Hyderabad: Taking cognisance of the inconvenience caused to citizens by the foul smell that comes out of animal carcasses, frequently seen lying on roadsides, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to direct private agencies to remove dead animals in all six GHMC zones.
GHMC has asked the agencies to remove the animal carcasses within 24 hours of receiving a complaint, failing which a penalty of Rs 5,000 per day will be imposed.
Stray dogs, cats, and other animals often get crushed by speeding vehicles on the roadsides, and dead birds, mostly pigeons, are left unattended for hours until stray dogs consume their leftovers. Presently, all the dead animals from GHMC limits are brought to the Carcass Utilisation Centre at Autonagar and disposed of through deep burial methods to prevent pollution and the spread of communicable diseases.
The work of lifting dead animals and their safe disposal at Autonagar will be assigned to the agencies at the zonal level.
To bring this move to effect, tenders have been invited by the corporation for all the zones, including Charminar, L B Nagar, Serilingampally, Kukatpally, Secunderabad, and Khairatabad.
An agency that gets selected will use covered four-wheeler vehicles, each fitted with a GPS for lifting the dead animals.
It was further directed by GHMC officials that the agencies should bury the carcasses deep in trenches and sprinkle lime over them before covering them with soil.
The contractor is not permitted to extract oil from the carcasses.
The contractor should possess a high-configuration mobile for receiving complaints round-the-clock and will be responsible for lifting all types of dead animals in the city area, including cattle, horses, cats, dogs, and dead animals from Animal Care Centres.
SRINAGAR: According to a 12 year report prepared by traffic police, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed as many as 76,942 road accidents between 2010 and 2022. While the count of injured was reported to be 1,04,983 the total fatalities went up to 12,429.
In the Covid hit years, 2020 and 2021, the accident graph showed a downward trend with the road accident deaths ranging between 700 – 800.
However, in 2022, Jammu and Kashmir again witnessed a surge in road accidents and the graph showed an upward trend with the number of accidents shooting up to 6092. The number of people reported to be injured were 8372 and 805 people were killed during this period.
Many analysts from the Kashmir valley blame the pathetic condition of the roads and the Srinagar-Jammu Highway for the increase in the number of accidents on the highway.
As per data compiled by the traffic department, in 2010, a total of 1073 persons were killed while 8655 people were injured in 6120 accidents.
In 2011, 1121 persons were killed and 9944 injured in a total 6644 accidents.
In 2012, the death toll rose to 1165, while 9755 persons were injured in 6709 road accidents.
In 2013, 990 persons died, around 8681 persons were injured in 6469 accidents.
In 2014, 992 persons were injured and 8043 were injured in 5861 accidents.
In 2015, 917 people were injured and 8142 persons were injured in 5836 accidents.
In 2016, 958 were killed and 7677 were injured in 5501 accidents.
In 2017, 926 were killed and the injured persons were 7419 in 5624 accidents.
In 2018, 984 people were injured and 7845 injured in 5978 accidents.
In 2019, a total of 996 persons were killed, 7532 were injured in 5796 accidents.
In 2020 and 2021, the two years of COVID pandemic, 728 and 774 people were killed respectively. As many as 5894 persons were injured in 4860 accidents during 2020 while 6972 were injured 5452 during 2021.
Recently, during the parliament session Nitin Gadkari, Union minister of road transport and highways in Lok Sabha said that most of the accidents were caused due to human negligence.
“As per the yearly analysis of road accident data, based on the first information report (FIR) data received from various states and Union territories, road accident deaths occur due to multiple causes such as over speeding, use of mobile phone, drunken driving or consumption of alcohol and drug, driving on the wrong side or lane indiscipline, jumping a red light, non-use of safety devices such as helmets and seatbelts,” the minister said.
SRINAGAR: According to a 12 year report prepared by traffic police, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed as many as 76,942 road accidents between 2010 and 2022. While the count of injured was reported to be 1,04,983 the total fatalities went up to 12,429.
In the Covid hit years, 2020 and 2021, the accident graph showed a downward trend with the road accident deaths ranging between 700 – 800.
However, in 2022, Jammu and Kashmir again witnessed a surge in road accidents and the graph showed an upward trend with the number of accidents shooting up to 6092. The number of people reported to be injured were 8372 and 805 people were killed during this period.
Many analysts from the Kashmir valley blame the pathetic condition of the roads and the Srinagar-Jammu Highway for the increase in the number of accidents on the highway.
As per data compiled by the traffic department, in 2010, a total of 1073 persons were killed while 8655 people were injured in 6120 accidents.
In 2011, 1121 persons were killed and 9944 injured in a total 6644 accidents.
In 2012, the death toll rose to 1165, while 9755 persons were injured in 6709 road accidents.
In 2013, 990 persons died, around 8681 persons were injured in 6469 accidents.
In 2014, 992 persons were injured and 8043 were injured in 5861 accidents.
In 2015, 917 people were injured and 8142 persons were injured in 5836 accidents.
In 2016, 958 were killed and 7677 were injured in 5501 accidents.
In 2017, 926 were killed and the injured persons were 7419 in 5624 accidents.
In 2018, 984 people were injured and 7845 injured in 5978 accidents.
In 2019, a total of 996 persons were killed, 7532 were injured in 5796 accidents.
In 2020 and 2021, the two years of COVID pandemic, 728 and 774 people were killed respectively. As many as 5894 persons were injured in 4860 accidents during 2020 while 6972 were injured 5452 during 2021.
Recently, during the parliament session Nitin Gadkari, Union minister of road transport and highways in Lok Sabha said that most of the accidents were caused due to human negligence.
“As per the yearly analysis of road accident data, based on the first information report (FIR) data received from various states and Union territories, road accident deaths occur due to multiple causes such as over speeding, use of mobile phone, drunken driving or consumption of alcohol and drug, driving on the wrong side or lane indiscipline, jumping a red light, non-use of safety devices such as helmets and seatbelts,” the minister said.
MOSCOW — As Russia enters the second year of its war against Ukraine, fans of Joseph Stalin are enjoying a renewed alignment with the Kremlin.
On Sunday, the hundreds of Stalinists who came to Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet dictator’s death were full of bravado and admiration for a man responsible for mass executions, a network of labor camps and forced starvation.
But that was not a side of the dictator that was at the forefront of the minds of those who showed up to commemorate him.
“Stalin stood up to Nazism,” Maxim, a 19-year-old medical student in a blue wooly hat, who like others interviewed for this article declined to give his last name, told POLITICO. “And now our current president has led the charge to take it on again.”
Irina, a 35-year-old marketer, brought a bouquet of red carnations to lay at Stalin’s grave at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. On February 24 last year when President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine, a triumphant Irina posted a picture of a hammer and sickle on Instagram. “That symbol for me said it all.”
Standing in front of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin’s mausoleum on Red Square, longtime Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov told journalists Putin could learn “lessons” from Stalin: “It’s time to take action and start fighting in a real way.”
But as Stalin’s reputation undergoes this rehabilitation, those dedicated to documenting Soviet-era mass repression have felt the full force of the state apparatus used against them.
Across town from Red Square, in Moscow’s north-eastern Basmanny district, about two dozen people gathered outside a faded yellow four-storey building on Sunday. They came to install a plaque commemorating the site as the last home of Vladimir Maslov, an economist accused of spying for Poland in a fabricated case and shot at the height of Stalin’s Great Purge. One of the attendees wore an olive-green jacket adorned with a Dove of Peace — a risky political statement in Putin’s Russia.
The “Last Address” campaign, which attaches the plaques to the former homes of the victims of Soviet repression, is one of very few such projects remaining after a merciless purge of Russia’s most established human rights groups — Memorial, the Sakharov Center and the Moscow Helsinki Group have all been forced to close.
For now, their loosely organized volunteers, armed with drills and step stools to attach the plaques on façades, have been spared. But they face increasing hurdles: The required unanimous consent of a particular building’s residents has become harder to come by; plaques have even been taken down.
“People have become more careful, they are scared that acknowledging the dark episodes of the past will be taken as a nod to what’s going on today,” said volunteer Mikhail Sheinker. “In times like these, past and present converge until they almost blend together.”
The day Stalin’s death was announced — March 6, 1953 — is seared into Sheinker’s memory: “I was four at the time and was making the usual ruckus, but my mother told me to be quiet out of respect.”
Russian Communist party supporters march to lay flowers to the tomb of late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin | Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
Today, in wartime Russia, the specter of Stalin could once again be used to further silence dissent.
On Sunday, state-run news agency RIA Novosti published an opinion piece headlined: “Stalin is a weapon in the battle between Russia and the West” arguing criticizing Stalin is “not just anti-Soviet but is also Russophobic, aimed at dividing and defeating Russia.”
But while World War II — which Russians refer to as “the Great Patriotic War” — continues to be a central trope of Putin’s rhetoric when it comes to his invasion of Ukraine, the president casts himself more as a successor to the czars than Soviet leaders. Accordingly, state media paid relatively little attention to the 70th anniversary of Stalin’s death.
Former Kremlin adviser Sergei Markov said that’s because Stalin is still too divisive and Russia’s ruling elite is loathe to commit to any specific ideology. But “if Russia is going to suffer further setbacks [in Ukraine], Stalin will become a main theme,” Markov wrote on Telegram.
Strange bedfellows
The alliance between Putin’s Kremlin and revanchist Communists is an uneasy one.
In Russia’s lower house, or the State Duma, the Communist Party closely toes the Kremlin line — but at a regional level, its members are at times less disciplined.
Last month, Mikhail Abdalkin, a Communist lawmaker in the region of Samara, posted a video of himself listening to Putin’s annual address to the entire ruling elite with noodles hanging from his ears. It was a nod to a Russian idiom “hang noodles on one’s ears” that refers to being taken for a ride or being fed nonsense.
A Russian Communist party supporter holds a portrait of late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin | Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
Last week, Abdalkin said he had been charged with discrediting Russia’s armed forces, with the case to be heard on March 7. If he’s convicted, Abdalkin could be fined.
On Red Square on Sunday, some Communist supporters volunteered criticism of Putin, too — but not of his war on Ukraine.
“Stalin gets criticized for having blood on his hands. But what about Putin’s policies? Outside big cities, people need to travel hundreds of kilometers on muddy roads to get health care,” said Alexander, a pensioner in his 60s.
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Roads in Hyderabad [Photo: Shaik Nizamuddin Laeeq]
Hyderabad: The government’s claims of development work in the old city proved to be hollow. After expanding roads and digging for a new pipeline of water and drainage the debris was left on the road resulting in traffic accidents.
Usually before Eid and festivals, the work of repairing and cleaning the roads is taken up, but the Doodhbowli area of the old city remains dirty and the non-cleaning of the debris has led to increased public problems.
According to local people, the civic authorities did not carry out the cleaning work despite Shab-e-Meraj and Shivaratri. Dirty water from drainage is continuously flowing and waterlogging in the potholes causing accidents.
It is said that repeated representations were made to the concerned MLA and corporator regarding repair of roads and cleaning of debris, but no one paid attention. Doodhbowli cross road is the busiest area and the negligence of the municipality in this area has become a source of trouble for the people.
Customers are facing problems due to non-cleaning of debris in front of the shops. Many areas of the Charminar constituency are deprived of basic amenities. Non-cleaning of debris after digging roads has resulted in fatal traffic accidents during the night hours.
Due to garbage and waterlogging on the roads, mosquitoes are breeding which is likely to result in the spread of various diseases. The locals have appealed to Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao to visit the area to take stock of the problems and provide relief to the people.
Uri, Feb 19: As the guns have fallen silent along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the residents now demand better road connectivity, play fields and better infrastructure of government schools.
Earlier, the border residents were demanding community bunkers but with the improvement in situation, they are now demanding better roads, repair of government buildings and residential houses besides upgradation of sports infrastructure.
Locals of Uri area of northern district of Baramulla, while talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) complained that the roads, government buildings, and residential houses are in shambles while there is a dire need of upgrading the sports infrastructure.
“The road stretches at Dardkote in Uri are dotted with potholes which speaks volumes about the tall claims of the government of improving road connectivity,” the residents said. “The road is dotted with huge potholes and has not been repaired for the last several years and the authorities concerned are least bothered about the sufferings of people”, said Faisal Khan, a Sarpanch. “The road acts as an important link which connects several areas and thousands of commuters, transporters pass through potholes every day. “The road is in a bad condition. Big pot holes filled with water dots, making the movement of people very difficult.”
The residents expressed concern over the condition of government schools. “Four classes are functioning in a single room at Dardkote,” they said, adding that similar conditions are in maximum government based schools”.
The administration makes tall claims about changing the sports infrastructure at the best, but the areas like Uroosa, Dardkote, Chakra, Isham, Nawa Runda and Govalta in Uri are without a single playground.
The villagers, particularly youth, told KNO that no space is available in their villages for playing sports. “We have appealed and requested the concerned officials several times to demarcate a piece of land for the playground but to no avail. “We are leading a confined life which is taking a heavy toll on our mental and physical health,” they added.
The residents, however, urged the LG administration and the concerned authorities to look into the genuine demands of people, so that they could have a sigh of relief—(KNO)
Hyderabad: Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) minister K T Rama Rao on Thursday stated that the state government would investigate the issue of relocating religious monuments that hinder road-widening projects around the state.
The Minister added that if legislation is required to alleviate traffic congestion, the government may do so.
The minister said this while responding to concerns expressed by K P Vivekanand, A Gandhi, and D Sudheer Reddy on the impact of these structures on road-widening operations in the Assembly.
KTR said that similar regulations existed in Gujarat and the issue will be brought to the attention of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Rama Rao further remarked that neither the gods nor the worshippers would want the temples to be built on dusty, busy roadways.
Sopore, Jan 30: The residents of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday alleged that administration was yet to clear snow from the roads even as authorities said men and machinery have been pressed into service.
Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the residents said roads were not cleared properly and main roads and link roads in many areas of the town were still under snow, causing them inconvenience.
“Road leading to SDH is still covered with snow and slippery conditions are causing traffic jams. Officials are making high claims on Twitter, but on ground, the situation is pathetic”, they added.
Meanwhile, officials from R&B department and local Municipal Council told KNO that they have pressed men and machinery into service since morning—(KNO)
New Delhi: Repairing broken pavements, central verges and manholes, resurfacing roads and sprinkling of water on them on a daily basis — these are some of initiatives that will be undertaken as part of the Delhi government’s mega project to transform the city roads that will kick off from April 1.
Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said about Rs 4,500 crore will be spent on the project in the first year and then Rs 2,000 crore every year.
The Delhi government will also introduce deep scrubbing machines and litter picker machines, he said, adding that it will also hire over 100 mechanised road sweepers, over 150 sprinkler tankers and 250 anti-smog-guns-cum-sprinklers.
The chief minister said they will be transforming a total of 1,400 kms of roads that come under the jurisdiction of the Delhi Public Works Department.
He added that heavy penalties will be imposed on the contractor in case of any shortcoming in the project.
The entire system will be monitored remotely from a dashboard and there will be a centralised complaint system for citizens to reach out to the government, he said.
“The PWD has jurisdiction only on roads wider than 18m (45ft) across the national capital, and we will leave no stone unturned to transform them,” he said.
Kejriwal said all the footpaths and central verges along the roads will be repaired when necessary.
“This means that in contrast to the usual practice of replacing footpaths on the entire stretch as adopted by governments who want to spend away all public funds, in this project, we will take up spot-repairs.
“If one stone is missing, it will be replaced. If two are damaged, they will be repaired. We will not misuse public funds,” he explained.
Outlining the timeline for the project, he said the work orders will be issued by March 20 and the work will commence from April 1.
He said the repair work will be completed within six months and once it is complete, a 10-year maintenance contract will be put in place.
Roads will be resurfaced every five years while regular painting of roads, medians, central verges will be taken every three to six months, he said.
“All roads and footpaths will be washed in a daily basis or thrice a week,” he said.
He asserted that all central verges will be repaired along with damaged manholes, street furniture, railings, precast slabs, signages and electrical poles.
“In all the city subways, the railings and light fittings will be repaired, as will the foot over bridges. Beyond these, civil and electrical repairs, all potholes and cracks on roads will be repaired,” he said.
All railings, trees and plants around the roads will be washed as well, he said.
The government is also introducing deep scrubbing machines to thoroughly clean the roads of all dirt and litter picker machines to pick up all littered material and debris from the roads.
“We will hire over 100 mechanised road sweepers, over 150 sprinkler tankers and 250 anti-smog-guns-cum-sprinklers. There are 250 wards in Delhi and each ward will get one machine. The 150 sprinkler tankers will be deployed on the large PWD roads. “But the 250 smog guns will be handy in cleaning the smaller roads and lanes in the city. These machines too will be engaged for 10 years. 10,000 kilolitres of water will be needed for this purpose. We will be using the water treated at Delhi Jal Board’s STPs for this purpose, instead of discharging it into the Yamuna,” he said.
The chief minister said all posters, banners and other material stuck on roadsides will be removed on a daily basis, with the government taking up tree plantation on a very large scale on the roadsides and central verges.
“A 10-year contract will be awarded for daily maintenance, washing, trimming, soil upkeep and watering of such plants. This project also needs rigorous monitoring, so we will deploy a third party monitoring system.
“Camera-enabled vehicles will go around Delhi throughout the day and record the live situation of the roads and maintenance work,” he said.
Srinagar, Jan 25: An average 337 accidents in a year claimed 45 people in Srinagar, showed official data.
According to the figures accessed and reviewed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Srinagar witnessed 1689 accidents with 225 fatalities from 2018 till November 2022.
The official figures state that a total of 1739 people were injured in accidents in Srinagar during the period with June 2022 recording the highest number of fatalities comprising 11 deaths, and 39 injuries in 40 accidents.
The official data showed that 2018 recorded 375 accidents which resulted in 46 deaths and 383 injuries.
The subsequent year, which was marked with lockdown for months together after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, recorded 310 accidents which resulted in the death of 45 persons and 323 injuries.
The year 2020 recorded 275 accidents of which 45 deaths were reported and 275 injuries.
The year 2021 recorded 331 accidents with 40 deaths and 347 injuries while the year 2022 till November witnessed a spike and recorded 398 accidents in which 49 fatalities and 411 injuries were reported.
Srinagar has been witnessing a spike in bike stunts by youngsters, underage driving besides other traffic violations. Srinagar Traffic Police said that they started a series of awareness programmes to sensitize youth towards adhering the traffic rules.
Last week, the Traffic Police authorities said that they are conducting a study on accidents in Srinagar and have so far identified some ‘black spots’ witnessing frequent mishaps. The report will be submitted to DC Srinagar—(KNO)
