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02 Dec 2024
Punjab's PSPCL
saved ₹1,000 crore by sourcing cheaper coal from Jharkhand's Pachwara mine,
ensuring no coal shortages at thermal plants.
State power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said the initiative
launched by the Punjab government in December 2022 has proven to be a
cost-effective alternative to sourcing coal from Coal India Limited
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has saved approximately ₹1,000
crore due to procurement of cheaper coal from the Pachwara coal mine in
Jharkhand.
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The coal mine was allotted by the
Union government to the state.
State power minister Harbhajan
Singh ETO said the initiative launched by the Punjab government in December
2022 has proven to be a cost-effective alternative to sourcing coal from Coal
India Limited. He said that the Pachwara coal mine was inoperative since 2015.
Giving details, ETO said coal from
Pachwara mine is ₹11 crore
cheaper per 1 lakh metric tonne as compared to coal procured from Coal India
Limited. “To date, the PSPCL has procured 92 lakh metric tons of coal from
Pachwara, transported through 2,400 rakes,” he added.
Promoted
The power minister said the
thermal plants in Punjab are no longer facing any coal shortage. He said that
the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant in Ropar has a coal stock
sufficient for 35 days, Sri Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant in Lehra Mohabbat has
a 26-day stock and the Sri Guru Amardas Thermal Power Plant in Goindwal Sahib
has a 28-day stock.
Farmers have
been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border since
February 13 after march to Delhi was stopped by security forces. The protesters
have now announced a Delhi Chalo march on December 6.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked
Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death at
Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border to press for the acceptance of farmers’
demands, to persuade the protesting farmers not to obstruct highways and cause
inconvenience to people.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of a habeas corpus
petition filed on behalf of Dallewal, who was removed from the Khanauri protest
site on November 26.
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“We have seen that he has been
released and he even persuaded a fellow protester to end his fast-unto-death
protest on Saturday,” the bench said, adding that the issue raised by the
farmers has been noted by the court and is considered in a pending matter.
“In a democratic setup, you can
engage in peaceful protests but do not cause inconvenience to people. You all
know that the Khanauri border is a lifeline for Punjab. We are not commenting
on whether the protest is right or wrong,” the bench told advocate Guninder
Kaur Gill, appearing on behalf of Dallewal.
Justice Kant said that Dallewal
could persuade the agitators to organise peaceful protests under the law and
without causing any inconvenience to people.
The Haryana government effected a major
administrative shake-up on late on Sunday by shuffling 44 IAS officers,
including administrative secretaries of several departments.
A 1990-batch IAS officer, Sumita Misra, was posted as additional chief
secretary (ACS), home, jails, criminal investigation and administration of
justice departments. ACS, health, Sudhir Rajpal was given the additional charge
of medical education and research and Ayush.
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ACS, finance, Anurag Rastogi was
formally given the additional charge of financial commissioner, revenue and
disaster management. ACS, environment, forests and wildlife, Anand Mohan Sharan
was given the additional charge of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs.
ACS, printing and stationery,
Ashok Khemka was posted as ACS, transport, while ACS, school education, Vineet
Garg was posted as ACS, higher education, and chairman, Haryana State Pollution
Control Board.
ACS, energy, Apoorva Kumar Singh
was given the additional charge of ACS, town and country planning. ACS,
irrigation and public works, Anurag Aggarwal was given the additional charge of
adviser, Haryana Sarswati Heritage Board.
Resident commissioner, Haryana
Bhawan, D Suresh was given the additional charge of principal secretary,
industries and commerce.
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the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on December 2, 2024
here.
The temperature in Chandigarh today, on December 2, 2024, is
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According to
store owner Joginder Singla, the incident, which occurred on the intervening
night of Friday and Saturday, was first noticed by his brother, Anil Kumar
Singla
Robbers made off with dry fruits
and cash from the first floor of Shri Balaji Dry Fruit Store located in Grain
Market, Sector 26.
According to store owner Joginder Singla, the incident, which occurred on the
intervening night of Friday and Saturday, was first noticed by his brother,
Anil Kumar Singla.
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In his complaint to the police,
Joginder stated that the shop had been securely locked the previous night.
However, unknown individuals broke the locks of the stair gate on the ground
floor and subsequently entered into the business office-cum-godown on the first
floor.
The thieves made off with large
quantities of almonds, cashews, walnuts, and other dry fruit items, as well as
an unspecified amount of cash.
Based on the preliminary
investigation, the police have registered a case under Sections 305 (theft) and
331 (2 and 4) (punishment for house-trespass or housebreaking) of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the unknown persons. The investigation is ongoing,
and efforts are being made to recover the stolen items and identify the
culprits.