TNPSC Current affairs May 2017 12 for group 1 & group 2 mains

TNPSC Current Affairs May 2017

1.Union Home Minister chairs the Northern Zonal Council meeting at Chandigarh .

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the 28^th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council whch was held at Chandigarh. The Northern Zonal Council consists of the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, New Delhi and Union territory of Chandigar.

Outcome of Meeting 

• The Council discussed about Need for fiscal and infrastructural harmony in Northern States; Joint efforts for export of fruits, flowers and vegetables from the States. 
• Sharing of Water of various rivers of the region and also hydropower among States;
• Controlling pollution in the region by setting up Common Effluent Treatment Plants and Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facility (TSDF) for disposal of hazardous waste,
• It also discussed about contamination of water in canals of Rajasthan off-taking from Harike Barrage and setting up of mini hydel projects on Bhakra Main Line Canal at 27 Sites with total 63.75 MW of power in Punjab.

 About Zonal Council. 

• Zonal Council are the statutory bodies, it was established by an act of parliament under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 to foster Inter-state cooperation and coordination among the States.
• They discuss and make recommendations on any matter as a cooperative endeavor for States linked with each other economically, politically and culturally like border disputes, inter-sttate transport, economic and social planning, linguistic minorities and so on. 
• It has five Zonal council, Northern Zonal Council, Central ,Eastern, Western and Southern Zonal Council. 
• It consists of following members central Home Minister, Chief Ministers of all the state in zone, 2 other ministers from each state in the zone and Administrator of each union territory in the zone.
•  Central Home Minister is the common chairman of all the Zonal Council.
•  Headquarters of  Northern Zonal Council- New Delhi, Central Zonal Council-Allahabad, Easter Zonal Council-Kolkata, Western Zonal Council-Mumbai, Southern Zonal Council – Chennai.