Belthangady: People of Beetige area protest outside gram panchayat office demanding drinking water
Belthangady: The residents of Beetige area under the administration of Charmadi Gram Panchayat staged a protest outside the office of the Panchayat on Thursday morning complaining of not being supplied water for the last 10 days and demanded that the authorities immediately restore the connection to the area.
The protesting residents gathered outside the Gram Panchayat office before it was opened and insisted that the authorities pay attention to their problems before entering their office. They complained that the borewells and pumps that supply water to the area are damaged but the officers have not gotten them repaired even after 10 days. The people expressed their anger saying that they are forced to rely on rainwater to get drinking water.
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The Panchayat Development Officer, who met the protesting residents of Beetige, assured them that the Panchayat would take immediate steps to solve the problems of the locals, after which, the people withdrew their protest.
The officers of the Charmadi Gram Panchayat are reported to have begun work on supply of drinking water to the area, after the locals’ protest. A survey was also conducted in the area and repair of the water supply system was started at Beetige.
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Adityanath meets Singapore Deputy PM; assures investors of biz-focussed policies in UP
Singapore/Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh is ready with land bank, business-focused policies and safety and security, Chief Minister Adityanath told investors in Singapore on Tuesday on a day he met the country's top leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
On the second day of his official visit to Singapore, Adityanath met the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, official sources said here.
Held in the presence of a high-level delegation, the discussions focused on leveraging Singapore's expertise in urban planning, internal security architecture and digital governance to help Uttar Pradesh achieve the target of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.
During talks with Gan Kim Yong, the chief minister emphasised on UP's pro-business environment and highlighted the state's vast land bank and improved connectivity expected from after the Noida International Airport becomes operational.
The meeting also explored the possibility of Singaporean companies establishing industrial townships in the Delhi-NCR, with particular focus on semiconductor manufacturing and green hydrogen modules.
During his interaction with K Shanmugam, Adityanath discussed modernisation of the state's law and order framework, with emphasis on Singapore's technology-integrated policing model and disaster management protocols.
Speaking to investors, Adityanath listed infrastructure, logistics, MROs among other projects in the pipeline in the state, and said he held more than 100 meetings with the business community during his visit to Singapore.
The UP CM also noted that Singapore investors were committed to a large number of projects in India and UP, including the Ganga Expressway.
Business leaders Adityanath met included CEO and chairpersons of Temasek, Government Investment Corp (GIC), Singapore Airport Terminal Services, and Blackstone.
