Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Administrator flags off 31 HVAC long route buses Chandigarh.26 July, 2019. The Governor of Punjab & Administrator, Sh.V.P.Singh Badnore in the presence of Adviser to Administrator Sh. Manoj Parida, flagged off 31 HVAC long route buses at ISBT, Sector 17, Chandigarh . These 31 HVAC buses will ply on long routes to Shimla, Manali, Dehradoon, Amritsar, Hissar, Haridwar, Delhi, Hansi, Harmirpur, Jawala Ji, Baijnath. These buses are having latest technology electronically controlled Diesel Engines. All buses are equipped with cameras, LED Destination boards, and GPS Devices for tracking of buses in real time. Each row of seat is equipped with reading lights, mobile charging points, A.C. Louvers etc. The total cost of each HVAC bus is Rs.50.00 Lac and total of 40 HVAC buses is Rs.20.00 crores and the fare of HVAC bus is approximately 44% lesser than Super Luxury bus.   For the first time, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) has introduced the ...

Chandigarh Administration to provide free Rotavirus Vaccine with routine Immunization to children from 31 st  July 2019 at all Health Facilities Chandigarh, 25 th  July, 2019:  A Media Collaboration Meet for the launch of Rotavirus Vaccine under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) was organized by Health Department, UT Chandigarh. The focus of the meet was to interact with media persons and sharing of the important information regarding Rotavirus Diarrhoea. This initiative will help to prevent the children between the age group of 0-5 years from Rotavirus Diarrhea in UT Chandigarh as Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus and Vaccination is the only specific intervention strategy for protection from Rota virus infection. Health Department, UT Chandigarh is all geared up to introduce Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) in Routine Immunization Schedule from 31 st July, 2019 onwards.   It will be provided free of co...

Chandigarh to sensitize about the new initiatives of the MoEF & CC under ENVIS , District Level Meeting Held Chandigarh, 24 th  July, 2019:   A District Level Meeting under the Chairmanship of Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh to sensitize about the new initiatives of the MoEF & CC under ENVIS (Environmental Information System) was organized at the office of Deputy Commissioner. A brief introduction about the ENVIS Scheme was given by the representatives of ENVIS.  Further, a detailed power point presentation on new initiatives of ENVIS Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP), Grid Based Decision Support System (GRIDSS), and Building Community Driven Environmentally Sustainable Villages (CESVP) was given. Deputy Commissioner suggested all present departments especially Education Department to give their views on various topics on which courses can be conducted in Chandigarh and explore the possibilities of how the scheme ...

Administrator chairs second meeting of the UT Wetland Authority SUKHNA LAKE TO BE DECLARED AS WETLAND UNDER WETLAND (CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) RULE 2017 Chandigarh, 23 rd  July, 2019:  The Second Meeting of the Union Territory of Chandigarh Wetlands Authority was held today under the Chairpersonship of Shri V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh. It has been unanimously decided to declare Sukhna Lake as Wetland under Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rule 2017. Besides officers of Chandigarh Administration, representative of Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, GOI and representative from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Officers from Haryana and Punjab were also invited as Special Invitees. Sh. V. P. Singh Badnore emphasized on the ecological importance of declaring Sukhna as a Wetland.  He urged the Officers, representing Govt. of Punjab and Govt. o...