Rail Bandhu March 2017

MARCH 2017

VOL 6

ISSUE 11

THE ON-BOARD M AGAZINE OF INDI AN RAILWAYS

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Bhimbetka The cradle of civilisation in a time warp

Loktak lake

Floating island of Northeast

Myriad hues of Holi Attracting tourists from world over

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MINISTER'S MESSAGE

THE WAY FORWARD

Striving for a Bright Future Dear Travellers, As always, it gives me immense pleasure to write to you. I extend my warm wishes for the festival of Colours.

The year 2017 has witnessed a welcome change. After 93 years, the Government has finally broken away from the tradition of presenting a separate Rail Budget. Its merger with the General Budget will have a lot of advantages, such as the creation of a holistic integrated transportation strategy for the country and de-politicisation of Railways. It will also enable the Government to take merit-based decisions related to investments, operations and pricing while balancing the social and economic priorities.

Our focus on delivery and good governance will continue unabated.

Railways will retain its functional autonomy. We are working on focus areas of ensuring safety, infrastructure development, cleanliness, financial and accounting reforms among others. We are taking all possible steps to make measurable progress in these areas.

For passenger safety, Rail Sanraksha Kosh - a safety fund corpus of `1 lakh crore, over a period of 5 years - is to be set-up. We have taken a number of initiatives to enhance cleanliness and ensure a Swachh Rail.

SMS-based ‘Clean My Coach Service’ has been started for on-demand cleanliness. It is now proposed to introduce ‘Coach Mitra’ facility, a single window interface to register all coach-related complaints and requirements.

SURESH PRABHU

Hon'ble Minister of Railways Government of India

We are also working on facilitating digital transactions in the country.

Service charge on e-tickets booked through IRCTC has been withdrawn.

Point of Sales machines have been installed at many stations and work is in full flow to cover more stations.

Indian Railways is progressing on its ambitious roadmap to transformation and offer best-in-class services. It is our consistent endeavour to make the travel experience more convenient and memorable for our people.

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CONTENTS

TRAVEL

RAIL UPDATE

40 HOT SPOTS

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Vision and Mission of IR

The Great Revolutionary

Celebrate the colourful festival of Holi

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ENTRY TICKET

CABIN CONVERSATION

Plan your trips around these days and events

Heart-to-heart chat with actor Vicky Kaushal of Masaan fame

CULTURE

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OFF TRACK

DREAM SCAPE

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Enjoy unparalleled landscapes with an old world charm in Bundi

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HERITAGE HALT

Discover ancient art in the heart of Madhya Pradesh

CONTENTS

DISCOVER

LIFESTYLE

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TALE SPIN

Explore the ensemble of exquisitely crafted wooden toys in Varanasi

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TECH ZONE

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79 SHORT TAKES Books to read and movies to watch this month

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STAR TRACKER Your tarot predictions for this month

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INDIAN RAILWAYS

VISION

& PLANS

2017-2019

The vision of Indian Railways is to be a key driver of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth and development by offering services and safety up to global benchmarks, increasing employment, upgrading to clean energy while maintaining high standards in transparency and accountability.

MISSION

Indian Railways aim to be the engine for Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic growth and development by being safe, financially viable, environmentfriendly and caring for its customers and employees

RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

Vision 2017-2019 INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION For infrastructure upgradation, IR has identified 5 sub themes for driving growth 1. Increase throughput on existing network

Integrated corridor approach

Best in class rolling stock

Increase throughput by 10 per cent by an integrated approach across 2-3 critical corridors (Removal of PSR and TSRs, improved signaling, bridges and track upgrades, enhanced horse power to trailing load ratio, etc.)

Reduce the differential in maximum rated capacity of freight wagons

Propagate 25 Reduce different ton and low rate types of rolling stock freight wagons on the system

2. Build terminal infrastructure

Upgrade good sheds

Upgrade operating conditions of goods sheds via PPP arrangements

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Multi-commodity, multi-modal freight parks

Expand capacity and scope of terminal services by partnering with existing government agencies

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Outsourced goods sheds

Conversion of existing goods sheds to outsourced goods sheds

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SUSTAINABILITY

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

3. Innovative fund raising/ sourcing/structuring

JVs with state governments

Equity participation of MoR and concerned state governments

JVs with PSUs

Project specific subsidiaries (SPVs) with equity participation from PSUs

Off budget debt

Assured funding of `1.5 lakh cr available through LIC

PSUs to leverage free reserves/ equity for providing funds upfront for undertaking projects

RIDF

Creating a Development Fund to tap sovereign wealth funds, insurance and pension funds

Funds to be available for MoR, Rail SPVs, PPPs, etc.

Projects capable of servicing debt to be financed

Internal process reforms

Merge plan heads to facilitate greater flexibility in allocation of CAPEX

Multilateral funds

CSR

Continue to source funds from World Bank, JICA, ADB, AIIB etc. as required

Create a mechanism for pooling and utilising CSR funds from corporates

Pool all available resources for financing CAPEX including replacements and renewals

Holding company

Set up a holding company to give Railways access to disinvestment receipts of its PSUs

RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION 4. Accelerate infrastructure buildout

Rail Planning and Investment Organisation

Improve rate of construction

Fast-track project development of financially viable and socially desirable projects

From 7 to 14 km per day through better quality DPRs

Contracting Process improvement

Rigorous monitoring through technology

Review contract conditions in line with best practices

Expedited electrification

Complete electrification of 16,200 km of track in the next 3 years

DFCs

Ensure the completion of Eastern and Western DFCs by 2019

Complete the planning of the new DFCs and commence execution

5. Deliver high-speed network

High speed train

Explore new age technology

Expedite commencement of construction (between Mumbai & Ahmedabad)

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Semi high speed corridors

Raising maximum permissible speed to 150-200 kmph for mail/ express by 2019

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Rolling stock technology Procurement of technology with the ability to run at 200 kmph on existing network

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER Make Indian Railways the preferred freight carrier in India: Improve modal share to 37 per cent in 10 years through dynamic pricing, key account management, expanding the freight basket and incorporating a customer focused approach 1. Policy intervention

Digitalised operations

Develop a road map to digitalise operations across Indian Railways

Pricing strategy

Redefine freight pricing model

Time-tabled structure

To offer time-tabled freight services

Organisational changes

New organisational structure which is more market oriented

2. New service offerings

End-to-end service

Implement end-to-end integrated transport solution for selected commodities through partnership with national road logistics player

Domestic cargo

Conduct accelerated trials for new service models, for example, dwarf containers to capture domestic cargo market

Rolling stock design

Develop 3-4 new rolling stock design which would help capture new commodity traffic

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE Ensure every train journey for Indian citizen is a pleasurable experience: Fundamentally redefine the customer value proposition by positioning key metrics like cleanliness, convenience, punctuality and service orientation

1. Convenience

Punctuality

A comprehensive program to improve asset reliability by 10 per cent

Cleanliness & Beautification

Integrated block management approach to optimise block times

To improve rake turnaround at important stations/ junctions

Tabulate potential delay of late running trains and inform passenger in advance

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Catering

To undertake Implement massive access awareness and control cleanliness systems campaigns across all A1 and A scale stations

Redesign and integrate service contracts

Proliferate E-catering service on trains

Revise catering contracts for meal preparation and meal disbursement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Develop PPP frameworks

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Ticketing

Next generation ticketing system to enable berth allotment only after charting

Coach Design

Bio-toilets fitted in all coaching stock

Retrofitting of all coachesincluding CBC coupler, modular toilets and better aesthetics

Use of bar coded or AADHAR based ticketing

Standardisation of rakesmoving to only air-cooled/ temperature controlled coaches in IR

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2. Passenger Services

Mobile apps

Passenger Feedback

To provide all Railways affiliated services including ticketing, taxi, etc.

Develop an integrated metric for passenger satisfaction Hire third-party for every division/ zone to continuously undertake passenger feedback

Complaint Redressal

An integrated dashboard for receiving and processing complaints from various channels

3. Revenue Generation

User-fee

Develop a user-fee model for select stations/passenger services for development of passenger amenities at stations

Price Strategy

An inflation indexed pricing model for various segments/train products

Making passenger services financially self-sustainable

Analytics

Conduct analysis on suburban, reserved and unreserved passenger flows to enhance passenger revenues

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUES ENHANCEMENT Dramatically improve non-fare revenues through advertising and real estate development.

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Advertising

Advertising IR has identified

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Land

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sub themes for increasing the non-fare revenues

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New value added services

Land and Buildings

Monetise land parcels Prioritise 30 most profitable land parcels & monetise them

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Shifting of goods sheds Shifting of goods sheds from City Municipal Areas

Satellite passenger terminals Development of Satellite Passenger Terminals through Monetisation of Land Assets

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Station redevelopment Redevelop stations leveraging many approaches e.g., PPP including State Governments, etc.

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Advertising

Rail display network

Out of home advertising

Train and station branding

Monetisation of soft assets

Set up 2 lakh screens across 2,175 stations

To encourage participation of bigger professional players

Develop and implement policy framework for branding

Maximising the revenues from all digital and soft assets of IR

New Value Added Services

Separate parcel business unit Hive off a separate business unit to handle parcel business Professional handling of cargos

Smooth booking experience

End-to-end solution

Smart cards Cashless Digital Railways: open loop smart card, outsource fare collection

Entertainment and other VAS for passengers

Providing onboard entertainment to passengers

RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

ZERO FATALITY Move towards near zero fatalities on Indian Railways: Leverage technology, infrastructure upgrades and training to move Indian Railways to near zero fatalities in next 5 years 1. Infrastructural changes

Eliminate unmanned crossings

Improvement in Rolling Stock

Eliminate all unmanned level crossings on the broad gauge network in the next 3 years

Minimise fatality impact of accidents by upgrading rolling stock to be more accidentresistant

Accelerate Track Renewal

Renewal of overdue tracks of 5100 km and ensure absence of backlogs in future

2. Resource Mobilisation

Innovative Funding

RRSK

Proposed to set up `120,000 Cr. Special Railways Safety Fund

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Fund to be provided by contributions from MoF and internal resource generation

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Develop frameworks for innovative funding of Safety projects, e.g. Annuity, Asset Upgradation, etc.

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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

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SUSTAINABILITY

3. Root Cause Investigation

Dedicated investigative team

Establishing a dedicated investigative agency team with external experts and capabilities

Tracking all accidents

Open reporting culture

Commence tracking of all accidents and fatalities that take place on the system

Encourage open culture of reporting even near-misses via safety training for all staff

4. Technological Interventions

TCAS/ TPWS

Implement TCAS/TPWS technology across the high density network in the next 3 years

Broken rail detection

Shortlist the technology and plan for implementation across the high density network in the next 3 years

Monitoring of rolling stock

Shortlist the technology and plan for implementation across the high density network in the next 3 years

Flood warning system

TRINETRA

Float Generated SMS/Signal System at Bridge, Inclinometer SMS/Signal System at embankment, SMS sent when danger water level reached

Technology to facilitate enhanced mobility during fog

Minimise deaths due to trespassing

Displaying signboards to break overconfidence and status quo biases, Enhanced trespasser alertness by erecting whistle boards

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

MODERNISATION BY DIGITISATION

MODERNISATION BY DIGITISATION & CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY Modernise Indian Railways by using best-in-class technology: Evaluate root causes for Indian Railways, sedate progress in adopting best-in-class technology and determine 5-6 strategic shifts 1. Best-in-class technology interventions

ERP

Launch Pan-IR Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Wireless corridor

Ultra high-speed wireless corridor along IRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s network

Heavy haul trains

High Speed trains

Heavy haul trains to improve bulk- freight business

Reinvent passenger business by introducing high-speed trains (350 kmph)

2. Policy interventions

Private Partnership

Jointly develop technological Private Partnership solutions for priority areas

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New R&D org

Expedite setting up of SRESTHA, the new world-class R&D organisation

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RDSO Overhaul

Identify key process interventions at RDSO and redesign the same to encourage participation by larger vendors

‘ZERO’ FATALITY

ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

COST FOCUS

SUSTAINABILITY

ORGA N I SATIO NAL CULTURE Foster collaborative, agile and innovative culture in Railways: Learn from other railways and to come up with big shifts to foster collaborative, agile and innovative railways – create a roadmap to make it happen 1. Performance Management Outcome-based performance management Redesign performance management system to be outcome-based and encouraging initiatives taken by employees, e.g., KRAs for key posts

2. Cross-Functional Collaboration Cross-departmental exposure

Earmark 25 per cent posts above Junior Administrative Grade in each department for a job rotation scheme

Mandate cross-departmental exposure as a condition for promotion above Senior Administrative Grade

3. Capability Building Redefining training

Redesign training module for key management positions to make them more pertinent and useful

Setup Railway University

Provide customer-centric training to all front line employees

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION

COST FOCUS

PREFERRED FREIGHT CARRIER

NON-FARE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

C O ST FO CUS Significantly improve cost positions across functions: Aim to reduce operational cost by 10 per cent in 5 years 1. Variable Cost Reduction

Reduce fuel cost

Through accelerating electrification & strategic procurement of diesel

Open sourcing of power to ensure reduced per unit cost

Fuel cost saving in Diesel Locomotives

Procurement efficiency

Retrofitting of AFEK (Advanced Fuel Efficiency Kit) and Guidance for Optimised Loco Driving (GOLD) module in 4400 nos. Vehicle locomotives.

Conceive a rigorous program for the top 10 spend items in Indian Railways besides fuel

2. Fixed Cost Reduction

Adoption of EOTT in IR

Right sizing of IR

Expedite replacement of Goods Train Guard by installing End of Train Telemetry (EOTT) system

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Right sizing can be done at optimum manpower reduction rate of 3 per cent (attrition rate) by multi-skilling, redeployment and intake reduction. Various skills can be bundled into same roles

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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

SUSTAINABILITY

3. Operational Efficiency

Asset utilisation

Accounting reforms

To ensure co-relation between input parameters and organisational outcomes

Regulatory

Set up a regulator to not only recommend passenger and freight fares but also give productivity benchmark for IR to meet

Conceive and implement a program to enhance asset utilisation for priority assets

SUST AINABILITY 2. Sustainable development 1. Alternate sources of energy Solar and wind energy powered trains Commission 1000 MW of solar energy over 5 years, Commission 130 MW of wind energy

Railway land lease

Green industrial unit

Target to plant 5 crore trees

Convert all production units and at least one workshop in each zonal railway

Generate electricity savings

Install LEDs to reduce electricity consumption

Outsourced goods sheds

Rainwater harvesting on roofs larger than 200 sq.m. Installation of discharge free railway bio-toilets

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

Action Plan Elimination of 6,113 Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge Lines

Method of Elimination 2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

TOTAL

By Closure

24

13

20

57

By Merger

144

119

148

411

By Provision of Railway/SUB

630

1030

1068

2728

By Manning

642

1124

1151

2917

TOTAL

1440

2286

2387

6113

Resource Planning

`7,500

Cr.

Funds required for the Initiative

`3,900

Cr.

`3,600

Funds likely to be available for the initiative (2016-19)

Additional Funds

Outcome Reduction in Accidents by

Improvement in throughput and speed

66%

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Rail Menu

Menu/Tariff for Tea, Coffee, Breakfast & Standard Meals over Indian Railways Menu

Tariff (in `) At station

In Train

Standard Tea

5.00

5.00

Tea (with tea bag)

7.00

7.00

Coffee

7.00

7.00

1 litre bottle (1000 ml)

15.00

15.00

500 ml bottle

10.00

10.00

Janta Meal or Economy Meal or Janta Khana

15.00

20.00

Vegetarian Breakfast

25.00

30.00

Non-Vegetarian Breakfast

30.00

35.00

Vegetarian

45.00

50.00

Non- Vegetarian

50.00

55.00

150 ml in disposable cups of 170 ml capacity 150 ml in disposable cups of 170 ml capacity 150 ml in disposable cups of 170 ml capacity using instant coffee powder

RAIL NEER/ PACKAGED DRINKING WATER (CHILLED)

Poories (7 nos) - 175 gms, Aloo dry curry - 150 gms, Pickle - 15 gms

STANDARD BREAKFAST Bread Slice (2 nos) + Butter Chiplet - 10 gms = 70 gms; Veg Cutlet (2 nos) - 100 gms, Tomato Ketchup in sachet - 15 gms, Salt, Pepper OR Idli (4 nos) - 200 gms, Urad Vada (4 nos) - 120 gms, Chutney (Pkd. Seperately) - 50 gms OR Upma - 100 gms, Urad Vada (4 nos) - 120 gms, Chutney (Pkd. Seperately) - 50 gms OR Urad Vada (4 nos) - 120 gms, Pongal - 200 gms, Chutney (Pkd. Seperately) - 50 gms Omelet of 2 eggs - 90 gms, Bread Slice (2 nos) + Butter Chiplet - 10 gms.= 70 gms, Tomato Ketchup in sachet - 15 gms, Salt, Pepper

STANDARD CASSEROLE MEALS Rice Pulao or Jeera rice or Plain rice of fine quality - 150 gms, Parathan (2 nos) or Chapati (4 nos) or Poories (5 nos) - 100 gms, Dal or Sambhar - 150 gms (thick consistency), Mix Vegetable (seasonal) - 100 gms, Curd - 100 gms or Sweet - 40 gms, Pickle in sachet - 15 gms, Packaged drinking water in sealed glasses - 250 ml Rice Pulao or Jeera rice or Plain rice of fine quality - 150 gms, Parathan (2 nos) or Chapati (4 nos) or Poories (5 nos) - 100 gms, Dal or Sambhar 150gms (thick consistency), Two egg curry - 200 gms, Curd - 100 gms or Sweet - 40 gms, Pickle in sachet - 15 gms, Packaged drinking water in sealed glasses - 250 ml Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay Tips In case of any complaint: Tweet @RailMinIndia Call: 1800-111-321, SMS: 9717630982

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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT

Inculcating Sportsmanship Railway Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) organises sports meet as a part of its annual activities for children

RWWCO President Smt. Rashmi Mital at the event

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n February 5, 2017, RWWCO organised a Sports Meet for the children of staff and officers working in Railway Board, RITES, IRCON, COFMOW, CRIS, IRWO, CONCOR, DFCCIL, RVNL, etc., at the Karnail Singh Stadium, Paharganj, New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by Smt. Rashmi Mital, President, RWWCO. Nearly 150 children participated in different events like flat

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QUICK FACTS Railway Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) is the apex body of a network of similar such Railway Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare Organisations at Zonal and Divisional levels, along with Railway Production Units all over the country.

A vibrant cultural programme featuring folk dances from the States of Orissa and Rajasthan was presented race, obstacle race , three-legged race, skipping race, sack race, etc. The children participated enthusiastically and put in all their energy to win the events.

Shri A.K.Mital, Chairman, Railway Board, was the Chief Guest who gave away certificates, prizes and souvenirs to the winners. A vibrant cultural programme featuring folk dances from the States of Orissa and Rajasthan was presented by the cultural team from Adra Division, South Eastern Railway.

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ENTRY TICKET

block your dates Special days and events that call for a quick trip to be a part of them SURREALIST HUMANITY (MARCH 7-11, 2017) The art presentation showcases three promising and accomplished artists who are fascinated by human form to express their artistic statements in their individual techniques. The exhibition is an exposition of humane ideas and introduces excellent paintings from the trio of women artists joining the contemporary crusade of Indian art world. The paintings are well-composed and mature in colour distribution, which make unique impact on the quality of work.

Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi How to reach: The extensive railway network connects Delhi to the rest of India.

JAIPUR ELEPHANT FESTIVAL (MARCH 12, 2017)

WORLI FESTIVAL 2017 (MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, 2017)

The yoga festival commences at Paramartha Niketan, located on the banks of holy Ganges. The festival will be attended by participants from around 30 countries where yoga scholars of the world take special classes. The festival sees trainers and experts from all over the world to witness Ganga Arti, speakers, saints and more.

The festival takes place on the day of Holi. It begins with a procession of bedecked elephants, camels and horses.

The most beautifully decorated elephant is awarded. Elephant polo, elephant race, the tug-of-war between an elephant and 19 men and women are the special features of this grand festival. The other highlights of the festival include live performances of dancers and musicians.

Venue: Rishikesh

Venue: Jaipur

The fourth edition of music, food and activity festival will celebrate culture with art installations, morning ragas, healthy Mumbai events and a 10k run.

The highlights of the festival include a special community zone celebrating the original islanders – the Kolis of Worli, kid’s masti corner and pet adoption centre. The event is the perfect destination for some amazing food, creative games and mesmerising music.

How to reach: The nearest railhead to Rishikesh is in Haridwar which is approximately 25km away.

How to reach: The Jaipur Railway Station is linked to all major cities via extensive rail network .

How to reach: Mumbai is very wellconnected to rest of India by rail network.

INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL (MARCH 1- 7, 2017)

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RAIL JOURNAL

The Great Railroad

Revolutionary Veteran journalist Rajendra B Aklekar pays tribute to Dr E Sreedharan and elucidates how an ordinary railway engineering service officer managed to script extraordinary success stories in his latest book Text: Shilpi A Singh

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s a child growing up in a village in Kerala in the pre-Independence India, 84-year-old Dr Elattuvalapil Sreedharan found trains fascinating as he revealed in his biography, India’s Railway Man written by Rajendra B Aklekar.

REMINISCING THE PAST In the book, he fondly reminisces his first train ride from Pattambi to Payannur at the age of six with his father and how he stayed at a friend’s place and walked the 10 km distance to reach the station to board the train. “The rattling of the train’s wheels and the fast-moving panorama outside the woodframed windows of the coach they were in, mesmerised the little boy throughout the five-hour-long or so train journey across the 200 km that lay between the coastal towns in Kerala. The excitement and ecstasy as the steam engine blew its whistle and chugged ahead was an incomparable wonder to a child who had never seen a train before.”

His association with the Railways was further strengthened when he moved to Quilandy after completing his primary schooling.

He had to cross the rail line daily to reach school and occasionally, got to touch the mighty steam engines. The fascination ultimately laid the foundation for his longserving career in Indian Railways as he joined the Railways in 1954, after earning his civil engineering degree from Kakinada Engineering College in Andhra Pradesh.

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RAIL JOURNAL

The man has won the sobriquet of ‘Metro Man’ for starting the Metro revolution in the Capital up all these qualities,” says Aklekar on the Railway’s Man’s icons.

Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu released the book India’s Railway Man

RESEARCHING FOR WRITING “The curiosity to explore his personality was my inspiration to write this book,” says Aklekar. For his book, Aklekar met more than a hundred Railway officers and employees, who had worked and interacted with him to unravel some interesting facets. The author said, “There are several hidden aspects of his life. I also got in touch with his family, his spiritual guru and his ex-colleagues for my book.” Aklekar’s hard work paid off and the result is a beautifully researched book on the man hailed as the messiah of new age infrastructure projects. It gives an insight into the his personal life — love for football, school-days’ friendship with TN Sheshan, storytelling sessions for grandchildren and the enviable collection of model train sets.

The first feat that brought him under the spotlight was how he and his team rebuilt the cyclone-ravaged Pamban Bridge in Rameshwaram in 46 days flat, even though it meant meeting his first-born child only after the bridge was back in operation.

“Sreedharan worked under two senior Railway officers — GP Warrier and BC Ganguli — for the Pamban Bridge Project. These officers were known for their engineering and management skills, professionalism, intelligence, diligence, and their pioneering roles in transforming the Railways and as an ardent protege, he picked 38 | Rail Bandhu - March 2017

THE BIG MOVE In 1970, Sreedharan moved to the Metropolitan Transport Project, popularly known as Calcutta Metro Project, as Deputy Chief Engineer (Planning and Design). It was India’s first metro rail experiment and as he recounted in the book, “The construction of Kolkata Metro proved to be an unpleasant experience because a 17 km line took almost 22 years to complete.” The learning from this association came in handy when he took over as the Chief of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in 1997. Interestingly, with the exception of Mumbai, he has been a part of all the Railways’ Metro Project in the country.

He left a deep imprint wherever he went.

“The rail link that connects Mumbai and Navi Mumbai had been stuck for years, and it was Sreedharan who got it moving,” says Aklekar.

QUICK FACT The book also details how the then Railway Minister George Fernandes handed over the charge of planning and implementation of Konkan Railway Corporation and how as the MD of multi-crore corporation, Sreedharan received a salary of mere `1,080 but still ensured that the rail project was completed and operational in 7 years. www.railbandhu.in

The man has won the sobriquet of ‘Metro Man’ for starting the Metro revolution in the Capital that has today spread to other cities across the country. As the Managing Director of DMRC, he managed to complete gigantic projects within the deadline (in seven years) and budget and that’s quite a feat.

SUCCESS MANTRA Interestingly, the man has had his shares of bouquets and brickbats, and Aklekar’s book has a chapter devoted to it with Sreedharan’s response to an anonymous former colleague, rebutting his charges and countering it with facts. The book also has a note from Sreedharan as a message to the younger generation extolling them to be a virtuous doer who merely does his share of work without any attachment or expectation or thinking about its outcome. That is his mantra for success.

HOT SPOTS

Myriad Hues of

Holi

Celebrate the most colourful festival in the world as India drowns itself in explosions of water balloons and the spirit of joy Photos: Saurabh Chatterjee

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HOLI IN VRINDAVAN

Every year, people from all corners of India gather in Mathura and Vrindavan to feel the essence of Holi in the land of Krishna

A TRADITION OF LOVE Lathmar Holi takes place in the town of Barsana near Mathura, few days before the festival

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RANG BARSE

Holi is not just a festival of colours but a celebration of life itself.

It is the most boisterous festival of India

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CABIN CONVERSATION

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he immortal lines from a ghazal by Dushyant Kumar — Tu kisi rail si guzarti hai, Main kisi pull sa thartharata hoon — introduced the lead protagonists — Deepak, played by actor Vicky Kaushal and Shalu, played by actress Shweta Tripathi — in the movie Masaan.

“The scene was filmed at Bhainsasur Ghat in Varanasi. It showed a train crossing the bridge to reflect the pain inflicted upon Deepak by Shalu’s untimely demise, and in a way, the train also seemed to sympathise with him by subtly hinting that this too shall pass. The train’s motion being symbolic of how life goes on,” says Kaushal, who scorched the silver screen with his portrayal of a lower caste boy from Varanasi, whose family ekes out a living by burning corpses.

On The

Right Track Vicky Kaushal, who has created ripples with his power-packed performances in Bollywood, shares how train sequences have inspired his movies Text: Shillpi A Singh

An engineering student, Deepak falls for an upper caste girl but loses her to death and eventually goes on to take up a job in the Northern Railway in Allahabad. “In the film, Dil Se, the scene shot on a stormy night at a station where Shah Rukh Khan tries to strike a conversation with Manisha Koirala by asking for a match-box is one of my favourite scenes,” shares Kaushal. He adds, “I am glad that I too had a train sequence. The bridge and moving train had a subdued presence throughout. Poet Dushyant Kumar’s words add a spark to my romance, kindling it gently and also stubbing the flame away.”

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Kaushal, born in Mumbai to action director Sham Kaushal, recalls, “My father started off as a stuntman, raising the ladder, with his sheer tenacity and hard work, to become a force to reckon with in the industry. I have learnt discipline, determination, diligence and to dream big from him. He taught me to live my dreams too, by doing all that it takes to fulfill them.”

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FAMILY LIFE Reminiscing his early trips in trains, he fondly says, “It was a ritual of sorts for us to make a trip to our paternal and maternal villages every year during the summer vacation. We used to travel in Frontier Mail’s second class like most middle-class families during those days. It was exciting for us, and the journey mattered more

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CABIN CONVERSATION than the destination. Three days seemed like an extended picnic to eat, play and make merry. It was fun unlimited.” Kaushal excelled in school and college. His interest in movies was limited to watching them, raving about the talented actors, humming songs and enjoying every bit of the time spent in that make-believe world.

“I had been on a film set only twice, once during the shoot of the movie, Fiza, because I was a fan of actor Hrithik Roshan, and then for SRK-starrer Asoka where dad was the action director and also had a small role.”

FOLLOWING THE DREAM Kaushal joined an engineering course in 2005, but soon realised that his aspirations were different. “I knew that academically I was on a strong footing, but I didn’t feel up to it. I cleared my first ever job interview and all through the process, the image of actor Amol Palekar from the movie Golmaal, who tries hard to bag a job offer in the film, kept flashing before my eyes,” he says with a grin.

With stars in his eyes, Kaushal embarked on a mission to find his space in the film industry. But being the son of a top-notch action director didn’t help him much. “When I first told dad about my acting plans, he was shocked. But once he realised that I was prepared for the hardships, and was ready to give whatever it takes, he stood firmly by my side,” reminices the actor.

EARLY STRUGGLE It was easier said than done for Kaushal. “No doubt, I had been close to the industry by virtue of being Sham Kaushal’s son, but I was still an outsider. To have a ringside view, I needed to learn and learn on the job,” Kaushal shares.

The actor started off by filling the last assistant director’s seat in Anurag Kashyap’s gangster revenge drama, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 and Part 2 in 2010. “It was a dream come true to learn the nuances of film-making from the master himself. Gangs of Wasseypur and Anurag Kashyap were my first acting school. I realised that most actors are from a theatre background and I had to follow the same route if I had to make a mark,” he recalls. Consequently, he got active in Mumbai’s theatre circuit and stormed the scene with his performances in many plays.

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KNOW HIM Bollywood’s awardwinning action director Sham Kaushal’s son, Vicky, was born in a chawl in Malad.

He has worked as a telecommunication engineer abroad but gave up his job to become an actor, as acting was what he wanted to pursue.

The actor is a true Punjabi at heart. His ideal morning breakfast is parathas with butter made in a traditional way!

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HOW MASAAN HAPPENED Kaushal was overjoyed when director Neeraj Ghaywan approached him to play the lead in Masaan. But the role of a small town boy from Varanasi doubled his responsibilities. It called for a lot of research to understand the accent, body language and mannerisms. “We made umpteen trips to Varanasi by Mahanagri Express. Spending a little more than a day with each other and other co-passengers, mostly strangers, chit-chatting, eating and laughing was an amazing experience. It was the last time I took a train, but I shall be indebted to those trips for giving me an opportunity to explore the nuances of the region and do justice to Deepak’s character,” he says.

CANNES CONNECTION Masaan won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section and a ‘Promising Future’ prize (Prix de l’avenir) for debut films at the Cannes Film Festival. Ghaywan won the National Film Award for the Best Debut Film of A Director. “My best takeaway is a congratulatory message from actor Amitabh Bachchan after he watched Masaan,” Kaushal proudly mentions.

OTHER PROJECTS Post this, Kaushal did films like Zubaan, which opened at the 20th Busan Film Festival and and Raman Raghav 2.0, which premiered in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight to a rousing reception. “As a newbie, I feel blessed. Two of my three films got a standing ovation at the Cannes.

What more could I ask for?” he concludes.

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Floating Habitat of

Northeast The Loktak Lake in Manipur is not just a wetland of international importance but also a habitat for both man and the beast Text: Chitra Ramaswamy

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he north-eastern State of Manipur is usually known for its culture, festivals, exotic food and music, but it mostly boasts being the place where polo was born. As a matter of fact, Manipur also houses the oldest polo ground in the world, dating back to AD 33.

However, there is also a lesser-known gem in this State which dazzles travellers on first sight – the Loktak Lake.

An interesting, picturesque eco-system, Loktak Lake is a paradise for travellers.

Approximately 52 kilometers from Imphal, it is the largest fresh water lake in north-east India. The drive to the lake from Imphal is scenic, punctuated by emerald fields of paddy and other vegetation. The change in landscape is dramatic as one approaches Loktak, meaning ‘a place where streams end’, Lok meaning ‘stream’ and tak meaning ‘the end’. White tufts of clouds descend and embrace the hillocks which are draped in vivid layers of green and blue in complementary hues.

The glistening blue waters are separated into little lakelets by cluster of matted weeds called phumdis, mixed masses of vegetation, soil and decomposed organic matters. Imagine standing on a piece of land that floats on water, that’s exactly what these phumdis are.

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WORLD’S ONLY FLOATING PARK Loktak is a revelation all the way. On its fringes lies the Keibul Lamjao National Park, a 40 sq km sprawl which was declared a Ramsar site in 1990 (a wetland site designated of international importance).

Apart from being the world’s only known floating national park, it enjoys the place of pride for being the world’s lone habitat of the Sangai, the jewel in Manipur’s crown. The Eld’s Deer or Brow-antlered deer, the Sangai is an endangered species, and Manipur’s state animal, held in great veneration by the Manipuris for whom it symbolises their rich heritage. For them, it is the sacred soul harmonising Nature and Man, and hence, killing it is deemed a sin beyond reprieve.

LIFE ON WATER It is evident that Loktak is the nerve centre for the villagers who inhabit it, and enjoy a laidback existence, revelling in the mundane. While it is a source of water for hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water, the abundant fishes that dwell in its depth, provide a source of food and livelihood for villagers who have constructed thatched huts on these floating weeds. They also use canoes for transportation. Meanwhile, these floating weed rings have naturally formed large, circular ponds which the villagers fish from. www.railbandhu.in

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The Central Zone of the Loktak is the main open water zone of the lake, which was relatively free from phumdis in the past, but over the years villagers have constructed artificially created phumdis for fishing, called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;athaphumsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The Keibul Lamjao National Park lies in the southern zone.

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OFF TRACK

A young boy using his slippers as oars to row

The lake water is divided into little lakelets by cluster of matted weeds called phumdis The sight of fisherwomen netting fish and deftly lowering it into a bucket is fascinating.

For these women, who live with their families in floating huts on the phumdis, the lake is their temple and deity. Equally amusing is the scene of youngsters ingeniously using slippers as oars to navigate the lake. Loktak is not just about serenity and splendorous vistas, it lures adventure seekers with vast scope for trekking, boating, rafting, angling and bird watching.

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The Manipur Zoological Garden specialises in the breeding of rare species.

The Legendary Love Story The lake is intrinsically woven into the fabric of the valley dwellers and is closely associated with their tradition and culture. The legend of Khamba-Thoibi, Manipur’s own Romeo and Juliet, has been immortalised in the state’s folklore and by ballad singers. The graceful KhambaThoibi dance, attributed to them, is performed as an offering to Thangjing, the clan deity of the Moirangs of Loktak.

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As you polish off plates of hot pakodas, and drain down steaming cups of tea and coffee, one sits entranced, fascinated by the knowledge that he/she was in a restaurant that was actually perched on a huge phumdi island! As you ponder over nature’s strange ways in meditative silence, a riveting sunset splashes the sky in boisterous hues of red and orange, adding to the beauty of Loktak. In the evening, dusk merges into darkness as a delicate crescent moon appears over the now shadowy ranges.

For an avid traveller, it is hard to move on from this destination as he/she is still mesmerised by its pristine water, sylvan surrounds and labyrinthine boat routes.

Langthabal is famous for its temples and historical monuments.

Sri Govindjee Temple is constructed in the Nagara style of architecture.

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HEALTHY BUDGET FOR

HEALTHY INDIA

The hike in the budget allocation for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has laid the path for transforming India into a healthy and disease-free nation

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eceiving a considerable hike in the budget for fiscal year 2017-18, the highest ever allocation in the last 15 years, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare got a much needed boost.

The budget allocation in the health sector has been made keeping in view the suffering of the poor from various chronic diseases.

I am thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Finance Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Arun Jaitley, for Hon’ble Union Minister Health and Family Welfare making a pro-poor budget. The focus on welfare of all the sections of society once again proves that Modi Government believes in Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The Budget 2017 presents the future and is an important step towards an overall development of the nation with focus on fulfilling the dreams of every section, including the poor, the farmers and the under-privileged.”

has prepared an action plan to eliminate Kala-azar and Filariasis by 2017, Leprosy by 2018, Measles by 2020 and Tuberculosis by 2025.” The budget also included the announcement for the formulation of new rules for regulating medical devices. These rules will be internationally harmonised and attract investment into this sector.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while talking about the health sector during his budget speech, said, “Government

Apart from the proposed action plan for eliminating these deadly diseases, the budget also ensured availability of specialist doctors by announcing the creation of additional 5,000 post graduate (PG) seats every year to meet the shortage of doctors at the secondary as well as tertiary levels. The other major announcement is the transformation of 1,50,000 health sub-centers into health and wellness center.

The budget speech saw the announcement of setting up of two new AIIMS in Jharkhand and Gujarat in the coming year.

It also outlined an ambitious plan to make India a healthy and disease-free nation.

We will take a detailed look at the budget allocations for various organisations that comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:

SCHEMES & DEPARTMENTS Impact: The hike in the budget will help in filling up of vacant posts in health sector across States/UTs with quality human resources.

Various schemes and departments will eventually get a boost in the funding pattern that is going to impact the health sector.

The hike in the budget allocation will also boost the infrastructure and will improve the patient care across the country.

Human Resources for Health & Medical Education

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`600 cr

`4025 cr

`3425.00 cr

`2043 cr

`2400 cr

`357.00 cr

National Health Mission (NHM) 2016-17

2017-18

`19037 cr `21940.70 cr

National Programme for Control of Blindness

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`2903.70 cr

`1500 cr

`2500 cr

`1000.00 cr

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

Central Government Health Scheme

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`2450 cr

`3975 cr

`1525.00 cr

`2120 cr

`2649.04 cr

`529.04 cr

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INSTITUTES Impact: The hike will fasten the construction activities of various institutes along with the better patient care in the respective institutes. Better allocation will give better health quality and education quality for medical students.

Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`95 cr

`130.30 cr

`35.50 cr

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`293 cr

`350.94 cr

`57.94 cr

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`874 cr

`1034.63 cr

`160.63 cr

JIPMER J. P. Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, addressing the Press conference of the MoHFW Budget 2017-18 in presence of other senior officials

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

HOSPITALS

2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

Impact: The hike in the budget allocations for these hospitals will streamline the construction process of various departments and labs.

`728.55 cr

`1139.60 cr

`411.05 cr

The major impact will be the provision of increase in the medical seats that will help in producing more doctors.

Safdarjung Hospital 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`929 cr

`1105.69 cr

`176.69 cr

Impact: NACO will be able to invest more to make people aware of this social taboo.

National AIDS Control Organisation 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`1700 cr

`2000 cr

`300.00 cr

Impact: With the increase in allocation of `133.58 crore, the FSSAI would be able to implement only part of activities envisages under the scheme for strengthening Food Testing System in the country.

Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`296 cr

`406.49 cr

`110.49 cr

Dr. RML Hospital 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`492 cr

`556.87 cr

`64.87 cr

Kalawati Saran Children Hospital 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`90 cr

`105.48 cr

`15.48 cr

Food Safety & Standard Authority of India 2016-17

2017-18

Increase in 2017-18 over 2016-17

`72 cr

`133.58 cr

`61.58 cr

Indian Healthcare system was waiting for a much needed reform and renewal to achieve its goal of healthy India. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget has tried to provide a direction and lay ground for the government to work towards its ambitious plan to make India a healthy and diseasefree nation.

In many ways, the budget 2017 announcements on the healthcare front have displayed a continuity of thought on the part of the government towards achieving greater affordability and accessibility for all, with major focus on rural India which is facing a huge shortage of general physicians as well as specialists.

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BUNDI

UNTOUCHED AND UNPARALLELED If you read a poem by Tagore describing a standoff between the kings of Chittorgarh and Bundi, with Rana of Chittor pledging to destroy the Bundi fort or die destroying it, you feel determined to visit this place once in life Text: Monidipa Dey

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he sleepy little town of Bundi that has kept its old-world charm alive to a large extent, has many pretty old havelis which have been recently converted into heritage hotels.

Explore this charming little town, its narrow streets (cobbled in some parts) and interesting old havelis. Start with a morning visit to the 17th century step-well known as Raniji ki baori. As you enter this step-well, you feel rather overwhelmed by

its tall, intricately carved gateways. A closer inspection will show elephants form the main theme here. The baori was built in 1699

by Rani Nathavati, who was the younger queen of the then king of Bundi, Rao Raja Anirudh Singh. The king of Bundi had no children with his first wife so he decided to marry the second time. With Rani Nathvati he had a son, but the younger queen fearing her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety, decided to give up her son in adoption to the elder queen, while she devoted her entire life for the welfare of

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Located at a height of 268 mt, Bundi is home to around 1,04,457 people. The city is surrounded by hills on three sides making it a picturesque location.

Bundi has a rich history, which is full of tales of bravery and sacrifice.

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Tip: Try to find a hotel that gives you a close view of the famous star-shaped Taragarh fort and the Bundi palace from its rooms or terrace.

Chitrasala is a beautiful blend of Mughal and Rajput paintings

her citizens. This step-well was built by her as a community well and hence the name.

The step-well is 46m deep and has some beautiful carvings on pillars, ogee brackets, toranas and a high arched gateway.

From the baori move on to see the Jait Sagar Lake, around 2 km from the town centre, towards the north. This scenic, 1.5 km long lake is surrounded by low lying hills on all sides, and the lake surface is dotted with pretty lotus leaves and flowers giving it a fairy tale like appearance. On one side of the lake is Sukh Mahal, a small summer palace, which is locked, but you can peep in through the glass doors and windows to see the now empty rooms. It was here that the noted writer Rudyard Kipling is said to have stayed while writing his novel Kim.

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Rudyard Kipling is said to have stayed at Sukh Mahal in Bundi How to reach: While Bundi is easily accessible from Delhi via train, it is also wellconnected from Jaipur, which is around 218 km away and takes little over four hours to reach. Gagron fort is 12 km from Jhalawar city, which is 120 km from Bundi.

Best time to visit Visit the place during monsoon and winter months, with monsoon turning the hills green that further add to the beauty.

The area around Bundi is said to be once inhabited by various local tribes. The name Bundi is believed to be derived from one of the tribal heads named Bunda Meena.

Next up are Taragarh fort, Bundi palace and Chitrasala. On reaching the fortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entry gate, one must toil up the steep uphill road that will lead to the fort, palace and Chitrasala. The gateway of the palace, Hathi pol, is impressive in height and carvings. Right beside the palace is the Chitrasala, which is maintained by the ASI and is a treasure pit of beautiful frescoes.

This part of the palace was built by Rao Umed Singh in the 18th century, and the interiors of the mahal are entirely covered with frescoes, with Krishna standing out as the main theme. A beautiful blend of Mughal and Rajput paintings, Chitrasala is more like an art gallery.

Locals in Bundi love music and incorporate it in their everyday schedules. They have songs for almost every occasion and celebration. Painting is also a part of Bundi culture.

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Various dishes are cooked in Bundi for a single meal, typical of the Rajasthani culture. Food here is mainly vegetarian and consists of all traditional Rajasthani recipes.

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TOUCHING NEW HEIGHTS IN

CONSUMER AWARENESS Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has had a fruitful year in which the department achieved various milestones like creation of buffer stock along with launching of host of online initiatives to provide speedy redressal of consumer grievances.

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he government’s consumer awareness campaign, Jago Grahak Jago revolutionised the consumer movement in the country. This campaign was launched extensively by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and is still running and has been a marquee consumer awareness campaign.

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is one of the two departments under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. It was constituted as a separate Department in June 1997 as it was considered necessary to have a separate Department to give a fillip to the nascent consumer movement in the country.

Since its inception in 1997, the department has come a long way and has benefited consumers in several ways.

The Department has been taking many steps to promote and protect consumer rights, as provided under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. One of the many steps taken, is the idea of incorporating a small module on consumer studies in school and college syllabi.

Another major step has been the collaboration between Ministry of

NATIONAL CONSUMER DAY Theme: Alternative Consumer Dispute Resolution 24th December 2016 Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan with C.R. Chaudhary (Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) during the 2016 National Consumer Day

Consumer Affairs and Google India to launch a nation wide ‘Digitally Safe Consumer’ campaign. This will help in raise awareness about online safety.

This is the age of technology and educating the consumer and redressing his grievances in this digital world is a challenge. The mobile app of the Consumer Helpline and the Smart Consumer App for accessing product information and online communities will benefit the consumers in the digital world.

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In 2016, the government also launched a host of online initiatives including a mobile App ‘CONSUMER’ and an ‘Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC)’, to provide speedy redressal of consumer grievances. ‘CONSUMER’ is an app by which consumer can register complaint with national consumer helpline and track the status of his complaint through his smart phone.

The OCMC is an innovative online mediation tool for e-commerce complaints.

3-TIER CONSUMER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan & Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh releasing a booklet on Essential Commodities Regulation & Enforcement at the National Consultation Meeting of Minister of States & UTs

The department in association with GS1 India has launched another mobile application “Smart Consumer” to enable the consumer to scan the bar code of the product and get all details of the product such as name of the product, details of manufacturer, year and month of manufacture, net content

and consumer care details for making complaint in case of any defect.

Apart from some of these new initiatives taken, we look back at the various achievements of the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2016:

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 1986 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BIS has published around 19000 Standards till now. Out of these, 110 are mandatory standards and 30 are under Compulsory Registration Scheme of MeitY. With effect from June 9, 2016, BIS has extended its simplified procedure for grant of license under the Product Certification Scheme to include products covered under compulsory certification except for the product requiring approval from other Statutory Bodies.

Under the compulsory registration scheme for Electronics & IT products, as on November 25, 2016, a total of 7299 registrations have been granted

by BIS to manufacturers located throughout the world. The following MoUs have been entered into :(a) b etween BIS and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) (b) M utual Recognition Agreement between BIS and Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas (ABNT), Brazil on October 24, 2016. (c) B etween BIS and Maruti Center for Excellence (MACE) on May 18, 2016 to facilitate vendors of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) in obtaining Management Systems Certification from BIS.

Under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, a three-tier quasijudicial mechanism has been set up at the district, state and national levels to adjudicate complaints filed before them and to provide simple, speedy and inexpensive redress to consumers.

At present, there is one National Commission at New Delhi, 35 State Commissions and 624 functional District Fora.

The pecuniary jurisdiction of the district consumer forum is up to `20 lakh, more than `20 lakh and up to `1 crore will be handled by state commission and more than `1 crore by national consumer dispute redressal commission.

The Department has been operating a scheme called ‘CONFONET’ to digitalise the functioning of the consumer for a.

The basic objective of the scheme is to set up ICT infrastructure and implement an e-Governance solution for monitoring the consumer cases filed, disposed and pending with the consumer fora. The online case monitoring system provides a single-window solution for automation of all the activities undertaken at the consumer for a. The registration of complaints, recording of court proceedings, issue of notices, generation of cause lists, recording of judgements, record-keeping and generation of statistical reports and all other court related activities are carried out through this standardized software alone. The consumers can access cause lists, case status, case history, judgements from the Confonet website.

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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN 2016 BUFFER STOCK AND PRICE MONITORING • G overnment has approved creation of a buffer stock of up to 20 lakhs tonnes of pulses under Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) scheme. Buffer stock of about 7.67 lakh tonnes of pulses has already been created utilizing budgetary allocation as well as on credit through designated agencies including MMTC, NAFED, FCI, SFAC and STC at a cost of `4754 crore.

• Subsidized unmilled pulses from the buffer stock are being offered to States/ Agencies for direct distribution to public/consumer at reasonable rates as and when required to intervene in the market to stabilize the prices of pulses.

So far, 54160 tonnes of pulses have been allocated from the buffer.

• D uring the year 2016, 15 new price reporting centres from different States were added to improve the coverage and representativeness of data. The total number of price reporting centres has, therefore, increased to 100 from 85.

• D uring 2016, around 40 InterMinisterial Committee (IMC) meetings were held on weekly basis under the chairmanship of Secretary (CA) to keep a close watch on prices and to take important policy decisions/

recommendations for stabilizing the prices of 22 essential commodities.

have submitted declarations as on January 31, 2017.

DIRECT SELLING

LEGAL METROLOGY

The size of the industry Direct Selling in India is `80 billion and it is growing at 13 per cent per annum with some years showing more than 20 per cent growth.

The direct selling industry had requested the Department to issue guidelines to regulate the sector. An Advisory to State Governments/UTs containing Model Guidelines on Direct Selling was issued on September 12, 2016.

Direct Selling entities were asked to submit a declaration to the Department of Consumer Affairs in compliance with the guidelines. 283 companies

•T he Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, have been revised to enable the Competent Authority under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) to

The Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, have been amended on September 9, 2016 to include specifications for Automatic instruments for weighing road vehicles in motion and measuring axle loads.

fix standard quantities and retail sale prices of essential commodities.

•T he Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, have been amended on September 9, 2016 to include specifications for Automatic instruments for weighing road vehicles in motion and measuring axle loads. These specifications will help from overloading of trucks to prevent accidents.

•R RSLs, Ahmedabad and Guwahati have been accredited by National Accreditation Board of Laboratories (NABL).

The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan and the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri C.R. Chaudhary interacting with the media in presence of Shri Hem Kumar Pande, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs.

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•T wo new Regional Reference Standards Laboratories are being established at Varanasi and Nagpur. The land for both the laboratories have already been purchased from the respective State Government. The posts for these two new RRSLs have been created.

CONSUMER AWARENESS •A n Exhibition-cum-Seminar titled ‘Towards Food Security & Consumer Empowerment’ was organised on May 17, 2016 at Krishna Memorial Hall, Patna, to showcase the achievements of the Department of Consumer Affairs.

The participants of the Exhibition, were National Test House, Bureau of Indian Standards, National Consumer Helpline, Legal Metrology Division and Voluntary Consumer Organizations like SAVERA, Consumer Online Foundation and CERC, etc. The Conference was attended by approx. 3000 people.

• Consumer Mela and Swachhata Pakhwada were organised/observed on October 20, 2016 at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi, to bring consumers, companies, regulators and Department of Consumer Affairs on one platform for Consumer

Department of Consumer Affairs has launched an

Integrated Grievance Redress Mechanism (INGRAM) portal for bringing all stakeholders such as consumers, Central and State Government Agencies, private companies, regulators on to a single platform on consumerhelpline.gov.in to address the consumer grievances.

Keeping in view the increasing number of calls to the

National Consumer Helpline No.

1800-11-4000

the number of desks in the National Consumer Helpline has been increased to

sixty.

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As value added services, an easy to remember five-digit short code for Helpline number has been obtained and will be launched shortly. Similarly, a mobile application that allows a consumer to register and monitor complaints against defective goods/deficient services will also be launched soon.

Grievances Against Misleading Advertisments (GAMA)

The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan giving away prize to one of the winner of the painting competition in the Consumer Mela.

Awareness, grievance redressal and on the spot registration of grievances. At Consumer Mela, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan also launched a Consumer Empowerment week to be observed throughout the country. A short film on the achievements of this Department titled ‘BADLAV’ was screened during the event apart from the Swachh Bharat Film of the

To address the problem of misleading advertisements, the Department of Consumer Affairs has launched a dedicated web portal http://gama.gov.in to serve as a central registry for the complaints by consumers/citizens. Complaints on various misleading advertisements that are being aired through TV misleading advertisements that are being aired through TV channels, Radio or published through Newspapers, handbills, wall writing etc. could be lodged through this portal.

Two twitter handles

@consaff

or addressing consumer grievances including e-commerce related and

@jagograhakjago for creating awareness amongst consumers were created during the year and are being regularly watched and important information pertaining to consumers disseminated.

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Government of India. In addition to the Mela at Delhi, the Department participated in two month long Melas in Bihar viz.

Shravani Mela in July and Sonepur Mela in November.

•S upport was extended to Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCOs) for undertaking Consumer Protection and Awareness Raising: •C onsumer Online Foundation, Delhi: To protect consumers from spurious or contraband medicines in the country.

•C ONCERT, Chennai: For empowering rural consumer choice through information by conducting training camps.

•S AVERA, Delhi: For publishing and distributing ‘Grameen Upbhokta Magazine’ in the state of Bihar.

•V OICE Society, Delhi: For conducting comparative testing of 15 food products.

ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES • Under the EC Act and PBMMSEC Act, so far 85,468 raids conducted, 6,294 persons arrested, 3,733 persons prosecuted, 289 persons convicted, 163 persons detained and goods of value of `13,032.24 lakh have been confiscated.

• This year, an extensive Outdoor Publicity Plan is being carried out keeping in view the growing population in the urban and semi urban areas. The visibility of Jago Grahak Jago Campaign in Bus-back panels, Railway Stations, Metro trains, Airports, Bus stands, etc., has increased manifolds.

Joint Publicity Campaign has been carried out in the Print Media with NPPA on Jan Pharma Samadhan.

• Enabling Notifications were issued for imposition of stock limits on Pulses, Oil seeds, Oils and Sugar.

• National consultation meetings with Ministers of the state governments held on May 21, 2016. States were advised to rationalize the stock limits on pulses.

NATIONAL TEST HOUSE National Test House (NTH), a subordinate office under the administrative control of Department of Consumer Affairs, is a premier Scientific Institution of the Country, established way back in 1912 at Alipore in Kolkata, under the then Railway Board and since then it has grown into a laboratory of national importance in the field of testing, quality evaluation and ensure the quality of almost all sorts of industrial and consumer products except drugs, arms and ammunition by issuing test certificate in accordance with the national / international or customer standard and specification.

Ram Vilas Paswan during the inauguration of Office-cum-Laboratory Building of National Test House, Guwahati

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NTH has conceived to start testing of Packaged Drinking Water inclusive of Micro-Biological Testing in All Six Regional Centres. Out of these, Jaipur has already achieved the required accreditation and has started functioning. NTH has started testing of ‘IT Hardware Products’ at Ghaziabad, Chennai and Kolkata. NTH has also conceived to start testing of LED-based Luminaires at Kolkata and Solar Energy equipment at Jaipur.

HERITAGE HALT

Bhimbetka

The Cradle of Civilisation in a time warp The hills of Madhya Pradesh hide an ancient art, prehistoric human shelters and a chronological testimony to human evolution

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ocated around 50 km away from the capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhimbetka is a cradle of civilisation lost to time. It looks like just another rocky outcrop. However, what you wouldn’t notice at the first glance is exactly what has kept archeologists burning the midnight lamp ever since its discovery.

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sturdy rocks of Bhimbetka still protect the ancient paintings on walls of rock shelters.

In the year 1957, Indian academician VS Wakankar discovered the site and led many research excavations. Eventually, more scholars and institutions followed his footsteps. More than 700 caves and rock shelters have been discovered at this

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(Left) Painting of the royal procession; (Inset) Painting of two elephants with a man standing on the smaller elephant

Cup-shaped depressions dot the caves in large numbers, signaling towards human creativity in that era

image of a man standing atop the smaller elephant with goad in his hand, is worthy of appreciation.

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site, 400 of which are shelter paintings from the Mesolithic to Medieval age. It still remains the largest rock painting complex in India.

Some of the paintings are done at elevated platforms, out of the reach of humans without a support.

The area around Bhimbetka is rich in wildlife with tigers, panthers, wild boars, hyenas, wolf, foxes, jackals, sambhars, swamp deers, chinkaras, pythons and vipers hiding in its nooks and crannies.

As a matter of fact, the wildlife has been featured a lot in the ancient rock paintings.

At least 83 rock paintings of Bhimbetka are those of unidentifiable figures of animals, making it a topic of debate amongst archeologists.

As one enters the ticketed campus, modern life-size sculptures of prehistoric humans vie for attention. The ancient paintings of two elephants above the sculptures dazzle you. Painted in white, the

The earliest reference to Bhimbetka dates back to 1888. W Kincaid referred to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bhimbetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hill as a Buddhist site.

He further elucidates that King Bhoj Raja used to visit the Bhimbet Hills.

THE CAVE There is an impressive 39 mt cave called auditorium which has paintings, some in bold colours, some faded over time.

The cave is 4 mt wide and 17 mt high.

According to many, the most attractive painting is that of a faded tiger and the palm imprint of a child from the Mesolithic period. The other paintings depict wildlife such as deers, buffaloes, antelopes, bulls, peacocks, etc., along with human figures.

Cup-shaped depressions dot the caves in large numbers, signaling towards human creativity in that era. Nearby is a grave from the Mesolithic era. It was a practice in those times to bury the dead within the caves in the living quarters. Many evidences of the activities of the early man are also seen at Bhimbetka. Some of the shelters here were inhabited by human ancestors 1,00,000 years ago. The rock paintings, some even 30,000 years old, are Rail Bandhu - March 2017 | 69

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The tortoise-shaped rock

still well preserved, thanks to the material used and the obscurity of the place.

ZOO ROCK SHELTER Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting to know that the earlier painted surfaces were used many times by cave dwellers of later periods, without obliterating the original artwork. Such superimposition of paintings of different styles and eras is most evident on the famous Zoo Rock Shelter. Semicircular in shape, this shelter has paintings of 252 animals of 16 different

OTHER PLACES TO SEE

Taj-ul-Masjid in Bhopal is known for its grandeur and is an architectural marvel.

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species on its walls. The total number of figures on this wall is 453, including 90 human figures engaged in several activities.

One feature which makes Bhimbetka an unusual archeological site is that paintings here constitute a repository of knowledge of how Man lived in a truly ancient era. The paintings here were done over a period of thousands of years.

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Most of the paintings from this enclosure belong to the Chalcolithic and historical period with few specimens from Mesolithic era as well. As many as 10 layers of superimposed figures are found in this rock, indicating the popularity and significance of this rock. The natural projection saved the paintings from weather damage.

The Pachmarhi hill station is known for its serene waterfalls.

Satpura National Park is an offbeat choice known for black bears and Gaur.

Animal images in Auditorium

ARTISTIC ROCKS On another rock, there is a depiction of a royal procession.

Painted in dark ochre colour, the horsemen and soldiers are accompanied by drummers. Sitting atop a group of horses, the human figures are shown carrying swords, bows, arrows, and shields.

One also comes across a rock mass which is art in itself. It is popular amongst tourists despite the lack of any painting on its surface.

Exposed to elements, what makes it eye catching is its resemblance to a tortoise. Right next to it is a rock formation shaped like the head of a cobra. Another interesting artwork fashioned by nature is the odd looking Kari tree. You can see two different colours of its branches very clearly.

The ancient open air art gallery has no dearth of natural and man-made masterpieces. The unique and at times quirky shapes of rocks and caves are a result of years of erosion

and enlargement of cavities through physical and chemical weathering.

A rock that resembles a wild boar is depicted with two crescent-shaped horns and an unusually massive snout.

Many such mythical creatures are found elsewhere in the campus too.

PAINTING TECHNIQUES Three techniques were employed to carry out the paintings at such large scale in that era. Wet transparent colour (water color), wet opaque colour (oil colour) and crayons (dry colour) dominate the paintings of Bhimbetka.

53.5 per cent paintings are made with transparent colours while 45.5 per cent are opaque and rest are made with crayons. Locally available minerals were widely used in paintings while water and fixatives were used as binding agents. The brushes used for painting must have been soft and smooth to run on the uneven rock surfaces. It is indeed incredible that much of the original artwork is still in good state. A visit to this place is an eye-opener for the discerning traveller.

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nterestingly, I had never been enamoured so much with a piece of wood but there was something very special about the cultural theme of these toys. Each one of them was a gem and spoke volumes about the artistic legacy of Varanasi. Since the city is a pilgrimage center, these toys mostly represent deities from Hindu mythology. The wood that had been chiseled to perfection into numerous different objects told unique mythological and religious stories of the city and its people. The tiny wooden gods and goddesses were carved and painted in flawless detail, thanks to the traditional know-how.

More so, the finish, the colours and the final products were unrivalled. Each piece was a labour of love and reflected cultural diversity and skills of the craftsmen. In times, when we are looking for ways to recycle plastic, these toys are biodegradable.

The tiny wooden gods and goddesses were carved and painted in flawless detail

toys of wood and finish the structure. There are separate families of artists whose sole job is to paint the toys.

KHOJWA This colony of craftsmen has been practicing wood carving for generations. For someone, who had associated the ‘city of salvation’ only with Banarasi saris, zardozi work and gulabi meenakari, it’s a revelation. Wooden toy making is one of the oldest crafts of the city and has survived despite the changing and challenging times.

HOW DID IT START? From time immemorial, the ghats of Varanasi have been considered pious for religious celebrations. People from different cultures, communities, religions and traditions came and settled here. As the settlements thrived by the banks of river Ganges, variety of art, craft and music became an intangible cultural heritage of the city and it became the home of many artificers and craftsmen.

Originally, the toy makers did not excel in wood carving. It was ivory carving that gave way to wood carving and it happened only after the use of ivory was banned by the government.

From the procurement of wood to hand-carving and lacquering, it is traditionally a man’s job.

Some of the artisans involve the women of their family in the colouring and decorating part. The artists prefer to play their own parts. There is a set of artists who are only skilled to make the

THE ART OF TOY MAKING I met several people of different age groups who practiced this craft professionally. The youngest boy was aged fifteen and I was fascinated with his beautiful carving. He was making fine strokes of the hammer on the chisel and giving shape to an idol of Ganesh. He had learnt the art from his father and grandfather. Together, they made around 30 toys in a day.

QUICK FACTS The cultural themebased toys show the classes of society, the daily lifestyle and activity of the people in rural India and also some professions which were popular in ancient India.

Whereas, the modern toys are generally 3 dimensional and have modern patterns.

Sal, Seesham and Gular wood is generally used for making toys.

The most important aspect of this craft is selecting the right kind of wood for toys.

Care is to be taken to dry out all the moisture from the wood before it is worked upon.

Sal and Seesham are the preferred wood but these days Gular wood is the most used one. There are three most important stages of toy making - carving, painting and lacquering. To make a design, the artist cuts, peels and shapes the wood with the help of knives. Carving is followed by painting. The process entails two coats of bright colours.

The final coat is of lacquer to add shine to the toys. The irony is that artisans of these world famous toys don’t even know in which cities and countries their products are sold.

So, next time when you visit Varanasi, do not forget to bring a little bit of Khojwa with you.

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TRIVIA Odisha has the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest electrified track (at a height of 7.45 metres for running of Double Stack Container (DSC) goods trains) at the Jakhapura-Daitari section. Second to this is in China, which is 6.6 metre and 7.1 metre in USA.

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The remains of a large fortress looms into view. You find yourself among the ruins of Sisupalgarh, near modern day Bhubaneshwar, supposedly one of the oldest forts of India. It was believed to have flourished from 5th century BC to 4th century AD. Just going around the ruined fortifications gives an idea about the grandeur of this site.

Kingdom of Kalinga or Utkala, as it was known then, is as old as time itself and finds its earliest references in ancient scriptures like the Mahabharata and Puranas. It then came to be known as Odra Desha and eventually as Odisha.

As you travel southwards from Sisupalgarh towards the Dhauli hills on the outskirts of Bhubaneshwar, you see the River Daya glistening in the soft glow of the evening light. As the name suggests, it looks like an embodiment of Daya or peace. It was this very place where the gory Kalinga War took place around 261 BC. The resulting bloodshed is said to have turned the river red. The Ashokan Rock Edicts on the foothills of Dhauli, give a testimony to how Emperor Ashoka, witnessing all this bloodbath, gave up the path of violence to take up the path of dharma (righteousness) and ahimsa (nonviolence) by embracing Buddhism. The rockcut elephant above the Ashokan rock edicts is considered one of the earliest Buddhist sculptures of Odisha.

DIVINE EXPERIENCE Buddhist Heritage in Odisha is remarkable for its rich cultural and architectural importance.

Excavations have revealed beautiful sculptures, monasteries or viharas, votive stupas dating back to 1st and 12th century AD.

QUICK FACTS Located in Puri, the Jagannath Temple is a popular historical gem for both tourists and devotees. It has the largest kitchen in the world with 400 cooks working around 200 hearths in order to feed more than 10,000 people every day.

In an unusual way, a total of 7 large pots kept on top of one another while being cooked on firewood. The process allows for the top pot to be cooked first and the one at the bottom is cooked last.

Buddhist Heritage in Odisha is remarkable for its rich cultural and architectural importance As you step into the 9th century hypaethral Chausathi Yogini temple situated at Hirapur, just 20km from Bhubaneshwar, the whole atmosphere changes. It is a deeply soul-stirring experience where worship is still performed as per tantric rituals. It is built in a circular fashion completely put together by sandstone blocks.

SACRED FESTIVITIES Odisha is known as the Land of Festivals and Festivities. In local parlance, it is referred to as Barah Masa Terah Parba which loosely translates to 12 months 13 festivals. One of the most important festivals which is quintessentially Odishan, is the annual Rath Yatra or Chariot Festival held in Puri. The deities of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are seated in three magnificent chariots that

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itting alone on a quiet afternoon at the ghats surrounding the banks of the 8th century Bindusagar tank, near the famous Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneshwar, you are almost lulled into a stupor. Time here seems like it has taken a pause. It is in that moment you feel that the hustle-bustle of city is melting away and you have been transported back in time.

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are drawn by thousands of devotees along the Grand Road.

A beautiful ride along the scenic marine drive leads you from Puri to the world famous Sun temple in Konark. It is an ideal place to enjoy a languid stroll by the beach after staring in amazement at the architectural wonder of the ‘Black Pagoda’ in Konark.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER A visit to Odisha during the winter months is every bird lover’s dream-come-true. Water bodies across the State, especially the Chilika Lake, draws avian visitors from the world over. A visit to the Mangalajodi Wetlands is truly magical which hosts lakhs of migratory birds. You feel your spirits soar as you watch thousands of these winged beauties take to the sky. It has been declared as an International Bird Conservation Area. It is a conservation success story wherein once poachers have now turned protectors of these avian guests.

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A walk through the cultural bylanes of the Heritage Crafts Village at Raghurajpur near Puri is a truly enriching experience. It houses the Master Craftsmen or Chitrakaras of the centuries old art form of Pattachitra or Painting on Cloth.

It is a traditional painting technique of Odisha where the paintings depict scenes from Hindu mythology. Exclusively natural colours are used for the paintings.

TRIBAL AFFAIR The State is uniquely proud of its beautiful spread of ethnic mosaic of 62 culturally vibrant tribes. A visit to the Museum of Tribal Arts and Artifacts, Bhubaneshwar beautifully showcases a large variety of tribal artifacts intimately related with the socio-cultural and economic life of the tribal people such as their huts, costumes, ornaments, musical instruments, agricultural and hunting implements, weapons and more.

Odisha is a kaleidoscope of past splendour and present glory. The seeker has to come, discover her best-kept secrets and fall in love with this enchanting State—just a little more every time.

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If you’re devoted to the deities, Odisha is a pious destination like none other. Home to one of India’s most holy seats of the Gods such as Jagannath Temple, Rajarani Temple, Lingaraja Temple, Ananta Vasudeva Temple and Mukteshwar Temple, Odisha is a spiritual journey of the mind, body and soul.

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BHUBANESWAR, THE TEMPLE CITY IS NOW A SMART CITY TOO. TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN THE TEMPLE CITY

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hey say that design is the cornerstone of the modern world and Lenovo, with its Yoga Book, is stretching the limits of a conventional laptop design to keep up with the fast-paced lifestyle of today’s world as we know it. The Yoga Book is a hybrid that can easily switch between a laptop and a tablet, with a digitizer for taking notes and sketching. It is the perfect combination of a fashion statement and a productive tool on the go for young professionals.

Neatly packed in a 25.64cm (10.1 inch) clamshell design, this hybrid sports an 8,500mAh capacity battery which is surprising since the Yoga Book is only 9.9mm thick. A single full-charge can keep this hybrid running for close to 11 hours, making it a perfect travel companion. Powered by quad-core Intel Atom X5 processor, the Yoga Book runs on 4GB of RAM and 64GB of solid-state storage that can be expanded up to 128GB. The screen features a LED backlit capacitive IPS panel that produces a relatively sharp full HD resolution of 1920x1200.

But the sleek form-factor has its own shortfalls and lack of connectivity ports.

While it supports WiFi and Bluetooth along with a nano-SIM slot with LTE support, traditional ports have been sacrificed as there aren’t any USB or Type-C ports. What it has is a micro USB port, a mini-HDMI out and an audio jack.

touch on the scribble button, placed on the top right hand corner. Working on a touch panel though took some time to get used to but give it a few hours and you start typing on the Yoga Book like you would on your standard keyboard.

QUICK FACTS The Yoga Book has a quad-core Intel Atom X5 processor and

4GB of RAM

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All this aside, the most intriguing feature of this hybrid, hands down, is the completely flat, button-free surface where you would usually find the keyboard. This flat surface doubles up as a backlit touch panel keyboard with a dedicated space earmarked for the trackpad and a drawing tablet. You can choose between the two with just a single 78 | Rail Bandhu - March 2017

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The digitizer mode on the Yoga Book has been well thought about too. Unlike the iPad and Microsoft Surface where one has to scribble on the screen, you can draw on the flat surface using the Real Pen’s stylus nib and it will be mirrored on the screen. Lenovo has taken the joy of scribbling a step further by adding a real ballpoint refill replacing the stylus nib and a bookpad that magnetically attaches itself to the flat surface. Anything you draw on the page using the ‘real pen’ magically appears on the screen too.

For Rs 49,999 you can get the device that comes preloaded with Windows 10. Weighing at 690 grams, this is one of the very few laptops that I liked as my travel companion.

Entertainment Calling We bring you a selection of movies for the month

SARKAR 3

PHILLAURI

NAAM SHABANA

Director: Ram Gopal Varma Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Yami Gautam Release date: March 17

Director: Anshai Lal Cast: Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh, Suraj Sharma, Mehreen Pirzada Release date: March 24

Director: Shivam Nair Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Manoj Bajpayee, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anupam Kher Release date: March 31

The plot of the film is majorly set in the world of politics and crime with an addition of larger dramatic events set against a backdrop of criminal business practices.

Set in the Phillaur district of Punjab, against the backdrop of a Punjabi marriage, this is not so much a wedding drama as a crazy, fun, romantic comedy.

The film traces the story of covert agent Shabana Khan. It is a story of the induction of Shabana into the secret service, her training and her intriguing covert operations.

STAR TRACKER

the Month ahead Be it love, career or health, here’s what March and your stars have in store for you Aries (Mar 20 - Apr 18)

Taurus (Apr 19 - May 19)

Gemini (May 20 - Jun 20)

You will be successful in getting something you’ve wanted for a long time. A surprise call from a lover or admirer should be expected this week. You will be irritated in your travels this week or will have problems with transportation.

This week money will come in through commissions, trade or skills. If a need arises money will come to cover it. Your emphasis will be on your work, studies and reaching your goals rather than on social activities. Health reads fine.

You will be disappointed because of a delayed payment, loss of income or cancellation of funding. But, good fortune or tidings will come through the entry of an admirer or benefactor. You will also take an unexpected trip.

Lucky colour Magenta Lucky No. 5

Lucky colour Cobalt blue

Lucky colour Maroon Lucky No. 7

Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 21)

Leo (Jul 22 - Aug 21)

Virgo (Aug 22 - Sep 21)

Problems with papers, paperwork, or paperrelated projects will be reconciled, amended, or restored to their original condition. Expect a reunion with old friends and loved ones. Your health reads fine.

You will be concerned about an investment or business partnership and will wonder if the problem will get resolved on its own. You will have great surges of energy however, watch your health or you will contract a flu virus.

Financial problems will soon be resolved. As far as romance is concerned, the worst is over.

You will have unexpected good luck in your journeys as well. Exercise to improve circulation or recovery from an accident/ injury.

Lucky colour Yellow

Lucky colour Orange Lucky No. 8

Lucky colour Black

Libra (Sep 22 - Oct 22)

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 20)

Sagittarius (Nov 21 - Dec 20)

You will enjoy spending money on others and socialising with your friends or family. Expect to receive a long-distance call from a relative. If you have been ill, you will soon recover. Eat healthy and workout.

You want to be financially independent. You will have many emotional swings, and will be daydreaming about love and romance. Be careful as you will indulge yourself by eating and drinking too much.

You’ll soon begin a new enterprise that will bring in more money or supplement your income. A long awaited message will arrive with positive results. You will overindulge in food or drinks which will result in poor health.

Lucky colour White

Lucky colour Pink

Lucky colour Green Lucky No. 1

Lucky No. 9

Lucky No. 3

Lucky No. 5

Lucky No. 4

Lucky No. 2

Capricorn (Dec 21 - Jan 19)

Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)

Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 19)

Your financial situation will look very precarious but good news will arrive concerning a financial gain. Expect a pleasant surprise. Change will bring a new perspective. Focus on quality and not quantity.

There will be small gains in your finances. Don’t let conditions, appearances, or what others have to say sway you. What you want is right under your nose, just waiting to be discovered.

Happy days are just ahead.

You will juggle your work, appointments and social affairs successfully this week. You may plan a trip with a sweetheart. Financial obstacles will be surmounted. Health reads fine but avoid having junk food.

Lucky colour Cream

Lucky colour Red

Lucky colour Teal Lucky No. 8

Lucky No. 6

Lucky No. 8

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NAMAMI BRAHMAPUTRA THE BIGGEST RIVER FESTIVAL OF INDIA Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Chief Minister of Assam

A festival to be organised across 21 districts in Assam from March 31-April 4, 2017

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ssam’s life and culture are deeply influenced by the rejuvenating splashes of Brahmaputra. To pay fitting tribute to the river’s life-giving prosperity and countless blessings, a five day long event, ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ is being organised under the visionary leadership of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam, across 21 districts along the Brahmaputra in its entire stretch from Sadiya to Dhubri. The event shall begin with an opening ceremony on March 31, 2017 at the riverfront of Bharalumukh, Guwahati - land of Kamakhya Temple. It will include a soulful veneration of the river Brahmaputra along with other attractions like indigenous sports, local food, exhibition of organic tea, display of handloom and handicrafts, cultural evenings, film festival, business meetings and symposium among others. The closing ceremony will be on April 4, 2017.

Brahmaputra is called the ‘lifeline of

Assam’ for a reason, as this perennial river presents incredible business opportunities.

The National Waterways, especially NW2 and NW16 shall be the drivers of economic development and prosperity. National Waterways 2 (NW2) from Dhubri to Sadiya is a bridge to drive economic progress in Southeast Asian markets, as part of India’s ‘Act East Policy’.

These waterways will not only make Assam the centre of India-ASEAN collaboration but also attract major investments from around the world. The river is also a source of current and potential hydroelectric power generation. It will certainly give a boost to power infrastructure in the State. A river cruise on Brahmaputra is an eclectic blend of luxury, comfort and nature’s never ending delights. The extraordinary cruise experience on Brahmaputra can be further heightened by watching migratory birds, visiting temples, tribal villages, monasteries, breathtaking tea estates and more. Its tributaries like Manas, Jia Bharali and Kapili are ideal for white-water rafting.

All in all, Brahmaputra effortlessly brings together Assam’s trade, tourism and cultural aspects, interwoven into one event, that is, Namami Brahmaputra - the biggest river festival of India. Come, be a part of it and explore the soul of Assam.

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This reflects the fact that ‘good nutrition’ is a combination of various elements – macro nutrients, micro nutrients, eating habits, and exercise – working in tandem to produce the desired results. This, in turn, has led to a ‘personalised approach’ which is gaining popularity, fuelling the growth of the nutrition space. This is where Herbalife can help.

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lewg esa ,df=r gksrs gSa vkSj vkil esa dksMk+ ekj gksyh [ksyus yxrs gSAa efgyk,a gkFkksa esa dksMs+ ?kqekrs gq, dM+kgksa ds pkjksa vksj pDdj yxkrh gSAa gksyh [ksyus okys ;qokvksa dks mu dM+kgksa ls jax ugha ysus nsrh gSAa b/kj ;qod vius gkFkksa esa Mksyph o fipdkjh fy,] dksMk+ as dh ekj [kkrs gq,] cprs&cpkrs gq, dM+kgksa ls Mksyph esa jax Hkjdj mu efgykvksa ij jax dh ckSNkj djrs gSAa thuxj lekt lfefr ds v/;{k dSyk’k thuxj us crk;k] ^^yxHkx 200 o"kksaZ ls pyh vk jgh ;g ijaijk vius vki esa vuwBh gSA dksMk+ ekj gksyh esa fo’ks"kdj uo&fookfgr tksMs+ ,oa ;qod&;qofr;ka meax o mRlkg ds lkFk Hkkx ysrs gSAa ** bl o"kZ HkhyokM+k esa dksMk+ ekj gksyh dk ;g vk;kstu 26 ekpZ dks gksxkA &’;ke lqna j tks’kh

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eq[;r% ikap ckrksa dh tkudkjh nh xbZ gSA frfFk & tks rkjh[+k dk dke djrh gS vkSj tks bl x.kuk Øe dh lcls NksVh bdkbZ gS( okj & lkseokj] eaxyokj bR;kfn( u{k= & ftlls Kkr gksrk gS panzek rkjksa ds fdl lewg esa gS( ;ksx & tks lw;Z ,oa panz ds Hkksxka’kksa dks lwfpr djrk gS rFkk dj.k & tks fdlh Hkh frfFk dk vk/kk va’k gksrk gSA ,d ?kM+h o vk/kh ?kM+h dk Hkh fglkc j[kus okys bl Hkkjrh; dSysaMj dk vk/kkj vkfne ;qx ls tqM+h dqN izkd`frd ?kVuk,a gSaA ;Fkk fnu&jkr dk pØ] panzek dh ?kVrh&c<+rh dykvksa dk pØ vkSj _rqvksa dk pØA bUgha ls dky dh rhu izkd`frd dky&vof/k;ka Øe’k% ekg] fnu rFkk okj fuf’pr gq,A panz vkSj lw;Z dh xfr dks y{; dj lw;Z ;k lkSj o"kZ] panz o"kZ vkSj lkSj o"kZ esa panz ekl dh x.kuk dh xbZA lkSj o"kZ 365-2422 dk vkSj ekl 29-3059 fnuksa dk r; fd;k x;kA rnkuqlkj frfFk] ’kqHk&v’kqHk ?kfM+;ksa] ozrksa&R;kSgkjksa] xzg.kksa] i{kksa dk foLr`r :i lkeus vk;kA ;g le> ysa fd Hkkjrh; dSysaMj vkdk’k dk niZ.k gSA izkphu lzksr frfFk if=dk dk bfrgkl izkphu gSA _Xosn ds dfri; mYys[kksa ls ;g tkudkjh feyrh gS fd ml le; yxHkx 1500 bZlk iwoZ dksbZ lkSj ;k panz dSysaMj izpfyr FkkA fdarq mlesa ckjg ekg dk mYys[k ugha FkkA ;tqosZn esa ckjg ekg ds vkSj 27 u{k=ksa ,oa muds nsorkvksa ds uke fn, x, gSaA eghuksa ds dqN uke e/kq] ek/ko] ’kqØ vkfn Kkr gq,A fla/kq lH;rk esa ;|fi o"kZ dk dksbZ fuf’pr fof/k&fo/kku ugha irk yxrk ijarq d`f"k deZ ij vk/kkfjr gksus ds dkj.k ogka feyk&tqyk lkSj o

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panz dSysaMj gh izpfyr jgk gksxkA le; cnyk] le; lkfjdk esa Hkh ifjorZu gqvkA lalkj ds :i oSfp= dh rjaxksa ls euq"; dh dYiuk fufeZr gksrh gS tks mldh izsj.kk vkSj l`tu’kfDr dk vtL= lzksr gksrh gS vkSj mls dqN u;k lkspus dks izksRlkfgr djrh gSA yxHkx 800 bZlk iwoZ egkRek yx/k dk osnkax&T;ksfr"k xzaFk miyC/k gqvkA bldk vuqlj.k ,d yacs le; rd fd;k x;kA bZlk iwoZ pkSFkh lnh ls cschyksu vkSj ;wuku ds lkFk Hkkjr dk laca/k c<+kA rc ,d u, ;qx dk vkjaHk gqvk tks fl)kar ;qx dgyk;kA ;g og dky Fkk tc ikapoha&NBh lnh ds egku xf.krKksa] [kxksy ’kkL=h;ksa vkSj T;ksfr"kfonksa ;Fkk vkpk;Z vk;ZHkV dh vk;ZHkVh;] okjkgfefgj dh iap fl)kafrdk lkeus vkbZA buesa lw;Z fl)kar izLrqr fd;k x;kA blds vuqlkj lw;ksZn; o lw;kZLr ds le; dks ,d fnu ekuk x;kA ;gh lkSj o"kZ Hkkjrh; dSysaMj dk ekunaM cuk jgkA dqN la’kksf/kr :i esa ckjgoha lnh ds HkkLdjkpk;Z ds fl)kar f’kjksef.k }kjk vkSj ifjorZu vk,A iapkax ds ckjs esa ;g Hkh tkudkjh feyh fd ,sfrgkfld ?kVukvksa ds fy, dSysaMjksa esa fdlh ,d laor dk vkjaHk fdlh fuf’pr fcanq ls djuk gksrk gSA chrs le; esa vf/kdka’k jktk viuh fot; ds mijkar viuk laor ;k o"kZ pyk nsrs FksA vkt rd izpfyr gS fd Hkkjrh; dSysaMjksa esa nks eq[; laor ’kkfyokgu jktkvksa dh fot; ds ckn pyk;k x;k & ’kd laor vkSj lezkV foØekfnR; f}rh; dk foØe laor tks orZeku esa izpfyr gS] foØe laor 2073 vkSj Jh ’kkfyokgu ’kkds 1938 dfy;qx laor dk vkjaHk 3102 bZlk iwoZ ls ekuk tkrk gSA fl)karksa dk vk/kkj Hkkjr ds vykok fofHkUu Hkkxksa esa vyx&vyx fl)karksa ds vuqlkj iapkax curs jgsA vr% ,d jk"Vªh; Hkkjrh; dSysaMj dh ifjdYiuk dh xbZA MkW es?kukn lkgk dh v/;{krk esa xfBr fo}kuksa dh lfefr us la’kksf/kr jk"Vªh; iapkax rS;kj fd;k tks 22 ekpZ] 1957 ;k 1 pS=] ’kd laor 1879 ls ykxw gks x;kA ,d o"kZ 365-2422 fnuksa dk gksxkA o"kZ ds nwljs ls ysdj NBs lkSj eghuksa esa 31 fnu jgsaxs ’ks"k 30 fnuA Hkkjr esa yksan o"kZ ;k yhi b;j mlh o"kZ gksxk tSlk xzsxjh dSysaMj esa gksA fnu dk vkjaHk v/kZ&jkf= ls ekuk tk,xk] xzhufop o Hkkjrh; le; ds varj dk fu’p; gqvkA ;g Hkh r; gqvk fd pS=] oS"kk[k vkfn ekg dk rFkk ’kd laor dk iz;ksx gksxkA ijarq bl jk"Vªh; iapkax dk mi;ksx jLehrkSj ij gh gksrk gSA ykSfdd thou esa xzsxjh dSysaMj dk gh bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA bruk gh ugha ykSfdd thou esa fof’k"V vkSj foLr`r iapkax dk ljy ijarq osnlEer lkekU; :i fofHkUu Hkk"kkvksa esa frfFk if=dk ds :i esa Nirk vk;k gSA ekuuk gksxk fd /keZ] Hkkjrh;ksa ds thou dk va’k gS vkSj dSysaMj ,d vfuok;Z vaxA

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