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Take this, three varsities, one vice-chancellor
Hisar, January 31 Simultaneously, he will also become the acting VC of the Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, and at the same time continue to be the acting VC of GJU. This is the first time that such a situation has arisen despite the fact that the chancellor is himself an academician and the Chief Minister, too, is a law graduate. Even as the chancellor and the state government mull over the names of new incumbents for the two vacant posts of VC, there is a move to appoint pro-VCs for all seven universities in Haryana. This too is being seen in academic circles as an unwise move that is bound to have adverse effects on the functioning of the universities. The controversial move has a legal side too, at least in the case of Haryana Agricultural University, which is governed by an Act of Parliament. The HAU Act has no provision for the post of pro-VC. Despite this, Dr Ram Dhari Laura was appointed pro-VC in the early eighties by the then Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. Dr Laura continued in the office for sometime despite the fact that his appointment was in violation of the Act. Though he remained without any work, he was allotted a bigger office in the administrative complex than his original cubicle in the college. As Chief Minister Bhajan Lal always remained enamoured of the post of pro-VC. During his tenure from 1991 onwards, he appointed pro-VCs in several universities some of whom were later elevated as VC. Dr Sarvdanand Arya was one of them. He remained as pro-VC of Maharshi Dayanand University and later became VC, including that of Kurukshetra University and Haryana Agricultural University. The only pro-VC who enjoyed full powers was Dr K.C. Banger, who remained in the post at GJU for sometime before being elevated as VC. At that time, GJU did not have a VC. All these years when pro-VCs were in place in the state universities, the offices of pro-VCs were predominantly used for anti-VC activities with the pro-VCs aspiring to be VC by making lives difficult for the VCs. Past experience also shows that the vice-chancellors have never shared their powers with their deputies. Over a period, this too became a major reason for pro-VCs conspiring against their VCs by becoming a rallying point for disgruntled teachers, students and non-teaching staff. Although students’ unions no longer exist in state universities, in the past pro-VCs were seen taking unusual interest in union elections to blackmail VCs for sharing powers with them. The real reason why the Chautala government had abolished these posts in 2003 was that though initially it was able to oblige a handful of pseudo-intellectuals by affording them a few perks like official cars and spacious offices, it soon became evident that the government had only made its own life difficult as the universities became dens of palace like conspiracies. Senior academicians say the Hooda government should learn from the past experience and refrain from pushing the universities deeper into the dark holes these are already in.
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Never seen a train in her childhood, she now drives one
Ambala, January 31 Around a week back, Deepti took the Sadbhavna Express from Ambala Cantt railway station to Chandigarh, though a senior driver was also present in the driver cabin to guide her. After the completion of 60,000 km of driving she would be allowed to handle the train independently. Deepti is the third female driver of the Indian Railways who has undertaken such assignment. Deepti belongs to a village of Chattisgarh where she had never seen a train in her childhood. After her graduation she appeared in the test for the post of assistant driver in the Railways in 2005. After selection, she was allotted Ambala railway division. She also completed her training period in Ambala. Deepti is confident that soon she would be able to handle the train independently. On her selection of career, Deepti says she had been very fond of visiting railway stations and watching trains. Moreover, when the women of this country can fly aeroplane why can’t she drive a train, she adds. She says Indian woman is capable of facing any challengeable job. She says she is relishing the railway assignment that is both challenging and adventurous. She has three sisters and one brother. Her proud parents were present at the Ambala Cantt railway station when Deepti launched her first driving.
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Pollution control board gets cracking
Kaithal, January 31 Though the board has given time till February end to apply for the NOC, the sudden move has caused panic among the industrial circles as the board staff is likely to verify the physical location of the industrial units and find the levels of pollution, if any, in these units and whether these units have installed the anti-pollution apparatus. In its present move, about 50 rice mills, 13 foundries and seven plywood units have been issued notices. The board may also take samples of air to find the levels of pollution and ensure that only specified and standard equipment to check pollution had been installed by the owners of industrial units. The board is also in the process to conduct a fresh survey to identify the units that are violating the norms and initiate legal action against them. However, some members of the local Haryana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) on the condition of anonymity said the move would boost the “inspector raj” and tighten the grip of government machinery over the business community.
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Gurgaon women’s newfound love — golf
Gurgaon, January 31 One of such aspirant golfers, who is taking classes in golf academy, reveals that she plans to learn this sport as it requires less physical force and is not very tiring. She says one more advantage is that you do not have to be dependent on any partner for practicing the game and one is free to come at any time and practice alone. Lovena Goswami along with her husband and two children is the member of the DLF Golf Academy, Gurgaon. She says earlier, she used to play tennis but after she crossed 30 years of age, she joined golf academy for learning the game. She remarks that besides keeping her physically fit, it is good game for passing time. Lovena says after joining this club her friend circle has increased appreciably and she has also developed business contacts. She visits the club thrice a week and says this club has the best golf facility in this area. She says golf is such a game that can be played both by young and old. Another woman golf learner reveals that she developed the interest in this game when she used to come with her husband to golf course and found this game enjoyable and interesting. She states that she used to watch her husband playing golf while he was in field and came to know that it is just your techniques, concentration and presence of mind to learn this game. An instructor of the DLF Golf Academy says when the academy started nine years ago there were only nine women joined the academy. With the passage of time and increased facilities in the club the number now crossed over 250, he says, adding that during winter even NRIs and tourists join the academy to learn golf and polish their skills. “Similarly, in the junior section, children from the age of five years start learning golf in the academy. At present, out of the total learners enrolled in the academy 30 per cent are children”. The instructor claims that this is the only academy in the country that has employed special staff to give professional training to their members. There are seven instructors in the academy at present to impart training and acquaint learners about the technical points of the game, he adds.
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100 villages protest poor development
Yamunanagar, January 31 The agitation was started under the banner “Ghaar Shetra Sangarsh Samiti” from Sultanpur village in Sadhaura. Now more than 100 panchayats have joined the move. The villagers complain that there are no good roads in the area, besides poor supply of power and drinking water. They also complain that there are no institutes of higher education and their wards, especially girls, are facing problems in continuing studies after school. The villagers have demanded that the government should develop the area on priority. The government had swung into action after the agitation started in August last year. It has recently announced that Bilaspur falling under the Ghaar area would be made a subdivision though the matter awaits cabinet approval. To counter the complaints of non-development in the area, the administration said more than Rs 108 crore had been spent on development works in the area. An official claimed that the administration was committed for the development of the area.
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Governance
Yamunanagar, January 31 As of now, commuters save themselves from sun and rain under tin sheds, also known as Sadhaura bus stand. It is to be mentioned here that Sadhaura with a population of about 20,000 lies along Himachal Pradesh (Kala Amb) and numerous residents go to the state for jobs, shopping and education. Few months ago, tenders were invited but no progress has been made till now. Talks were doing round that the department was planning to shift the bus stand site to some other place to "favour a Congress leader, who owns land along the existing bus stand". However, in December last the transport department had favoured setting up of the bus stand at the existing place. After the registration of the land, no further work was done for about six years. The files regarding the new bus stand started moving and in 2004, Chautala laid the foundation of the new bus stand, which was to come up at a cost of Rs 50 lakh. However, Chautala was defeated in the Assembly elections and the Congress took the reins of the state. Even after about three years of the new government, the work on the bus stand failed to start and the files kept gathering dust. As per sources, in 1998, the local Saini Samaj had donated about 32 kanal of land adjoining the existing bus stand to the department. Locals had also helped in filling up a pond falling on the land. A site committee consisting of senior government officials was appointed to study the feasibility of a new bus stand at the site and the committee gave a positive report, said an official of the district administration. He said the construction cost of the bus stand had increased by Rs 3 lakh. Neither the deputy commissioner nor any senior official of the transport department was available for comments.
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Jind to implement job guarantee scheme
Jind, January 31 The scheme will guarantee these residents employment for at least 100 days in a year or unemployment bonus for that period. The scheme has already been effective in four other districts of Haryana. The district has a population of over 11 lakh and it was likely to benefit several thousand of residents who are poor and hardly have any permanent source of income for their livelihood. While the district authorities have already begun the exercise to implement the Act, the officials concerned have been asked to complete the required formalities and launch an awareness drive among in the rural areas in this regard. The deputy commissioner has been made the district programme coordinator of the scheme. Under the scheme, any person who is an adult and want to do an unskilled job would have to register himself or herself with the department concerned and would be given a minimum of 100 days of employment in a year. One of the most remarkable points regarding the scheme in Haryana has been that the village panchayat would be able to use around 50 per cent of total funds to be made available in the scheme in year. "The scheme would be liable for social audit and the record of every penny used would be maintained at every level," claimed an official. The aim of the NREGA is not only to provide a source of livelihood to the poor and unskilled persons but also to develop social economic and community infrastructure in the area concerned, he said. It is stated that while the applicant would be eligible to get a job within 15 days of registration, the department would have to release unemployment bonus equivalent to the daily wage to be given under the scheme for the period till one gets the work officially. The block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) would be the programme officer in every block and every applicant would be receiving information either from the gram panchayat or the BDPO regarding the allotment of work on daily basis. The work would be mainly concerned with the development of roads, streets, ponds, tanks, plantation, land improvement, flood or draught relief and other related works. The applications for the job would be accepted directly from the applicants and no middleman or contractor would be allowed to hire the labour for the jobs allotted under the scheme.
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Inside Babudom
Chandigarh, January 31 Promilla Issar, the incumbent chief secretary, will retire from service on February 28 and the selection of Dharam Vir, revenue secretary, as her successor is said to be a "foregone conclusion". Speculations about Pradeep Kumar, one year Dharam Vir's senior in the IAS, returning to the state from Delhi to be appointed as chief secretary have been given burial after Kumar has been posted as secretary in a decent central government department. Dharam Vir is at present the inquiry officer into the charges against Malik. As such the government's decision to appoint him as the inquiry officer amounts to a big goof up. Dharam Vir was the home secretary in the latter part of Malik's stint as DGP. Dharam Vir had also deposed before the commission of inquiry instituted by the state government to look into the raising of the industrial security force (HSISF) by the police under Malik in the Chautala era. Incidentally, this is not the first goof up on this score. In an identical gaffe, the state government had appointed Promilla Issar, who also held the post of home secretary when Malik was DGP, as inquiry officer against Malik. Issar, too, had deposed before the Bhalla commission of inquiry set up to probe the raising of the HSISF. Eventually, the state government had to relieve Issar from the responsibility and appoint S.P. Sharma in her place. Sharma, who is now posted as finance secretary, quickly excused himself from the task citing his old association with Malik in the initial days of their careers. The job then fell on Dharam Vir's shoulder. But Malik has reportedly objected to Dharam Vir's appointment as the inquiry officer and it is unlikely that the latter has been able to give any attention to the probe in view of the complications arising out of his posting as home secretary in the Chautala regime. While government sources today insisted on sticking to Dharam Vir as the inquiry officer, his elevation as chief secretary next month may alter the scenario. Since Dharam Vir will be saddled with numerous responsibilities after becoming chief secretary, the probe will be in all likelihood handed over to some other officer. The preliminary inquiry, on the basis of which Malik was suspended soon after Congress came to power in Haryana, was conducted by the then DGP Nirmal Singh. Since then more than two years have passed and precious little has been done to give the final report into the matter.
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Fleecing by parking contractors goes unchecked
Panipat, January 31 The contractors violate the rules with impunity as the parking lots are not earmarked and no rate lists are displayed at these places. Even the charges and timings are not printed on the parking slips provided by certain contractors. Inquiries reveal that the contractors of the parking lot at the court complex that houses the offices of the DC, ADC and SDM, besides the local courts and other public offices, charged Rs 5 for two-wheelers and Rs 10 for four-wheelers. Here the contractor uses road berms for paid parking. A visit to different parking lots in the town reveals that the rate lists are not displayed. Also no the parking lots are earmarked and the visitors often complain of misbehaviour by the parking staff when asked about the parking areas and charges. According to the rules, parking rates, timings and name of the contractors should be prominently displayed at such lots. At other places, including the civil hospital, the contractors charge a minimum fee of Rs 5 and Rs 10 for two-wheelers and cars, respectively. In the absence of any parking lot near the bus stand, scores of motorists park their vehicles at the hospital paid parking lot where they are charged on hourly basis. Similarly, parking fee is collected to park the vehicles on the roadside near the tehsil office. The residents demand that parking zones should be earmarked to ensure the safety of the vehicles by fixing the responsibility of the contractors. A senior citizen at the court complex alleges that men hired by the contractors often indulge in verbal duel whenever asked to show the authorised rate list for parking. He says the district administration should strictly deal with the erring contractors.
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Virk on 'a journey for
humanity'
Fatehabad, January 31 RAJAT, an NGO working for the cause of HIV/AIDS, inspired him to set out another expedition covering 1,200 km around Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. The NGO has also provided him with 5,000 copies of literature on HIV/AIDS and 20,000 units of condoms. On his way, Virk targeted truck drivers, cleaners, dhaba workers and labourers to spread his message on the prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst them and distributed literature and condoms to them. He named his expedition as "a journey for humanity". Virk says he wishes that the small contribution made by him could serve the He undertook four expeditions to the Himalayas in 2007. Navin Jindal, MP, and Harmohinder Singh Chatha, state agriculture minister, had sponsored two of his expeditions, he says, adding that he want to undertake more expeditions in future for environment protection, global warming and clean rivers.
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Surajkund Crafts Mela begins today
Chandigarh, January 31 Haryana minister of state for tourism Kiran Choudhry describes the mela as “a fair organised to celebrate the exquisite heritage of Indian handlooms and handicrafts”. It showcases the finest handloom and handicraft traditions of the country. She says the mela is a meeting ground for talented artists, painters, weavers and craftsmen from all over the country, who not only exhibit their creations but also sell them to their admirers directly, without any middleman to pocket a major portion of the profit. Right from its inception, the organisers select an Indian state as the theme state of the
mela. This year, West Bengal is the theme state. The focus would be on the large variety of unique and intricate handicrafts of West Bengal. A Natyashala has been set up in the mela area, where folk dancers from all over the country and other cultural programmes every day enthrall lakhs of visitors who throng the
mela. The cultural programmes will be held at Natyashala everyday from 6 pm onwards.
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‘Swami’ of bodybuilding
Rewari, January 31 It is noteworthy that this award was presented to Swami for his contribution to promote bodybuilding and fitness among the Indian youth by Dr Ben Weider, founder and honorary life president of the International Federation of Body Building and Fitness, at Montreal (Canada) on January 22. It is all the more creditable that Swami (34), a native of Rewari, is the youngest recipient of this award. He is also the first Indian to receive the award from Dr Weider. The IFBB, with 175 nation affiliates, is the largest sports organisation in the world. It was founded in 1946 by Dr Weider and his brother Joe Weider, known as the “Godfather of the bodybuilding”. Swami has also been awarded honorary professorship of the International Institute of Physical Culture at Montreal. After getting inspiration by reading Flex, an international magazine on bodybuilding, copies of which were sent to him in 1980’s by his cousin Hari Sharma from London, Swami adopted body building as an integral part of his daily life. The sport brought him rich dividends when he achieved the rare distinction of winning MDU bodybuilding championship from 1992 to 1996 in a row. He also won Mr Haryana and Mr North India Junior titles in 1996. However, an unfortunate road accident in which two fingers of his right hand were crushed lead to an abrupt abandonment of competitive bodybuilding towards the end of 1996. But this could not dampen his spirit from motivating and promoting bodybuilding and fitness among Indian youth. From 1997 onwards, he organised numerous bodybuilding championships and allied seminars at regional, state and national levels. His brighter moment came in 1999, when at his invitation six-time Mr Olympia (the most prestigious and coveted title of bodybuilding), Dorian Yates of England, visited Rewari and provided a rare opportunity to the youth to have a direct interaction with a living legend of the sport. Swami, who is also the founder president of the Youngmen’s Association of India, has also been motivating youth for de-addiction from drug. The Marsahal of the Air Force Arjan Singh at a special function here also honoured swami recently. Swami along with 24 other young Indian delegates has successfully participated in the South Asia Youth Friendship Programme held in Tokyo November 28 to December 15, 2007. Besides bodybuilding and youth development, the life and works of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have also been engaging his attention. He has already brought out a Hindi translation of “Napoleon-the Man who shaped Europe” while the publication of his Hindi translation of “The Wars against Napoleon” is on the anvil. He was recently awarded “Legion of Merit” for his contribution by the International Napoleonic Society, Montreal. Swami is hopeful that bodybuilding would soon be included in the national games. He has also written to Arjun Singh, union minister of human resource development, urging him to start an all-India inter senior secondary schools competition.
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Deepender Hooda: Star son or political leader?
Hisar, January 31 Deepender, who filled the Rohtak Lok Sabha seat vacated by his father Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in 2005 end, not only needs to get re-elected next time, he also has to prove he has come out of the shadow of his father and has a political standing of his own. Although the mild mannered star son is pretty well understood in his own constituency, people in the rest of the state know very little of him both as a person and as a politician. That explains the curiosity among the masses about his political future. The other star sons Ajay and Abhey of the Chautala clan and Kuldeep and Chander Mohan of the Bishnoi clan have over the years proved they have political acumen to win elections and organise party cadres. Before them, late Surinder Singh had proved that he was as good a political strategist as his father late Bansi Lal. However, being new to the field, Deepender Hooda is yet to present these credentials before the masses in areas other than his constituency. Politically speaking, the Hooda scion has set examples for other MPs to follow. Since his election less than three years ago, he has toured all villages in his constituency many of them twice or thrice, a feat most MPs are not able to match even in their entire five-year tenure. Whenever the Lok Sabha is not in session, he is in his constituency for three to four days a week. He has also managed to widen the Congress base in the area by bringing in new workers who should stand him in good stead in the years to come. His mild manners have come in handy in this exercise. His role in organising Sonia gandhi’s rally at Jhadli late last year earned him kudos. So far as development works are concerned, he has managed to bring in central projects that even the veteran parliamentarians would envy. Of course being the chief Minister’s son came in handy when selecting new projects especially rail projects that needed matching funding by the state government. But the fact remains that these would not have materialised without the personal interest he took as an MP. Coming back to real politics, despite his achievements, Deepender Hooda still remains a leader in his own constituency. He is yet to create a statewide political appeal which would be required if he is to meet the challenges that would be posed to him by his by now well retrenched rival star sons very soon. The main reason for this lies perhaps in the ultra cautious approach of his father who did not want any controversy created early in his son’s political career. However, the father-son duo has to shed these fears now for the younger Hooda to truly emerge as a politician in his own right.
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National Youth Award winner
Karnal, January 31 NIFAA is the only non-profit organisation from Haryana ever selected for the National Youth Award and is credited for organising scores of social programmes and awareness rallies. The prestigious award was given to NIFAA chairman Pritpal Singh Pannu on January 12 at Chennai by union minister for youth affairs and sports Mani Shankar Aiyar. Pannu, who was honoured with a trophy, a scroll, gold medal and Rs 1 lakh, said his organisation was committed to social causes. “‘Mission 2010’ will be entirely focused on campaign against female foeticide and dowry system. We will reach every household in the state with a message against these social evils,” he said. The NGO has planned to prepare 20 street play teams, which will organise special shows on various issues. Besides, a state-level street play workshop is also scheduled where volunteers from all districts would be invited, he said, adding that specially prepared educational seminars will also be organised at the village level. “Chetna yatras (awareness rallies) will be taken out to cover the remote areas. It will include speeches, street plays, brochures and oath forms. As many as 1,000 volunteers will be associated with this project from each district.”
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Ambala to have new veggie market
Ambala, January 31 According to information, by the end of March the official process of setting up new vegetable hub will be completed. The wholesale vegetable market located in the heart of the city has been a hazard for the citizens. A number of trucks and tractor-trailers that bring vegetables and fruits from various parts of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi create traffic nuisance in the area. The vegetable market spread just over one and a half acres is insufficient. Not only the traders but the customers have also to face difficulty in parking their vehicles. When the market was established in 1956, there were no residential localities. Now numerous shops and residences have come up in the area. Before the formation of the state, it was one of the biggest vegetable markets of the region where the farmers of even distant places used to bring their produce. At that time, the grain market was also located nearer to it, but later it was shifted on the Hisar road. The traders here have been demanding for the shifting of the market to some open space for a long time. One of the traders, Amrik Sigh, said the new vegetable hub would boost their businesses, as there would be sufficient space for loading and unloading the produce. He demanded that in the new market the present traders of this market should be provided plots on priority and at subsidised rates. On the other hand, some of the shopkeepers of other trades said if the vegetable market was shifted on the GT Road the farmers bringing their produce would not come in the city area and it would affect their business.
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Agriculturist claims cure for congress grass
Rohtak, January 31 Scientists have been making efforts to devise some effective method to eradicate this nagging weed. However, manual, mechanical as well as chemical methods employed for the removal of congress grass have their own limitations. A biological mechanism to check the growth of this nagging weed was proposed several years ago, but it could not be popularised on a large scale till date. A Rohtak-based agriculturist, Anil Kumar Beri, who has done much research and experimentation in this regard, claims that a Mexican beetle, Zygogramma Bicolorata, effectively curbs the growth of congress grass. He points out that he has successfully done this at his farm and the results have been encouraging. Beri, who holds a B.Sc in Agriculture, saw some beetles of this species at his farm located on the outskirts of the town a few years ago. “The beetles were probably brought along by some sheep, which I used to allow at my farm for some time for manuring purpose,” says the agriculturist. Over the years, Beri observed the beetles grow and multiply at his farm. He discovered that they fed on parthenium leaves, thereby controlling its growth. “Gradually, other forms of harmless grass and vegetation began to come up in abundance at the farm, which was once fully covered with congress grass,” he maintains. Beri wants to popularise the use of these beetles for environment-friendly eradication of hazardous congress grass. A team from Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, had also visited his farm to study the situation, but the matter could not be pursued any further. He asserts that scientific studies carried out by central agricultural institutions have shown that the beetle only targets congress grass and does not attack any other crop. Still its widespread application is not being done. Beri feels that the government should come forward and adopt this effective biological tool to eradicate the widespread growth of congress grass in numerous urban as well as rural pockets. He also plans to set up an NGO for the purpose.
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Citizens’ Grievances
For the past three years, there is no maintenance of roads in Sector 7 of Panchkula because of political reasons, as the sector residents elected two BJP councillors for the area. The roads look like village roads. Some roads in Sector 8 are being recarpeted for the obvious reason that Deputy Chief Minister resides there. The work could have started from Sector 7, which hosts the busiest market in Panchkula, but for political reasons the residents have to suffer. I request the HUDA administrator to take responsibility of the maintenance of this town.
Dr B.S. Aggarwal, Panchkula Service — Tata
Indicom style I got disconnected Tata Indicom telephone connection (no. 6534814) by submitting an application in this regard on October 8, 2007. I was issued a receipt and was assured that next bill would not be generated. However, the company is still sending the bills in respect of the non-existent telephone connection (bill no. 429799177 dated 15-11-2007 for Rs 308.99; bill no. 438907321 dated 15-12-2007 for Rs 697.58; and bill no. 466815173 dated 15-1-2008 for Rs 67.95) I have lodged several complaints, but it failed to get the result.
Dr R.K. Modi, Panchkula Why new municipal corporations? Recently, the state government announced the formation of a municipal corporation in Gurgaon. The government is also planning to upgrade the existing municipal councils of Ambala, Hisar, Panchkula, Rohtak and Yamunanagar to corporations. Whether this move will strengthen their functional and financial autonomy is anybody's guess. Take the example of sole the municipal corporation of Faridabad which though constituted way back in 1994 has not been able to make a mark for itself for effective and efficient governance. The lack of resources after the abolition of octroi and house tax have made these bodies almost bankrupt and sustaining on grants from the government.
Even if the state plans to upgrade them it should at least wait for the expiration of their tenure.
Hemant Kumar, Ambala City Save rivers from pollution Industrial waste from Kala Amb is being drained into the Markanda, causing serious repercussions. The polluted water poses threat to the cattle wealth of villages situated along its banks. The Markanda originates from Himachal Pradesh and flows through Haryana via Ambala, Shahabad, Jhansa, Guhla Chika and Ratia (Sirsa), crossing hundreds of villages in the state. It joins the Tangri near Pehowa and after that both rivers merge in the Ghaggar near Guhla Chika. The villagers complain that the polluted water of the Markanda causes allergic and skin diseases to their animals. The Markanda is a holy river and several temples are built along its banks where thousands devotees take dip on religious occasions. The government should take stern action to save the rivers of the state from industrial pollution.
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