1 PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ********** Dated Aizawl, 14th October, 2004. ENERGY RENCHEMNA KAWNGAH INDIA IN HMASAWNNA LIAN THAM Delgi khawpuia Indian Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Department chuan leitha (fertilizer) dehchhuahna kawnga energy 15% atanga 20% renchemna turin hlawhtlinna thar duhawm tak a tawng a. He project hi “Pilot Plant Facility for Innovative Heat Exchanger” tia vuah a ni a, Ministy of Chemicals and Fertilizers peng khat Fertilizer Department bultumna hnuaia kalpui niin Pu Ram Vilas Paswan, Chemicals & Fertilizers leh Steel Minister chuan October ni 12 khan hawnna a nei a ni. He hmalakna hi India rama fertilizer siamchhuahte khawvel el pha tura tihchangtlun tura beihna a nih avangin India ram tan pawh hmasawn zelna tur a nih a beiseiawm hle a ni. Pu Paswan-a chuan Plant hawngin science leh technology lama chhui zauna leh zirna sang zawk kalpui a tul a tih zia a sawi a, energy renchemna kawnga hlawhtling tura tihtak zeta bei thin Engineer leh Scientist te chu fakin Sawrkar pawhin theih ang tawpa thlawp tlat a tiam bawk a ni. March 31, 2001 khan Rs. 2,46,36,000/- senga he project hi sanction a ni a, Engineering lam buaipui zawng zawng chu Prof. K.D.P. Nigam leh a thuihhruaiten an tum a ni. He hunah hian Department of Fertilizers Joint Secretary Pu B.K. Sinha leh IIT, Delhi Director Pu R.S. Sirohi te pawhin thuchah an sawi a ni. 12.10.04 INTERNATIONAL AWARD DAWNGTU DR KASTURIRANGAN Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) leh ISRO Chairman hlui Dr. K. Kasturirangan chuan ram hrang hrang inkara inunaun tha thlen lama a hnathawh thatte avangin International Austronautical Federation (IAF), Paris chuan Alan D Emil Memorial Award a hlan a ni. IAF President Pu. Marcio Barbose chuan October ni 8 khan Canada a Vancouver hmuna International Astronautical Congress vawi 55-na hmanna ah lawmman hlanna hi a nei a, astronautics lama 2 Dr. Kasturirangan-an khawvel huapa thawhhona tha a chawh thawh avanga he lawmman hi pek a ni. India space programme nawr kalna kawngah mai thawhhlawk lovin Dr. Kasturirangan-a hian sawi tawh angin astronautics chungchang bika khawvel huapa thawhhona tha tak thlen turin tha leh zung a lo sengral tawh thin a ni. International Astronomical Union leh International Academy of Astronautics leh hmun dangah te hian chanvo pawimawh tak takte pawh a lo chelh nual tawh nghe nghe a, International Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) te, leh kum 1999 a ‘Delhi Declaration’ huaihawtna tur atana mawhphurtu pakhat UNESCAP committee meeting lamah te pawh chairman a dah a lo ni tawh a ni. Hengte bakah hian UN Centre for Space Science & Technology Education (UNCSSTE) ah khan kum 1995 atanga 2003 thleng Governing Board Chairman a dah a lo ni tawh bawk a ni. 12.10.04 CDC AWARD RITES IN A DAWNG Railways Ministry hnuaia Public Sector hmalakna peng khat RITES chuan Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) project a hnathawh that lawmman Consultancy Development Centre (CDC) hnen atangin kum 2004 atana National Award a dawng a. He lawmman hi President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam-a chuan ni 12 khan RITES Managing Director Pu V.K. Agarwal hnenah a hlan a ni. ISO certification dawngtu leh “Mini Ratna” latu ni bawk RITES hian Transport leh Infrastructure hmasawnna tura tan lakna kawngah chhinchhiahtlak takin tha a lo thawh ve thin a ni. 12.10.04 ECONOMY KALPHUNG SAWI NGHING LAWIH TURIN PANCHAYAT TE TIHCHAK A TUL – AIYAR Panchayati Raj leh Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Pu Mani Shankar Aiyar chuan kan ram sum leh pai dinhmun sawi nghing tura Panchayati Raj Institution te tihchak a tulzia a sawi. Indepandent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) ten conference an buatsaih chu hawngin ni 12 khan Minister chuan thingtlang khaw hnawmhnawk atang te a power siamchhuah hi heng thingtlang khaw chengker leh tlafual te sumdawnna hmunpuia kan chhuahna tura kan zinkawng a pen khat chauh niin a sawi. 3 Central Electricity Act, 2003 chuan State Electricity Board te khaikhawmin power pawh zalen leh daihzai takin a semchhuak thin a, hengte pawh hian Panchayati Raj Institution te power siamchhuahna tur atana intat lut ve turin fuih sauh sauh sela, bungraw awmsa a hmuh ang ang, bawlhhlawh leh ran ek atang te pawhin siamchhuak mai sela tiin Minister chuan a tarlang bawk. State sawrkar te pawhin tualchhunga eng an pekchhuahna turin Panchayat te hnenah hian licence sem mai ta sela, an eng pekchhuahte pawh sum lakluhna a hmang tangkaiin State Electricity Board lamah te hralchhuah phalsak ni ta sela tiin Minister chuan a sawi chhunzawm zel a, hetianga Panchayat te siamlen an nih phawt chuan mahnia ro inrelchawp leh intodelhah an chhuah thei ngei dawn niin Minister chuan a ngai tlat a ni. Ram hmasawn zelna turin Panchayati Raj Institution te thuam that tumna chu nghet taka tuh a a awm tawh thu Pu aiyar-a chuan sawi zelin nakum lawk khian Panchayati Raj Institution te mahnia ro inrelchawp thei tura thuneihna pekna kawng khat atan Action Plan duanchhuah a ni dawn, tiin a sawi a ni. Hemi atan hian Round Table Conference pawh vawi sarih lai neih tura ruahman a ni a, tuna kan Sawrkar hian thuneihna a chan atanga ni 100 chhung ngei khan Conference vawi li neih tlingtlak a lo ni tawh nghe nghe. A vawi nga na chu tun thla tawp lamah hian Srinagar a neih tura ruahmanna siam fel a ni tawh bawk a, Central leh State Sawrkar/UT te chuan rorelna fel tak hnuaiah Constitution in a lo tarlan dan ang ngeiin Panchayati Raj te thuam that beihpui chu an thlak dawn a ni. New Delhi khawpuiah November thla chawlhkar hmasa ber khian Confederation of Indian Industry huaihawtin tualchhung rorelna bik atanga Panchayati Raj te thuam that chugchang chu relho tura ruahmanna dah fel a ni tawh a, hei hi Panchayati Raj Ministry te leh Small Scale Industry te,Agro leh Rural Industry te thawhona hnuaia buatsaih tur niin Minister chuan a sawi a ni. 12.10.04 APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2004 CHHUNGIN RAILWAYS FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN TARGET A KHUM Indian Railways chuan tun fiscal year hmalam September 2004 thlenga chhiarin revenue sum lalut thei bungrua ton maktaduai (Million Tonnes) 284.49 phurin nikum tun ang hun vekah khan MT 266.43 a lo phur tawh a, MT 18.46 laiin kumin hian nikum lam hna thawh chu a khum a ni. Hei bakah hian target awmsa MT 281.04 chu MT 3.85 laiin a khum bawk. He chanchin lungawithlak tak mai hian ram economy sector bulthutah duhthusam anga hna a kal a ni tih a lantir niin a hriat a, tin kum khata bungraw phurh zat chu MT 580 vel ni turin target dinglai mek a awm bawk a ni. 4 September 2004 chhung khan revenue huilut thei bungrua MT 47.78 vel railways hian a phur niin a hriat a, kum hmasa lamah khan MT 43.39 lo phur tawhin MT 4.39 in a khum a, he thla atana target awmsa MT 45.64 chu MT 2.14 in a khum bawk. 12.10.04 AIR BRAKE PASSENGER COACH Tun financial year, 2004-2005 chhung hian khualzin phur rel pindan (Passenger coach) 4080 te chu air-brake hmang coach a thlakthleng vek turin Indian Railways chuan Rs. vaibelchhe 61.2 vel sengral turin a inpuahchah mek a, tin a bak rel pindan 7910 te pawh March 2006 ral hma a air brake vuah vek turin remruatna a nei bawk a ni. Hei hi hlawhtlin a nih chuan khualzin phur rel pindan zawng zawngah te hian air brake vuah an ni vek tawh dawn a ni. Air brake te hian rel hnathawh leh mipui rawngbawlna a tih samkhai mai bakah zin veivahna a ti awlsamin a ti mam zawk nia hriat a ni a, tunah hian Indian Railways chuan wagon 2,14,760, khualzin phurhna rel pindan 39,852 leh locomotive 7,681 a nei mek niin chhinchhiahna chuan a tarlang. 12.10.04 No. A-4/17/04 Pub-AZL/ 14102004 1500hrs