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12th September 2019

Topic:- Protest(Mains)

News:-PCS officers’ strike brings work to halt.

Context:-Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officers daylong pen-down strike on Wednesday in protest against the increase in the incidents of violence against them brought the work in government offices to a standstill.

Cause of Protest:-

The immediate trigger for the protest was the gherao of Zira SDM by a farmers’ organisation when he was overseeing the flood-relief operations last week. The protesters had threatened to throw his car into an overflowing river.

(Source:- The Tribune)

Topic:- Problems with Drinking water(Mains)

News:-Water samples from Fazilka villages fail the test.

Action on NGT directive:-

The samples were taken on the directions of the NGT after a petition filed by a local progressive farmer, Vikram Ahuja, who had claimed that the subsoil water in nearly 132 villages of border district had become unfit for human consumption and irrigation. The NGT had directed the Deputy Commissioner, Fazilka, PPCB, Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board and the Local Bodies Department to submit a “factual and action-taken report” by August 25. Deputy Commissioner, Fazilka was made the nodal officer.

(Source:- The Tribune)

Topic:- Reforms in Agriculture

The Punjab State Consultant Council has been formed to improve and take place to improve and take care of the spread of the agricultural system and good administration policies. The members of the castle have already received a healthy investment by the focus on crop diversity. During this time we also gave strength on wheat and rice to grow more crops.

How it will help?

These important steps regarding agriculture in Punjab will strengthen the economic and political status of Punjab, which will make more investment in the administration’s development, tax improvement and higher education.