Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 18 (ANI): Metrological Department Hyderabad on Tuesday predicted light to moderate thundershowers over the district for the next two days.

Aurangabad Mar 27 PTI A Mumbai-based HR professional whose efforts towards conserving the stepwells of Maharashtra found a mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modis monthly Mann Ki Baat programme on Sunday said he has mapped and documented 1650 stepwells in the state by travelling 14000 kms for this cause Rohan Kale 38 who works in a private company said he developed a passion for stepwells during his visits to Gujarat and began his mission to conserve such traditional structures back home in Maharashtra Now he not only aims to bring back the glory of these water bodies but also wants to turn them into places which can cater to the drinking water requirements of the regions where they are located Stepwells are wells or ponds in which the water is reached by descending a set of steps to the water level These structures may be multi-storeyed with significant ornamental and architectural features During his Mann Ki Baat radio programme PM Modi said Rohan Kale a youth from Maharashtra is an HR professional He is running a movement to save the step wells Many of them are some centuries old and are part of our culture Talking to PTI about the idea behind his initiative Maharashtra Barav Mohim Maharashtra Stepwell Campaign Kale said While working in the HR department of a pharma company in Mumbai I used to travel to Gujarat often for office-related work While exploring the forts in Sahyadri mountain ranges I fell in love with the stepwells in Gujarat in 2017 Therafter I started exploring the stepwells in Maharashtra and found that although they are huge in number the condition of many of them is bad I decided to work for their conservation I tried to make it a public movement and on the occasion of Mahashivratri this year 160 stepwells across the state were cleaned and decorated he said Kale said he has travelled 14000 kms on his motorcycle across nearly 20 districts of Maharashtra by spending around Rs 15 lakh from his own pocket so far I have succeeded in mapping 1650 stepwells in Maharashtras different regions - Konkan western Maharashtra north Maharashtra Marathwada and Vidarbha so far he said Kale said he also took a break of one-and-a-half years on the professional front during which he continued the task of mapping the stepwells in the state Under this project people are taking efforts to clean the stepwells located in their respective area he said adding that the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation MTDC also extended its support to the movement by writing about it on its website and uploading the locations of 1650 stepwells on it The Stepwell Campaign also reached the architecture colleges in different districts of the state and Kale said he has requested these educational institutes to undertake architectural documentation work of the stepwells It will be soon bvegin in Nashik he added The aim of this movement is not only to clean the stepwells but to make these structures a major source of quenching the need of water in their respective areas We have demanded guidelines of scientific conservation of these stepwells to the state archeology department also Kale said PTI AW NP NP

Pune Jan 30 PTI Noted balladeer Hemantraje Mavale who was given a state award in recognition of his work for de-addiction on Sunday said he will return the honour in protest against the Maharashtra governments decision to allow the sale of liquor at supermarkets and walk-in stores Mavale was awarded the Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi Vyasanmukti Seva Purskar in 2017-18 I have been working on de-addiction for many years and was awarded by the state government for my work We are creating awareness through folk art But the state governments decision to allow the sale of wine in supermarkets and shops is not welcomed Mavale told reporters He said the state governments decision on the sale of wine in the garb of helping farmers will turn people into booze addicts This decision will give easy access to wine to children and women who otherwise would have never visited wine shops Mavale added He said the government is neglecting farmers from Vidarbha who are committing suicide This decision of the state government is a contradiction So today I put my award in front of Mahatma Gandhis statue in Pune and tomorrow I will return it after visiting the collectors office PTI COR NSK NSK

Vidarbha vs Karnataka, semifinal 2 match at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 is all set to take on each other in the semi-final 2. The match will be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this article, we shall bring to you the live streaming details of the game. But before that, let’s […]

According to reports, The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has announced a bandh all over Maharashtra on October 11. They have called the bandh to protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed the lives of eight people, among which four were farmers.

According to reports, The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has announced a bandh all over Maharashtra on October 11. They have called the bandh to protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed the lives of eight people, among which four were farmers.

Mumbai Sep 29 PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday directed the officials to expedite relief measures to the people affected by heavy rains and floods in parts of the Marathwada north Maharashtra and Vidarbha regions He gave the direction during a review meeting The damage assessment surveys should be started at the earliest by the revenue agriculture and other concerned departments Damages to horticulture plantations and to the fertile layer of the agricultural land of farmers should also be part of the survey he said Those students who missed their examinations due to the unprecedented rainfall should be given another chance to appear for the exam A special exam can be arranged for such students a few days later he said As many as 100 people have been rescued by the disaster response force with the help of boats and a helicopter of the Indian Air Force officials told Thackeray during the meeting More support on the ground has been sent by the state administration to carry out the rescue operations they said In the last two days at least 13 people died in heavy showers floods and lightning in parts of Maharashtra with the Marathwada region bearing the major brunt of rain fury while more than 560 people were rescued after the National Disaster Response Force NDRF was mobilised and helicopters were deployed the officials had said on Tuesday Of these 13 deaths 12 were reported from Marathwada and Vidarbha regions and one from North Maharashtras Nashik district they had said Besides more than 200 cattle perished or were washed away and a number of houses were damaged in torrential rains that lashed Marathwada over the last few days causing havoc in a region which is considered a perennially drought-plagued area they had said PTI ND NP NP

Cyclone Gulab which reached Andhra Pradesh on Sunday evening, triggered a 24-hour rainfall of 282mm in Visakhapatnam on Monday, setting an all time record for the month of September. The last time the city recorded such heavy rainfall was in September, 2005 when cyclone Kyaar caused 194mm of rainfall in the city. Cyclone Gulab made landfall […]