Rajasthan

• 13 Sep 2021

Inauguration of Singhdwar of Kekdi Gaushala

Why in News

• On September 12, 2021, Rajasthan's Medical and Public Relations Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma inaugurated the newly constructed Singhdwar of Kekdi Gaushala in Ajmer district.

Key Points

• Dr. Raghu Sharma said that an amount of Rs 21 lakh would be made available for the development works of Gaushala through MLA Local Area Development Board.
• Similarly, the process of opening an Animal Sub Health Center in Gaushala will be started. The temporary arrangement for the treatment of cows will start with immediate effect till the new center is approved.
• A cattle vehicle will be purchased through the municipality to provide treatment to the animals injured in the accident. 10 lakh development works and 10 lakh roads etc. will be made by the municipality.
• This cowshed is almost a century old. Earlier Gaushala was located in Devgaon.
• It has been constructed by the Crab Merchant Association of Agricultural Produce Market. It consists of 4 rooms and a synagogue.

Isarda Dam Project

Why in News

• On September 11, 2021, Minister of State for Labor and Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Tikaram Julie told that the work of the project has been started by issuing a tender for making the second page survey work and DPR of Isarda dam project to provide surface drinking water in Alwar district.

Key Points

• For Eastern Rajasthan, this second major project of Rajasthan will benefit Alwar, Jaipur, Dausa and Sawai Madhopur in the state.
• A total of 2547 villages and 11 towns will get drinking water from the second page of the project. It includes 1118 villages and 4 towns of Alwar district and remaining 1429 villages and 60 towns are included in Jaipur district.
• In the second page of the project, 110 villages of Umrain Panchayat Samiti and 90 villages of Malakheda Panchayat Samiti in Alwar Rural Assembly constituency, 163 of Thana Ghazi of Alwar district, 140 of Rajgarh, 147 of Bansur, 110 of Raini, 206 of Laxmangarh and Kathumar A total of 1118 villages including 152 villages and 4 towns of Alwar, Rajgarh, Khedli and Thana Ghazi have been included in this project.