Haryana

• 05 May 2022

Land will be available for 22 new sectors, four medical colleges and three women's hostels

Why In News?

Recently, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HSVP) has prepared an action plan to create 22 new sectors in 22 districts of the state along with giving land for four medical colleges and three women's hostels along with increasing its income.

Key Points

• After the development of these new sectors, people will not have to fight for good housing and they will be able to easily get plots in posh areas.
• The government has appointed District Land Acquisition Officers in five major districts of the state- Faridabad, Gurugram, Panchkula, Rohtak and Hisar to solve the problems being faced in land acquisition and compensation distribution.
• About 50 acres of land will also be made available by HSVP for four medical colleges to be set up at Panchkula, Fatehabad, Dadri and Palwal.
• Apart from this, HSVP plans to set up women's hostels in Bhiwani, Sirsa and Rewari. Land will be made available for this also.
• For online auction of commercial and residential sites in Gurugram and Hisar, the dates of 10^th and 11^th May have been fixed.
• HSVP Chief Administrator Ajit Balaji Joshi said that 13 online services of HSVP will be started on 22 May to increase the income of the authority and prepare a blueprint for providing maximum facilities to the people.
• Although many HSVP services are already online, they are being increased so that people can benefit from the comfort of their homes.

Country's first pilot project started for TB test report

Why In News?

On May 4, 2022, a pilot project for TB testing has been started in Hisar district of Haryana. This pilot project has been started for nine months.

Key Points

• Deputy CMO Dr. Anamika said that the main objective of this project, started for the first time in the country, is to quickly identify the patient.
• Now the test report of TB will not be available in 5 days, but in one day only, which will curb the infection.
• The IDDS agency has come up with this project and the US end organization is bearing the cost of the investigation.
• Earlier TB was tested, only 60 percent of the 100 people were caught. In such a situation, these people used to spread TB infection.
• IDDS Agency has tied up with Thyro Care Lab. Two organizations will conduct the survey in three and six months. After this the report will be sent to the government. If the report comes positive, then this project will be started across the country.