14.6.20

Haritha Haaram Program Conducted at Dr. MCR HRD Institute

News 6:25 PM

Dr. MCR HRD Institute conducted Haritha Haaram drive on its campus on June 14^th, 2020. Sri Harpreet Singh, IAS, ADG of the Institute, accompanied by the IAS Officer Trainees of 2018 batch, allotted to Telangana Cadre, planted saplings. The Officers, Faculty, and Staff of the Institute also participated in the drive, with enthusiasm.

Sri Harpreet Singh said, with a sense of pride, that during the last two years a whopping over 70, 000 saplings were planted at different locations on the campus and there is a plan to plant as many as about 30, 000 more, during the current year. “The planting of trees and the green cover are greatly instrumental in finding enduring solutions to such problems as ecological imbalance, persistent droughts, and increasing temperature”, he stated.

Sri Harpreet Singh gave a call to all the Officers, Faculty, and Staff to plant one tree each and nurture its growth, so as to create a greener environment. “If you plant a tree, you are nurturing a life”, he added.

Eco-friendly Initiatives:

A number of innovative measures have been initiated to ensure that the Institute is eco- responsible with the least possible carbon footprints. The Institute uses the model of reduce, reuse, and recycle water and waste. The recycled water and composted kitchen waste are used for the gardens. In addition, the Institute is using rainwater harvesting pits ad bore well recharge pits to increase the ground water table.

There is a shift to solar power in a big way, which involved an expenditure of Rs. 3. 81crores. As a result, the electricity generated from the Rooftop Solar Power System of 850 KWp capacity not only resulted in a saving of a whopping Rs 9 lakh per month in the electricity bill of the Institute but also made it the top-most solar power generating government institution in the State. Unlike the conventional ways of generating electricity, which pollute environment, the solar power is clean, non-polluting, and sustainable, and thereby contributes to a greener environment.

As a part of the Haritha Haaram program, the Batukamma Tank on the campus of the Institute, of a capacity of 15 lakhs liters of water, which was earlier a cesspool, has been restored with an outlay of Rs lakhs. Since today’s plantation has been taken up around the restored Batukamma Tank, its natural beauty and the resultant bio-diversity will be greatly enhanced.

-Press note

Surya Grahanam On 21st June Temple To Remain Closed till 2.30pm - TTD EO

Spiritual 2:44 PM

Tirumala, 14 Jun. 20: Owing to Surya Grahanam on June 21, the temple will be closed and darshan for pilgrims will commence only after 2.30pm, said TTD EO Sri Anil Kumar Singhal.

Before receiving the calls from pilgrim callers during the Dial your EO programme held on Sunday at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala, the EO said, the timings of Solar eclipse is between 10:18am to 1:38pm on June 21. After the temple Suddhi, the pilgrims will be allowed for darshan.

Earlier EO clarified on various rumours about TTD which went viral on a social media platform. He said, a baseless report made rounds on Watsapp and Facebook that TTD has removed 1300 outsourcing employees during the lockdown period due to crunch of funds in its coffers which is completely baseless. Similarly, false reports made waves about the selling of TTD properties hurting the sentiments of devotees which in reality are completely void of truth. TTD has been selling its unviable lands since 1974 and the decision to sell these properties was taken during the last board. That was also misinterpreted by some vested interests to defame the institution|”, EO added.

Following the requests by the pilgrims to provide Laddu Prasadam to devotees as the darshan was stalled owing to Corona lockdown, TTD has sold laddu prasadams at Rs.25 per laddu while the actual expenditure on each laddu is Rs.45 at all the district headquarters and also in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. It was also criticized by a section that TTD is selling sacred laddu prasadams as sweets.

Brushing aside all these allegations, EO said, TTD sold over 22 lakh laddus and tens of thousands of pilgrims purchased the prasadams at their places following the Corona guidelines by strictly observing social distancing. Even now we are receiving requests to sell the laddus”, he added.

Veda Parayanam Programme on SVBC During Corona TIme is Prais Worthy - Callers

Spiritual 2:42 PM

Tirumala, 14 Jun. 20: The religious programmes including Veda Parayanam, Dhanwantari Maha Mantra Parayanam etc. by TTD especially when the entire world is facing the threat from dreadful Corona COVID 19 virus is praiseworthy, complemented pilgrim callers.

The Dial Your EO programme held for the first time after a gap of four months due to Corona lockdown restrictions, on Sunday at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on trial-basis instead of first Friday. During this programme, 14 callers had interacted with TTD EO Sri Anil Kumar Singhal to give their feedback and suggestions.

Callers Sri Sastry, Sri Ramalingeswara Rao from Tanuku, Sri Manohar from Tirupati lauded TTD efforts in arranging Vedaparayanam at NadaNeerajanam platform in Tirumala. They sought TTD to continue the programme forever. They also suggested TTD to organise Homams to ward off ill effects of Corona. Thanking the callers, TTD EO said, TTD has been organising several Homams and Parayanams since March. "We have conducted Dhanwantari Homam, Japa Yagnam, Yoga Vasishtyam in the last two months and now commenced Sundara Kanda Pathanam to overcome the ongoing Corona crisis across the world. We have been receiving emails from devotees of Srivaru across the globe for organizing the Veda Parayanam and telecasting live on SVBC during this high time.

Callers Sri Ravi from Anantapur, Appanna from Visakhapatnam, Sri Siva Prasad from Chirala, Sri Uma Maheswara Rao from Hyderabad sought EO to think of sending pilgrims closure to Lord and also enhance the quota of online darshan tickets. Answering the callers, the EO said, the darshan for pilgrims has been stalled owing to Corona lockdown for nearly 80 days. After that, we have resumed darshan for pilgrims from June 11 onwards. Now the devotees are having pleasant darshan without the push and pull as we are allowing just 500 pilgrims per hour as against 5000 which used to be earlier in view of prevailing lockdown restrictions.

However we can think of enhancing the online quota based on the instructions we receive from Central and State governments from time to time, he added.

A caller Sri Purandharachari from Karimnagar sought EO solution to fulfil the tonsuring vow of his three-year-old child as TTD has restricted the entry for pilgrims below 10years and above 60years. In a reply to the query, EO said, in the existing circumstances, TTD cannot allow the pilgrims below and above the specified age groups as it is a directive from Central Government as CoronaVirus is more rampant in these age groups. "Keeping in view the health safety of all we have to abide by the rules", he said.

Another caller Smt Sveta from Karimnagar sought EO, the process of receiving the refund for the darshan ticket which they had booked in May from e-Darshan counter. EO said, a refund will be arranged by the concerned department.

Sri Suman from Hyderabad sought EO to place rooms with higher tariffs also online as TTD has withdrawn many rooms in the tariffs over 1000 since six months. He also complained of poor maintenance of the rooms in Tirumala. Answering the pilgrim caller, EO said, as most of the pilgrims are not vacating the rooms in higher tariff in the stipulated time, TTD has decided to withdraw the rooms with higher tariffs booking online. "We have many rooms which are available below 500 but only limited rooms above 1000 tariff. So we have taken this decision. Reacting on room maintenance, the EO said, a couple of years ago an amount of Rs.110crore towards the improvement of rooms in Tirumala was sanctioned by TTD Board. We have already commenced the repair works six months ago. However due to Corona lockdown, the works were interrupted and we have resumed now", he said.

Additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy, JEO Sri P Basant Kumar, CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti, CE Sri Ramachandra Reddy and others officers were also present.

Just living is not, living quality life is what matters, says Governor

News 9:48 AM

Hon’ble Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajn said on Saturday that just living long is not enough, it is living long quality life that matters the most. Regular practice of Yoga is a critical factor in living a quality life, she added.

The Governor was launching the Yoga Saptah-2020 through virtual conference from the Raj Bhavan, here. She said that Yoga is a doctor and added that she was certifying it as being a doctor by profession.

“Yoga immensely contributes for the physical, mental and emotional well-being of those who practice. During my medical practice days, I could see many patients dramatically improving after they started practicing yoga regularly,” Dr. Soundararajan added.

Especially the patients of depression, arthritis, thyroid and other ailments, the Governor said showed great improvement after they started practicing yoga.

“We must all be proud that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s initiative at the United Nations Organization was supported by a massive number of 175 countries to declare the June 21st as the International Day of Yoga. It is a 5000-year-old tradition of our country,” she stated.

Narrating her experience as the Gynaecologist, Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan said that pregnant women who practiced yoga asanas had normal deliveries; while those led a sedentary lifestyle had to go for ceasarian surgeries. She exhorted the parent to encourage their children to practice yoga to improve their concentration and perform better in academics.

Quoting Tamil saint Thiruvalluvar, she stated our body is our temple and yoga keeps this temple healthy in all aspects.

The Yoga Saptah-2020 being organized by the Virat Bharat organization is aimed at achieving 5 lakh Surya Namaskars between June 15 and 21 by involving at least 10,000 people.

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy, RSS Prant Pracharak Devender ji, noted lyricist Sirivennela Sitarama Shastri were among the other guests at the e-launching of Yoga Saptah.

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Forest Department Arrested Pangoline Hunters

News 9:42 AM

On 12-06-2020, on receipt of reliable information related to trade of Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) scales, the FDO WLM Kinnerasani along with team of five forest officers undertook sting operation. Posing as purchaser of Pangolin scales from Nalgonda he interacted with one Mr. Ashok over phone and set up location for transaction of 1 Kg Pangolin scales for Rs.30000 at Yeallandu cross roads, Kothagudem.

On 12-06-2020 late evening around 6:00 PM, two persons reached Yellandu cross roads on bike and as planned over phone, handed over a white polythene cover to FDO WLM (undercover Purchaser) which had 445 gm of pangolin scales. During this process, both of them were trapped and were taken into custody by a team of forest officials. The Culprits were brought to Kothagudem Division office for further enquiry.

During investigation the culprits revealed their identity as Sai Manikanta, (Occupation: Student) and Shabbir, (Occupation: Student, completed degree) both resident of N jagganadhapuram, Mukalpalli mandal . Sai Manikanta informed that Ashok informed him over phone to collect a parcel from his (Ashok’s) home in Jinnealgudem of Mulkalapalli mandal, from his (Ashok’s) mother (Geeta) and to meet Shabbir. Ashok also informed Shabbir over phone to collect parcel which will be brought by Sai Manikanta and proceed to Yellandu cross roads and hand over parcel to a person ( FDO WLM, undercover purchaser) and in turn collect money. Based on Ashok’s directions Shabbir called FDO WLM (undercover purchaser) and finalized location. Both, Shabbir and Sai Manikanta were trapped during this operation.

In the early morning of 13-06-2020 a team lead by FDO WLM, Kinnarsani raided the house of Ashok in Jinnelagudem of Rachanna GP of Mulkalapalli mandal. Upon enquiry, Ashok’s mother (Konapakula Geeta W/O late Seenu Occupation: Self employed) revealed that she had purchased these scales form their neighbors Payam Babu Rao s/o Bangaru, Payam Nagamani w/o Babu rao, and Uke Chinnraju alias (Bojji) s/o Laxmudu all resident of Rachannagudem for Rs. 3000 and handed over to Sai Manikanta.

Further, enquiry revealed that they had killed Pangolin while passing through forest area near Jinnelagudem ( Mulkalapalli range) four months back and removed scales after boiling the dead pangolin, while the meat was eaten by three of them on the same day. Further process is being followed to produce the culprits before Hon’ble Court and for seeking remand of the Culprits.

-Press note