Ramkrishan Upadhyay
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 6
Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar has imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the Chandigarh Golf Club for not maintaining hygienic conditions as prescribed in the rules.
Sources said the Deputy Commissioner imposed the fine after a team of the Health Department submitted a report regarding an inspection conducted by it. After hearing the version of the Chandigarh Golf Club management, the Deputy Commissioner found that there were certain shortcomings for which a penalty needed to be imposed.
He also imposed similar fines on seven restaurants where teams of health officers had found shortcomings in the kitchen in raids conducted during the past one month. The sources said a health team had inspected the Golf Club under the Food Safety and Standards Act in July 2018
The raids on eateries were conducted after some residents complained to the Health Department, asking it to the check the hygiene of the food being cooked at clubs, hotels and restaurants. Following this, a team of food officers was constituted and a raid was conducted at the Golf Club. After finding the condition of the kitchen, where food was being cooked, unhygienic, the department issued a challan.
BS Gill, president of the Golf Club, said the quality of food was found satisfactory, but certain shortcomings were pointed out by the food officers, which we have taken care of. The team found no cover on the dustbin in the kitchen and the fly mesh was also not found at the proper place.