Acid Sale in Uttarakhand: State Cabinet Revises Rules Regulating Sale, Possession of Acid, Clears Policy to Use Drones in Key Economic Sectors

The Cabinet has given its approval to the Uttarakhand Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules, 2023, Chief Secretary S S Sandhu said on Friday.

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Dehradun, August 3: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Thursday decided to revise the rules that regulate the sale and possession of acid and similar substances in both wholesale and retail markets in the state. The Cabinet has given its approval to the Uttarakhand Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules, 2023, Chief Secretary S S Sandhu told reporters here.

It will supersede the Uttarakhand Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules, 2015, he said after a Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet also decided to introduce the Uttarakhand Drone Promotion and Usage Policy to encourage the usage of the device in key sectors of the economy such as agriculture, mining, infrastructure, geospatial mapping, emergency response, transportation, traffic management and law enforcement, the chief secretary said. Acid Ban in Delhi: MCD Prohibits Use of Acid in Public Toilets After DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Summoned Commissioner.

A proposal for direct appointment of professors to 25 per cent of posts in graduate colleges was also accorded Cabinet approval, he added. The chief secretary said the Cabinet also decided to develop the 'Chaurasi Kutiya' in Rishikesh associated with the famous English rock band Beatles as an international heritage tourism destination. Delhi Acid Attack: Acid Sale Rampant in City, What Are You Doing? DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Asks Governments (Watch Video).

'Chaurasi Kuti', which falls in the Rajaji Tiger Reserve area, also known as the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram or Beatles ashram was visited by the world-famous rock band in the 1970s. The band stayed there for more than a month, learnt transcendental meditation and composed some of their famous songs.

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