Chandigarh, January 27
Chandigarh Administration has listed the dismal sex ratio as one of the top priority areas for future work.
This was stated by Mr Lalit Sharma, Adviser to the UT Administrator, while addressing the Republic Day function at the Parade Ground here yesterday.
The administration had initiated several schemes to provide new homes. Following the 96 one and two-bedroom scheme in Sector 49, the Chandigarh Housing Board was working on new schemes in Sectors 62, 38 (West), besides yet another scheme in Sector 49. At least 90 acres in Sector 53, 54 and 55 had been allotted to the board. Chandigarh Technology Park would have nearly 2,000 flats and work was at a pretty advanced stage on a housing scheme in Sector 52, the Adviser said.
The Administration is reportedly working on a new excise policy and public opinion has been sought on the new liquor policy. Allottees of commercial sites and premises in the city can now pursue any, except a certain small category, trade without the formality of applying to the Administration and paying fee.
Mr Lalit Sharma mentioned about the special effort being made to upgrade the hospital facilities in the city, especially in government hospitals of Sectors 16 and 32. The emergency block of Sector 16 was being renovated and a six storeyed OPD block was planned. A help desk had been provided to facilitate patients.
Effort by the Municipal Corporation for water through Phase IV of Kajauli water works, upgradaing the sewerage treatment facility and development of green belts in the city were specially mentioned in the speech of the Adviser.
He also mentioned other crucial areas where the city was witnessing a change corresponding with the fast changing times, including the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Information Technology Park education and Film Cities, treatment project of tertiary water (Rs 35 crore sought under Jawahar Lal National Urban Renewal Mission), grid system of routes or Chandigarh Transport Undertaking buses and proposed monorail system and e-sampark sectors, besides several others.
Meanwhile, the contingents
which won first prizes in their respective categories are: police — Chandigarh Traffic Police, NCC — Army wing and Scouts/ Guides — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-35, Schoolchildren — Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Sector 30, cultural programme- St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32 and running trophy— Sector 19 police station.
Dr A.K. Gupta, Medical Superintendent of the PGIMER, Mr S.D. Kalia associated with education of slum children, Dr (Brig) M.L. Kataria, Priya, Neha Dabar, Ms Prem Girdhar, Mr Rajiv Tewari, Mr Jagjit Singh from the Department of Information Technology, and Dr Sanjay Tyagi, Director of Software Technology Parks of India, Mohali, were also awarded on the occasion.
