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Udaipur Tourism comes to a standstill! City Palace, Saheliyon Ki Bari closed till March 31

The tourist city of Rajasthan which has been waiting for the upcoming vacation season, Udaipur has entered the complete lockdown state closing all the major tourist spots in the city including City Palace and Saheliyon Ki Bari.

The directive has come from the city administration as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to shut all the 244 sites across the state including the popular Chittorgarh Fort and Kumbhalgarh Fort until 31st March 2020.

The tourism sector of Udaipur including the hospitality sector has been majorly hit by the decision. However, the city has been struggling hard to keep up the business since the outbreak of the virus.

The Shrinathji Temple of Nathdwara will also be closed immediately after the regular traditional prayers. The temple will only allow 50 people at a time to visit during the traditional prayers.

The existing situation has also hit the event industry which is a part of the tourism sector. Most of the events in the city have either postponed indefinitely or cancelled due to the prevailing situation.

The state tourism department has cancelled celebrations of all festivals till March 31 including Rajasthan Foundation Day and Mewar Festival in the city. Since the administration has urged people to avoid large gathering, all these and other events have been cancelled.

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नगर निगम ने 2005 के बाद शहरी विकास (यूडी) कर के नए सर्वेक्षण की शुरुआत की

उदयपुर नगर निगम ने 2005 के बाद शहरी विकास (यूडी) कर के नए सर्वेक्षण की शुरुआत की है। शहरी विकास (यूडी) कर शहर के स्वामित्व वाली भूमि पर घर के पुनर्वास या नए निर्माण के लिए एक छूट है, जिसमें फिर से बेची गई संपत्ति भी शामिल है। नगर निगम आयुक्त ने यूडी कर योग्य संपत्तियों के सर्वेक्षण के लिए निविदाएं आमंत्रित करने के लिए 16 मार्च को दोपहर 12 बजे बैठक बुलाई। बैठक के लिए वित्तीय सलाहकार, राजस्व अधिकारी, अतिरिक्त मुख्य अभियंता और उप नगर नियोजक सहित विभिन्न अधिकारियों को बुलाया गया था।

नगर निगम आयुक्त ने पिछले महीने हुई नगर निगम उदयपुर की पिछली बजट बैठक के बारे में अधिकारियों को बताया कि भाजपा पार्षदों ने अधिकारियों से पूछताछ करते हुए उनसे पूछताछ की। भाजपा पार्षदों ने पुष्टि की कि यूडी टैक्स का सर्वेक्षण आखिरी बार 2005 में किया गया था; लेकिन पिछली बैठक में यह तय हुआ था कि अगले महीने में नए सर्वेक्षण का आयोजन किया जाएगा, हालांकि इसे अभी तक नहीं किया गया है।

बैठक में, डिप्टी मेयर ने अधिकारियों से सर्वेक्षण की प्रगति के बारे में पूछताछ की और उन्होंने नाराज़गी जताई, जब उन्हें पता चला कि सर्वेक्षण नहीं किया गया है क्योंकि कार्यवाही रिपोर्ट में यह उल्लेख किया गया था कि सर्वेक्षण हो गया है। विपक्ष के नेता गुलाब चंद कटारिया ने कहा कि सर्वे जल्द पूरा होना चाहिए।

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Udaipur Airport ranked no. 1 as the cleanest in India

The Maharana Pratap Airport of Udaipur has been ranked no. 1 as the cleanest and safest airport in the country in the category of airports having passenger handling capacity of up to 1.5 million. A total of 52 airports in India fall under category III.

The inspection was done by a survey team of the Airport Authority of India (AAI). The team inspected the airports on 32 parameters which majorly covered all the operational aspects of the airports falling in the said category. The parameters included air traffic control, runway and terminal building.

Udaipur Airport has been adjudged the best cleanest airport in the category followed by Vadodara’s Civil Airport Harni which comes second and Vijaywada Airport which ranked the third cleanest airport in the country.

Recently, the airport of Udaipur was also declared  “single-use plastic-free airport terminals” in January 2019.

The airport authority took various steps to eliminate single-use plastic items at passenger terminals, making Udaipur Airport a plastic-free zone.

Plastic items straws, plastic cutlery and plastic plates are banned on the airport. The airport has also switched over to other packaging alternatives and replacements.

AAI has also enhanced its waste management systems and is promoting the use of eco-friendly, sustainable alternatives progressively like the use of bio-degradable garbage bags in bins and installation of the plastic bottle-crushing machine at Udaipur Airport.

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Coronavirus in Udaipur: Schools, colleges, cinema halls to remain closed in Rajasthan till March 30.

Rajasthan Government has directed all the schools, colleges, coaching centres, gyms, multiplexes and theatres across Rajasthan including Udaipur to remain closed till 30th March as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

Coronavirus precautions in Rajasthan

Though the government has not cancelled the pre-scheduled exams at schools and college in the state.

The directions will be effective in all cities and towns of Rajasthan including Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Ajmer.

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot held a meeting with the senior officials from the state’s medical and health department.

Besides, the CM has also directed to call-off the events, shows and theatre plays during this period.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that medical and nursing colleges in the state will not be affected by this order. He has also requested the people of the state to keep their social gathering if any, small by inviting a limited number of guests only.

According to the sources, over 3 lakh people have been screened so far, out of which three people have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan.

“There is no need for people to panic. These measures have been taken to ensure the spread of the virus. Only 3 cases have been detected and we believe the situation is under control. We have asked district collectors and CMHOs to spread awareness and release advisories on a regular basis,” said an officer.

 

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Herbal Garden to be built in Gulab Bagh, and other important updates

The cultural committee of Municipal Corporation, Udaipur decided on Thursday that a herbal garden will be built in Gulab Bagh. Medicinal plants from around the world will be planted in this garden which will be developed after consulting the experts. The committee meeting was led by Mayor Govind Singh Tank, Deputy Mayor Paras Singhvi, and Chairman Mahesh Trivedi.

The committee decided that on all the national festivals viz. Republic Day (celebrated on 26th January) and Independence Day (celebrated on 15th August), tricolor flag will be hoisted in parks of Udaipur, including Gulab Bagh, as these parks are an indigenous part of the city.

Another important decision given by the cultural committee was that all the dividers of the city will be decorated by planting beautiful and colorful flowers. This was decided because it was regularly seen that dividers are used by people to dry their clothes on the roadside

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COVID-19: Udaipur’s Tourism to be effected as Tourist Visa suspended till 15th April 2020

All existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International organisations, working and project visas are to be suspended till 15th April 2020. The government has suspended the visas to India because the cases of coronavirus in India are reflecting a drastic increase and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it as the rampant epidemic.

The suspension will be implemented from 1200 hours GMT on 13th March 2020 at the point of departure.

The official statement was issued by a panel at Health Ministry Of India, headed by Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday, 11th March 2020.

People coming from China, Iran, Italy, Republic of Korea, Germany, France and Spain after 15th February 2020 will be halting at Quarantine for 14 days, the decision for the same will be made at the departure port of airports.

People holding credentials of OCI Card which gives them Visa Free Facilities will too be denied entry.

If the reasons are too serious for travelling to India, then the person has to contact the nearest Indian embassy.

Udaipur being a Tourist attraction city is believed to face decline in Tourist Activities because of the suspension of visas. Several tourist spots are suspected to experience a downhill in their business; even the city dwellers such as rickshaw drivers, local artefact shops etc are also to witness a slacken for a few days.

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Forum Celebration Mall celebrated Women’s Day Weekend

International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world on 8th March every year. The day is dedicated to women and celebrates womanhood internationally. As per the recent trend, it has become the day when the women take out some time exclusively for themselves to break from the monotony and indulge in self-pampering activities.

Udaipur is certainly one of those cities which witnessed some exciting events organized on the occasion of women’s day. There were many events occurring all over the city which were dedicated to this day.

Forum Celebration Mall in Udaipur, dedicated an entire weekend to celebrate Women’s Day. Groovy live music, refreshing makeover sessions and amazing workshops on beauty and glamour, women in the lake city were spoilt for choice as Forum Celebration Mall went off its way to celebrate the International Women’s Day.

Out and out shopaholics who were craving for some “me time”, got to relax at a high-end luxurious spa, with a store full of women’s day special offers.

Women’s Day Weekend at Forum Celebration Mall

Forum Celebration Mall celebrated womanhood by organising amazing events and activities for the woman of the city. The celebration started on Saturday, 7th March 2020 with a mesmerizing live music performance by Blue Hush.

Udaipur Live Music

On 8th March, Forum Celebration Mall invited a renowned makeup artist Bhavini Dhadda to deliver an insightful workshop on glamorous makeup tips and tricks.

Forum Celebration Mall

Besides, there was also an offer going on on both days – March 7th and 8th. On shopping for Rs. 1500/- or above, all the women got a free makeover from Champion Salon.

Women got offered a range of discounts during the Women’s Day celebration in Udaipur. One of the biggest malls in Udaipur, Forum Celebration Mall keeps on organising various events and activities for all the age groups from time to time.

Visit Forum Celebration Mall Udaipur to shop, eat and have fun!

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Udaipur will get 200 lakh liters more water per day from the new Jaisamand-Udaipur pipeline

The state government gave its approval to change the 55 km long pipeline coming from Jaisamand to Udaipur. It will take 3 years to construct this pipeline costing 215 crores.

Doubling the capacity of the 55 km long line, which has been supplying drinking water from Jaisamand Lake to the city of Udaipur for 25 years, will provide 20 MLD or 200 lakh litres of additional water per day from Jaisamand.

Currently, 21 MLD water per day is being supplied from the biggest man-made lake in the city.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s 215 crores project was approved in the recent budget session.

The Water Supply Department has started working on the project. The project is expected to be completed by October 2023. The tender process will begin as soon as the final Detailed Project Report (DPR) gets approved.

The pipeline that has been supplying water from the Jaisamand Lake since 1995 has 450 to 600 mm in diameter. The new pipeline will be built in 600 to 900 mm in diameter.

An intake well will also be built on the lake. Besides, the old pump houses will be renovated and new pumps will be installed. A new filter plant of 20 MLD capacity will also be built in Udaipur along with tanks for water storage. The locations to build the tanks will be decided as per the requirement.

Jaisamand Lake has a capacity of 14650 Million Cubic Feet (MCFT) out of which 630 MCFT of water is reserved by the Water Supply Department for supplying drinking water in Udaipur city and Salumbar region.

Since the age-old pipeline is damaged in many places, the water from Jaisamand also does not reach the city in sufficient quantity. Because of this, the city experienced huge water crises last year, pushing the department to provide water supply to the city once in 72 hours.

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Alert! Bank Operations to be affected from March 10-16

Bank Employee Federation of India (BEFI) and All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) will hold three-day nationwide strike over wage hike from March 11-13.

Apart from Holi holiday on March 10, the banking operations will be hit on second Saturday (March 15) of the month. In total, operations could be affected from March 10-16.

It is to be noted that the March 11-13 strike would be the third bank strike in 2020. The first strike was observed on January 8, 2020, along with nationwide Bandh. After that, the unions held a two-day strike from January 31-February 1.

This time, the strike has been timed ahead of the second Saturday of March when banks observe a holiday i.e. March 15. This means it can affect the customers for five consecutive days closing the banks and even ATMs for five consecutive days.

However, the strike would majorly affect the customers of public sector banks like State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda etc. Operations of private banks will not be affected due to the strike.

Also note that the unions have again called for an indefinite all-India bank strike from April 1 this year, if their demands are not met.

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Udaipur Railway Station to have Video Surveillance System

In an effort to improve the overall security of the passengers travelling in the trains, the Railway Department has decided to install smart cameras on its premises.

40 HD cameras to be installed on all the 5 platforms along with other major locations at the city railway station by the end of March this year. The department has planned to install a total number of 60 cameras.

As of now, there are just 2 cameras installed at the station which are almost 10 years old.

In phase-I that is targeted for this year, North Western Railway has recently commissioned Video Surveillance system (CCTV) at 1 thousand stations including Udaipur City Railway Station coming under Ajmer Division. The total budget approved for the project is Rs. 250 crores.

Being a major tourist destination, Udaipur City Railway Station requires a robust security system at all the public transport locations.

These cameras will be monitored by the security personnel can monitor from the control room located at the station and also from Central Security Control Rooms located at Divisional HQ in Ajmer.

This new Video Surveillance System is will ensure better security of passengers at all the railway stations and railway properties.