TRIPURAHERALD

Minister of Power, Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and Election Department Ratan Lal Nath on Saturday inaugurated the Ranirbazar Electrical Division Office at Ranirbazar.

Addressing in the inaugural session Minister of Power, Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and Election Department Ratan Lal Nath said that the number of Divisional Offices of Electricity Department is being increased in the State to provide uninterrupted service to electricity consumers. Priority has also been given to infrastructure development to maintain normal electricity service.

Modernization of electricity services in the state has started. The work for underground power line has also started in AMC areas, step by step the work for underground power line will start in every corner of the state. If the underground power lines are extended, the power connection will not be easily disrupted during rain storms. The power minister said that the installation of new transformers is going on for the development of power services.

Transport and Tourism Minister Sushant Chowdhury said that the inauguration of the Electric Division office in Ranirbazar has fulfilled the long-standing demands of the local people. The state government is giving priority to the development of electricity services.

MD of TSECL Debashis Sarkar and other dignitaries were also present.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will vlay the foundation stones for the re-development of three railway stations in Tripura under the Amrit Bharat Scheme on August 06th. The three stations are Dharmanagar railway station, Kumarghat railway station and Udaipur railway station.

The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is set to transform and revitalize 1309 railway stations across the nation, after its launch by PM Narendra Modi on Sunday, August 06, it will breathe new life into travel hubs and enhance the overall passenger experience.

A total of 91 stations of NFR have been identified under the Amrit Bharat station scheme. The foundation stone for re-development of 56 stations will be laid on 06th August. Out of 56 stations, there are 32 stations in Assam, 03 stations in Tripura, 16 stations in West Bengal, 03 stations in Bihar and one station each in Nagaland and Meghalaya. Rs. 5100 crores have been allocated for the re-development of 91 stations under NFR. Out of which 1960 crores will be utilized for re-development of these 56 stations.

This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’, better passenger information systems, executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each such station. The scheme also envisages improvement of the building, integration of the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment-friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks, ‘Roof Plazas as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centers at the station in the long term. 

Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder on Saturday inaugurated the ‘CSC AADHAAR SEVA KENDRA’ at Agartala Municipal Corporation’s Ward No. 8 office in presence of Commissioner of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dr. Shailesh Kumar Yadav and Mayor in Council Sampa Sarkar (Sen).

Addressing in the inaugural session Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder said that it is the second ‘CSC AADHAAR SEVA KENDRA’.  He congratulated everyone and said that this public facility is dedicated to the residents of the area.

He emphasized that UIDAI is moving forward by making aadhaar services easier for citizens. In this direction we are focusing on online aadhaar updation services where residents can update their aadhaar using mobile app and also by visiting the self service update portal of UIDAI he added.

He credited the success of this transformation to the vision of PM Narendra Modi towards use of technology for Direct benefit transfer by making use of Aadhaar that has plugged all leakages from the system and prevented corruption.

Chief Minister of Tripura Dr. Manik Saha today chaired a review meeting regarding the spread of dengue in some places including Dhanpur over the past few days at conference hall of the secretariat. Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday tweeted; the spread of dengue has been reported from some places including Dhanpur over the past few days. To review the situation, today held a meeting with the officials of Health department at the conference hall of the secretariat. We are closely monitoring the situation. There is no need to worry; the Health department has taken all necessary steps to prevent further spread, the tweet added.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday launched the mega oil palm plantation drive at Bamshiri, Shantinagar V.C under Jirania sub-division.

Addressing in the launching ceremony Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said farmers will be benefited from commercial cultivation of palm trees, there is a huge demand for palm oil. Oil palm cultivation will make Tripura self-sufficient in edible oils, he added.

The farmers of the state will be benefited if palm trees are cultivated commercially. The government is sincerely working for the welfare of the people of all parts of the state. Overall development of villages and towns is the priority area of the government. Many lands are still lying vacant in the hilly areas of the state. The government has taken various programs to make the farmers economically self-reliant by utilizing these lands. That is why priority has been given to the production of cash crops. It takes four years for a palm tree to mature. A subsidy of Rs 1 lakh per hectare will be given to the beneficiary during these four years.

Oil palm produces 10-46 times more oil per hectare compared to other oilseed crops such as mustard, with exponential applications. Thus, it has enormous potential for promotion of its cultivation, he added.

Palm Oil trees are resistant and tolerant against various insect and disease pests. Oil Palm cultivation requires less input than other commercial oil seed farming. Cost of Oil Palm cultivation is less as compared with other oil seed cultivation, the minister added.

MLA Biswajit Koloi, Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department Apoorba Roy and others were present.

For smooth traffic management the Tripura traffic police have started an enforcement drive across the capital against the vehicles parked in no-parking zones and causing obstruction or inconvenience. As a part of this drive Tripura traffic police today conducted a enforcement drive in the Jaganath bari road area against the vehicles parked in no-parking zones. During the drive several vehicles were found parked in no-parking zones. Tripura traffic police officials have fined Rs 500 to all the vehicles parked in no-parking zones.

Speaking to the reporters during the enforcement drive Traffic police DSP Pranab Das said City’s traffic police unit is geared up to rid the state capital of the menace of haphazardly parked vehicles causing road congestion.

On being asked about the encroachments on footpaths by street vendors Traffic police DSP Pranab Das said that soon along with Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials, District Administration officials we will conduct a drive to remove the street vendors from the footpaths.

Demanding immediate steps to tackle dengue situation in Dhanpur and to increase the number of doctors, nurses and paramedics in Dhanpur Primary Hospital in Sepahijala district three CPI (M) MLAs have written a letter to Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on August 03rd.

According to the letter written by the MLAs to Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha , on August 03rd, three CPI (M) MLAs Ramu Das, Sudip Sarkar, and Nayan Sarkar led by MLA Shyamal Chakraborty, visited Dhanpur, a dengue prone area of Sonamura subdivision. The MLA first visited Dhanpur Primary Hospital and spoke to the dengue patients, doctors, nurses and other staff of the hospital. They also inquired about the medical services of the patients under treatment, about the infrastructural problems of the hospital.

The doctor on duty at the hospital told the legislators that fever patients started coming to the hospital from July 13 last and the number of patients are increasing day by day. Currently, an average of 40/50 positive patients are coming to the hospital every day.

The doctor further said that even after increasing the number of beds in the primary hospital the situation is not being handled. Moreover, there is a severe shortage of all types of staff such as nurses, para-medic workers, ward boys, cleaners etc. in hospitals. At present, there is very little opportunity to admit new patients in the hospital.

At present the Dhanpur Primary Hospital has a total of three doctors including one doctor who got posted recently. Among them, it is not possible for a doctor himself to serve so many patients day and night with five nurses in physical condition. During the visit of the MLAs, some people of the area exchanged views with the MLAs. They said an atmosphere of panic has been created in the entire dengue-affected area, the letter stated.

The Legislature assured the hospital patients and doctors, nurses and other staff to deal with the problem as per the situation.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha will launch the massive vaccine catch-up campaign of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 for three months in the state of Tripura to immunize pregnant women and children up to the age of five against the diseases like Measles and Rubella.

Addressing a press conference here in the conference hall of the Mission Directorate of NHM, Tripura, the director of National Health Mission Subhashish Das said that with the launching of the IMI 5.0, the state of Tripura has set a target of full immunization during the three months long drive for vaccination.

“Tripura recorded 69.5% vaccination coverage during the year 2019 as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report, which perhaps has taken Tripura to reach an average of around 98% vaccination coverage,” he said, adding that this time Tripura has set a target for full immunization under the IMI 5.0.

He said that this is for the first time that the children with upto 5 years of age has been brought under the vaccination coverage of the IMI 5.0, which was earlier between the age group of 0-2 years only.

He said that the first round of the vaccination drive of the IMI 5.0 will be held from August 7 to 12, second round from September 11 to 16 and the third round from October 9 to 14. During these three rounds, children of 0-5 years age group and pregnant women, who have missed any dose of vaccine as per National Immunization Schedule (NIS), will be vaccinated, he told reporters.

He further informed that information regarding Mission Indudhanush-5.0 will be registered online in the WIN (U-WIN) portal like that of the Co-WIN portal of COVID vaccination. All children and pregnant women will be registered through the WIN portal and all information regarding their vaccination will be archived in the portal. U-WIN platform will help the guardians of the children or the beneficiaries to do their session planning for vaccination, he added.

“This time we shall approach more to the pockets of the state, where there is some vaccine hesitancy. There has been report that some are very reluctant to take vaccine in the name of its risky outcome, but the fact is every vaccine is national tested and hence there lies no risk factor,” he said, adding that target has been set to reach out to at least 1,897 pregnant women and 10,260 children of 0-5 years age group for this IMI 5.0 immunization programme.

Quick response team is set up in every block, sub-division, and district to address any untoward incidents during the time of immunization, he said further.

On the other hand, the state immunization officer Dr. Moushumi Sarkar spoke about the Tribal Immunization Strategy (TIS) and said that several strategies have been taken up for maximum coverage of the vaccine in the tribal populated areas of the state.

“We have seen in the past that the full immunization coverage is less in the tribal populated areas of the state. So, this TIS is to render maximum coverage in those tribal populated areas and bridge the gap,” she said, adding that several strategies including outreach session, mobile session, adequate meetings with the mothers and providing incentives to the best performing health sub-centres.  

The Ministry of Railways has announced to run another DEMU train in Agartala- Sabroom section.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday tweeted, Glad to share that the Ministry of Railways has announced to run another DEMU train in Agartala- Sabroom section.

My sincere gratitude to Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji & Hon’ble Minister for Railways Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji for approving the new train, it will further strengthen the rail service in Tripura & benefit the people, the tweet added.

The commercial stoppages for this DEMU train are SEKERKOTE, BISHALGARH, BISHRAMGANJ, UDAIPUR, GARJEE, SANTIR BAZAR, BELONIA, JOLAIBARI, THAILIK TWISA and MANU BAZAR.