Water expert Rajendra Singh's delegation meets CM
Bengaluru: Renowned water expert and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Rajendra Singh and his team today called on Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and discussed the sustainable management of water.
Rajendra Singh opined that the states facing drought must emphasize sustainable water management.
The Chief Minister, who approved Singh's comments, said that the government is contemplating to involve 75 lakh people in community farming.
The government is committed to the welfare of the farmers, and the scientific use of state water resources is the Government's priority. In this regard, the government has taken a positive view of the water literacy program.
Senior journalist RP Venkatesh Murthy, film director NR Nanjunde Gowda and Vijayapura farmer leader Appa Saheb Yarnal were present.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
