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Dam Floods, Failures and Disasters in 2022 https://sandrp.in/2022/12/17/dam-floods-failures-and-disasters-in-2022/ December 17, 2022 SANDRP
Faulty operation of dams can lead to floods- a statement in Parliament by Union Minister of state for Jal Shakti on Aug 8, 2022. the same Press Release noted, no data on flooding caused by faulty operations of reservoirs are maintained centrally. In fact such data is not available with any official agencies anywhere in India. https://sandrp.in/2022/08/15/drp-nb-150822-cwc-accepts-faulty-operation-of-dams-can-lead-to-floods/
The disaster at the Karam dam in Madhya Pradesh that ultimately led to collapse of the dam on Aug 14 2022 night is reminder how problematic is CWC’s and state water resources’ performance in terms of an updated National Register of Large Dams (Karam dam is not listed in the National Register) https://sandrp.in/2022/08/13/bharudpura-dam-in-mp-faces-disaster-after-first-filling-in-aug-2022/
https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/seepage-from-another-dam-reported-in-dhar-district
https://www.patrika.com/bhopal-news/the-danger-of-bursting-khedi-dam-increases-7718329/
https://sandrp.in/2022/08/23/madhya-pradesh-collapse-of-lateri-stop-dam-in-vidisha/
https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/now-garethia-dam-develops-cracks-soil-used-to-fill-cracks-says-sdm
https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-15-villages-flooded-as-sluice-gates-of-3-dams-open
https://www.livehindustan.com/madhya-pradesh/story-a-part-of-the-bridge-between-bhopal-narmadapuram-collapsed-due-to-heavy-rains-video-6840836.html
https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/seoni-bridge-collapse-in-mp-bridge-destroyed-in-flood-water-before-inauguration-in-seoni-district-6280921
https://hindi.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad-breaking-news-due-to-heavy-rain-narmadapuram-betul-bridge-broken-bhopal-nagpur-highway-closed-mpsg-4400556.html
https://sandrp.in/2022/01/28/hydro-power-projects-dams-accidents-damages-in-2021/
https://sandrp.in/2020/11/04/dam-floods-embankment-breaches-in-south-west-monsoon-2020/
https://sandrp.in/2019/10/31/2019-monsoon-instances-when-dam-safety-came-into-question/
All credit to SANDRP for compiling these reports and links...
Statement of Stree Mukti Andolan Sampark Samiti to condemn the GR and the panel
महाराष्ट्र राज्याच्या महिला बाल विकास विभागाने १३ डिसेंबर रोजी एका परिपत्रकाद्वारे राज्यपातळीवर “आंतरजातीय/आंतरधर्मीय विवाह – परिवार समन्वय समिती” स्थापन करण्याचा निर्णय घेतला असून, ही समिती विविध प्रकारे आंतरजातीय/आंतरधर्मीय विवाह केलेल्या व्यक्तींची “इत्यंभूत माहिती” घेऊन संबंधित मुली/ महिला आणि त्यांच्या कुटुंबियांशी संपर्क करून त्यांना एक सपीठ” उपलब्ध करून देणार आणि अशा विवाहांबद्दल “शिफारस” करणार आहे.
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Google Translate The Department of Women and Child Development of the State of Maharashtra has on December 13 has decided to set up an "Inter-caste/Inter-Religious Marriage - Family Coordination Committee" at the state level. The Committe will obtain "reliable information" of persons who have been married in various ways into inter-caste/inter-religious marriage and the girls/women and their families concerned. The Committee will contact and provide them with a "sapith” and and counsel them about such marriages. The government is depriving the citizens of their democratic rights and freedoms by not enabling the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to implement the Anti-Domestic Violence Act and various other laws for the protection of women. That is why the ulterior motive of the Shinde-Fadnavis government is clear. In reality, this so-called “platform” will use the government machinery to interfere in the personal lives of citizens; There is no doubt that she will be used to carry out a humanitarian program of special surveillance of “girls/women” and breaking up their inter-caste or inter-faith marriages and maintaining the so-called religious and ethnic ‘purity’. |
https://scroll.in/article/1039797/worst-decision-of-my-life-byjus-accused-of-driving-parents-into-debt-with-predatory-practices
The learning platform allegedly took advantage of parents’ concerns for their children’s education to pressure and dupe them.
Byju’s, the most valuable startup in India and a household name, is facing a range of complaints on social media platforms and consumer websites from customers who say they were exploited and deceived, putting their savings and futures in jeopardy.
Twenty-two Byju’s customers, several from low-income homes, told Context how they had been aggressively targeted by salespeople, with some coerced into paying for courses, tricked into taking out loans and ultimately left out of pocket.
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Vehicles purchased under Nirbhaya Fund used for protecting Shinde legislators https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/vehicles-purchased-under-nirbhaya-fund-used-for-protecting-shinde-legislators-1170625.html Mrityunjay Bose DHNS, DEC 11 2022 In June this year, the Mumbai police force procured 220 Boleros, 35 Ertigas, 313 Pulsar motorcycles and 200 Activa two-wheelers using the Rs 30 crore corpus ,
47 Boleros were requisitioned from several police stations by the Motor Transport Department of the Mumbai Police following an order from the VIP Security section of the state police stating that they are required for use as an escort vehicle for MPs and MLAs of the Shinde faction to provide Y-Plus security cover to them," a police official said.
However, 17 of the vehicles which were used for the security of these lawmakers were returned after the requirement was fulfilled, he added. But 30 Boleros are yet to be returned, which has impacted the police patrolling in the jurisdiction of respective police stations
Banks Have Been Charging Customers for Government Insurance They Never Wanted https://thewire.in/banking/banks-have-been-charging-customers-for-government-insurance-they-never-wanted State-run as well as private banks impose the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana for life insurance, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana for accident insurance and Atal Pension Yojana for micro-pension on their customers.
Since the beginning, the proponents of the Vizhinjam port have been propagating many claims. As I started reading official reports and other studies by experts related to both economic and environmental aspects of the proposed port, I realized that all these claims are false.
The claims are that it is a natural port, and no dredging is required;
that by building this port, Thiruvananthapuram will develop like Singapore or Dubai;
that it is India’s first transhipment port;
and it will create huge employment opportunities and enhance State revenue.
I am not an environmental/academic expert, though I was part of a research team looking at the ‘coastal ecosystem changes in the west coast of the country’ during 2000-2010. Together with this, being from the coastal fishing community in Kerala, and as my native place was the first coastal area to experience severe erosion after the 1970s construction of artificial structures (two breakwaters) at Vizhinjam for a fishery harbour; I had on-field knowledge and experience about the impact of such structures.
Over 1 lakh Indians gave up citizenship in 10 months of 2022: Govt in Lok Sabha 09 Dec 2022, By Sayantani Biswas https://www.livemint.com/news/india/over-1-lakh-indian-gave-up-citizenship-between-january-to-october-2022-government-informs-lok-sabha-11670589857164.html Muralieedharan informed the Lok Sabha that according to information available, 131,489 people gave up their Indian citizenship in 2015, 141,603 in 2016, 133,049 in 2017, 134,561 in 2018, 144,017 in 2019, 85,256 in 2020, 163,370 in 2021 and 1,83,741 till October 31 this year.
According to the Hindustan Times report, Muraleedharan said the ministry does not keep a tab on the “wealth taken away from India" by those who renounce their citizenship.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/over-8000-millionaires-set-to-leave-india/cid/1870040 About 8,000 dollar millionaires are likely to move out of India in 2022 — making it one of the top three countries to experience the exodus of the wealthiest, a new study has claimed. The key drivers for migration are the desire for higher standard of living, better educational and health facilities and also to get away from the stringent tax residency rule and the high rate of individual tax in India, Henley Global Citizens Report, 2022 Q2, stated
According to Bijal Ajinkya, partner in direct tax, private client and investment fund practices in solicitor firm Khaitan & Co, stringent tax rules and reporting requirements along with the desire for stronger passports remain the key drivers for Indians who are favouring the EU countries, Dubai and Singapore for relocation.
In May 19, 2015 , PM Modi insulting comments: People were ashamed of being Indians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLpxSL82ihQ
Indian PM Narendra Modi, known for his rhetorical and powerful speeches, has gone too far with his comments, when one of his statements was taken as an insult. Modi had said that people were ashamed of being Indians before he became Prime Minister.
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