Affidavit by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Chandigarh in OA No 911 of 2022 (Prof. Sanjeev Bagai Vs Department of Environment GNCTD). The NGT, December 5, 2023 had directed the authorities to file their replies regarding the aspect of protection of trees against illegal felling, pruning of trees, framing of …
Overall decline in adult new-HIV infections, annual AIDS-related deaths, says NACO report. India has registered an overall decline in the number of adult new-HIV infections and annual AIDS-related deaths across the country, while Odisha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Chandigarh have shown estimated adult HIV prevalence greater than the national prevalence, …
The Punjab Government has banned the retail sale of bottled correction fluid used on printed pages and nail paint remover besides bottled thinners to check their abuse as intoxicants by children. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department. The government has directed …
The Department of Science and Technology has mooted a proposal for installation of a Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant for which it has sought land from the Municipal Corporation. The department has proposed the setting up of the plant at the Water Works Station in Sector 39. However, a No Objection …
The Finance and Contract Committee of the Municipal Corporation will be holding a discussion on the fate of the pilot project for garbage collection that was initiated in Sector 22. The pilot project that was started in April this year was stalled within a few weeks after protests by the …
The UT Administration has formulated a Draft Mobile Tower Policy for UT Chandigarh uploaded on the official site, www.chandigarh.nic.in. Before the finalization of this policy, the Administration has invited public objections/ suggestions on this policy, if any, to be submitted to the office of the Senior Town Planner, Department of …
Chandigarh: The traffic police is waiting for a green signal from the UT Administration to put a permanent ban on the movement of heavy vehicles from Panchkula to Chandigarh during peak hours. The UT Administration had in December 2011 put a ban on heavy vehicles entering the city between 8 …
Chandigarh: A Capacity Development Programme was conducted from November 7-9 in Chandigarh UT, to assess and evaluate the awareness and preparedness of Chandigarh Administration in the event of an earthquake. The training programme was conducted by J K Sinha, a member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and other …
Five confirmed dengue positive cases were reported from Chandigarh City. Till date, 298 confirmed dengue cases have been reported during this season. The NVBDCP Unit of Health Department, Chandigarh Administration, has enhanced field activities for the prevention and control of dengue. In order to review the reporting and surveillance mechanism, …
Uttarakhand has more than just natural beauty to boast of. It also tops the list of best-performing States and Union territories in terms of environmental well-being. Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Sikkim, and Andhra Pradesh on the Planning Commission’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list. Environmental well-being is one …
Proposes another study to manage city waste Just four years after setting up a solid waste management plant, which was touted as the solution for the city’s waste, the Municipal Corporation has once again proposed the hiring of a consultancy firm to prepare a report on managing solid waste. The …
Expressing deep concern over the leakage from Sukhna flood gates, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday directed the Chandigarh Administration to repair the flood gates in the lake. Meanwhile, the Chandigarh Administration, as demanded by the High Court, on Friday filed a report stating that the Administration does …
Chandigarh: The UT health authorities, on Thursday, held a meeting to review the preventive steps taken to control dengue cases in Chandigarh. The UT health department has said that they have issued letters to all private hospitals and clinics to disclose the number of dengue, viral fever cases approaching them …
It’s been a sweet victory for land owners and farmers in Chandigarh who had been contesting against the union territory (UT) administration’s decision to acquire 272 acres of land to expand the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP). After their petitions were rejected by the High Court in 2011, land …
The Municipal Corporation will start a pilot project of garbage collection from within the housing societies in the southern sectors in the coming days. For this purpose, bins will be purchased and kept in the societies. The decision was taken in the meeting of the Sanitation Committee held on Monday. …
EFFI-CYCLE 2012, an inter collegiate design cum race competition, is being hosted at University Institute of Engineering and Technology from October 12 to 14. It is an initiative of SAEINDIA, Northern Section, aimed at providing an opportunity for young engineers to explore the ‘Environmental Friendly and Economical’ solutions for the …
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Section 4 of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 and the rules made thereunder, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to make a comprehensive mobile tower policy in supersession of the Policy/Guidelines for permission for installation of Tower …
Peeved over the inordinate delay being caused in settling the dispute over land to be provided for a garbage dumping site, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday asked the Chief Administrator, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), to remain present in the court on the next date of hearing. …
Chandigarh: Prevalence of asthma is increasing in the city with a research study of PGIMER showing that asthma affects as many as 5-10 per cent of children in Chandigarh, belonging to all social classes and economic strata. Although it is relatively easy to diagnose and manage, there are no diagnostic …
Chandigarh: The UT Administration today gave approval for the utilization of six sites by the Municipal Corporation for the construction of underground water reservoirs in different sectors. The construction of the reservoirs will ensure improved water pressure to residential areas. The approval of the sites has been pending for more …
Chandigarh: The Centre on Sunday rejected Punjab’s charge that it was “deliberately denying” the state a drought-relief package in the wake of deficient monsoon rains. “There is no such thing. There is no truth in this,” Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh told PTI in Mohali on the sidelines of …
