Jharkhand

• 26 Apr 2023

Rain Gauge will be installed in All Panchayats of Jamtara

Why in News?

On 25 April 2023, the Agriculture Officer of Jamtara district of Jharkhand, Ranjit Kumar Mandal said that preparations have been started by the Agriculture Department to install automatic rain gauges in every panchayat of Jamtara district so that accurate weather information will be available.

Key Points

• The Block Agriculture Officer has been made the nodal officer for marking land in panchayats for the installation of rain gauges. This device will be installed in 25 panchayats of Narayanpur.
• Installation of automatic rain gauges in panchayats will help in getting advanced information about floods, cyclonic storms etc.
• It is known that at present there is a rain gauge in the Narayanpur block office premises, with the help of which the rainfall in the block is measured.
• According to the information, there is a proposal to install instruments in each panchayat on private land also, so that the instruments can be taken care of properly. With the installation of instruments at the panchayat level, accurate information about rainfall will be available.
• It is to be noted that as of now the instrument has been installed at the block level itself due to which the exact rainfall in the panchayats is not known.
• Farmers will get maximum benefit by installing automatic rain gauges. In the event of drought or less rainfall, the government found it difficult to get information about where the farmers were most affected. It used to take more time to get the assessment done by the agency and it could not be 100 percent correct. However, with the installation of rain gauges, accurate information about the panchayats affected by drought will be available and accordingly, compensation will be given to the farmers.

Gumla became the 1st district of Jharkhand to Beat Policing

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On 25 April 2023, the Superintendent of Police of Gumla district of Jharkhand, Dr. Ehtesham Wakarib said that Gumla has become the first district of the state where work is being done under beat policing, under which 250 QR code best systems are being monitored in the area.

Key Points

• It is known that in the initial period, it was used in the urban areas of the district. At present QR code has been installed in all the panchayat buildings of the district. Where the deputation police officer is monitoring by reaching the divided beat area three times a day in the urban area and twice a week in the rural areas, due to which the crime in the area is under control.
• Superintendent of Police Dr. Ehtesham Wakarib said that Gumla Police has taken the initiative to connect the youth of Naxal-affected villages with the mainstream. Under this, 40 youths of Naxal-affected villages are being given the training to participate in the recruitment of the Para Military and Police. This training is going on in Police Line Chandali.
• Apart from this, on the initiative of SP in Gumla district, witches are being attacked under Johar Cop in Gumla district. People are being made aware of witchcraft in every village.
• Under the Johar Cop program, awareness campaigns related to road safety, child labour, witchcraft, drug abuse, child marriage, and cybercrime are being conducted in various police station areas.
• Libraries will be constructed in Ghaghra, Sisai and Chaunpur police stations of Gumla district for which the SP has started the initiative.
• Under the friendly neighbourhood police project, all the police stations of the district are being beautified, in which gardens, reception halls, seating arrangements and drinking water arrangements are being made for common people. Under this scheme, gardens have been constructed in Chainpur and Raidih police stations. Here the problems of the common people are heard.

Shyam Vishwakarma's Terracotta Paintings will enhance the Glory of Jharkhand High Court

Why in News?

According to the information received from the media on 25 April 2023, the famous artist Shyam Vishwakarma's terracotta paintings will soon increase the glory of the Jharkhand High Court. In light of the instructions received from the government, Shyam Vishwakarma is busy with full preparation for this.

Key Points

• It is known that more than a dozen large terracotta paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma are being installed in the under-construction High Court building in front of the new assembly in Ranchi. Along with these paintings, the statue of the goddess of law made by Shyam Vishwakarma will also beautify the High Court.
• Apart from this, the Ranchi branch of the Reserve Bank of India is also being beautified with the painting of Shyam Vishwakarma. Here also about one and a half dozen terracotta paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma will be installed.
• All the paintings to be installed in the High Court building will be related to tribal folk art Sohrai, Jadu Petiya, Jharkhand's tourist place etc.
• Recently several terracotta paintings depicting Shyam Vishwakarma's resolution to success have been installed at Coal India Asansol, West Bengal.
• In December 2022, about 150 paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma of Sahibganj were installed in various ministries of the Government of Jharkhand.
• An attempt has been made to depict the art and culture of Jharkhand through all the paintings giving the message of prosperity & greenery of Jharkhand. The message of a prosperous Jharkhand has been given through the endangered folk art of Jharkhand, Jadu Petiya and Terracotta Painting.
• Significantly, Shyam Vishwakarma of Sahibganj is a well-known name in the world of art and painting across the country. Paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma are decorated in many ministries of the Government of India. Shyam Vishwakarma has also given a different identity to the Jharkhand Bhavan located in the country's capital Delhi with his art.
• Now Shyam Vishwakarma's work is not limited to Sahibganj or Jharkhand only. Apart from the country, his works & fame have reached countries like America, Canada and Denmark. About one and a half dozen paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma are increasing the glory of a museum established in New York, America.
• It is worth mentioning that Shyam Vishwakarma made his mark in the country in the first year 2006 with the art exhibition organized at the Indian National Trade Fair held in Delhi. Here a dozen of his paintings on terracotta art were bought by the Government of India, and are still adorned in the Agriculture and other Ministries of the Government of India.
• Jharkhand's tallest statue implemented in the Ranchi Project building has been prepared by Shyam Vishwakarma. He has also been awarded by the Government of Jharkhand for the upliftment of terracotta painting. Shyam Vishwakarma also represented the country in the International Workshop held in the year 2018.