{"id":5796,"date":"2020-01-22T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T10:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=5796"},"modified":"2020-01-22T15:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T10:18:41","slug":"prelims-pib-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/prelims-pib-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Prelims: PIB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Navy Signs MoU for offshore Data with Geological Survey of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Geological Survey of India (GSI) for \u2018Sharing of seabed sediments data, products and expertise for Naval Application in Meteorology and Oceanography\u2019.<\/p>\n

The MoU was signed today between Commodore AA Abhyankar, who heads Indian Navy\u2019s Oceanology and Meteorology Directorate and Shri N Maran, Deputy Director General of GSI.<\/p>\n

GSI\u2019s Marine and Coastal survey Division based at Mangaluru has mapped most of India\u2019s 2.1 Million km2\u00a0 Exclusive Economic Zone and has a vast repository of offshore data.<\/p>\n

This data collected using GSI\u2019s state-of-the-art oceanic research vessels Samudra Manthan, Samudra Kaustubh, Samudra Shaudhikama and Samudra Ratnakar, will now be used by Indian Navy\u2019s rapidly growing blue water fleet for reliable and accurate oceanographic modeling to support their expansive maritime operations in the Indian Ocean region<\/p>\n

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Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in China: Actions taken by the Health Ministry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As per WHO update (as of 11th January, 2020) in all, 41 cases of Novel Coronavirus have been reported so far from China [including one death (further update is awaited)]. As per WHO risk assessment, the risk for global spread, as of now, remains low.<\/p>\n

Various measures have been initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,\u00a0as a matter of abundant precaution.<\/p>\n

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  1. Secretary (H) is constantly reviewing the evolving scenario,\u00a0developments,\u00a0and preparedness and response measures being undertaken by the Ministry.<\/li>\n
  2. Secretary (H) took a review meeting on 20th\u00a0January, 2020 in the context of spurt in cases reported by China and the public health measures that need to be scaled up.<\/li>\n
  3. MoHFW\u00a0has written to Ministry of Civil Aviation\u00a0(MoCA)\u00a0to facilitate thermal screening at the International airports of Delhi, Mumbai,\u00a0Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Cochin\u00a0for the airlines to follow International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines for managing and notifying anybody reporting illness on flights originating from China and disembarking in India.\u00a0MoCA\u00a0has instructed for\u00a0in-flight announcements\u00a0for India bound flights.<\/li>\n
  4. MoHFW\u00a0has also written to Ministry of External Affairs to provide details of travelers from Wuhan city who have sought visa to travel to India, since 31stDecember, 2019 and to counsel the applicants while issuing visa.\u00a0They have also been requested to provide daily details. As for E-visa issue Ministry of Home Affairs is being approached.<\/li>\n
  5. Ministry of External Affairs has also been requested to disseminate travel advisory (in local languages) to Indian Embassies in China and adjoining countries for wider circulation and passenger information.<\/li>\n
  6. Secretary (H) has also written to the States\/UTs to review their preparedness, identify gaps and strengthen core capacities in the area of surveillance, laboratory support infection prevention & control, logistics, risk communication and in particular, hospital preparedness in terms of isolation and ventilator management of critically ill patients of\u00a0severe acute respiratory illness (SARI).<\/li>\n
  7. The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) under the Chairmanship of DGHS has met twice (on 8th\u00a0and 15th\u00a0January, 2020) to assess the risk and review the preparedness and response mechanisms to manage any case that might get imported to India. WHO, being represented in the JMG is providing Ministry with regular updates and technical\u00a0information.<\/li>\n
  8. A travel advisory has been issued and put up on Ministry\u2019s website and also on the Twitter handle for wider circulation.<\/li>\n
  9. Port and Airport Health Organizations have been sensitized and thermal screening has been initiated at the international airports of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata\u00a0and will be initiated today at Chennai, Bengaluru,\u00a0Hyderabad\u00a0and Cochin airports. The Airport Health Organizations at the airports\u00a0of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata\u00a0have\u00a0put\u00a0up\u00a0signages\u00a0at prominent locations informing the public about self-reporting of illness. The hospitals attached to these airports\u00a0have been\u00a0reviewed for provision of isolation and critical care facilities. Immigration officers manning the counters have been sensitized at these airports.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    • Integrated Disease Surveillance\u00a0Programme\u00a0has issued advisory to all States\/UTs for SARI surveillance to pick up any travel related case reported in the community and follow up contacts of suspect\/confirmed cases.<\/li>\n
    • National Institute of Virology, Pune is fully geared up to test samples of\u00a0nCoV. Ten other laboratories under Indian Council of Medical Research\u2019s Viral Research and Diagnostics Laboratories network are also equipped to test such samples, if a need arises.<\/li>\n
    • Adequate stock of Personal Protection Equipment is being maintained by Medical Stores Organization.<\/li>\n
    • Rapid response teams of the States\/UTs have been trained in management of MERS-CoV\u00a0outbreak (a similarly placed virus, reported from Middle East) in the year 2014. More recently these Rapid Response Teams of all States\/UTs, APHO\/PHOs and Regional Directors of this Ministry\u00a0have also been trained (in Nov-Dec, 2019) on management of high risk pathogens in context of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      \u00a0<\/strong>Concession Agreement signed for construction of Z-Morh tunnel in J&K<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      A Concession Agreement was signed today for completing the 6.5 km long Z-Morh tunnel in J&K in the presence of\u00a0Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari. MoS Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh, Secretary Road Transport & Highways Shri Sanjiv Ranjan, and other senior officers from the Ministry and NHIDCL were present on the occasion.<\/p>\n

      The project includes construction, operation and maintenance of the tunnel with approaches on NH-1 at Srinagar-Sonmarg-Gumri Road from 61 km to 89.30 km on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) Annuity basis.<\/p>\n

      The\u00a02-lane bi-directional tunnel with parallel escape tunnel will be completed in 3.5 years at a cost of Rs 2378.76 Crore. The concessionaire has been awarded DLP Period \/Operation & Maintenance Period of 15 years from the Completion Date.\u00a0The earlier contract is being foreclosed in terms of Ministry \u2018Guidelines Principles for Resolution of Stuck National Highway Projects\u2019.<\/p>\n

      Bids for the project were re-invited with a TPC of Rs. 2378.76 Cr on BOT (Annuity) basis.<\/p>\n

      Four bids were received, and were opened on 29.08.2019. After receiving necessary administrative approval and financial sanction, the project award was sanctioned by the Ministry.<\/p>\n

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