Army’s field firing range deemed unsafe amid airport construction in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: The Army’s field firing range in Ayodhya, which falls in the flight path of the under-construction airport, has become “unsafe” for use, according to reports.
A senior Army officer told the New Indian Express that a new airport has come up and the Ayodhya range is in the flight path of aircraft. He stated that it would be unsafe to continue utilising that range. "In such cases, we seek alternative location and carry out firing drills," he added. Furthermore, the source said that the Army requires field firing ranges to carry out trials of heavy weapons such as tanks and Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) and continue to use the ranges which are available.
When transferring defense land, a standard procedure involves the government agency acquiring the land either providing an equal area of land, equivalent value, or developing infrastructure on a different suitable land parcel. This process is also being applied to the Army land in Ayodhya, according to reports. Additionally, the Army is expected to soon receive a new field firing range in one of the north eastern states, bordering China.
The Hindu reported that the recent decision by the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) to de-notify land used for firing practice has drawn significant criticism following allegations that several high-profile individuals acquired land in the area. The report also noted that 10 additional cantonments have been identified for de-notification: Ajmer, Babina, Clementown, Deolali, Dehradun, Fatehgarh, Nasirabad, Mathura, Ramgarh and Shahjahanpur. The reason to excise civil areas of cantonments is to bring uniformity in municipal laws governing them and adjoining Municipal areas, according to the Defence Ministry, as mentioned by the news outlet.
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
