District administration announces compensation for deceased children’s families
Raichur KKRTC- school bus collision
Raichur: In a tragic accident in the district on Thursday, two school children died and several others were injured in a collision between Kalyan Karnataka Road Transport Corporation bus and a school bus. Raichur Deputy Commissioner K. Nitish has announced that the state Transport Department has issued a compensation of Rs. 5 Lakh each for the grieved families of the deceased children.
Speaking to reporters after arriving at the accident site, Deputy Commissioner stated that Rs. 3 Lakh compensation will be provided to those seriously injured in the accident.
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The collision resulted in the deaths of two students, while three others remain in critical condition. Of the 40 students on board, 17 sustained minor injuries and are receiving treatment at Raichur District Hospital.
The Chief Minister has instructed officials to transfer critically injured students to other medical facilities if necessary. The state government has also mandated compensation for the affected families and has directed the authorities to implement precautionary measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
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11k litres of milk poured into Narmada river after religious event; environmentalists see red
Sehore (PTI): Around 11,000 litres of milk were poured into Narmada river, often called the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh, in Sehore district on the culmination of a 21-day religious event as part of a sanctification ritual, prompting environmentalists to flag its negative impact on the ecosystem.
The event concluded at Satdev village in Bherunda area, located about 90 km from the district headquarters, with a 'mahayagna' on Wednesday.
The milk was offered to the river as part of rituals and prayers for the purity of the waters, the well-being of pilgrims and prosperity, organisers said.
The milk was brought in tankers to the riverbank and later poured into the flowing water amid chanting of mantras in the presence of a crowd of devotees.
However, environmentalists raised concerns over the practice, warning of its potential ecological impact.
"Such large quantities of organic matter can deplete dissolved oxygen in water, adversely affecting the river ecosystem. These impact local communities dependent on the river for drinking water and threaten aquatic life as well as domestic animals," noted environmentalist and wildlife activist Ajay Dube said.
Religious offerings should be symbolic and mindful, he asserted.
Renowned environmentalist Subhash Pandey said 11,000 litres of milk acts as a significant organic pollutant.
"It is highly oxygen-demanding and can lead to oxygen depletion, aquatic mortality, eutrophication (process of plants growing on river surface) and loss of potability. These effects are predictable from dairy-effluent chemistry and have been documented in similar incidents worldwide," Pandey pointed out.
Narmada originates at Amarkantak in the state and traverses 1,312 km westward to Maharashtra and Gujarat, emptying into the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Cambay.
It is the largest west-flowing river in the peninsula, passing through a rift valley, and acts as a crucial water source for irrigation in MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
