Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 9 th July, 2016: Chandigarh Health Department in Collaboration with School of Public Health, PGIMER, Gynae. Department, GMCH-32, State Bank of Patiala and Rotary Chandigarh Sivalik organized free Health Camp at Public Health Dispensary, Sector 25 today. The Health Camp was inaugurated by Joint Commissioner MC Sh. Rajiv Gupta, IAS and Dr. Subhash Verma, Dean PGIMER. This was the fifth Health Camp in continuation of previous four Health Camps held at Daddu Majra, Maulijagran, Dhanas and Ramdarbar. Dr. Vanita Gupta, Director Health Services after welcoming the Joint Commissioner and Dean PGIMER assured them that the optimum preventive, diagnostic and curative services will be provided to people coming to the health facility with expectation of getting best health care services. Joint Commissioner MC announced support in terms of equipment required to screen and treat Cervical Cancer. The Rotary Chandigarh Sivalik has committed to print the Health Awareness handbills a...

Chandigarh, 9 th July, 2016: Under the “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan” (PMSMA) an initiative of Government of India, the  second campaign was carried out today by the Health department U.T Chandigarh at four centres i.e. EWS Dhanas, Civil Dispensary Moulijagran, Civil Dispensary Ramdarbar and  PHD-25. This campaign was started in U.T. Chandigarh on the 9 th of June 2016. Dr. Vanita Gupta, Director Health Services said a total number of 357 pregnant women have been examined and 280 investigations carried out. The essential medicines like Calcium, Iron Folic Acid, Folic acid, Albendazole etc have been distributed to all the beneficiaries and 48 pregnant women are line listed for ultrasound examination which will be carried out at the ultrasound centres. Out of the registered pregnant women, 40 high risk pregnancies have been identified at the different centres and are being managed /referred to the higher institutes for further care. This is a fixed day str...

Chandigarh, 8 th July, 2016 : Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh today inaugurated Paudh Mela at Parking Place near Lake Club at Sukhna Lake to mark the beginning of Van Mahotsava-2016 . There are stalls of Forest Department, Horticulture Wing of Municipal Corporation and Engineering Department at the parking area of Sukhna Lake.  Residents of the city can get saplings either free of cost (Forest Department) or at nominal rates (Municipal Corporation & Engineering deptt) and can also get to know technical knowhow of plantation and post plantation care. Adviser to the Administrator reviewed all the stalls displayed by various departments.       Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh also carried out Plantation Drive at Nagar Van Udhyan Yojana Site behind Sukhna Lake. Van Mahotsava-2016 events in the upcoming days are as follow : S. N. Date Theme Based Day ...

Chandigarh, 8 th  July, 2016:   As a preparatory activity under the guidance of Director Health & Family Welfare, UT-Chandigarh the Malaria wing of Health Department, UT-Chandigarh today organized Health Awareness camp/ advocacy workshop at Shastri Market Sector-22, as a part of observance of July as Anti Dengue Month.           The awareness camp was attended by staff from the Malaria wing, the representatives of local Market association and general community of the area.           Dr. Inderpal Singh (Epidemiologist-IDSP), assured the gathering that the workers will continue their anti dengue activities in the area with full zeal in this season with support of market workers. He also stressed upon quick disposal of unused tyres and other dumped matter lying in open area and roof tops, covering of overhead tanks and weekly draining with scrubbing of coolers to prevent mosquitoge...

Chandigarh, 7 th   July, 2016:   Chandigarh Health Department in Collaboration with School of Public Health, PGIMER,  Gynae. deptt. GMCH-32 and State Bank of Patiala is going to organize free Health Camp at Public Health Dispensary, Sector 25   on 9 th July, 2016 (Saturday) from 8.00 AM onwards. This in continuation of previous four Health Camps held at Daddu Majra, Maulijagran, Dhanas and Ramdarbar. Dr. Vanita Gupta, Director Health Services said that the doctors from various specialities like Medicine, Gynae., Skin, Eye and ENT will be examining patients and will be providing free consultation. Health promotion and awareness generation regarding prevention, timely detection and management of Non Communicable Diseases and other diseases will be the main highlight of the screening camp along with Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva (PMSMA) Abhiyan which will provide complete range of quality and essential maternal health services as part of antenatal care service...

Chandigarh, 7 th  July, 2016:   In reference to   the news item published today in a leading English newspaper under the headline “Discotheques may close an hour later, at 1 AM”, it has been clarified by Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, U.T Chandigarh that no such policy regarding allowing discotheques to remain open upto 1 am was discussed in any meeting or reviewed. The facts mentioned in the news item are devoid of truth. Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, U.T Chandigarh said, “The policy will be followed in letter and spirit”.

Chandigarh, 6 th  July, 2016:  As per the holiday notified by Chandigarh Administration under negotiable instrument act all e-Sampark Centres will be closed on 7 th  July 2016 on account of Eid Ul Fitr