Tender for the 7 MLD capacity plant, being installed at the cost of Rs 19 crore, has already been issued
RAJKOT: Raiya is set to get its first-ever tertiary treatment plant (TTP) to treat sewage water and make it usable for non-potable activities of the residents of the smart city including washing clothes, vehicles and also for flushing.
While the tender for the 7 MLD capacity plant, being installed at the cost of Rs 19 crore, has already been issued, the TTP is likely to start operation by 2022 end. Tertiary treatment removes suspended solid and turbidity from the waste water automatically reducing its biological oxygen demand (BOD) level and also eliminates the stench, explained an official. BOD is the amount of oxygen required by the micro-organisms in the stabilization of organic matter in the wastewater effluents.
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RAJKOT: In the past three days, seven foreign students of Marwadi University in Rajkot have tested positive for Covid-19.
According to university officials, out of seven, six are from Bhutan and one is from Nepal which include three females. Naresh Jadeja, registrar of the private university said, “The students came from their respective countries and tested positive. They have been isolated and being given treatment at the hostel.A team of RMC health officials also visited the campus and their condition is stable.”
All students are of first-year engineering. Officials said no foreign strain of Covid was found in any student.
According to district surveillance officer Dr Pravin Damor the boy was tested positive on March 6.
Taluka health officer (THO), Dhansura, Dr Yagnesh Goswami said, “The boy is from adjacent Botal village and not from Panch Kuhada village. After he was infected with coronavirus, we had asked the school authority to close the school. However, the next day it was Sunday and on Monday they sought approval and on Tuesday the school was closed.”
The attendance in the school was already low since the reopening. Goswami said that the infected student was not attending the classes since March 4, so there was less possibility of spread of infection.
Rajkot: ATM not dispensing money despite inserting the card? Think twice before seeking help from a stranger standing outside. For all you know, your debit card could be copied by the man offering help and you could lose cash from the account.
On Wednesday, police arrested a 22-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who along with three others, cheated several gullible people by cloning their debit cards and withdrawing money from their accounts on the pretext of helping them.
The accused, Pavan Patel, a native of UP living in Shapar-Veraval area was arrested and he revealed the names of Bhola Yadav, Mahendra Yadav and Kanaiya Patel, all residents of UP, who too are involved in the racket.
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RAJKOT: An accidental collision with the bike of a man led to the thrashing of two sisters and their retired policeman father in Rajkot city on Monday
Police on Tuesday arrested five persons, one of whom even slit the hand of one of the sisters with a scissor, as the altercation over the accident snowballed.
There was a collision between the scooter of victim Darshana Parmar, who was on way to her chartered accountancy (CA) classes and Dharmarajsinh Zala, who was going on a bike. Darshana fell on the road due to the collision and asked Zala to drive carefully.