Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 4th October 2019: The Engineering Department, Chandigarh Administration achieved yet another landmark by providing Road Embedded Traffic Light signal on Uttar Marg   adjacent to parking lot of Sukhna lake. The signal was inaugurated by Sh. Manoj Parida, Adviser to Administator today. The visitors coming at lake park their vehicles at the parking that is at the opposite side of the lake and cross the road to visit lake . Though, the stop lines and zebra crossing are marked on the road, yet due to heavy influx of visitors, more safety measures are required for public safety. A decision was taken in this regard to provide this road embedded signal, so as to provide a light actuated barrier to the traffic for safety of the visitors crossing the road. This will eliminate the possibility of any mishappening. The Chief Engineer-cum- Special Secretary (Engg.) apprised that this system is being implemented first time as pilot project   and if found successful, ...

Chandigarh, 4th October 2019: Chandigarh College of Architecture celebrated Le Corbusier Day on today by holding its annual convocation ceremony with the Le Corbusier Memorial Lecture by eminent art historian Prof. B.N.Goswamy. Shri Manoj Parida, IAS, Adviser to Administrator, Chandigarh Administration, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. On this occasion, Prof. B.N.Goswamy, delivered a lecture which drew attention to works wherein artists set out to test their own limits and to do even familiar things differently. The lecture was followed by the convocation and prize distribution ceremony. Ms.Ravleen Kaur received the government gold medal for the year 2014-2019, the Le Corbusier gold medal award for the best all rounder 2014-2019, the Sanjiv Bhandari Scholarship, for securing the highest marks in the first eight semesters and the Anita Sharma Memorial Award for securing the highest marks in all 10 semesters; Ms. Insia Hasnain received the government silver medal and th...

Chandigarh, 4th October 2019: Certain need based changes in dwelling units of Chandigarh Housing Board were recently permitted. Thereafter a Penalty Scheme was introduced which provides temporary exemption from immediate demolition upto 31.12.2020 so that the allottees may get some time to rectify the violations in conformity with the need based changes orders. There is an important role of the qualified empanelled Structural Engineer and empanelled Architects with regard to the permitted Need Based Changes and the Penalty Scheme. The Chandigarh Housing Board is organizing a workshop on the permitted Need Based Changes on 09.10.2019 (Wednesday) from 10.00 AM to 01.00 PM at Auditorium Hall, Govt. Museum & Art Gallery, Sector-10 Chandigarh. The objective of the workshop is to make the empanelled Architects and the empanelled Structure Engineers aware about the procedural aspects of the various clauses of the Need Based Changes order dated 15.02.2019 and the Penalty Scheme date...

Chandigarh, 4th October 2019: The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals celebrated the World Animal Day, an International day of action for Animal Rights and Welfare today at Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Sector-38, Chandigarh. Sh. Mandeep Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, U.T.-cum-President, SPCA was also present at the occasion. World Animal Day is observed worldwide on this date every year in honor of St Francis of Assisi-an animal lover and patron saint for animals.   In this regard, the Animal Welfare activities were started a week ago as an endeavour of SPCA-Chandigarh with Human Awareness Camp at GCCBA, Sector 50, Chandigarh and culminated today with World Animal Day celebration at Sector-38 situated Animal Shelter of SPCA. On this awareness drive week Dr. Kanwarjit Singh, Joint Director-AH-cum-HGS, SPCA, Chandigarh and four Veterinary Officers of the Animal Husbandry department educated the audiences with an aim to bring a change in people’s...

Chandigarh, 3rd October 2019: The celebration of Wildlife Week, 2019 is done every year throughout the country in the first week of October. This year also, Department of Forest and Wildlife, UT, Chandigarh is organizing different Wildlife activities starting from 2nd October, 2019 coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at different locations in UT Chandigarh. In this series, Department of Forests & Wildlife has prepared Special Postal Cover on “Indian Grey Hornbill – The State Bird of UT Chandigarh” in collaboration with Department of Posts.     Sh.Manoj Parida,Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh released Special Postal Cover on “Indian Grey Hornbill” at Paryavaran Bhawan, Chandigarh today in the presence of Shri Anil Kumar, IPoS, Chief Post Master General, Punjab. The Adviser informed that these events are the part of protection and conservation of wildlife to sensitize the masses. Sh.Debendra Dalai, IFS, CCF also informed that Wildli...

Chandigarh, October 1, 2019 :  In order to meet the continuously growing demand for CNG in Chandigarh, CITCO has set up its first compressed Natural Gas  (CNG)  dispensing pump on the Madhya Marg,  Sector 17 Chandigarh here today . CITCO caters to a large number of vehicles from its existing four Petrol Stations spread across the tricity . The  newly opened station is run by CITCO in tandem with HPCL for Petrol & diesel and by Indian Oil-Adani Gas Pvt Ltd for CNG ( a joint venture of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Adani Gas Ltd) Inaugurated by the Managing Director of CITCO , Ms Jasvinder kaur IAS , in presence of Chief General Manager CITCO ,  Mr Rakesh Kumar Popli PCS and other officials & staff of CITCO ,  The CNG station will be operational for 24 hours . Petrol, diesel & CNG being the basis necessity in today scenario of  our life today, opening a CNG station is a prestigious deal for CITCO . CNG gas will be avai...

Chandigarh, October 2:-  Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh kick started the new revolution against Plastic and launched Plastic Mukt Chandigarh campaign today from Capitol Complex, Chandigarh in presence of Sh. Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. Rajesh Kumar Mayor, Sh. K.K. Yadav, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. To commemorate the 150 th  Birth Anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi, The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has organized a “Shramdaan” programme during which all departments of Chandigarh Administration, NGOs of city including Yuvsatta & others, representatives of RWAs, MWAs and volunteers from colleges & schools were present. While addressing the gathering, the Administrator said that from today every citizens of Chandigarh will have to say goodbye to single-use plastic in the city and urged them to attempt curbing its use. He said that Environment De...