Friday, November 12, 1999
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N E W S Friday, November 12, 1999 |
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Pedestrians, cyclists
more accident prone Chandigarh, Nov 11 — The chaos and congestion on the city roads due to the rising number of vehicles can be estimated from the fact that 40 per cent of the persons who die in road accidents are cyclists and pedestrians. The high percentage of fatalities on roads have set the alarm bells ringing in the Police Department and the traffic police is at its wits' end to find a solution to the problem. Police officers say that the city, planned for a maximum population of five lakh, is bursting at its seams. While the population has already crossed eight lakh, the number of vehicles registered has also touched the five lakh mark. According to figures compiled by the traffic police, 381 accidents were reported till October 31, out of which, 98 were major ones and 283 were minor. In all, 108 persons lost their lives in major mishaps while 333 were injured in the minor ones. Out of those killed, 20 were pedestrians and 22 were cyclists. The figures for the previous years is an eye opener. In all, 345 accidents took place in 1995 and the number of those killed was 119, out of which, 64 were pedestrians and 80 were cyclists. In 1996, 382 accidents took place and the number of those killed was 123, out of which, 84 were pedestrians and 83 were cyclists. In 1997, the number of accidents rose to 398 and resulted in 148 casualties, out of which, 82 were pedestrians and 71 were cyclists. In all, 348 accidents were reported in 1998 and 124 persons were killed. As many as 88 were pedestrians and 46 were cyclists. Police officers say that the rising number of vehicles, particularly two wheelers, are to blame. The changing lifestyles and the easy finance options available had added to the problem. The pressure on the city roads is tremendous and will continue to rise further. Officials said the city had the distinction, dubious or otherwise, of having the largest number of vehicles per capita in the country. The roads are expanded and maintained at regular intervals but it is still not enough. Traffic management is becoming more taxing each day and no matter how many personnel are detailed for duties, accidents still happen. Mr Balbir Singh, SP (traffic), says that pedestrians get killed while trying to cross the roads at unspecified places or while jumping over road dividers. He says that cyclists do not take adequate precautions or flout traffic regulations. He says a plan for the construction of flyovers at traffic-congestion-prone spots and for facilitating the movement of vehicles has been submitted to the administration but the cost factor was high. There would be no other option but to go in for flyovers in the future. The diversion of
cyclists and other slow moving traffic on the slow
carriageways has been helpful, but these too open up near
the roundabouts, leading to traffic jams. "We are
doing our best with the resources and manpower available
to us," he said. |
Let chill not mislead you CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — The sudden chill in the air in the past four days should not indicate that winter has set in all of a sudden. Temperatures in the past four days were within the normal range for this time of November and the temperatures during days before Divali were actually above normal. Data of the local Meteorological Department indicate that the minimum and maximum temperatures have been above normal not only in Chandigarh but in the entire north western region. The gradual decline in temperature which should have normally occured did not take place. Thus, minimum temperatures, recorded in the early morning hours, were above normal since the middle of October. The peak time was in the first week of this month when morning temperatures were between 3 to 6 degrees above normal in various cities. In Chandigarh, the minimum temperature dropped by 5.2°C from 15.8°C on the night of November 7. This brought the temperature within normal limits but forced residents to pull out light woollens like wind cheaters, sweaters and shawls. On the other hand, it gave an impression that the winter had suddenly set in. The Director of the local Meteorological Office, Mr S.C. Bhan, said a 'no system' (meteorological parlance for a cloud cover with possibility of rain) had developed over the region restricting gradual decline in temperature. Since the middle of October, even the maximum temperature had been above normal and between 3°C and 4°C. The picture in the region is the same with the exception of Shimla. There the maximum day time temperatures were as high as 6 degrees above normal till November 7. In the past three days, maximum temperatures have dropped, however, the mercury is still 3 degrees above normal at 19°C. In Punjab, the situation
has been like in Chandigarh. In Haryana also the chill
has been felt only after Divali. However, temperatures in
both places have become normal now after the 'high' since
the mid-October. |
City linked to other met depts Chandigarh has been
connected to the Meteorological Department's countrywide
computer network which will transmit the latest images
from the satellites orbiting the Earth. This will enable
more accurate and reliable forecasts from the local
office. The images are updated almost every few minutes.
The computers also allow the experts here to check how a
particular cloud cover could move after calculating its
speed and other factors. |
Attempt to cut mango trees CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — Three beautiful fully grown mango trees escaped being axed today after some unidentified persons indulging in the act fled the scene, leaving behind chopped branches and other parts of these trees, following an intervention by The Tribune team in Janata Colony here. The cutting of trees was going on without the knowledge of residents living around the school for wards of rag-pickers where the trees stood. Just after a Tribune lensman reached the site and clicked photographs of the ongoing exercise, the three persons who were cutting these nearly forty-year-old trees went vanished. Enquiries revealed that it had been going on since yesterday. The persons, claiming to be 'sarkari karamcharis' had partly chopped off three out of the 12 trees on the premises of the school. "They just said they were 'sarkari mulazims' and had been deputed by the 'sarkar' to do the job," said a resident. He added that they left the cut-off parts of the trees and did not return after their photographs were clicked. Officials of the UT
Horticulture Department denied that any of its
'officials' was deputed for the job. They added that the
upkeep of trees on the premises was the responsibility of
the school authorities. None of the school officials, not
even the watchman, was available for comments. |
Super Bazar staffer jailed for
scam CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — Convicting a Super Bazar salesman, accused of embezzling store funds, a UT Judicial Magistrate today sentenced him to two years rigorous imprisonment, besides imposing a fine of Rs 2,000. Salesman Pawan Kumar of Sirhind Mandi was earlier booked by the Chandigarh police for alleged criminal breach of trust by a public servant and cheating under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint of one Rajinder Kumar. Alleging breach of trust, the complainant had stated that the accused, in his capacity of a salesman, had misappropriated "funds to the tune of Rs 1,80,013.48p". Elaborating upon the allegations, he had stated that Pawan Kumar, on transfer had "handed over goods worth Rs 1,30,304.80p to salesman J.K. Goel against a total liability of Rs 3,10,318,28p". A shortage of goods worth Rs 1,80, 013.48 was found against the accused, the complainant had added. The accused, when
confronted with the incriminating evidence against him,
had, however, denied the allegations. Claiming to have
been implicated in the case, he had asked for a trial. |
Parking attendants get bail CHANDIGARH, Nov 11— Railway station parking attendants — Ram Vinay Sharma and Naval Kishore — accused of cheating the public by selling fake tickets, were today released on bail by UT Chief Judicial Magistrate Mr Sant Parkash. The two were directed to be released after furnishing personal bonds of Rs 15,000 each, along with sureties of the like amount. Seeking their release, defence counsel had stated that the accused were just working there as servants. He had added that the Chandigarh police had no jurisdiction to arrest the accused. Residents of Bihar, the duo had earlier been booked and arrested by the Chandigarh police under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code after a trap was laid following information regarding their alleged activities. According to the
prosecution, the duo were caught red handed after a decoy
customer was sent by the police. Several fake tickets of
Rs 10 denomination were seized from the accused, the
prosecution had added. |
IT Dept to target students
with cars, mobiles CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — The Income Tax Department is aiming at increasing the number of tax payers and making voluntary compliance of tax laws a way of life for the people of Chandigarh. The department will target students who own and use vehicles or mobile phones. A camp for the purpose will be organised on the Panjab University campus on Friday to facilitate and help the students fulfil their legal obligations of voluntary tax compliance. Some students use their own vehicles to come to the college and some of them might also be owning and using a mobile telephone. All such students are covered by the new provisions, even though they may not be having any independent source of income, a a press note of the department said today. The purpose of the camp is also to encourage all employees whose income, though may be below the taxable limit, but are fulfilling any one of six criteria that requires them to file in form No 2-C. In case of failure to file the return tax, persons satisfying any one of these conditions are liable for penalty up to Rs 500. The IT Department has made it mandatory for people who fall within six specified criteria to fill in form 2-C . The six criteria are: Occupation of an immovable property exceeding 1100 square feet of covered area for residential purposes or 125 sq. ft for commercial purposes (for Chandigarh), an owner or lessee of a four-wheeler, subscriber to a telephone or a mobile phone, has incurred expenditure on himself or any other person on travel to foreign country, is the holder of the credit card not being the add-on card issued by any bank or financial institution and is a member of a club where entrance fee charged is Rs 25,000 or more. The scheme has been notified for some selected cities of India, including Chandigarh. This scheme is not applicable to senior citizens above the age of 65 years. the implication of this scheme is that any adult person, whether he/she has any source of income or not, or whether the income is below the taxable income, has to compulsorily file a return in Form No 2-C if any one of the six criteria listed above are fulfilled. Form No. 2-C is a simple
form and consisting of one page, without any complexities
or legal jargon and can be filled in easily. Citizens
desirous of seeking any clarification of this scheme can
meet the Income Tax Officer (Nodal Office), Central
Revenue Building, Sector 17 E, Chandigarh. |
Kids present mock UN Assembly CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — The indoor stadium of Panjab University wore a different look as it was converted into a United Nations headquarters, with students of different city schools representing different countries attired in their national dresses in a 'Model UN Assembly' organised by the Bhavan Vidyalaya and the Chandigarh Rotary Club. The event, inaugurated by Punjab Governor B.K.N Chhibber, was aimed at acquainting children with the functioning and role of the UN and to make them understand about cultural diversity of the world in a mock model UN Assembly. As many as 16 schools participated in the event entailing proposals and discussions on structural changes in the UNO, human rights, world peace and non-proliferation treaty. General Chhibber said the UNO, which should have played a greater role in bringing about peace in the world, had more or less failed to achieve its goal, leading to many intricacies in mutual relations of countries. He pointed towards certain partialities committed by the organisation towards certain members, particularly in case of nuclear proliferation. He called upon youngsters to strive hard for awakening people and to realise the definition of UNO, a model of peace and security. In his welcome address, Mr R. K. Saboo, industrialist and academician, who also chaired the evening session of the assembly, said the UN charter did not speak about nations alone, but also about mutual understanding among people of different countries. Hence, it had a greater role to play in the contemporary world order. The morning session and discussion on topics of proposals on structural changes in the UNO and Opinion on Human Rights was presided over by Justice D.V. Sehgal. Mrs Vineeta Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, was the guest of honour. Each of the participant countries, represented by a city school presented its case before the 'Presiding Officer' and the 'Secretary-General' of the "UN Assembly". Awards were also given to the two best orators in the morning and evening sessions. In addition to a number of resolutions passed at the occasion, a best costume competition was also organised on this occasion. Ishita Aggarwal, 1 (Sacred Heart School); Vaibhav Ghai, 1 (St. Kabir Public School); Sachin Kaushik, 2 (Bhavan Vidyalaya); Shailaja Thakur, 2 (Bhavan Vidyalaya) were adjudged best speakers. The prize for best dressed team was bagged by Bhavan Vidyalaya representing Pakistan and the second by St. John’s representing Egypt. The overall best team
trophy and runners up trophy went to Bhavan Vidyalaya
representing Pakistan and Russia but the host school gave
up its runner up trophy to the third best team of Sacred
Heart School representing Brazil. |
'Indian politics three
dimensional' CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — Indian society has increased tremendously in the last 50 years. However, the social and cultural norms with which it wants to operate are substantially based on norms of caste and religion. These norms of caste and religion essentially divide society but such a division is not acceptable to the constitutional regime. This results in frequent conflicts and a churning of Indian politics. These views were expressed by Prof Satish Saberwal, a retired professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University while delivering a special lecture on 'Three Axes of Indian Politics' at Gandhi Bhavan, Panjab University, here today. In his lecture, Prof Saberwal's argument was that recent Indian politics could be best seen along three dimensions, segmentariness (caste, religion), constitutional regime and civil society. He said there was no way that segmentariness could have been avoided but this dimension carried a pool of social bonds which facilitated the participation of a large number of persons in the political process at relatively low cost. The constitutional regime continued from the colonial phase. Prof Saberwal pointed out that in the 40s and 50s, many persons with legal background led the political domain and their taking the Constitution seriously gave a powerful device for overall political management. At the end, the Constitution could not do much more than create bureaucratic apparata. According to him, the rigidities of segmentariness led to Bhindrawale, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid. These rigidities had to contend with the effective force of constitutional norms and rival political entities which were also rooted in the segmentary order, besides other political entities, he said. Hike in noise, air pollution
on Divali CHANDIGARH, Nov 11—The air and noise pollution in the city on Divali night witnessed a considerable hike this year as compared to the corresponding day last year. According to air quality and noise level tests conducted by the UT Environment Department on Divali night in Sector 22, the biggest hike was recorded as far as suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air was concerned. If the SPM was 464 microgram per cubic metre during last Divali against the permissible limit of 360, it rose to 721 this year. On the other hand, the sulphur dioxide level in the air came down from 50 to 28 microgram per cubic metre this year against the standard 80 micro level. There was no change in the level of nitrogen oxide as it was stable at 6.0 micro per cubic metre. The noise pollution level also recorded a major hike as from 60 DB(A) in 1998, it rose to 71 DB(A) this year, recorded at 6 p.m. The noise pollution was highest at 10 p.m. when it reached 92 DB(A) level against the permissible limit of 45 DB(A) during nigh time. According to the
Environment Department, the air and noise pollution went
up on account of bursting of tonnes of crackers on Divali
night. |
GMCH to hold CME programme CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — The Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, will conduct a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme focussing on certain common problems in general medicine at the CSIO Auditorium, Sector 30, on November 14. According to Dr Atul Sachdev, Organising Secretary of the programme, there will be dicussions on a wide range of subjects like age-related problems, medical disorders relating to pregnancy, and common medical emergencies like bronchial asthma, epilepsy, diabetic coma and common poisonings. Panel discussions will be held on upper gastrointestinal bleeding and on MRI — basic principles and application in relation to central nervous system. About 300 medical practitioners and delegates from medical colleges of the region are expected to attend the programme. The Department of ENT in association with the Association of Otolaryngologists of India will celebrate the second 'National Day for the Deaf' on November 17. The examination of patients will be conducted at Prayaas, Sector 38, from 10 am to 3 pm. The Association of
Otolaryngologists of India has negotiated with various
firms supplying hearing aids to provide a subsidy of 25
per cent to senior citizens. The faculty and staff of ENT
departments in both hospitals and ENT specialists will
participate. |
3 convicted for using
stolen car CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — Three city youngsters accused of being present in a stolen car were today sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year each and fined Rs 500 by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mr Baljinder Singh. The three — Sukhjinder Singh, Narinder Singh and Chander Pal of Sector 19 — were further directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for another month in default of payment. They were apprehended by the Chandigarh police on July 9, 1995, from near the Sector 8 liquor shop after Sub-Inspector Rajpal received a wireless message stating that a car without a registration number had been stopped. According to the prosecution, the plate, when reversed, revealed the registration number of the stolen car. The prosecution had added that the documents could not be produced by the accused present in the car. Upon questioning, the accused had disclosed that the car was stolen, it had further been added. Earlier, the complainant, Mr Kuldip Singh, had alleged that his car was found missing on the evening of June 22, 1995, from the parking near Kiran Cinema in Sector 22. A first information report for theft and dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen, under Sections 379 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code, was subsequently registered by the Chandigarh police on Mr Kuldip Singh's complaint. The accused, when
confronted with the incriminating evidence against them,
had, however, denied the allegations. Claiming to have
been implicated in the case, the accused had asked for a
trial. |
Crime data access from Delhi
soon Chandigarh, Nov 11 — The local police will soon have access to the information and record of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) based at Delhi. The NCRB is a premier institute which has a comprehensive data on crime in the country. It also has information relating to crimes, criminals, their modus operandi, besides other allied information. Presently, the police has to write to the bureau to seek the information and days pass before it is supplied. The process is not only time consuming but also cumbersome. According to sources, a proposal to sanction an STD line for the computer section was underway and is likely to be cleared soon. Following this, various inter-department units will seek the information here which will be provided after accessing the records of the bureau. The facility will be first used to seek the information on stolen vehicles and steps taken by various states to prevent vehicle thefts. The modus operandi of inter-state gangs and the registration numbers of their vehicles available with the NCRB will be downloaded and filed for future reference. Presently, it takes more
than three months before the department issues an
'untrace certificate', which is mandatory, to a person
whose vehicle has been stolen to press his claim with the
insurance authorities. |
Woman killed in mishap KHARAR, Nov 11 — A woman, Amardeep Kaur, was killed while another, Jaspal Kaur, was seriously injured when a scooter (PB-27-A-2918) was knocked down by a running Tata Sumo 407 (PB-23-3682) near Gharuan village on the Kharar-Morinda road yesterday. The Kharar police has registered a case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC against Jaswant Singh, driver of the Tata Sumo. One attacked According to an FIR
lodged with the police today, Mukesh Kumar was attacked
by the accused with a knife and he got seven injuries. He
was rushed to the PGI. He was operated upon in the PGI
today. |
3-way split in GTU CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — The Government Teachers Union (GTU), UT, has had a three-way split. Each group claims to be the real one. The group of Mr Shamsher Singh and Mr Savinder Singh had sought nomination papers till yesterday for the forthcoming elections of the union, to be held on November 17. According to the Chairman of the election committee, Mr Shamsher Singh, he had received nomination papers of contestants from the three groups. Candidates can withdraw their names till tomorrow. Another group under the presidentship of Mr Bharat Mishr and vice-presidentship of Mr Ramdev Shastri had issued a notification for general elections on November 1. Yesterday was the last date for filing nominations for seven posts. According to a release issued here yesterday, the following were unanimously elected: President — Mr Harbir Singh Anand; Senior Vice-President — Mr Tarsem Lal; Vice-President — Mr Jagmal Singh; General Secretary — Dr Vinod Kumar; Secretary — Mr Rakesh Puri; Joint Secretary — Mr Ram Kishen; and Treasurer — Mr Jiya Lal. The newly-elected members of the executive committee have decided to serve a show cause notice to Mr Shamsher Singh for misleading the teaching community. Meanwhile, the third group under the leadership of Mr Amar Singh Hyatpur has convened a general body meeting of the UT Teachers Association on November 12 at the Sector 36 Garden of Fragrance to deliberate on various issues. The group of Mr Harbir
Singh Anand and Mr Bharat Mishr alleged that the group of
Mr Amar Singh has no standing if they declared themselves
registered. According to them, all three groups had
joined hands last year but now each had a separate
standing. Mr Shamsher Singh said the election process
should be conducted democratically. |
Admn offers help to martyr's
trust PANCHKULA, Nov 11 — Speaking on the occasion of the fourth death anniversary of Capt Rohit Kaushal who laid down his life in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in an encounter with Afghan militants, Mr Vishnu Bhagwan, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Haryana, said India was able to present a united front to the world and was one of the largest democracies due to the supreme sacrifices of the defence personnel guarding the borders. He was the chief guest at the function held by the District Administration in the native village of Capt Kaushal, Jalauli, near here, today. Mr Bhagwan, after offering floral tributes at the memorial of the martyr, said that the soldiers had laid down their lives without thought to home and family on numerous occasions. Recalling the slogan of "Give me blood and I shall give you freedom'' given by Mr Subhash Chandra Bose, he stated that the independence of the country was intact because of the bravery of the soldiers. The Principal Secretary to the CM added that the state government was always ready to give any possible help to the families of the martyrs and organised functions from time to time to keep their memory alive. Reflecting on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, he said the only mission of his life was to serve the poor and the needy. In the same way, the father of the Captain had initiated the Shaheed Captain Rohit Charitable Trust which provided financial aid to the needy families each year on the martyr's death anniversary. On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Monga, said that the district administration would offer full cooperation to the family and the trust. On the appeal to name Government High School and the auditorium after Captain Kaushal, he said that the approval of the government would be sought on the matter. Mr Vishnu Bhagwan accepted the demand of naming the link road of the village after the martyr, stating that the government was committed to honour the martyrs. A blood donation camp was organised by the District Red Cross Society in collaboration with the Shaheed Capt Rohit Charitable Trust where over 60 persons donated blood. Widows of nine martyrs were given sewing machines by the trust and school students excelling in studies, orphans and financially weak students were also honoured. Floral tributes were
paid at the memorial of the martyr by his father, Mr S.S.
Kaushal and other family members, Mr Pradeep Chaudhary,
member of the Planning Board, Secretary of the State
Sainik Board, Brigadier Satyadev, besides other officials
of the district. |
24 engineers transferred Panchkula, Nov 11— As a result of the shifting of the engineering division of the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board (HSAMB) from Panchkula to Hisar, 84 engineers, 24 from this district, have been transferred. Mr Azad Singh Malik, General Secretary of the HSAMB Employees Sangh, in a press note, alleged political motives behind these transfers. This has resulted in dissatisfaction among employees. The sangh has threatened to launch an agitation against the decision. Mr Malik described the move as unwarranted and untimely. He said the work originally entrusted with the board engineers had been handed over to the engineers of the PWD (B&R). He further informed that the Superintendent Engineer, Panchkula Circle of the HSAMB, had been made OSD (Rules), a post which did not exist before. The press note stated that the posts of chief engineer and chief project engineer, which should have been occupied by the board engineers, had been given to those of the PWD. The employees sangh has
urged the authorities concerned to reverse the decision. |
Rly pensioners seek medical
relief CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — The Northern Railway Pensioners Welfare Association has demanded that its members be given option for medical allowance for those residing within the corporation limits and reimbursement in case of hospitalisation for major diseases. The association President, Mr Sher Singh, said that as per the recommendation of the Fifth Pay Commission and accepted by the government, medical allowance of Rs 100 per month was sanctioned to the Central pensioners from December 1, 1997. The association has said
that medicare for the aged and pensioners should be free.
The Railway Ministry advocates treatment to pensioners on
a par with serving employees but the pensioners are asked
to deposit a portion of their pension for treatment. |
SNIPPETS Students
to form chain According to the chairman of the programme, Mr J.P.S. Sibia, the campaign is part of the Rotary's nationwide efforts to form similar human chains in cities across the country, which will commence simultaneously at 11 a.m. sharp for about two minutes. The human chain in the city is being organised by all the four Rotary clubs along with the Chandigarh Administration , the Education Department and the police. Students from all government schools and most 185 independent private schools will participate in this campaign. English paper from Nov 18 The board had earlier cancelled the papers held at this centre following large-scale copying. The board has permitted eligible candidates, who could not appear in these papers, to appear again. According to a press note issued by Ms Narinder Kaur, Controller of Examination, roll numbers and date sheet have been mailed to candidates. If any candidate does not receive the roll number by November 13, he or she should collect it from the board's office from November 15 to 17. No further chance will be given to candidates who fail to appear in the examination. Women
begin agro-course According to a press note issued by the department, the camp will continue upto Nov 22. It was inaugurated by Dr S.R. Singla, Assistant Regional Director of the Ministry of Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution. Speaking on the occasion, he informed the trainees that about 10 per cent of the foodgrains produced in our country were damaged by insects, moisture etc. He advised adopting scientific methods of foodgrain storage to minimise post harvest losses. He said at the end of this training, each successful trainee would be given a stipend of Rs 250, besides an assistance of Rs 200 for purchasing metal bins. Rice
sent to Orissa Demand
to ban heavy vehicles The President of the council, Mr Ravi Kaushal, said that since the sub-roads of the sectors were narrow, it becomes hazardous for long heavy vehicles to pass through the areas. Many times children coming back after school have had a narrow escape, because of long school buses operating in congested lanes of the sectors, he said. Geophysicists
to hold seminar The association will organise special lectures for school children in the University Auditorium on November 19. Leading geo-scientists will deliver lectures on Antarctic expdition, history and development of hydrocarbons, and earth science and mankind. PUDA
nod not must for power A press note issued by the Additional Superintendent Engineer of Zirakpur subdivision, Mr R.R. Garg, said that residents don't have to obtain an NOC from the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) for residential power connections within the lal lakir of the village. They have to obtain a report from the patwari concerned. For electricity connections in the municipal areas of Banur and the Zirakpur nagar panchayat, NOCs issued by the executive officers of the civic bodies concerned would be entertained. New
SE joins He replaces Mr P.S. Chawla who has been repatriated to his parent organisations of Punjab State Electricity Board. Mr Sachdeva also belongs
to the Punjab State Electricity Board and has been
initially appointed for one year. |
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