The National Green Tribunal (NGT) formed a high-level committee to identify the floodplains of Mahanadi. Mahanadi is the largest river in Orissa.

 

♦ The Chief Minister of Orissa declared in January 2020 that the 424 acres of land reclaimed from the Mahanadi River will be used to add ecological, recreational, athletic, cultural and technical value to the lives of the people of Cuttack.

♦ A local resident violated the state government`s plan and submitted a complaint to NGT alleging that unauthorised construction activities would adversely affect the river`s ecology and interfere with the Mahanadi River`s flow.

♦ An advisory group consisting of the Central Water Commission, the National Hydrology Institute and the State and Central Pollution Control Commission was set up by the NGT to establish regulations to ensure riverfront growth without affecting the floodplains of the river.

♦ Floodplain legislation: Except for the Ganges notice issued in 1986 under the Environmental (Protection) Act of 1986 by the Ministry of Central Water Resources, the Ministry of River Creation and the Ministry of Restoration of the Ganges, there is no central regulation to control the floodplain. An active Ganges floodplain or its tributaries.

♦ However, some states have laws to regulate floodplains: The Manipur River Flood Zoning Act of 1978, 2012 Uttarakhand Flood Plain Zoning Act.

 

♦ After Godavari and Krishna, the Mahanadi river system is the third largest river in the Indian Peninsula, and the largest river in Orissa.

♦ Origin of the Mahanadi River: It rises to the south of Amarkantak from a position near Sihawa in Chhattisgarh`s Bastar Mountains.

♦ Major tributaries of Mahanadi River

♦ The river catchment area stretches to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

♦ Its basin is bounded in the north by the hills of central India, in the south and east by the Eastern Ghats and in the west by the Maikara Mountains.

♦ Major Tributaries of the Mahanadi river: Seonath River, Hasdeo River, Mand River, Ib River, Jonking River, Tel River.

 

 

A $400 million project was signed by the Government of India (GOI) and the World Bank to support India`s efforts to provide social assistance to the families impacted by Covid.

 

A $400 million project was signed by the Government of India (GOI) and the World Bank to support India`s efforts to provide social assistance to poor and needy families seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second of two procedural series of operations.

The first US $750 million operation was authorised in May 2020. The plan would improve the capacity of the states and the national government of India to provide the poor and vulnerable groups with organised and adequate social security from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

In Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, on January 23, 2022, the Indian government will open a museum. In Kolkata, a museum will be created. On the 125th anniversary of Netaji`s birth, the museum will open. There are also proposals by the Indian government to reprint some books published by Netaji. New Delhi`s Netaji Museum will also be expanded.

 

♦ In New Delhi, the museums are digital and are spread over three floors. The museum reflects the sacrifices that legends have made since childhood. 

♦ The museum also records INA`s role in combating, awakening its development and popularity in the country. The focus of the museum is on Indian heritage, especially the position of Southeast Asian people and their contribution to the Indian National Army. 

♦ It also depicts Colonel Amrik Singh Gill`s covert operations and four others who were landed at the Konark temple by a submarine to establish their INA secret centre in India. Near the Red Fort, the Museum was built. The Indian Army`s soldiers were guarded by the British.

♦ All four of the Red Fort`s barracks were turned into museums. Three other museums will be created, in addition to the Subhash Chandra Bose Museum. They will be interested in the massacre of the 1857 Rebellion and contemporary art at Jallianwala Bagh.

♦ The Indian National Army was founded by the Indian National Party and the Empire of Japan in 1942. The Indian National Army`s main objective was to ensure the independence of India from the British. Originally, it was written by Mohan Singh. He was arrested later, and the first INA finally collapsed. Later, under the leadership of Netaji, he was revived.

♦ The Red Fort is owned by India`s Archaeological Survey Bureau. ASI is accountable for protecting the cultural property and national heritage of India. The Red Fort is visited daily by about 5,000 to 6,000 visitors. This figure can be as high as 10,000 on public holidays and weekends.