Rahman in Bhopal

To mark M.P.'s foundation day, a cultural event is being held in Bhopal's Lal Parade Ground. A R Rahman, maestro himself would be performing at the event. 

Here is his picture (Courtesy Gagan) rehearsing at the ground !

Last minute touches to idol

With Navratra's round the corner, one can see artists giving last minute touches to Durga idols at various places in Bhopal. Festivity start tommorrow when one will find hundreds of puja pandals across the city...

Soothing sunset

Sunset, a blaze of colour in the sky @ bhopal (pix @anil gulati)

Ganpathi Visarjan at Bhopal

It is the last day of Ganesh Utsav and people across India, and in Bhopal immerse Ganesh idols at various places. Above pixs are from Shahpura Lake in Bhopal. Several street processions are being taken out in Bhopal and thousands of idole are immersed at different spots, though adding pressure of pollution to Bhopal lakes, which are life line of the city.

Kaliasoot dam water reservior

Kaliasoot dam at full tank level in Bhopal

Protest in Bhopal & Jal Satyagraha at Gongol

Yesterday thousands of people who would are getting affected due to rising water levels in Omkareshwar & Indira Sagar Dam along with activist groups from Bhopal demonstrated at the State’s capital. They are calling urgent attention to the demands of 'Jal Satyagrahis' are protesting by sitting inside neck deep water for the 15^th day. The protest march in form of rally went from the Yadhgar Shehzani Park till the Lilly Talkies in Bhopal to express their solidarity with the Jal Satyagrahis.

Protest at Bhopal

Jal Satygrah at Gongol

Jal Satyagrahis, around 50 people from Omkareshwar Dam affected village of Gongol are sitting inside water along with activist of Narmada Bachao Andolan Chitaroopa Palit for the past 15 days condemning the increase of water in dams causing submergence which is indeed a serious violation of human rights as well as honorable Supreme court’s directions. 

Demands of the Omkareshwar dam affected villagers who are sitting for Jal Satyagraha are reducing the water level from 190.5 to 189 meters, complete rehabilitation of the oustees by providing land for land to the farmers, house plots for certain people and other facilities. The demands also include an amount of Rs. 2.5 Lakh for the landless poor and also complete rehabilitation of the 5 villages.       

                                                                                                                  

On the other hand the demands of the Indira Sagar dam affected oustees who are also sitting for Jal Satyagrahis are to reduce the water level to 260 meters as per the Judicial directions for complete rehabilitation of the villages which are affected by the Dam. The villages which got submerged include Raiyath, Joonapani, Karanpura.

भुट्टा हो जाये !

वर्षा की फुहारों में गरमा-गरम भुट्टे और उसके विविध व्यंजन खाने का एक अलग ही मजा है। भुट्टा ग्रेमिनी कुल का एक प्रसिद्ध धान्य है।आयुर्वेद के अनुसार कच्ची मक्का का भुट्टा तृप्तिदायक, वातकारक, कफ, पित्तनाशक, मधुर और रुचि उत्पादक अनाज है। भुट्टे में पौष्टिक तत्व कार्बोहाइड्रेट प्रचुर मात्रा में पाया जाता है। इसमें मुख्य रूप से प्रोटीन होता है। भोपाल में तो आज कल बरसात का मौसम है, जिसमे भूना हुआ भुट्टा खाने का मन करता है। आइये फोटो से देखें इसके कुछ रंग ।

Raining Bhopal

पर्यटकों के लिए खुशखबरी! केरवा डेम लबालब

भोपाल। पिछले दिनों हुई बारिश के बाद राजधानी से करीब 15 किलोमीटर दूर स्थित केरवा डेम पानी से पूरी तरह भर गया है। इसके गेटों से पानी छलककर बह रहा है।

अगले 48 घंटे में भारी बारिश की चेतावनी : शहर में रविवार को दिनभर बादल तो छाए रहे, लेकिन बारिश नहीं हुई। मौसम केंद्र ने अगले 48 घंटे के दौरान राजधानी में भारी बारिश की चेतावनी दी है। इधर, पिछले 10 दिनों में हुई अच्छी बारिश से शहर और आसपास स्थित डेम व तालाबों का जलस्तर बढ़ गया है। रविवार को बड़े तालाब का जलस्तर 1664 फीट पर पहुंच गया। वहीं कोलार का जलस्तर भी 545.5 मीटर हो गया है। कलियासोत डेम का जलस्तर 497.5 मीटर तक जा पहुंचा है। फोटो : अनिल गुलाटी

http://www.bhaskar.com/article/MP-BPL-kerwa-dam-is-full-of-water-3648346.html?JAIF-7=

Rakhi ...time in Bhopal

Rakhi being sold at shop at Bairagarh in Bhopal

Bhopal skyline

Bats on Bhopal skyline in the evening

Adventure sports at Bhopal

Bhoj adventure festival is onway at Bhopal. Here are some snippets of the festival, which has parasailing, bungee jumping, dragon boating, banana rides and many other adventure sports which are being organised at Bhopal's kaliasoot area.Festival started yesterday and will go on till Feb 21, 2012.

Lokrang snippets !

Here are some pictures from Lokrang, festival being held at Bhopal from Jan 26- Feb 1, 2012.

Pictures @ anil gulati

Surya Namaskar

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan performing Surya Namaskar at Bhopal.

Madhya Pradesh is aiming at registering itself in Guniness Book of World Records in multi locational aerobic demonstration by  around 60 lakhs children performing Surya Namaskar in MP on January 12, 2012. Also seen in the picture is Manoj Jhalani, then Secretary School Education  Department.