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Bihar attempts 16,000km-long human chain for the cause of environment

The state of Bihar is attempting a 16,000 km long human chain for the cause of environmental protection. The human chain is being formed under the 'Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali' programme.

Bihar attempts 16,000km-long human chain for the cause of environment

Bihar attempts 16,000km-long human chain for the cause of environment

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Published : Jan 19, 2020, 1:18 PM IST

Patna: Bihar is all set to form 16,000 km long human chain to generate awareness about the need for environmental protection. According to reports, the human chain aims at showcasing environmental conservation campaign and previous initiatives of the Nitish Kumar government like prohibition and campaigns against dowry and child marriage in Bihar.

Bihar attempts 16,000km-long human chain for the cause of environment

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Sushil Modi along with other ministers gathered at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna to participate in the human chain event. The Bihar government had earlier claimed that the human chain on January 19 will be the longest one ever attempted.

Read: Real problem in country is unemployment, not population: Owaisi

Kumar, whose current tenure as Chief Minister ends in less than a year, had first come up with the idea of a human chain in January, 2017 when millions of people were said to have stood across the state - holding each others hands in support of his decision to completely ban sale and consumption of alcohol in Bihar.

All parties in the state, including the RJD, which was then an alliance partner of the JD(U) headed by Kumar, had supported the human chain.

However, the initiative has drawn major criticism from the Opposition who said that the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali drive has, so far, involved irregularities to the tune of Rs 24,500 crore in addition to crores which is likely to be "splurged" on the "nautanki" (farce) of the human chain.

Patna: Bihar is all set to form 16,000 km long human chain to generate awareness about the need for environmental protection. According to reports, the human chain aims at showcasing environmental conservation campaign and previous initiatives of the Nitish Kumar government like prohibition and campaigns against dowry and child marriage in Bihar.

Bihar attempts 16,000km-long human chain for the cause of environment

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Sushil Modi along with other ministers gathered at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna to participate in the human chain event. The Bihar government had earlier claimed that the human chain on January 19 will be the longest one ever attempted.

Read: Real problem in country is unemployment, not population: Owaisi

Kumar, whose current tenure as Chief Minister ends in less than a year, had first come up with the idea of a human chain in January, 2017 when millions of people were said to have stood across the state - holding each others hands in support of his decision to completely ban sale and consumption of alcohol in Bihar.

All parties in the state, including the RJD, which was then an alliance partner of the JD(U) headed by Kumar, had supported the human chain.

However, the initiative has drawn major criticism from the Opposition who said that the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali drive has, so far, involved irregularities to the tune of Rs 24,500 crore in addition to crores which is likely to be "splurged" on the "nautanki" (farce) of the human chain.

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Accidents, suicides claimed lives of 2,200 personnel in 2014-2018 period
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) As many as 2,200 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel died in accidents and suicides in a span of five years from 2014 to 2018, with the annual figures of such casualties coming down in recent years, according to an official data.
In 2018, 104 CAPF personnel died in accidents while 28 in suicides, totalling 132 deaths during the year, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showed.
In 2014, when the NCRB had first collected data of such cases linked to CAPF, 1,232 accident-related deaths were reported and suicide figures stood at 175.
The number of accident-related deaths stood at 113 in 2017, 260 in 2016 and 193 in 2015, while suicide cases stood at 60 in 2017, 74 in 2016 and 60 in 2015, the NCRB data from the corresponding years showed.
According to the data, 1,902 CAPF personnel died in accidents, while 397 in suicides, totalling 2,199 such casualties from 2014 to 2018.
The NCRB has included data from five forces -- Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) besides Assam Rifles (AR) and National Security Guard (NSG).
Working under the Union Home Ministry, CAPFs play a vital role in guarding borders and assisting Centre and state governments in maintenance of internal security and in curbing other illegal or unlawful activities.
As on January 1,2018, the CAPFs had the actual strength of 9,29,289 personnel, according to the latest report of the NRCB, which works under the MHA and is responsible for collection and analysis of crime-related data.
A cause-wise analysis of accidental deaths of CAPF personnel revealed that maximum causalities of forces have been reported under 'Killed in Action or Operation or Encounters' -- 31.7 per cent (33 out of 104 deaths) in 2018, the NCRB said.
It was followed by 'deaths due to other causes' accounting for 21.2 per cent (22 deaths), while road orrailway accidents' (21 out of 104 deaths) accounted for 20.2 per cent of total fatalities during the year, it stated.
There were also four deaths each because of 'forces of nature' and 'fratricide' during 2018, according to the NRCB data.
A cause-wise analysis of suicidal deaths revealed that 35.7 per cent, which is 10 out of 28 suicides, were due to 'family problems', the data showed, adding, another 17.9 per cent (5 out of 28 suicides each) were due to 'marriage-related issues' and 'service-related issues'.
Overall, 1,34,516 suicides were reported in the country during 2018, showing an increase of 3.6 per cent in comparison to 2017.
The rate of suicides, which means deaths per one lakh population, also increased by 0.3 per cent during 2018 over 2017, the NCRB stated.
Medical experts, however, say that suicide is a serious public health problem but are preventable with timely, evidence-based and often low-cost interventions. PTI KIS
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