbi and Valsad. Whereas, SDRF teams have been placed in Kutch, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Morbi, Patan and Banaskantha. A reserve team is deployed in Surat.

    As a precautionary measure, more than 4,000 hoardings have been removed from various districts. Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) has kept 597 teams ready to restore power after the effects of the cyclone abate.

    Mohanty, regional director of the Central Meteorological Department, has also expressed the possibility of rain on June 15 in districts like Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan of North Gujarat. The state government has given instructions to make necessary preparations in these districts.

    In view of Biparjoy cyclone, shelter homes have been set up in government schools in the coastal areas. In which medicines along with food items are also present in sufficient quantity. Instructions have been given to keep health centers, government hospitals and private health facilities near these areas ready.

    In view of the impact on telecommunication services during the cyclone, facilities of satellite phones and ham radio have been made available. Mobile service companies have also been asked to keep alternative towers operational as a precautionary measure. The state government is working in coordination with the concerned districts for the rescue operation.

    –IANS

  • Ahmedabad: Second meeting of G-20 Energy Transition Working Group held in Gandhinagar

    Ahmedabad: Second meeting of G-20 Energy Transition Working Group held in Gandhinagar

    The 2nd Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting under India’s G-20 chairmanship began in Gandhinagar today. Union Minister of State for AYUSH and Women and Child Development Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai in his keynote address emphasized the commitment of India’s G-20 Chairmanship to find immediate and immediate solutions to global warming, climate change and energy security. The Minister highlighted the need for research and development of innovative technologies to promote clean energy and make it cost-effective and reliable.

    The meeting was attended by G-20 member countries, specially invited countries and International Energy Agency (IEA), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNISCAP), European Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (more than 100 delegates from international organizations including OPEC) and International Solar Alliance (ISA) have attended the meeting to discuss priority areas.

    During the inaugural event, the Union Minister spoke about the importance of ‘Jeevan Abhiyan’ or ‘Lifestyle Campaign for Environment’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He urged individuals and communities to lead and build it into an international mass movement for careful and deliberate use of resources, conservation and protection of the environment.

    Alok Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India, emphasized the importance of recognizing joint action among G20 members to promote equitable, shared and inclusive growth. He urged the member countries to cooperate and create a spirit of trusteeship to achieve a clean energy transition. He also highlighted the major schemes envisaged by the Government of India, which include Green Hydrogen Mission, Energy Transition, Energy Storage Projects, Renewable Energy Extraction, Green Credit Programme, PM-PRANAM, Gobardhan Yojana, Indian Natural Farming Bio-input Resource Centre, Mishti Are. -This includes Misty, Amrit Dharohar, Coastal Shipping and Vehicle Replacement.

    The meeting focused on six priority areas, including energy transition bridging the technology gap, low cost financing for energy transition, energy security and diverse supply chains, energy efficiency, industrial low carbon transition and responsible consumption, for the future. Fuel and universal included. Access to clean energy and a fair, equitable and inclusive energy transition path. A seminar on Global Green Hydrogen Ecosystem – Enabling Net Zero Pathway was organized as a side event of the meeting. As part of the second ETWG meeting, the delegates also visited GIFT City in Gandhinagar.

    Four meetings of the ETWG, various co-events and a ministerial meeting have been held under the chairmanship of India to advance global cooperation in the clean energy transition and place it at the center of the sustainable economic development agenda.