Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 8 th Sep, 2017: The Eye Bank Department of Ophthalmology GMCH organized concluding function in collaboration with State Health Society ( NPCB , UT Chandigarh) on the occasion of  Eye Donation awareness fortnight (from 25 th August to 8 th September) today  8 th September, 2017  in  E- Block GMCH. About 250 people attended this function. Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary cum Secretary Medical Education and Research was the Chief Guest during the occasion. He inaugurated the poster exhibition on eye donation and appreciated the efforts of all the students who participated in this competition. He further told that it should not be difficult to combat the corneal blindness in the country if all of us become sensitive and pledge for eye donation. The Home Secretary also appreciated the work done by the Eye Bank, GMCH during the fortnight. Sh Anurag Agarwal said that our religion is very generous where we try to donate everything like money, Dee...

Chandigarh, 8 th Sep, 2017: A large number of dwelling units of General Housing Schemes, Employees Schemes, and other Special Category Schemes etc. have been allotted by CHB, wherein some common areas have been provided. Some of the allottees have raised a platform on the common area space in front of their D.Us where such space is mostly used by them only. Such allottees are approaching CHB for permission for raising platform in the common area in front of their D.U.        Therefore, Chandigarh Housing Board hereby allows rising of the platform in the common area in front of their DUs subject to the condition that the platform is within the common area and shall not cause any hindrance to free movement.  However, a penal charge of Rs.5000/-(Rs. Five thousand only) will be payable annually in the first month of every calendar year for the same.