Noida: A single-day count has shown a sharp drop in the number of sarus cranes in Gautam Budh Nagar, where the birds thrive. The district forest office has counted 142 sarus cranes this year, which is the lowest since 2018
Of the 142 cranes that were counted this time, 20 were chicks. Researchers on sarus cranes the state bird questioned the decision to count the birds in a single day. They insisted there would be 180-200 cranes in the district.
After 2018, the population of sarus cranes has only increased in Gautam Budh Nagar. While there were 113 birds in 2018, their numbers rose to 146 in 2019 and 166 in 2020.
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NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: The number of Covid cases has shown a downward trend in both Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad this July, with the districts recording a positivity rate of about 0.1%. Currently, the state’s positivity rate is around .04%.
Since July 1, Ghaziabad has reported 58 cases and the figure stands at 111 for neighbouring Gautam Budh Nagar. On Thursday, no new cases were reported in Noida, for the first time this month. In Ghaziabad, for three days this July, no fresh cases were recorded.
However, the testing numbers have also come down in both districts. Since July 1, about 98,500 tests have been conducted in Noida and 93,600 in Ghaziabad. In June, over 1.5 lakh tests were conducted in each district. “We are continuing to test as many people as possible. Our case count has dropped but we want to stay alert. Testing teams have been asked to keep tabs on people with symptoms,” said Suhas LY, district magistrate, GB Nagar. Ghaziabad chief medical o
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NOIDA: Final results for class 10 and 12 students studying under the UP Board will be out soon, officials have said. Around 41,000 students in Gautam Budh Nagar district are waiting for their report cards.
“We have received information from the education department in Lucknow that the results are ready and would be released any time now. Class 10 students have been given provisional admission to class 11 in most schools. Class 12 students can seek college admission after the results are declared,” said the district inspector of schools, Dharam Vir Singh.
Noida and Greater Noida together have around 1 lakh students enrolled with the UP Board who have been promoted to the next class.
Noida/Ghaziabad: As the health department continues to struggle with the daily vaccination programme in most places, Ghaziabad received 11,500 doses on Sunday and Noida got 8,000 doses. No vaccination drive was conducted in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad on Sunday but officials said all government centres will operate on Monday. Vaccination drives for pregnant women have started in Gautam Budh Nagar and over 50,000 such women are likely to get the jabs in the next few days, officials said.
“We have enough doses for now and we are getting a fresh batch daily. There is no shortage as such but people will have to remain patient and wait for their turns. We can assure residents that the vaccine supply will improve in a few days,” said Dr Neeraj Tyagi, district immunisation officer, Gautam Budh Nagar.
NOIDA: Traders have been hit worse during the second wave than they were in the first.
The Confederation of Indian Traders Association’s (CAIT) Gautam Budh Nagar chapter has informed the state government that the gross revenue loss of traders in the district from March to June 2021 is estimated to be around Rs 10,000 crore, compared with approximately Rs 5,000 crore during the same period in 2020.
The reason for this doubling of revenue loss, according to the traders’ body, is not just the lockdown, but pockets getting smaller because of job losses and salary cuts and an online shift in buying patterns because of the pandemic.