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Himachal Pradesh Current Affairs - January 2019

Agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project signed by 6 states: Ministry of Water
Resources
On January 11, 2019, 6 states, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and
Uttarakhand, in the presence of Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and
Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari, signed an
agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project in New Delhi.
i. Also a concession agreement was signed between U.P. Jal Nigam, NMCG and Prayagraj Water Pvt.
Ltd., for Namami Gange projects for the city of Prayagraj, under Hybrid Annuity Mode and One City
One Operator Concept.
Under Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project:
i. 3 storage projects are proposed to be constructed on the river Yamuna and two of its tributaries –
Tons and Giri in the hilly regions of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh of Upper Yamuna Basin.
These include:
• Lakhwar project on river Yamuna in Uttarakhand,
• Kishau on river Tons in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and
• Renukaji on river Giri in Himachal Pradesh.
ii. Seen as National Projects since 2008, 90% funding of the cost of irrigation & drinking water
component will be provided by the Govt. of India as central assistance and the rest 10% would be
borne by the beneficiary states.
iii. The project will be executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (HPPCL) and will
generate 40 MW of power during peak flow.
iv. This project will meet the drinking water needs of Delhi and the stored water of Renukaji Dam will
be used by
• UP, Haryana & NCT of Delhi from Hathnikund Barrage,
• by NCT of Delhi from Wazirabad Barrage and
• by UP, Haryana and Rajasthan from Okhla Barrage.
v. The total cost of the project was estimated on Price Level 2015 is Rs. 4596.76 Crores out of
which central assistance consists of Rs. 3892.83 croreand remaining Rs. 432.54 crore will be
provided by the basin States of Haryana, UP/UK, HP, Rajasthan & NCT of Delhi.

Himachal Pradesh celebrates its 49th full Statehood day-25th January

On 25th January, 2019 Himachal Pradesh celebrates its 49th full Statehood Day at Kunihaar in Solan, in
lieu of 18th state of India with the sterling presence of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. At this
occassion, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur encores for the speedy development along
with an emphasis on backward classes and mass areas.
Discussed Issues:
i. 1 lakh 20 thousand people will get gas connections under the Ujjawala Yojana in the next 5 months.
ii. 5 lakh rupees health cover under the HIMCARE project having premium of Rs 1000.
iii. 10% reservation to general economically weaker sections.

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Himachal Pradesh Current Affairs - February 2019

Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurates Cremica Food Park, the 1st Mega Food Park of Himachal Pradesh
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries,Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Cremica Mega Food Park
Pvt Ltd in Village Singhain ,Una District of Himachal Pradesh. This is the first Mega Food Park
operationalized in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
About the food park
i. This Mega Food Park has been set up in 52.40 acre of land at a cost of Rs. 107.34 crore.
ii. The park have a common administrative building for office and other uses at Solan, Mandi, and Kangra.
iii. Ministry of Food Processing Industries implemented Mega Food Park Scheme in the country, to give a major
boost to the food processing sector by adding value and reducing food wastage .

Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to make Sanskrit as the second official language of the state
On 16th February 2019, a bill was passed in the Himachal Pradesh assembly to
make Sanskrit the second official language of the state.
Key Points
i. Mahender Singh Thakur, the Irrigation and Public Health minister introduced the bill Himachal
Pradesh Official Language Bill, 2019 (Amendment).
ii. The bill was introduced in the absence of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and was passed without
discussion.
iii. With this, Himachal Pradesh became the second state to adopt Sanskrit as the second official language of
the state after Uttarakhand.
The other bills passed during the same session:
• Himachal Pradesh University of Health Sciences Amendment Bill, 2019 to rename Himachal
Pradesh University of Health Sciences as Atal Medical and Research University, Himachal
Pradesh.
• Himachal Pradesh Bovine Breeding Bill, 2019 to promote indigenous species of cows in the state by
setting up sperm stations and using frozen semen in artificial insemination.

$40 million loan agreement signed between Centre, Himachal Pradesh and World Bank for Shimla
water supply
A loan agreement of $40 million (4 crore INR) was signed between the Government of India, Government of
Himachal Pradesh and World Bank, for bringing clean and reliable drinking water to the citizens of Greater
Shimla area, who have been facing severe shortages of water and water-borne epidemics in the last few years.
i. Shimla Water Supply and Sewerage Service Delivery Reform Programmatic Development Policy Loan
1 is expected to improve Water Supply & Sanitation (WSS) services in and around Shimla.
ii. Loan agreement was signed by Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic
Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of India and Mr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country
Director, World Bank India, on behalf of the World Bank.
iii. Project Agreement was signed by Mr. Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretary, Urban Development
Department, on behalf of the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Mr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country
Director, World Bank India, on behalf of the World Bank.
Reason for agreement:
The reason behind this agreement is not meeting the current requirement of 56 million litres daily (MLD), as
the capacity of Shimla’s water supply infrastructure is 40 MLD.

Himachal’s growth rate projected at 7.3% in current financial year

Economic Survey Report for 2018-19 has projected the growth rate in Himachal Pradesh to be
around 7.3% for the current financial year, 2018-19, while the per capita income is estimated at Rs 1,76,968.
Economic growth was 6.5% in the last fiscal, highest in last 3 years.
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Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in current fiscal has increased to Rs 1,36,542 crore and estimated to
be about Rs 1,51,835 crore in 2018-19.

Himachal Pradesh government declared Monkeys as vermin

Monkey’s are declared as vermin by the Himachal Pradesh government again,in 11 districts,91 tehsils and
sub-tehsils for the next one year.Previously,monkeys were declared as vermin in 38 tehsils and sub-tehsils of
10 districts in the year 2016 and which was further extended to next year on December 20, 2017.
About Vermin:
Vermin are pests or wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which
carry disease.

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