Congress leaders against encroachment clearance drive in Bidar

Source: the Hindu :-

Congress leaders from Bidar on Wednesday complained against the ongoing encroachment clearance drive to District in-charge minister Umasree.

At a meeting in the Congress office, MLA Rahim Khan made an emotional speech saying he did not want to continue as the MLA, "when traders and owners of commercial complexes were suffering." Demanding that the drive should be immediately stopped, Mr. Khan threatened to resign.

Mohammad Saleemoddin, party leader, sought the transfer of Deputy Commissioner Anurag Tewari and City Municipal Council Commissioner Gurudatt Hegde.

Ms. Umasree said officials had to follow established procedure if they were to clear encroachments. She also said she would carry their concerns to the Chief Minister.


District Congress president Khaji Arshed Ali , MLC Vijay Singh and others were present.


Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/congress-leaders-against-encroachment-clearance-drive-in-bidar/article8360476.ece

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Steps to draw more tourists

Source: THe HIndu :-

Sound and light, audio guides, guide books and skill training for guides are among the steps the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will take to increase the number of people visiting places of historical significance.

A.M.V. Subrahmanya, Superintending Archaeologist (North Karnataka), told The Hindu here that the central agency will take up these tasks along with its primary duty of conserving and protecting monuments.

The first thing would be to bring out information brochures, publish booklets and prepare content for audio guides that can provide all necessary information to tourists, he said.

Facilities for regular light and sound shows will be created in select monuments, Mr. Subrahmanya said. “A proposal for a light and sound show has been approved for Bidar. Multi-media content will be created for this. Hardware and software tools will be installed inside the Bidar fort. Background music and commentary will be recorded,” he said.

He said that museums, information centres and interpretation centres will be developed in all major centres. Information centres such as those in Bidar will be upgraded. While museums and information centres will have posters and pictures on display, an interpretation centre will screen films and documentaries, he added.


“The ASI had kept a few sections of the fort closed for visitors as there were not enough security personnel. Now that security guards and Tourist Mitra personnel are being deputed, efforts will be made to throw open the entire fort to the tourists,” he said. “We will consider issuing a single ticket for all the monuments in the city,” Mr. Subrahmanya said.


Source : http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/steps-to-draw-more-tourists/article8311835.ece




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Pilot project to reform milk societies

Source: The Hindu   : 

As many as 50 villages in Bidar will be taken up in the first phase of the project.— File Photo


Computerised procurement, online payment will be introduced in villages

The district administration and the Kalaburgi-Bidar Milk Producers’ Societies Union Ltd. will start a pilot project to reform milk societies in villages by introducing computerised milk procurement and online payment.

Tasks like measuring the volume and quality testing of milk and keeping a daily count of the milk procured in the village by evening will be automated.

Society secretaries will be trained in handling them and milk producers and farm workers will undergo an orientation session.

As many as 50 villages in the eight taluks will be taken up in the first phase. The district administration will fund the project.

“These units are being set up in villages that did not have milk producers cooperative societies. We have completed formation of societies in 27 villages. We will install the procurement machines here soon,” Deputy Commissioner Anurag Tewari said.

“A study by the Animal Husbandry Department has shown that regular payment is the most important motivator for farmers. Other factors were transparency in the procurement process that measured milk properly and money was paid according to the quality submitted. We clubbed these three things and decided to change the way a society functions,” Mr Tewari said.

Money will be transferred electronically into the bank accounts of farmers. “Our focus will be to encourage women farmers open bank accounts, keep animals and supply milk to the societies,” the DC said.

Farmers and societies will get incentives to perform. Farmers who produce the most will be rewarded with loans to buy cows and buffaloes and technical assistance. Societies that collect the highest amount of milk will get regular technology upgrades and awards. Schemes and funds of various departments will be dovetailed to provide incentives to farmers and societies, according to him.

Union president Revanasiddappa Patil said that this was the first step towards making Bidar a milk surplus district.

This will not only help poor families fight malnutrition by feeding their children with milk produced at home, but also help them get a regular source of income by selling their produce, he said.

“We want to exploit our proximity to large markets like Hyderabad and Secunderabad. We are entering into a phase where we will supply quality milk to such large markets,” Mr. Patil said.

Kalaburgi-Bidar Milk Producers’ Societies Union Ltd. gets around 60,000 litres per day, out of which 70 per cent is procured is from Bidar alone.

However the potential yield of Bidar, home to the native Deoni breed cattle, is estimated to be at least three lakh litres per day.

The milk shed scheme introduced by the State government aims at doubling procurement in the next few years and help farmers by setting up milk processing and by product making plants in the district.







Source : http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pilot-project-to-reform-milk-societies/article8316438.ece


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