Chennai to be ready for monsoon by end of Sept with ₹100 crore monsoon preparedness work under way | Chennai News

Preventive work is aimed at minimising waterlogging Chennai: With the northeast monsoon about two months away, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has stepped up preparedness measures across the city, allocating ₹100 crore for a slew of preventive work aimed at minimising waterlogging.The work includes desilting of 1,671km of stormwater drains at about ₹22.46 crore, establishing rainwater…

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Health dept sounds swine flu alert | Varanasi News

Varanasi: Health department on Saturday issued an alert and necessary guidelines for the prevention of swine flu, also known as Influenza-A/H1N1. Chief medical officer Dr N P Singh directed health officials to ensure preparedness at district-level hospitals and all Community Health Centres.The CMO instructed hospitals to reserve necessary beds and ensure availability of medicines used…

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6,091 emergencies keeps EMRI busy on Rakshabandhan day in Gujarat | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: Rakshabandhan saw one of the busiest days for EMRI 108 in Gujarat, with the emergency service receiving 6,091 calls—roughly one every four minutes.A senior EMRI official said the service usually handles around 5,200 emergencies a day. ”The volume was 17.1% higher on Rakshabandhan day. Analysis shows that vehicular trauma or accidents accounted for the…

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MC explores handing parking lots to market associations | Chandigarh News

Parking lot in Chandigarh (story pics) Chandigarh: The municipal corporation is exploring the possibility of partnering with market welfare associations to operate paid parking lots across the city. Following the civic body’s interest in handing over some commercial parking lots to respective market associations for management, MC officials and MWA representatives recently held a meeting…

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State nod to creation of 1,000 supernumerary posts for Agniveers | Pune News

Attestation Parade of Agniveer Batch 08/26 held at Artillery Centre, Nashik, Major General NR Pandey reviews the ceremony Pune: Maharashtra has approved the creation of 1,000 supernumerary posts across govt and semi-govt establishments for the first batch of Agniveers, who are expected to complete their four-year tenure under the Centre’s Agnipath scheme by Oct.The posts,…

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