Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 4th May 2019: Department of Tourism in collaboration with Election Department organized a mega voter awareness event at Sukhna Lake today. The event was a part of the SVEEP program which was attended by Smt. Monimala Phukan Borthakur,IAS, General Observer, Sh.Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Chief Electoral Officer and other other senior officers of Chandigarh Administration. The voter awareness event attracted huge gathering at the Sukhna Lake. The event began with the flagging off of Hop on Hop off bus which went around the city carrying different election messages to motivate all voters. The officials also released helium baloons carrying voting messages, and also took a round of the lake in the Cruise which was decorated with creatives carrying messages to educate and motivate the voters. The highlight of the event was evening raga, a musical evening by the Indian Classical Jazz group that attracted huge crowd. Adding more fun to the event were a flash mob which set the to...

Chandigarh, 2nd May, 2019 : A two days Regional Training of Trainers workshop started in Chandigarh today on Introduction of Rotavirus vaccine in the Universal Immunization Programme. In the regional workshop, senior Government Health Officials from States of Chandigarh, Punjab, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Uttarakhand and representatives from Immunization partner agencies like World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNDP, Global Health Strategies, JSI and others are also participating in the workshop.   Dr. G. Dewan, Director Health & Family Welfare cum Mission Director – National Health Mission, Chandigarh while addressing the workshop said that water is the main cause of diarrhea and there should be inter departmental coordination for supply of safe, clean and Potable Water. He mentioned that the role of Public Health Department is also very crucial, therefore liasoning and sharing of information is very essential. This issu...

Chandigarh, 30th April 2019: It is for the information of General Public that the Election Observer for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency, Smt. Monimala Phukan Borthakur, IAS will be listening to grievances regarding the General Lok Sabha Elections for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency daily from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Meeting Hall, UT Guest House, Sector 6,   Chandigarh. Mobile Number of the observer is 9417859842. The Police Observer for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency, Sh. JS Kushwah, IPS will be listening to grievances pertaining to Police in regard to the General Lok Sabha Elections for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency daily from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Meeting Hall, UT Guest House, Sector 6,  Chandigarh. His Contact Number is 9779460024.

Chandigarh, 29th April 2019: A meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Smt. Monimala Phokan Borthakur, IAS and Sh. JS Kushwah, IPS at U.T Guest House with the nodal officers of General Elections 2019 to assess the election preparedness in the Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency. The Election Commission of India has appointed Smt. Monimala as the General Observer and Sh. J S Kushwah as the Police Observer for Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency. At the onset a detailed presentation was given by Sh. Arjun Sharma, IAS, Joint CEO, U.T Chandigarh that highlighted the preparations of elections in the Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency. During the meeting various measures for preparedness were discussed including Flying Squads, Static Surveillance Teams, Complaint monitoring control room, C-Vigil performance, Constitution of the Screening Committee, District MCMC, preparation of polling stations, security arrangements, implementation of Model Code of Conduct, personnel ...