Saturday 30 April 2011

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Patna to have World class International Convention Center

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:11 PM PDT

PATNA: The city’s North Gandhi Maidan stretch is likely to wear a different look in the near future with a world-class international convention centre slated to come up there. Awaiting a final go-ahead from the CM, this 250-crore centre will be a major boost to cultural, recreational and business activities in the state.

Spread over 11 acres, this magnificent structure will come up at the site which at present houses the residences of city SP and district judge, MLA’s bungalow along with the division office of the building construction department. All these buildings will be demolished in phases and in their place will come up a grand structure with a capacity to accommodate 5,000 people at a time. This riverside centre will be a fusion of both modern and traditional Buddhist architectural features.

In the final stage of conceptualisation, the centre will have it all – a plenary hall, cultural and media centres, VIP lounge, an entertainment corner, convention zone, concourse area with lifestyle shopping and a food court – an all-round entertainment for people of all hues and backgrounds.

The issue was discussed in a meeting held under the chairmanship of advisor to deputy chairman, Planning Commission, Gajendra Haldea, on April 15 in New Delhi while reviewing the PPP programme in Bihar. Besides four officials of the Planning Commission, five senior Bihar government officials, including principal secretary, health, Amarjeet Sinha, attended the meeting.

The meeting also felt that there was need to prepare a proper feasibility report by engaging a town planner or an architectural expert. Accordingly, as a starting point, it was decided either to engage a town planner of national/international repute to provide a report on the land use plan of Gardanibagh area or to undertake a detailed survey by the government department concerned to assess how much land of the area is available for development and measures required to vacate the area that has encroachments.

The meeting also discussed three projects that are being considered by the state government for taking up in the PPP mode: a super-speciality hospital in the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna; super-speciality hospital in the Jayaprabha trust hospital, Patna; a district hospital in one of the divisional headquarters.

It was decided that after a decision is taken by the state on setting up three super-speciality hospitals, one greenfield pilot scheme on PPP mode could be undertaken.

Proposals for power distribution in PPP mode in respect of two towns – Patna and Muzaffarpur – have been submitted by the Bihar State Electricity Board to the energy department. Similar proposals have been submitted for Darbhanga and Munger districts, as per the decision in a high-level meeting.

The Delhi meeting felt that the proposed project for Patna may be taken up first and based on the model that emerges, other districts could be taken up.

The Planning Commission, in a recent letter to Bihar chief secretary has requested him to arrange a meeting with CM Nitish Kumar early next month, wherein a detailed presentation on these issues could be made for giving a go-ahead signal.

 

 

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Patna Planetarium to be upgraded soon

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

PATNA: Nitish government seems to be pushing for generating popular interest in science in general and astronomy in particular, which is expected to create scientific outlook among people, specially schoolchildren and youths.

The government is contemplating to upgrade the device used at Indira Gandhi Science and Planetarium Centre (IGSPC) here this year and set up two other planetariums at Gaya and Darbhanga in the near future.

“Yes, Bihar State Council of Science and Technology (BSCST) has already planned to upgrade the existing Indira Gandhi Science Planetarium in Patna. We also have a plan to establish two other planetariums, though not as large as the one in Patna. They would be at Gaya and Darbhanga,” said BSCST project director S A Mintu on Thursday.

IGSPC, Patna, which became operative in 1993 and has since been attracting visitors in large numbers, is based on the projection of astronomical phenomena through “astro-vision device” for observation in a dome-shaped ceiling that simulates the starry skyline. The device used for projection of the astronomical phenomena, however, has become obsolete. Accordingly, as Mintu said, a new device, called Laser Digital Device (LDD), would be installed.

He also said that Beltron was last year asked to make a detailed project for upgrading IGSPC. The project prepared was estimated to cost Rs 25 crore. Now, the estimate has been revised to Rs 30 crore. Besides, the DMs of Darbhanga and Gaya have been asked to provide around three acres of land each in the district town to facilitate preparation of project estimates and starting of construction work in right earnest. “Request letters have been sent to the DMs of the two districts,” Mintu said, adding “once land is acquired and made available to us, work on the project would start.”

He added, “The upgraded IGSPC here and the two other planetariums would serve as definite pull centres for tourists. Already, people of all age groups, including women, children and youths, are making use of the planetarium in Patna. In the long run, these will certainly create a scientific outlook in the next generation, commensurate with 21st century.”

 

 

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Surya clinic to offer free services under Yukti scheme by govt

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT

PATNA: Janani`s Surya clinic at Ara has been identified as one of the first three sites to offer free abortion care services to women under the `Yukti` scheme, launched by the state government.

The `Yukti` scheme aims to reach comprehensive abortion care to the clients through the public and certified private sector centres. The facilities on offer are first tri-semester safe abortion services and treatment of post-abortion complications as well as incomplete or missed abortion cases. The first of its kind, the scheme highlights the importance of access to safe abortions as an important tool to ensure the health of women and the government`s commitment to it.

Seven other Surya clinics would begin offering free abortion services as soon as they get accreditation under the scheme. Janani aims to offer the `Yukti` facilities from all its Surya clinics by the end of the year.

Janani, through its network of Surya clinics across Bihar and Jharkhand, provides family planning and abortion care services to women. Janani is also setting up an institute to train abortion care providers.

 

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Bihar to convert 2981 km roads to National highway

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:05 PM PDT

PATNA: Bihar government has proposed to the Centre to convert the state’s 36 roads, measuring nearly 2,691km, into national highways (NHs).

State road construction department minister Nand Kishore Yadav plans to meet Union road transport and highways minister Kamalnath and his officials to push the demand. “Bihar has only 3.99km of NH for one lakh population against the national average of 6.17km,” Yadav said.

The length of the NHs in the state is at present 3,734km. Between 1999 and early 2004, the length of NHs was only 2,362.3km which went up to 3,629km by the end of 2004. Another 105km was added in 2006, he said and added till 1998, the total length of NHs in Bihar was only 1,266.77km.

The minister said the matter was taken up with the Centre with a plea to notify the new roads as NHs sometime back. But there has been no response. “I am seeking an appointment with the Union minister to discuss the matter as well as the dilapidated condition of the Mahatma Gandhi Setu with him. We will also plead afresh for the reimbursement of Rs 969.57 crore which the state government spent on the maintenance of NHs,” Yadav told TOI on Thursday.

The 36 state highways and district roads, proposed to be upgraded as NHs, include 93km Araria-Galgalia (up to Bengal border), two roads in Darbhanga connecting the town with Kusheshwar Sthan and Begusarai, Mairwa-Kuchaikot road in Siwan and Gopalganj and four roads in Muzaffapur that link the town with Motipur, Kalynapur, Parsauni and Sheohar. The other such roads in north Bihar towns are in Saharsa, Supaul, Vaishali, Samastipur, Chhapra, Bettiah, Sitamarhi, Kishanganj and Purnia.

In southern part, the roads include 97km Ara-Sasaram, 155km Buxar-Garke (UP border), 175km Barbigha-Deoghar, Gaya-Daudnagar, Sasaram-Chausa and Gaya-Aurangabad roads. Other stretches include Buxar-Dehri, Buxar-Bhabua, two roads linking Lakhisarai and Jamui, five roads linking Bhagalpur and Banka and two roads linking Gaya and Aurangabad.

To bring the state’s NH average on a par with the national average, at least 2,000km of roads are needed to be upgraded as NH, Yadav said.

 

 

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Free check-up of kids with heart defects

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:31 PM PDT

PATNA: Pediatric cardiologist Krishna Kumar would perform 2D-Echo on children with complex congenital heart defect free of cost at Jeevak Heart Hospital here on Saturday.

City physicians and pediatricians have been urged to refer such children to Jeevak after 9am on April 30. After performing the 2D-Echo check, Dr Kumar would also give medical advice to the children, said Dr Ajit Pradhan of Jeevak.

Dr Pradhan, who is organizing secretary of the two-day pediatric cardiology and cardiac conference opening at a city hotel on Saturday, said there would also be a live telecast of an open heart surgery on a patient with complex congenital heart defect at Jeevak. The surgery would be jointly performed by Dr Pradhan and Dr Shiva Prakash K.

The third two-day pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery conference is being jointly organized by Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery Society, Bihar in association with Indian Association of Pediatrics under the aegis of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India.

Besides Dr Kumar and Dr Prakash K, Dr Jigar Surti from Mumbai would attend the conference along with cardiologists, pediatricians and cardiac surgeons based in the state. The conference would highlight the magnitude of the problem of congenital heart disease.

According to Dr Pradhan, eight out of 1000 children are born with congenital heart disease. Of them, 75% need immediate surgical/non-surgical intervention as complex congenital heart disease is the single largest cause of mortality in the first year of life. But there are less than 30 cardiac surgeons capable of performing these complex surgeries in the country. The resources and facilities being limited, only few children get the treatment, Dr Pradhan told TOI.

 

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