Rajasthan

• 17 Oct 2022

Bhupen Hazarika Samarpan Samaj Gaurav Samman-2022

Why In News?

• Former Governor of Sikkim Justice S. N. Bhargava honored former Joint Director of Information and Public Relations Department Pannalal Meghwal with 'Bhupen Hazarika Samarpan Samaj Gaurav Samman-2022'.

Key Points

• Pannalal Meghwal, former Joint Director, Information and Public Relations Department, has been awarded this honor for his remarkable writing work in the field of art and culture.
• Founder President Dr. Daulatram Mallya said that twelve books have been published in art and culture of Pannalal Meghwal and more than 500 articles have been published in national and state level newspapers and magazines.
• He said that his books and articles are benefiting from the study of good readers, art and culture lovers, researchers and candidates of competitive examinations from the country and abroad.
• Dr. Daulatram Mallya told that in Meghwal's art and culture, Rajasthan's Mand Geet, Rajasthan Craft Beauty Paradigm, Rajasthan's Folk Songs, Rajasthan's Fort, Rajasthan Folk Expression Dimensions, The Folk Dances of Rajasthan, Popular Folk Dances of Rajasthan, Rajasthan Handicrafts Arts, The Handicrafts of Rajasthan, Rajasthan Kathori Tribe, Various Dimensions of Rajasthan Art and Culture and Rajasthan Kathori Tribe Art and Tradition Books have been published.

CM Approves Drinking Water Scheme of Rs 747 Crore for Prithviraj Nagar

Why In News?

• On October 16, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave financial approval of Rs 747.08 crore for the works of Phase-I (Stage II) and Phase-II of drinking water scheme for Prithviraj Nagar in Jaipur.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister informed that Prithviraj Nagar of Jaipur and its surrounding area is being connected with bisalpur dam based drinking water project.
• With this decision of financial approval of the drinking water scheme, 145 sq. km. Distribution system will be set up in the area. Under this, the assembly constituency Sanganer, the assembly constituency Jhotwara and the partial area of the assembly constituency Vidyadhar Nagar will be included.
• Of these, there are 10 wards (full) and 8 wards (partial) of Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater. Apart from this, there are total 15 villages of assembly constituency Bagru and assembly constituency Jhotwara.
• It is worth mentioning that in the first phase (Phase-I, Stage-I), works worth Rs 563.93 crore are underway, out of which about 70 percent of the works have been completed.
• It is noteworthy that the state government has started 'Bisalpur-Jaipur Drinking Water Project' under the expansion of the population area in and around Prithviraj Nagar area and to meet the far-reaching needs of the public in the coming time.