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With an aim to ensure better traffic management and create awareness about rules and regulations, the Udaipur Police has engaged student traffic volunteers in Udaipur city on an experimental basis.
This Student Traffic Volunteer Scheme will be inaugurated on Friday, 24 January by Traffic DSP, Sudha Palawat and TI, Netrapal Singh in presence of IG Binita Thakur and Udaipur SP Kailash Chandra Bishnoi.
After imparting proper training, the district police will be deploying 30 boys and girls initially on a trial basis. After the feedback, the police department will deploy the students at various locations during the Sadak Suraksha Saptah which will begin from 4th February.
The Student Volunteer Scheme was introduced in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in January 2017 encouraging college and university students to assist police personnel in regulating traffic.
The final round of Swachh Survekshan 2020 has started, but the city is lagging far behind in citizen feedback evaluation.
Citizen feedback, which has 25% weightage (1,500 marks out of the total 6,000), is for people to share their experiences about the city’s sanitation. The feedback is open till January 31.
The lack of awareness in the city about this feedback system is clearly visible. Since the feedback process will end soon, the Municipal Corporation of Udaipur has also started creating awareness about it.
There are four ways of giving citizen feedback under the Swachh Survekshan 2020. Udaipur is way behind in giving feedback in these four ways.
The feedback received as of 21 January 2020 is as under:
City App – 192 feedbacks
Portal – 3928
IVR – 4
Swachta App – 42
How to give feedback?
Give your response using one of the following methods:
There is a difference between visiting a city and exploring it. Being one of the best tourist destinations in India, there are so many wonderful things to do in Udaipur.
Udaipur is one of the most beautiful and unique cities in India. A place where you can literally walk amongst the ruins of its 400 years old history. Also called as the Venice of the East and City of Lakes, the city proudly boasts its natural beauty and historical richness.
So, for those who want to explore the real natural beauty and rich culture, read on to know about the must-do things in Udaipur!
Best things to do in Udaipur
Explore the rich culture, natural beauty and amazing history with these must-do activities in Udaipur.
Witness morning beauty from Neemuch Mata Temple
Sunrise from Neemuch Mata TempleNeemuch Mata Sunrise
Situated on a hill near Fatehsagar Lake, Neemuch Mata temple gives a beautiful panoramic view of the city from the top of the hill. Visit this place early in the morning for a beautiful start of your day with a gorgeous view.
Take the old city walk to explore the heritage
Old City Udaipur
Visit the streets of the old city that are overflowing with colours and life. Take a walk through the lanes of Gangore Ghat, Majhi Ka Mandir, Clock Tower, Ambrai Road, Jagdish Mandir and Hathipol.
Shop traditional stuff from the local market
Shopping in Old CityUdaipur ShoppingOld City Shopping Udaipur
The vibrant bazaars offer amazing local stuff to shop. Places like Hathi Pol Bazaar, Jagdish Chowk is scattered with ethnic clothing, footwear, handicrafts, traditional paintings and other artisanal things. Even if you don’t intend to purchase anything, you can certainly spend a good day in window-shopping.
Visit City Palace to learn about the rich history
City Palace InteriorUdaipur City Palace Architecture
The City Palace of Udaipur is one such place that will leave you spell-bounded whenever you visit it. The magnificent palace boasts a beautiful combination of Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles. Take a guided tour to learn about the rich history of Mewar rulers.
Witness the classic beauties at Vintage Car Museum
Vintage Car Museum Udaipur
A visual treat for vintage car lovers, Vintage Car Museum in Udaipur is a true delight to watch. The classic collection includes Rolls-Royce, Cadillacs, MG-TC Convertible and many more.
Explore the local life at Shipgram
Shilpgram Market
The art and craft hub of Udaipur, Shilpgram showcases the lifestyle of the tribal people of Rajasthan. A living museum of traditional art and craft, the place holds special workshops to spread the culture of Rajasthan. If you are an art lover, Shilpgram is a must-visit place in Udaipur for you.
Meet nature at Monsoon Palace
Monsoon Palace aka Sajjangarh Fort
True to its name, Monsoon Palace is a place where clouds meet the age-old fort sitting atop a hill. Visit this place, which is also named as Sajjangarh Fort, during the rainy season and you have all the chances to get the hazy and cloudy view of the city drenched in monsoon beauty.
Take the Ropeway Ride at Karni Mata Temple
View from Karnimata Ropeway
Bird’s eye view of this city is one of the most beautiful experience you can have in Udaipur. And the city offers many such points to give you this delight. Udaipur being
Attend Dharohar Folk Dance Show
Dharohar Performance
The amazing Bagore Ki Haveli is a must-visit place of Udaipur especially in the evening when it hosts the beautiful folk dance show, Dharohar. Dharohar showcases the folk dances of Rajasthan with colourful night shows of energetic regional dances.
Take a sunset boat ride at Lake Pichola
Lake Pichola Sunset
The breathtaking boat ride during the sunset time is an experience you can never get over with. The picturesque views from the placid water of Lake Pichola during sunset while floating along as the sun comes to rest on the horizon making the lake shimmer are truly mesmerizing.
Relax at Fatehsagar Pal
Fatehsagar Night
After a tiring day of Udaipur sightseeing and collecting experiences in the city, the best way to unwind at the end of the day is taking a relaxing stroll in the fresh air at Fatehsagar Lake.
Also, after dusk, you may encounter groups of youngsters carrying their guitars and other musical instruments and melodize the environment.
Sit beside the lake and enjoy the music with a breath of fresh air.
If you know of any more rocking things to do in Udaipur, let us know and share this with your friends.
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Recently, in a major move to improve the air quality in a phased manner, Patna government decided to ban diesel-based autorickshaws from January 31, 2021. The decision to phase out the most pollution-emitting vehicles was taken in view of the growing contamination of ambient air, which has deteriorated to the worst level in Patna and a few other cities this season.
In fact, India is making a big push for electric vehicles, signalling a turning point in its clean energy policy. In 2017, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that he intended for India to move to 100% electric cars by 2030. That was an ambitious target given that even the UK and France were hoping to phase out conventional combustion-engine cars only by 2040.
Seeing this futuristic business prospect, Growdiesel, India’s No.1 clean-fuel exploration and production organization, launched a whole new ecosystem of the electric auto transportation system called Growdiesel Electric Transportation System (G.E.T.S) for the first time in the country from Udaipur.
Growdiesel’s core business is to produce and sell renewable clean fuel. The company was founded with a belief that it is possible to transform the future, to take steps and make differences to the lives of millions of people.
Growdiesel is coming up with a fleet of electric auto and a network of charging stations for them. As a business plan, the company will be leasing out these electric autos while taking care of its servicing and maintenance keeping the business completely hassle-free.
In an interview with the director of DSC BIOENERGY Mr Vaibhav Chhajed, he explained the business model of the company.
“With the booming market of electric transportation, increasing petrol and diesel prices, almost no safe high return investment, our model comes up as a boon for business and environment. We have created an entire commercial charging infrastructure wherein we want to relieve all our investor from any kind of management hassles. It’s a win-win for anyone who invests. No businesses with such low investments can give returns as fast as this as of now.” explained Mr Chhajed.
“Our electric autos are strongly built with modern features like reverse parking camera, fire extinguisher etc. It can also take elevation up to 15 degree which is 7 times of normal e rickshaw”, he added.
If we look at the other countries involved in a similar kind of business, we see China as the world’s largest electric vehicle market. It has the world’s largest network of charging stations for such vehicles and is also the world’s largest manufacturer of batteries. And according to recent figures, sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) – including electric and hybrid models – increased substantially in 2018 in China.
What makes our opportunity unique?
The investor gets 10 electric autos on a lease which also covers vehicle insurance, registration and lifetime battery maintenance.
The company has come up with an entire ecosystem where it has brought modern electric autos with commercial charging infrastructure and lifetime battery swapping.
Airports around the country including the city’s Maharana Pratap Airport increase their security ahead of Republic Day on 26 January. Airport administration has advised the passengers to co-operate with the security systems. No visitor passes will be issued during this period.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has increased the number of security personnel deployed at all the domestic and international airports around the country. The agency has tightened security measures including scanning of luggage and frisking of passengers. Any private or public vehicle will not be allowed beyond the parking area. The Airport Authority has appointed CISF teams and dog squads at the main entrance to check all vehicles, luggage and passengers for security purposes.
Airlines are also advising passengers to reach the airport two hours before the scheduled departure of their flights to avoid any inconvenience.
Every Independence and Republic Day, the security at the airport is increased than the usual in all the states and cities. This is just to take adequate precautions.
Preparations have been done for the first phase of Panchayat Elections in Udaipur along with the entire state of Rajasthan. There are more than 93 lac voters voting for 2726 Gram Panchayats in 87 Panchayat Committees.
As per the State Election Commissioner, Mr P S Mehra, the counting of the vote will be done on the day of the election itself i.e. Friday, January 17 2020. There 17242 candidates competing for the post of Sarpanch and 42000 candidates for the post of Panch.
This is the first time that elections of Panchayat Samiti and District Councils are not been conducted with Panch-Sarpanch. Therefore the Panchayat Election process in Rajasthan is likely to be a prolonged one.
The counting of the votes will take place immediately after the voting process ends and the results will be declared the same day.
The election for the post of Up-sarpanch (Deputy Superintendent) will be held on 18th January 2020 who will be elected from the selected Panchs.
Udaipur Nagar Nigam has started a drive to remove all the temporary encroachments that are narrowing the roads of the city. The municipal corporation of Udaipur has started this campaign to widen the streets of the city which are causing trouble to the commuters.
The special thing about this campaign is that it is not pre-scheduled. The Municipal Corporation team is reaching the market every day without giving any prior notice. This will not allow the businessmen and shopkeepers to remove the encroachment at the time of action and put it back once the Municipal Corporation team is gone.
According to the Mayor of Udaipur, G S Tank, the corporation will take this action in all the major markets of the city and it will continue doing it till the businessmen and shopkeepers get into the habit of keeping the roads encroachment free.
So far, action has been taken from Surajpol to Mukherjee Chowk.
Indian players rocked the four racket sports at the First Indian Racketlon Challenger Tournament by securing five out of seven titles in the events.
Abhinav Kashyap scripted a big win by beating top seed Duncan Stahl in the high-quality neck to neck match on the first day of CHA Indian Open Racketlon International Tournament.
The three-day-long event was held at Field Club Udaipur from 10 January to 12 January 2020.
The result of the tournament was as below:
Men A Elite: Akshinthala, Abhinava Kashyap
Men A Elite Doubles: Akshinthala, Abhinava Kashyap + Siddharth Nandala
Men B Advance: Frank Kleiber (Germany)
Mix A Elite Doubles: Shusmita Panigrahi + Siddharth Nandal
In racketlon, one has to play all four racket sports sequentially as TT, Badminton, Squash and Lawn Tennis.
This was the first the country has hosted an International Racketlon Tournament and it has proved out to be a great success. The event was organised by Rajasthan Racketlon under the aegis of Racketlon India Sports Association.
The above information was furnished by Rajasthan Racketlon President Manish Murdia, Vice President Deepak Bhansali and Secretary Vikramaditya Chaufla.
The year 2020 will fulfil the long-pending wish of Udaipurites to have a robust public transport system for the city commuters. By July 2020, Udaipur city will have city buses running in the city for intra-city commuting.
On the initial level, around 26 buses will be deployed to run on different routes with the city. Udaipur City Transport Company Ltd. drafted the above plan during a meeting held at the Smart City Company office last week. The meeting was presided by the Chairman of the company, Mayor Govind Singh Taak, who drafted the entire plan of action for the project.
As per the plan, the committee has also decided upon the tentative fare for different routes which would be in the range of Rs. 5 to Rs. 15 depending on the distance of travel.
Besides, the company also plans to run AC buses from Dabok Airport for people travelling to the city by air. These buses will run according to the flight arrival timings.
The committee has finalised the following route for the buses:
Route 1 – Balicha to Badgaon
Route 2 – Titardi to Badgaon
Route 3 – Rampura to Dabok
Route 4 – Amberi to Balicha
Route 5 – Goverdhan Vilas to Hiranmagri, Pratap Nagar and Pratap Gourav Kendra
