Chhattisgarh

• 10 Apr 2023

15-Year-Old Chandrakala Became Golden Book Girl

Why In News?

On April 9, 2023, Chandrakala Ojha, a 15-year-old daughter of Purai, a small village of Durg in Chhattisgarh, became a Golden Book girl by creating a world record by swimming continuously for eight hours.

Key Points

• During this, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh Tamradhwaj Sahu and Golden Book of World Records officials were also present there. Recording of this record was also done.
• It is known that the Chief Minister had announced plans to open a sports academy in Purai village two days ago. The special thing is that Purai is recognized as a sports village across the country. Now it will also be known as the name recorded in the world record.
• About 15 km from Durg headquarters. Chandrakala Ojha, a 15-year-old resident of far-off Purai village, has set a world record by swimming continuously for eight hours from 5 am to 1 am on Sunday, April 9, in the Donghia pond of the village with high spirits.
• Manish Bishnoi, Asia Head of the Golden Book of Records, said that the record of continuous swimming in water for eight hours without a break was not in any age group till now. Chandrakala Ojha has done it. Chandrakala will now be given the final certificate. This record of his will be recorded in the Golden Book. Whenever any swimming record in the world is searched, Chandrakala's name will appear at the top.

Selection of Police Training School (P.T.S.) Mana for the honour of Union Home Minister Trophy

Why In News?

According to the information given by Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on April 8, 2023, the Police Training School (PTS) Mana located in the capital Raipur has been selected for the honour of Union Home Minister Trophy.

Key Points

• According to the letter issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, the state's Police Training School Mana has been selected for the honour of the Union Home Minister's Trophy for the Best Training Institute for the academic year 2021-2022.
• It is known that earlier in the years 2019-20 and 2020-21, Police Training School (PTS) Rajnandgaon was selected for this trophy. Police Training School, Rajnandgaon was given the Union Home Minister's Trophy for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the training of new constables.

Rabi Crops Sown More than the Target in Chhattisgarh

Why In News?

According to the information provided by the Public Relations Department of Chhattisgarh on April 8, 2023, besides achieving the target of 5 percent increase in Rabi area this year, Rabi crops have been sown in 19.36 lakh hectares, which is the highest in the Rabi season. 101 percent of the target set for it.

Key Points

• Significantly, in Chhattisgarh, 18.30 lakh hectare was cultivated in the last rabi season. This year, with an increase of 5 percent in the rabi area, a total sowing target of 19.25 lakh hectares has been fixed.
• According to the information received from the Agriculture Department, rabi crops have been sown in 19.36 lakh hectares in the state, which is 5.77 percent more than last year's rabi area.
• In the state, the trend of farmers towards pulses cultivation has increased rapidly due to the arrangement of purchase on support price and encouragement of pulses crops. In the current rabi season, pulses are being sown in 8.65 lakh hectares, which is 45 percent of the area proposed for cultivation of rabi crops this year.
• So far in Chhattisgarh, cereals have been sown in 5.97 lakh hectare, pulses in 8.14 lakh hectare and oilseeds in 2.84 lakh hectare, sugarcane in 42 thousand 410 hectare and vegetables and other crops in about 2 lakh hectares.
• Sowing of wheat in 2.71 lakh hectare, maize in 1.71 lakh hectare, ragi in 35-thousand-hectare, barley-sorghum and other crops in 11 thousand hectare and coarse grains in 1.55 lakh hectare has been completed in the state.
• Thus, sowing of food grains has been completed in 5.97 lakh hectare in the state, which is 137 percent of the target of 4.36 lakh hectare for sowing of grain crops in rabi season.
• In this way, pulses have been sown in 8.14 lakh hectare, in which gram has been sown in 3.86 lakh hectare, Peas/Matar in 55 thousand hectare, masoor in 34 thousand hectare, moong in 31 thousand hectare, urad in 27 thousand hectare, Sowing of Tivda has been completed in 2.50 lakh hectare, kulthi in 23 thousand hectare and other pulse crops in 7 thousand hectare, which is 94 percent of the target fixed for sowing of pulse crops.
• Similarly, so far oilseed crops have been sown in 2.84 lakh hectares in the state, including linseed in 46 thousand 190-hectare, mustard in 2 lakh hectares, sesame in 1370-hectare, sunflower in 2960-hectare, safflower in 6960 hectares. Sowing of groundnut, 25,630 and other oilseed crops has been completed in 160 hectares, which is 75 percent of the target of sowing of oilseed crops.