Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 26 th September 2017 : As per the orders of Designated Officer, Food Safety Administration, a joint team of Food Safety Officers was constituted for conducting inspection and sampling. The team inspected the premises of Panjab University, Chandigarh on 25 th September 2017. Various food joints, hostel mess and canteens were inspected for their general hygiene and quality standards.Six samples were lifted for analysis and examination and a challan was made for un-hygienic and un-sanitary conditions for the violation of the Act. On 26-09-2017 a team inspected various sweet shops in UT of Chandigarh and samples of Khoya products were taken. The team also intercepted one Tempo Three-wheeler at Sector 42, Chandigarh of M/s Krishna Sweets, Kharar, Punjab supplying different types of sweets to the Food Business Operators of Chandigarh.  Samples of Pista Badaam Burfi, Dhoda Sweets, Milk Cake, Kalakand Sweet, Khoya Burfi and Paneer were taken in lieu of the coming festival s...

Chandigarh, 22 nd  September, 2017:  It has been made to appear to the District Magistrate, Chandigarh that during the festival period, noise pollution caused by bursting/usage of fire crackers and Chinese/imported crackers is likely to create annoyance and cause injury to the health of members of public and that there is a need to prevent the same by restricting the bursting/usage of fire crackers and sale of Chinese/imported crackers. Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary to put restrictions on bursting/usage of fire crackers and sale of Chinese/imported crackers in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.  Therefore, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh do hereby prohibit, within the U.T. of Chandigarh: (i) Bursting/usage of fireworks or fire crackers between 10:00 P.M. to 06:00 A.M. (ii)Bursting/usage of fireworks or fire crackers in the areas notified ...

Chandigarh, 22 nd  September, 2017:  It is for the information to the general public/residents of Chandigarh that the  registration  for participating in e-auction of vehicle registration numbers of new series " CH01-BP " for special/choice registration numbers 0001 to 9999 will start from 03.10.2017 (10:00 AM) and will continue till 09.10.2017 (05:00 PM) and the e-auction will start on 10.10.2017 (10:00 AM) and will continue till 12.10.2017 (05:00PM). The owner of the vehicle can register himself/herself on the National Transport website:  https://parivahan.gov.in/fancy  and the link of the same is available on the Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website:  www.chdtransport.gov.in and obtain the Unique Acknowledgement Number (UAN). The owner of the vehicle who has purchased the vehicle at Chandigarh address only will be allowed to participate in e-auction. Sale Letter i.e Form No. 21, UID i.e. Aadhaar Card and address proof of Ch...

Chandigarh, 21st September 2017:  The Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore presided over a meeting to review the law and order situation in the City at U.T. Secretariat today. Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. J.M Balamurgan, IAS, Secretary to the Governor of Punjab, Sh.   Tajender   Singh Luthra, IPS, Director General of Police, Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary, Sh. O.P Mishra, IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Smt. Jagdale Nilambari Vijay, IPS, SSP, Sh. Shashank Anand, IPS, SSP Traffic, Sh. Eish Singhal, IPS, SP Chandigarh were present during the meeting. At the onset, the Governor praised the Chandigarh Police for astutely handling the law and order situation and maintaining peace in the City during the period when the Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Verdict was to be announced by the Panchkula court. Briefing the officers in the review meeting, Smt. Jagdale Nilambari Vijay...

Chandigarh, 21 st Sept, 2017:   In the series of Celebration of  “ Wildlife Week, 2017”,  the Department of Forests & Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration is organizing following events to sensitize the masses for the protection and conservation of wildlife and its habitat :- Date/Time Programme 02 nd Oct, 2017              at 7.00 AM Nature/ Wildlife Week Trek  (Nepli to Kansal Loghut) in Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary         The “Nature and Wildlife Trek” inside Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary will be arranged by Department of Forests & Wildlife at 7.00 AM i.e. as per Calendar of Trekking available on website. The Nature and Wildlife Trek will be started from Nepli and culminated at Kansal Log Hut. The Nature/Wildlife Trek will be   approximately 7.5 Km in length and passing through three Hillocks reachi...

Chandigarh, 20 th  Sep, 2017:   Measles Rubella Campaign in UT Chandigarh has achieved the target of 92 % after immunizing 2,84,735 children in the age group of 9 months to 15 years. The MR Vaccination is being carried out in government and private schools .Also the outreach sessions are being conducted in Aanganwadi centres and all health facilities of Chandigarh. In 6 major hospitals i.e. PGIMER-12, GMCH-32, GMSH-16, CH-22, CH-45 and CH- Manimajra the MR vaccination is carried out daily and in rest of the health facilities MR vaccination is twice week i.e. Wednesday and Saturday. The 3 rd  State Task Force meeting of MR Campaign was held under the chairmanship of  Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Health cum Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration wherein all the stakeholder were geared up to cover each and every child of Chandigarh with MR Vaccination. The Health Department, UT Chandigarh appreciated the efforts of all the schools and the staff working hard for s...

Chandigarh, 20 th September 2017: The Chandigarh Housing Board has provided the Tatkal facility for various services of CHB. Under this scheme, the case of an applicant is processed on priority basis. The general public has given a good response to this facility. Abstract of the TATKAL facility availed by the applicantsupto 20/09/2017, is as under:- ABSTRACT TATKAL CASES UP TO 20/09/2017 Sr. No. Category Total Case Tatkal Fee Amount 1 EWS 279 20000 5580000 2 LIG 565 30000 16950000 3 MIG 554 40000 22160000 4 HIG 249 50000 12450000 5 Misc. 66 3160000 TOTAL 1713 60300000 In order to bring about further transparency, the concerned dealing assistant shall process the ...