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Old Jail land to house office complex
Master plan boon for Malsi Deer Park
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Soon, fancy streetlights on Rajpur road
Experts unhappy over land use pattern changes
A match in progress during the inter-school women hockey tournament at Welham Girls School on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Play showcases plight of earth
Copy to be put up at MC office
Two killed, 27 injured in road accidents
Case filed against Raj Thackeray
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Old Jail land to house office complex
Dehradun, November 22 The urgency on part of the DM stems from the fact that about three-acre vacant land of the total 11-acre has already been allotted for the district courts complex. In a written proposal to the chief secretary two days back, the DM has requested for allotment of the remaining part of the old jail land, which was built during the British era, for the new complex. The DM today confirmed that they were trying to get the land in the larger interest of the public. The existing place has become highly congested due to presence of major public dealing offices in it ever since Dehradun became the state capital. “We have proposed to construct a multi-level complex building having adequate parking space to tackle the daily public rush,” he said adding that the number of the floors in the new building would be in accordance with the existing rules. The move to shift the complex gained momentum after the old jail was shifted to Suddhuwala, near Selaqui. The judiciary has already taken possession of the land allotted to it. Former DM and Negi’s predecessor Dr. Rakesh Kumar had originally mooted the idea about three months back. “I am trying to push it to its logical conclusion,” he said while expressing inability to say anything on the timeframe in which it might be accomplished. However, one thing is certain: the proposed new buildings will help make optimum use of the available space, as at the existing location, the old single floor buildings have only added up to the space constraints. |
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Master plan boon for Malsi Deer Park
Dehradun, November 22 The Malsi Park, which finds special mention in the Master Plan, is the only park dedicated to wildlife within the city limits and is a good recreation spot for children and tourists. As of now, the park has two leopards, 54 spotted deer, three barking deer, six Ginni Fowl, one hill goat, two owls, two eagles, two Silver Pheasant, a black buck and a vulture. This is apart from rabbits and parrots that are in abundance here. Parents generally prefer to take their children to Malsi, as the place proves ideal for knowledge excursion. While the Master Plan calls for compete makeover of the city on the infrastructure front, it has laid equal focus on Malsi Park. The state forest department that manages Malsi has ambitious plans for the park as well. The overcrowded Malsi is now in urgent need of expansion and efforts are already on to ensure it a mini-zoo status. “We are speedily working towards achieving a mini-zoo status for Malsi”, said Dehradun division forest officer B.K. Gangte. Taking into account the importance of Malsi Park, Friends of Doon, a society comprising denizens of Doon, in assistance with Centre for Environment Education (CEE), had been working to develop the park as a center for nature studies. The CEE has already submitted its report to the forest department. “Malsi is a good source for school students to know about wildlife,” S.K. Mukherjee, a member of Friends of Doon said. Significantly, with no other alternative in and around Dehradun city, every wild animal that is recovered in distress from the region is rehabilitated at this very Park. |
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Soon, fancy streetlights on Rajpur road
Dehradun, November 22 The Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) had earlier decided to replace the archaic streetlights on the city’s busiest road leading to Mussoorie with fancy ones. According to MDDA executive engineer Anil Tyagi, the authority has decided to install 75 streetlight poles on the central verge with underground cabling to give this public utility a beautiful look. In the first phase, it has been planned to cover the stretch from Darshan Lal Chowk to Dilaram Bazar. In response to the tender process in which three firms participated, one has already supplied the sample poles. The installation would be done in a few months after selection of the best one, he added. Although he refused to comment whether the responsibility of their maintenance would be given to Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC), which is looking after this aspect elsewhere in the city, official sources said the MDDA was mulling following the Mussoorie experiment. “If successful, we will replicate the same here as it will generate income besides ensuring proper maintenance,” said official sources. In 2004, the MDDA had installed 80 cast iron streetlight poles along with railings and street furniture on the Mall Road, Mussoorie, for its beautification. Some days back, it gave rights to use them for advertisement purpose to a Delhi-based firm in lieu of their maintenance. As part of the agreement, the firm will also pay some money to the MDDA, which was looking after their maintenance so far. |
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Experts unhappy over land use pattern changes
Dehradun, November 22 According to former director agriculture, ministry of agriculture, Union government, G.B.Raturi (retd), the move lacks vision. “Food is the basic requirement of humans. If there will be less fields, obviously the produce would be less. This can lead to serious consequences and will have adverse effect,” said
Raturi. He added that he completely disagrees with any move to convert agricultural land into a jungle of concrete. Notably, in the Master Plan it is mentioned that agricultural land in as many as 172 villages will now be used for residential purposes. Expressing his views on the issue, Dr. Anil P. Joshi, founder of Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation
(HESCO), said: “I have been repeatedly stressing that land use of the farmland should not be changed. Construction of houses over agricultural land will do no good to the state.” He further said it was extremely unfortunate that government is reducing the area under cultivation. Former mayor and general secretary of All India Mahila Congress, Manorma Dobriyal Sharma, has also said that the master plan lacks vision. |
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MKP, DAV reach final
Dehradun, November 22 MKP thrashed Government Girls Inter College (GGIC) by 3-0 in a one sided encounter in the first semifinal. MKP’s Shikha scored in the 8th minute of the match to give her team a 1-0 lead. MKP was on a constant attack in the in the first half and made some good moves but failed to convert its moves to score. The score at the half time remained 1-0. In the second half MKP team came back strongly to score in the in the sixth minute of the match. This time it was Beena in the 36 minute, who made a neat connection by her stick from a cross-received from right, make it 2-0 in MKP facour. It was Shikha again in the 58 minute for MKP to take the score 3-0 for MKP. In the second semifinal DAV (PG) College registered a thumping victory over Welham Schools, Sheetal of DAV scored a hat-trick. Sheetal scored in the 3th minute of the game for DAV (PG) College to make it 1-0. Welham pulled it back in the 5th minute of first half to make the score 1-1. But thereafter it was DAV all the always to dominate the proceeding in the first and second half second. DAV scored through Diva in the 10th minute, Sheetal in the 15th minute and in the 38 minute. Beena scored the last goal for DAV in the 52nd minute of the match to make it 5-1 in DAV’s favour. |
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Play showcases plight of earth
Dehradun, November 22 The play directed by Alok Ulfat tried experimenting with the open ambiance that allowed lots of movement for the artists. Narrating the state of mother earth, through dialogues between the main lead, Shruti Ulfat playing the role of ‘Amma’ who is joined by ‘Ghera’ (played by Jyotsana Kothiyal) and ‘Sikka’ (Swati Chaudhury). The characters lament at their conditions and then move on to the general state of society that is moving in circles without pausing to reflect on the result of it’s perpetual search for materialism. There is a natural camaraderie between the three as they have lived on the streets, the slum is common motif that seem to lurk in the background. The characters emerging from here are in tune with what is happening in the rest of the country, Ghera comments at the way villages are being sold and wants to know where will it end, it is with this thought that he tries to kill (destroy) mother Earth. |
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Copy to be put up at MC office
Dehradun, November 22 The corporation office that is located in the heart of the city has a body of elected representatives who would help people understand the Master Plan in a better way. Meanwhile, the mayor while addressing a function of slum-dwellers in the corporation today reiterated their commitment to ensure ownership rights for them. He said the MC was working hard for improving living standards in slums and the Master Plan would speed up the process. Also present on the occasion was opposition leader in the state assembly Harak Singh Rawat, who said there was an urgent need to address the concerns of slum-dwellers. |
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Two killed, 27 injured in road accidents
Dehradun, November 22 In the first mishap, a roadways bus going from Dwarahat (Almora) to Dehradun, got damaged after a boulder hit it near Ratura (Rudrprayag). Two people died on the spot, while three sustained serious injuries. Rest of the 14 passengers were rescued safely. Uttarakhand CM Maj Gen B.C. Khanduri (Retd) has directed the officials to pay compensation to the families of the deceased and injured. In another accident, 24 passengers, including two women and a five-month-old infant, were injured, when a bus on Kotdwar-Rikhanikhal road fell into a gorge near Deauli Village in Pauri district. |
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Case filed against Raj Thackeray
Haridwar, November 22 Haridwar Judicial Magistrate Ambika Pant has directed the police to register a case against Raj Thackeray. The appellant Arun Bhadorria in his petition has appealed to the court for registration of a criminal case against Raj Thackeray accusing him of provoking regional sentiments and igniting malice among citizens of India. |
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A play ‘Prithvi’ staged today by AUCPA (Alok Ulfat Center for Performing Arts) coincided with the golden jubilee celebration of MKP (Maha Devi Kanya Maha Vidyalya
Pathshala) College. Prior to the main show intensive training was provided to the artists comprising of 34 girls.
