Civic body scores hat-trick in cleanliness

The Nawanshahr Municipal Council has scored a hat-trick by retaining the first position in the Swachh Survekshan Awards-2020 in the 25,000 to 50,000 population category for north zone with 5145.17 points. Deputy Commissioner Shena Aggarwal said it was a matter of pride to get the top spot in the whole of North India. She said city residents had also proved that they were aware of cleanliness. She congratulated MLA Angad Singh for the achievement. Rajiv Sareen, Executive Officer (EO), Municipal Council, Nawanshahr, said, “We introduced door-to-door collection of household waste and ensured segregation of dry and wet waste. We ensured that the waste was directly dumped at the solid waste management plant.”

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When sarpanch went all out to curb virus spread

Pathlawa village which grabbed the headlines when the state’s first Covid-19 casualty was reported from here is now getting back to normal. Sarpanch Harpal Singh, whose mother had also tested positive for Covid-19, is making every effort to make sure that no one at his village contracts the virus again. He is making people aware of the disease and ensuring that medicines are available to patients suffering from other ailments so that they don’t have to go out of the village. “Now, things are getting back to normal here but we are still vigilant. The virus is still there and I want that no one in the village contracts infection,” Harpal said.

Work on projects worth Rs26.69L begins

Under the urban environment improvement programme, work on as many as six projects worth Rs26.69 lakh started in Nawanshahr today. Areas being covered in the first phase include Ward Nos. 4, 6, 7, 11 and 13. In Ward No. 4, Rs4.50 lakh will be spent on development works. While various works worth Rs2.69 lakh, Rs5.04 lakh, Rs1.27 lakh and Rs7.64 lakh will be carried out in Ward No. 6, 7, 11, 13, respectively.

Eye donation: DC shows the way

Nawanshahr DC Shena Aggarwal filled the eye donation form and marked the beginning of eye donation fortnight today that will conclude on September 8. Dr JD Verma, president, Eye Donation Organisation, Nawanshahr, had formed a team of 18 members that had been encouraging people to donate their eyes. He said that eyes of as many as 535 donors have been donated to the needy. He said apart from Punjab visually impaired persons in other states have also been helped.

Sugar mill gets some green lungs

The Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Department with the help from sugar mill staff started a plantation drive in Nawanshahr. Over 50 saplings were planted on the campus. The drive was started under the Agriculture Technology Management Agency scheme. Officials also guided the staff of the mill to take care of the saplings and said the drive would be continued in coming days. “It is very important that we breathe fresh air and that will only be possible when we plant trees around us,” officials said.