Swachh Survekshan Gramin-2018 manual released
Mangaluru, July 27: In order to ensure the sanitation of villages, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has introduced Swachh Survekshan Gramin-2018 under the Swachh Bharat Mission scheme.
Teams of designated survey agencies would visit the villages from August 1 and evaluate the sanitation based on the criteria fixed by the government and give ranks to the district, said Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader.
After releasing the manual of the Swachh Survekshan-2018 at the Circuit House here on Friday, the Minister told media persons that the Swachh Survekshan teams would interview 50 lakh citizens and record their opinions by visiting 34,900 places in 6980 villages of 698 districts across the country. Districts and states would be given ranks based on the recommendations of the teams on the perception of sanitation in the community, progress achieved by the district under the Swachh Bharat Mission and marks on a comprehensive sanitation, he said.
The survey on the condition of toilets in public places, schools, Anganwadi centres, primary health centres, all religious centres, shandy markets, public tap points, panchayat offices, main streets of the village and the public should cooperate with the teams, he said.
In Dakshina Kannada district, 124 toilets were under construction and they would be completed within a month, said ZP CEO Dr. MR Ravi.
Former minister Ramanath Rai, Former MLA JR Lobo, Mangaluru taluk panchayat president Muhammad Monu, deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, additional deputy commissioner Kumar and others were present.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
