Jamshedpur, April 26: Experts from different parts of the country got together at a seminar on watershed management at JRD Tata Sports Complex today.

The seminar was designed with an objective to create a network of like-minded organisations in giving a fresh momentum to the importance of undertaking watershed management projects across the state, with particular emphasis in the city.

Pitted against Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan, which receive average annual rainfall between 400mm and 700mm, Jharkhand, with an average rainfall of 1500mm, has a dismal record in utilisation of water. This was revealed at the seminar.

Today’s seminar, a joint initiative of TSRDS and the Rotary Club of Jamshedpur, was a deliberation on successful models implemented by various NGOs in creating awareness on initiating watershed management projects across the state.

The association that has been hit hardly due to erratic power supply spit venom against the handling of the board and criticised the government for not taking a keen interest in the matter.

Association president Arun Chaucharia said that industry and business in the state has slumped and there is no growth whatsoever.

Chaucharia added that many industrialists have started setting up their units in neighbouring states where there is better power supply and infrastructure.

“The association has already represented before the state government a couple of times, imploring it to take steps for augmenting the power supply in the capital and the state,” he added.

Jamshedpur, April 25: Come November, and the steel city will host the English cricket team for the third time.

A two-member team of John Carr and R. Dickason from England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) expressed satisfaction after a recce of the facilities here today.

“We were impressed by the quality of practice pitches here. Overall, the facilities are good,” said Carr. They came here after similar exercise at Mumbai, Rajkot, Goa and Visakhapatnam venues. They would also visit Cuttack, Delhi and Kanpur.

Former Indian cricketer Suru Nayak represented the BCCI. Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) chief Amitabh Choudhary, vice-president B.N. Singh and secretary Rajesh Verma were also present.

England will play seven ODIs and two Test matches in India during their tour of the sub-continent in November-December this year.

Jamshedpur, April 25: The mutilated body of Gudda alias Asif Raza Khan was found at Domohani in Sonari this morning.

The abduction and murder case was cracked after two of the key suspects, Md Sarfaraj and Kallu Ghosh, were arrested. Following leads by the duo, the police traced the bullet-riddled body from the bed of the rivers.

Sources said that Gudda had old enmity with the Ghosh brothers due to business rivalry. As Buchhu Ghosh was killed in March, Gudda had apparently celebrated the murder in Dhatkidih. Kallu, who has an influence in Harizan Bustee, wanted to teach Gudda a lesson.

According to sources, the assailants took Gudda to a public latrine at Dhatkidih Harizan Bustee where they shot him dead on the might of April 22. Soon after the murder, the body was stuffed into a sack at the behest of Kallu and the sack was carried in an Ambassador towards the rivers-meet. The killers had then dropped the sack in the river.