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नदियों की अविरलता का सवाल वर्तमान परिदृश्य में अति महत्वपूर्ण है। यह कटु सत्य है कि नदियों की हमारे देश में मां की तरह पूजा की जाती है। उन्हें पुण्यसलिला की संज्ञा से विभूषित किया गया है। समूची दुनिया में जितनी हमारे देश में नदियों रूपी संपदा है, ऐसी मिसाल दुनिया के किसी भी देश में देखने को नहीं मिलती। लेकिन आज उसी भारत में जीवन रेखा कही जाने वाली सदानीरा नदियां �
A K Rawat, 58, had served at the hospital for 27 years
NEW DELHI: To add to their woes about inadequate oxygen supplies in the past 18 days, Delhi hospitals have struggled with their staff being infected with Covid-19, in the process creating a work overload on the remaining medical teams.
At Saroj Super Specialty Hospital in Rohini, surgeon A K Rawat, 58, succumbed to Covid, further burdening the facility that has already had to close its labour, cardiology and neurology departments due to the 86 medical and support staff testing positive.
Other hospitals similarly told TOI about doctors and paramedics reaching a stage of utter exhaustion due to heavy workloads caused by truncated staff strengths. At least 317 people, including doctors and paramedic staff, have tested positive for the coronavirus in just four hospitals in the past month.
NEW DELHI: With India battling a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday called upon the 15-lakh strong armed forces to support civil administrations across the country in dealing with the crisis.
“This is the time for the armed forces to rise to the occasion and support civil administrations in creating Covid mitigation facilities in a timebound manner. Timely support at this juncture is important,” Gen Rawat said. “Our men and women in uniform have the will and dedication to break barriers and walk the extra mile, always and every time. We can and we will. Well done and carry on, we still have long distances to travel,” he added.
Rescue operations are still in progress to search for the persons still trapped under snow or stranded at worksites since late evening. Two bodies have been recovered so far.
CHAMOLI: A day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, the Indian Army informed on Saturday that 291 persons have been rescued so far, adding that rescue operations are still in progress. 291 persons have been rescued so far. Rescue operations still in progress, said the Indian Army in a series of tweets. In another tweet, it informed, A BRO (Border Roads Organisation) Camp came under an avalanche in the afternoon of 23 Apr during heavy snowfall in Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. While 55 BRO persons could be mustered at first count, blizzard conditions kept rescue operations at bay till late evening.
A population of around 50 lakh will be covered under the drive, which will cost an estimated Rs 400 crore to the state exchequer, Tirath Singh Rawat told reporters. The state government will bear the entire costs