As per the directions of the Election Commission of India, Gujarat has completed a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of its electoral rolls, following which the draft voter list has been published. The SIR campaign began on October 27 and continued for nearly one and a half months across the state. After the completion of the enumeration phase, the draft electoral roll was released on Friday. The process resulted in the verification of more than 4.34 crore voters across Gujarat.
China has invested a substantial amount into its mega hydropower project on the Tsangpo river, called the Brahmaputra in India, in Tibet, but its geologists have warned that the proposed site is atop an ‘active fault line’, which could trigger earthquakes and landslides, ultimately affecting the infrastructure’s ‘integrity’.
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The Central Railway has cancelled 30 long-distance and intercity train services until July 17 after multiple landslides damaged the Mumbai-Pune rail corridor in the Bhor Ghat section, severely disrupting operations. Officials said torrential rainfall on July 6 triggered several landslides between Karjat and Lonavala stations, mainly near Thakurwadi and Monkey Hill, damaging all three railway lines. Although restoration work is being carried out on a war footing, difficult terrain, continuous rain and hazardous working conditions have delayed the full resumption of services.
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