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Everybody is eager to know what is happening around them! The curiosity to know about the happenings and the events of the Udaipur never dies. What if I tell you that you can keep yourself updated about the city sitting at your home.

Sometimes, we want to keep ourselves updated about what is going on in our own Udaipur city which on our daily news channel we are not able to fetch. And so we bring you a platform where you can read every update and news related to the city. Be it government updates, social events, or important information, you can find everything in a single place along with relevant images and specific details. News of Udaipur is a special platform for all the News enthusiasts who wants to know about the benchmark events of the town, the book releases, the press releases, the events, and many other important updates about the city with 100% authenticity and lightning fast speed.

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Underpass to be Constructed at Shakti Nagar Corner

A lot of news has been in the air regarding new projects in the city of Udaipur. And this time, it’s going to be the Underpass which will be constructed at the Shakti Nagar end which opens at Townhall road. The road witnesses a lot of traffic during the daytime. It creates inconvenience to the people moving from there ultimately resulting in road accidents. Such episodes led Municipal Corporation of Udaipur to take action in order to prevent them.

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And that is why an underpass will be constructed whose tentative budget has been requested by the concerned officers. As soon as this is done, the tender process shall begin.

The elevated road, which was being constructed at Surajpole, postponed the work of the underpass but now that the project is dropped, the underpass construction can smoothly begin.

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Speed Radar to be Installed at Highways – Wave goodbye to Overspeeded Long Drives

Speed Radars will be installed at Jaipur-Bhilwara-Udaipur highway very soon. Speed radar is a device which uses waves to determine the speed of an object; in this case, it would be a vehicle. A certain speed limit will be assigned to the highway and if any vehicle crosses the speed limit, a challan will be immediately generated and will be sent to the registered address of the vehicle owner. All the cameras will be watched by the local police.

Source: Wikipedia

The approval of the same is already given and the budget is also sanctioned by the government which is 17 crores. Cameras at 18 points would be installed at the highways which combining will have a range of 400 km. The process of installation will be completed in two stages wherein the first stage will cover Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and the second will cover Bhilwara-Udaipur highway.

So, finally, it’s time to wave goodbye to those overspeeded long drives now!

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Udaipur Cycling group Creates a Record with 24 hour Cycling and Running

Udaipur cycling group and Mewari runners created a record by cycling and running for 24 hours. The event took place at Fatehsagar road where children also participated in it.

It was under the campaign ‘Pedal for cause’ whose main aim was to collect donation from the generous people of Udaipur which can be used to buy blankets for needy people in the shivering winters on the occasion.

Moreover, through the campaign, the organizers and the participants were able to overachieve their targets where they aimed for collecting amount for 100 blankets but ended up collecting for 200 instead.

It’s for such high-spirited people that many poor people in Udaipur would be able to protect themselves from the cruel weather.

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Names Of The Chourahas And Roads To Be Changed In Udaipur

Names Of The Chourahas And Roads To Be Changed In Udaipur
Names Of The Chourahas And Roads To Be Changed In Udaipur

New names are going to be kept for the Chourahas and roads in Udaipur. Several routes were named in the meeting of the Cultural Committee of the Municipal Corporation. Also, a decision was taken to set up a statue of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Subcity Centre.

Names Of The Chourahas And Roads To Be Changed In Udaipur
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The names of the roads and Chouraha changed are as follows:

  • The road from Ayad Pulia to Sukhdia University will be named as Vivekanand Marg,
  • Dhulkot Chouraha will be named as Sant Pipaji Chouraha,
  • Pipli Chouraha at Tekri will be named as Devnarayan Chouraha and
  • Savina Railway Crossing Underbridge will now be known as Bhagwan Vishwakarma Underbridge.

This meeting was held in the presence of Chairman Jagdish Menaria and Mayor Chandra Kothari.

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Fun Tanga Ride to Start at Fatehsagar and Rani Road

A huge bucket of nostalgia is going to shower you as Udaipur will soon have a fun tanga ride at Fatehsagar and Rani Road. Municipal Corporation of Udaipur held a meeting where they discussed running overall 7 Tangas on the beginning note. It was further decided that 3 tangas will run from Devali to Rani Road, 2 tangas will run from Mahakal temple to Devali and the rest 2 will run from Swaroop Sagar to Moti Magri.

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This will prove to be a good action as per the environment conservation after the cycle sharing the news. With the Tanga ride, many people will be able to recall the fun old days in the city. Furthermore, the people who used to earn their livelihood from Tanga riding will again have the opportunity to start it once again.

It has been decided that the tanga operators will have to pay Rs. 2000/- as license fees per annum. It’s not good news for just locals but also the tourists. They will also be able to adore the stunning view of Lake Fatehsagar while also enjoying the tanga ride.

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Udaipur Police in Action-Vehicle checking to start every Tuesday!

Udaipur Police in Action

Udaipur Police to start a strict and sudden vehicle checking. This is especially going to happen every Tuesday! This checking will be carried out by the police in unison with the Department of Transportation (परिवाहन विभाग). Meanwhile, riders will bear heavy challans for not having two-wheeler licenses, vehicle RC papers, and helmets.

This decision was taken at the District Level Road Safety Meeting held at the District Collectorate (जिला कलक्ट्रेट) on Wednesday, 9th Jan 2019. Additional District Collector Sanjay Kumar, Regional Transport Officer Mannalal Rawat, District Transport Officer Dr. Kalpana Sharma, Akshay Vishnoi, Nitin Bohra, Traffic Deputy Superintendent Ratan Chawla were present in the meeting.

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Due to the increase in the number of deaths caused by accidents, the ADM (city) expressed concern for the same in the meeting and reached to a conclusion that the district police and transport department will jointly take actions against two-wheelers without helmets. Further, on every Tuesday the police shall make special checks for RC papers and licenses etc.

As this is the 30th National Road Safety Week even the Education Department is going to help the police and district administration. To educate people especially the youth about road safety measures the Education Department will organize essay, poetry and poster slogan competitions from 14th to 19th January 2019 in all the secondary and higher secondary schools of the district. The top 100 participants at the district level will be honored during the 30th National Road Safety Week.

Do you think these measures taken by the administration will change the face of the traffic and road safety in Udaipur?

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Udaipur’s New SP Kailash Chandra Bishnoi

The State government issued the third transfer list of IPS in just 48 hours on Tuesday. In the list, 6 DIG and 12 SP officers have been transferred. These include 8 district’s SPs. ADG ML and Rajeev Dasot have been promoted to DG rank. Udaipur’s SP Kunwar Rashtradeep has been posted to Ajmer whereas Ajmer’s SP Kailash Chandra Bishnoi has been appointed as SP of Udaipur.

The New SP of Udaipur, Kailash Chandra Bishnoi hails from Bikaner and has also served as the Superintendent of police in Bharatpur, Alwar, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, and Sirohi.

There are 9 such lists of 20 IPS, whose posts have been changed for the second time in 48 hours. These also include two DCPs posted in Jaipur. After this list, there will be three additional police commissioners in Jaipur for the first time. This responsibility will be with Laxman Gaur, Ajay Pal Lamba, and Prasanna Kumar Khamsera.

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Swachh Sarvekshan 2019- Will Udaipur be able to make it to top 50 this year?

Swachh Sarvekshan has started on 4th Jan 2019 and will conclude on 31st Jan 2019. This time, the Udaipur Municipal Corporation is aiming to reach among the top 50 cleanest cities of India. There is a great level of enthusiasm in the municipal corporation of the state and is desperate to get a better rank than the previous rank.

Last year in 2018, Udaipur scored:

  • 546/1400 in Service Level,
  • 940/1200 in Direct Observation,
  • 1118/1400 in Citizen Feedback and Swachhata App and
  • An overall score of 2623 out of 4000.

This score got Udaipur 85th rank in the total ranking of 100 ULBs (urban local bodies) on the basis of the total score. Indore was the cleanliest city in the 2018 Swachh Sarvekshan.

Source: swachhsurvekshan2019.org

This year there are many changes regarding the Swachh Sarvekshan 2019. In such a situation, Udaipur has to work hard to get a better ranking than the year 2018. The municipal corporation has completed the first step of the verification of the documents, but the major test awaits now.

Let’s have a look at the numbers:

Udaipur Swachhata app at a glance: 

  • Total registration number: 11975
  • Score 80
  • Active Users 0.3 only

This year the Swachh Sarvekshan 2019 will be assessed on the following:

  • Certification
  • Direct Observation
  • Service Level Progress
  • Citizen Feedback
  • Sustainable Sanitation
  • Solid Waste Management

And many more!

The performance components will be judged out of 5000 marks and Service Level Progress would be out of 1250 marks.

If you wish to contribute to the Swachh Sarvekshan 2019 for Udaipur, you can visit the Citizen Feedback section, Here

You can also visit: https://swachhsurvekshan2019.org/

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Direct Flight from Aurangabad to Udaipur and then to Jodhpur

Direct Flight will be started by Jet Airways from Aurangabad to Udaipur which will take a short stop and then will go to Jodhpur. The flight will begin from March, connecting both of these places to the city through the air.

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This air connectivity of Udaipur with Jodhpur will be continued after a long time span wherein the connectivity was broken when the Supreme Airlines stopped operating here. These Flight connections come under the third phase of RCS or Regional Connectivity Scheme which is also known as UDAN.

These new flights have come with a potential of great tourism within the range of Udaipur, Jodhpur, and Aurangabad. All the three places attract a large chunk of tourists every year for their own reasons. Udaipur well-known for being the City of Lakes has been a priority in the bucket list of all the tourists. On the other hand, Aurangabad houses the Ajanta Ellora caves which also attract tourists from all over the world. Also, Shirdi being at a distance of 2-3 hrs from Aurangabad, homes several Shirdi devotees.

The RCS or the Regional Connectivity Scheme provides flight for affordable flight charges. Most of the ATR flight are operated under this very scheme where the flight are scaled at Rs. 2500/-

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New Authorities Kick-start Projects in Udaipur | Read to Know

Recently many transfers took place in the State which has given new authorities to the Udaipur city including the new and first women collector of Udaipur – Ms. Anandhi along with the new Nagar Nigam commissioner – Anjali Rajoria. Due to the same reasons, existing projects, as well as new projects, are kick-started in the city. Let us look through the recent two projects which are going to be undertaken in the city.

 

Public Cycle Sharing System in Udaipur

A meeting was held on Tuesday by Udaipur Smart City Ltd. where the officers of smart city project gave information about the cycle sharing system to Udaipur’s new Collector Anandhi. Moreover, a brief about all the proposed projects as well as the completed projects were also given. According to the CEO of Smart City, tenders are being invited for the 25 low-floor and 10 low-floor AC buses.

Source: getfitso

Under the public sharing system, cycle sharing will be provided at public places and for the same, cycle stands will be constructed. From these cycle stands, any person can pick cycles and leave them at the nearest cycle stand once they are done with their work.

 

Foot Over Bridge at Hospital Road

On the other hand, Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) will begin the construction of Foot Over Bridge at the MB Hospital Road. This bridge will connect the entrance of the hospital to the medical shops at the other end which will make it very convenient for the patients and their relatives to move to the other side during heavy traffic on the road.

Source: Gohoardings

Along with that, 18 more Foot Over Bridge will be constructed in the city which will cost Rs. 75 Lakh Rupees. These FOBs will be constructed of the Iron-steel material on a single pillar which will be placed on a divider. The work for the same would probably begin by 10th January 2019.

Looks like ‘acche din’ have finally arrived, eh?

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