BIHAR CURRENT AFFAIRS
DATE:- 14 JUNE, 2019

 TOP HEADLINES
—  DEATH TOLL RISES IN MUZAFFARPUR DUE TO ACUTE ENCEPHALITIES SYNDROME

—  NEW BRIDGE OVER GANGA IN PATNA

—  TURN WASTE IN TO COMPOST AT ANY COST BY 31 JULY

—  BIHAR BECOMES 1ST STATE TO TRAIN PEOPLE FOR SWIMMING

—  SEPARATE UNIT TO INSPECT CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

—  SEVEN AGRO- BASED MACHINES TO BE GIVEN ON 75% SUBSIDY

THEIR DESCRIPTIONS

—  DEATH TOLL RISES IN MUZAFFARPUR DUE TO ACUTE ENCEPHALITIES SYNDROME
—  To find the cause of deaths, a seven member committee have been formed by the central government in Muzaffarpur.
—  The officers claimed the reason to be HYPOGLACEMIA.
—  HYPOGLYCAEMIA RESULTS FROM HIGH HEAT, HUMIDITY AND NO RAIN.
—  Also the brain disease is associated with a toxic substance in litchi grown in Muzaffarpur and adjoining districts. 

—  NEW BRIDGE OVER GANGA IN PATNA
—  A new four lane bridge across the Ganga next to MAHATMA GANDHI SETU is to be constructed.
—  The proposed bridge is to be constructed within 3 years with the projected amount of Rs.2900 crore.

—  TURN WASTE IN TO COMPOST AT ANY COST BY 31 JULY
—  In wake of implementing SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 2016 BY NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL, all municipal corporations of state have been ordered to collect door to door waste and garbage by 30 June.
—  Also solid waste and semi solid waste to be separated.
—  By 31 July this garbage has to be processed for compost preparation.
—  Ultimatum has been given to make municipal corporation ODF by 30 June.

—  BIHAR BECOMES 1ST STATE TO TRAIN PEOPLE FOR SWIMMING
—  DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY recently organized SAFE SWIMMING programme.
—  To save people lives from drowning, BIHAR GOVERNMENT has come forward to give free training for safe swimming.
—  Firstly six to 18 years old boys and girls will be covered.

—  SEPARATE UNIT TO INSPECT CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
—  Separate unit to inspect crime against women have been established in 40 police districts.
—  These crime include rape, acid attack, dowry deaths, human trafficking etc.

—  SEVEN AGRO- BASED MACHINES TO BE GIVEN ON 75% SUBSIDY
—  Earlier subsidy was 50%.
—  Scheduled tribes category will be given 80%