Home Minister Amit Shah asks States to prepare disaster management plans
The Hindu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 13 asked States to prepare a disaster management plan in areas where eight new nuclear installations are to become operational.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 13 asked States to prepare a disaster management plan in areas where eight new nuclear installations are to become operational.
He asked States to prepare a roadmap in conjunction with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Mr. Shah, chairing a meeting with State government Ministers, also announced three major schemes for disaster management worth over ₹8000 crore
He said that ₹5,000 crore project has been allocated to expand and modernise fire services in States.
“An amount of ₹2,500 crore project for the seven most populous metros— Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune— to reduce the risk of urban flooding,” Mr. Shah said.
The Minister also said that ₹825 crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation Scheme has been planned in 17 States and Union Territories for landslide mitigation.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”