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The Petroleum & Natural Gas Regula- deserving candidates. Why should the its past. But tales about Roy's
tory Board (PNGRB) had in October government be sitting on the propos- patronising approach to his over 9 lakh
2015 authorised IOAGPL, a 50:50 JV of als is something that I cannot under- employees and their unflinching devo-
IOC and Adani Gas, to implement the stand," he said. tion to him are still narrated like mod-
city gas distribution project. ern folklores.
Sahara staff to strip for
To cater to the transportation sector, salary dues with begging 8 ministries roped in for
IOAGPL will set up eight CNG stations. bowls in Mumbai better coordination to
The company will explore the feasibil- clean up Ganga
ity of supplying CNG to fishing vessels Hundreds of Sahara employees in
and houseboats, he added. Mumbai striped down to their Seeking to use different arms of the
underwears and hold a begging bowl government in pursuing the gigantic
CJI T S Thakur called for a on March 7 as a mark of protest task of Ganga cleaning, the Union
"social audit" of govt. per- against the company's decision to hold water resources ministry has signed a
formance their salaries even as the group's joint Memorandum of Understanding
honcho Subrata Roy completes two (MoU) with seven ministries to carry
Criticising the government for delay in years in Tihar. Roy was sent to jail by forward multi-sectoral activities for
appointment of judges and enforce- the apex court for disobeying its order minimum three years to rejuvenate
ment of judges and enforcement of to pay up Rs 24,000 crore to its inves- the river.
laws, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur tors, completes two years in Tihar.
called for a "social audit" of its perfor- Under the MoU the HRD ministry to
mance. The agitation was led by Sahara India facilitate IITs for developing and under-
Kamgaar Sangathan, an employees' take pilot projects for implementing
Stating that the government takes "its union formed for the first time in the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system for
own sweet time to clear proposals group's 38-year history. "Over 9 lakh four types of industrial pollution cover-
that have been submitted to it," he employees are getting (only) 40% to ing tanneries, chemical, pharma and
pointed to the "450 vacancies" in the 50% of the salaries. The management textile industries, the ministry of Ayush
high courts across the country. is not considerate about its employees will take up promotion of medicinal
who have put their entire life in the plants in the Ganga catchment areas
"In a system where the judiciary is company. We had no other option but and ministry of youth affairs will in-
working at half the strength, people to hit the streets," Sangathan head volve sports persons to form young
are crying for justice, people are lan- Vishal More told. group to take up activities related to
guishing in jails. The chief justice of the Ganga cleaning.
high court and two senior most judges More, who claimed he met Roy in Tihar
have considered a person to be suit- Jail on November 10, said, "Saharasri Ministries of shipping, tourism, drinking
able. It has gone through the chief ensured us that at least the labour class water and rural development are also
minister and the governor, reached would get 90% salary. But that is yet part of the joint MoU that will take up
the law ministry, gone through the to happen". various Ganga cleaning activities
scrutiny of the IB, and come to the around 21 identified action plans under
collegiums. Unlike Mumbai, the mood is despon- the Namami Gange programme - an
dently quiet in Sahara Shahr, the 100- integrated Ganga conservation mission
The Chief Justice of India and two se- acre nerve centre of the group in - which was allocated Rs 20,000 crore
nior most judges have seen the propos- Lucknow's Gomtinagar, which was the by the Centre for five years (2015-2020).
als, removed the unwanted and the city's most coveted address till two
undeserving and sent up only the most years ago but is now a pale shadow of The ministry to encourage IITs and NITs
"Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand."
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