23-24.12.22 Daily [Madhya Pradesh] MPPSC Current Affairs

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that development is gaining momentum in the state. Water arrangements are being made to increase the area under Irrigation in the interest of the farmers. Bhoomi pujan of micro lift irrigation project costing Rs 106 crore 35 lakh was conducted in Dobi village of Sehore district today.

The project will be completed soon. With this, 20 thousand acres of agricultural land in 24 villages will be irrigated. Four thousand farmers will be benefited from the project, water will be supplied to their fields.

Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the villagers today after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various development works in Dobi village. Chouhan said that water will reach the fields of the villagers through the lift irrigation project, due to which the farmer will get a good income along with a good crop. The is also running several schemes in the interest of the farmers. We are determined for the progress and development of the farmers.

Many villagers demanded Chief Minister Chouhan to include their village in the project during the bhoomi pujan of Lift Irrigation Project. Accepting the demand of the farmers, the Chief Minister announced to add other villages to the project from the same platform. He told that Rs 50 crore will be sanctioned separately for this. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the yield of crops will be enhanced by making irrigation water available for the farmers. Water will be supplied to the backmost farmer through the Dobi Micro Lift Irrigation Project.

The Chief Minister said that today is the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament from his constituency Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal ji was one great man who had no critics both in Indian politics and public life. Atal jis life was devoted to nation-building and service. He always used to say that life is worth living only if it is useful for the nation and the Society. Every moment of his life was devoted to the welfare of the people. He remains among us even today through his speech, thoughts, deeds, knowledge and poems.

CM Rise School will prove to be better in improving the hidden talents of children and building their future. Nine CM Rise schools have also been established in Sehore district.

Chouhan said that vacancies of one lakh government jobs will be made available for the children. Children should study hard and perform well. He said that coaching institutes are being opened in Shahganj and Nasrullaganj of Budhni assembly constituency to provide good Education opportunities to the children from renowned coaching institutes. In this, all the students will be given free coaching for competitive exams.

e-NAM,a flagship initiative of the Ministry of <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has won thePlatinum Awardin theDigital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022held in New Delhi. The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, as Chief Guest of the event, has conferred the Digital India Awards, 2022.

e-NAM is a digital platform integrating 1260 APMC mandis across 22 States and 3 UTs to facilitate online trading of 203 agriculture and commodities to enable farmers to realize better remunerative prices for their produce. e-NAM is catalysing the digital transformation of mandi operations and e- trading of agricultural commodities. As on 31.12.2022, more than 1.74 Crore farmers & 2.39 Lakh traders have been registered on e-NAM portal. A total trade consisting of 69 million metric tonnes of worth Rs. 2.42 lakh crore has been recorded on e-NAM platform.

Union Minister of Roads Transport and HighwaysNitin Gadkarihas inaugurated the countrys second longest cable-stayed eight-laneZuari BridgeinGoa.Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) across the Zuari River and approaches from Bambolim to Verna were thrown open for vehicular traffic. Gadkari also launched the PWD Goa App for integrated operations management. Through the Insurance scheme of the Government of Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has given Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the workers who died during the construction of the bridge.

The Zuari Bridge is a bridge between North Goa and South Goa, India. It carries the NH 66 over the tidal part of the Zuari River, between the villages of Agaaim and Cortalim. It is a few metres downstream of the Konkan RAILWAY Bridge. The 640-metre-long bridge and the 13.20 km roads on both sides have been built in 3 phases. The Zuari Bridge work began in June 2016.

India will deploy a platoon of Women peacekeepers toUNMission in Sudan. This will be Indiaslargest single unit of women Peacekeepersin a UN Mission since it deployed thefirst-ever all-women contingent in Liberia in 2007. The Indian contingent, comprising two officers and 25 Other Ranks, will form part of an Engagement platoon and specialize in Community outreach, though they will be performing extensive security-related tasks as well. The deployment inAbyeiwill also heraldIndias intent of increasing significantly the number of Indian women in Peacekeeping contingents. The operation has been tasked with monitoring the flashpoint border between north and south and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and is authorized to use force in protecting civilians and humanitarian workers inAbyei.