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  • Major accident in Chhattisgarh, explosion in helium gas cylinder in school; 33 children injured

    A horrific accident took place in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Helium gas cylinder and balloon exploded in a private school. Police said that about 37 people, including 33 school students, were injured after the massive blast. Surguja Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said that the incident took place after 2 pm in the grounds of Vivekananda School in Ambikapur city when helium gas cylinder was being used to fill air in the balloon.

    The police officer said that suddenly the cylinder and the balloon burst, due to which four people working to fill the balloons were seriously injured. About 33 children of the school, who were playing in the field during lunch time, were hit by it and suffered minor injuries. As soon as the information was received, the police team reached the spot and the injured were admitted to a hospital here.

    The police officer said that out of the 33 children, 11 have been discharged after first aid, while the condition of the other children is said to be out of danger. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the balloons were meant for some function but how they were provided to the school premises to fill them with air is being investigated. The officer said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is underway.

  • Women are running a unique bank in Chhattisgarh, here money is not available for utensils, income is also tremendous

    As soon as the word bank is mentioned, banks that deal in money or blood banks come to mind. But in Chhattisgarh, women are running a unique bank where the money is not money or blood but utensils. About 1560 such utensil banks are running in the country under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Common people rent utensils from these banks for various events, functions and parties. After the ban on single-use plastic in cities, these banks are being seen as an alternative for common citizens to buy disposable items made of plastic like plates, plates, bowls, glasses and spoons etc.

    How do these banks run?

    Not only this, urban poor women are getting self-employment opportunities through utensils banks. These banks are also being considered as a unique experiment to develop sources of additional income for women. Most of the utensil banks are run by women in self-help groups or through public participation. The local administration provides funds to start it.

    Income is also great

    An income of Rs 3 lakh 85 thousand has been generated from the operation of one such utensil bank in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. Lalita Pandey, Didi Uttri Bank President, Ambikapur says that in future, Uttri Bank wants to further increase its capacity and tie up with banquet halls, hotels etc. of the city.

    Important role in clean environment also

    Utensil banks are also playing an important role in making garbage free cities. In most of the parties or celebrations, single use plastics like disposable plates, bowls, spoons and glasses etc. are used extensively. This causes garbage to spread in cities. Anku Singh, resident of Municipal Corporation Risali, said that he wanted to do something new in the birthday party of his daughter Prisha Singh. So he decided to do a zero waste event and rented utensils from Didi Utensil Bank.