Dharamshala:
The Himachal Pradesh Cupboard on Friday authorized a pilot examine on hashish cultivation to guage and suggest the long run roadmap for the product’s industrial and medicinal use.
The pilot examine could be collectively undertaken by Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, district Kangra and Dr. Y.S. Parmar College of Horticulture, Nauni, district Solan. The Agriculture Division has been designated because the nodal division for this initiative, an announcement issued right here stated.
The state cupboard in its assembly chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Dharamshala in Kangra district determined to increase the particular aid package deal launched for disaster-affected households in 2023 to these impacted by the hearth incident in Tandi village in Kullu district.
Underneath this package deal, affected households of Tandi village will obtain Rs 7 lakh for fully broken homes, Rs 1 lakh for partially broken homes, and Rs 50,000 for the lack of cowsheds. A complete of 147 homes have been affected.
The cupboard additionally authorized the procurement of state-of-the-art equipment and gear for robotic surgical procedure at AIMSS Chamiyana, Shimla, and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Authorities Medical Faculty, Tanda, Kangra, at a value of Rs 56 crore on the strains of AIIMS, Delhi.
The introduction of robotic surgical procedure at Tanda and Chamiyana will allow superior surgical companies in urology, common surgical procedure, gynecology, cardiothoracic surgical procedure, and gastro surgical procedure. It presents quite a few advantages, together with elevated precision and accuracy, sooner restoration, and diminished danger of an infection as a result of minimally invasive methods, the assertion added.
Moreover, the cupboard cleared the institution of a ropeway between Kullu Bus Stand and Peej Paragliding Level to supply vacationers with a clean and secure transportation facility, thereby boosting tourism within the area.
The cupboard sanctioned the procurement of 24 air-conditioned tremendous luxurious buses for Himachal Roadways Transport Company (HRTC) to reinforce companies for passengers. It additionally authorized 100 motorbikes to discipline workplaces of the State Taxes and Excise Division to make sure higher enforcement and shock checks.
It authorized bringing the posts of drivers, all Class-III and Class-IV posts in DC workplaces, in addition to the workers posted within the workplaces of the three divisional commissioners, Director Land Data, Income Coaching Institute Jogindernagar (Mandi), Directorate of Consolidation of Holdings (Shimla), Settlement Workplace Kangra, and Settlement Workplace Shimla, underneath the ambit of the state cadre. This choice goals to make sure uniformity and enhance governance.
An in depth presentation was given on the revival of stalled hydro initiatives and restructuring of directorates within the schooling division.
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