01022023-CT-01.qxd 31-01-2023 23:58 Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune 3 FIRMS IN RACE FOR P’KULA LEGACY WASTE LIFTING WORK 50 CONSTABLES INDUCTED TO ITBP AT BHANU CENTRE ONE SHOWROOM, 5 BOOTHS SEALED OVER TAX DEFAULT Residents of sectors across Ghaggar will get relief from stench emanating from Sector 23 dump. P2 Fifty constables appointed on compassionate grounds have been inducted to paramilitary force. P2 The Mohali civic body on Tuesday sealed five booths and a showroom in Phases 3-A and 7. P3 » » TRICITY COVID REPORT CHD P’KULA MOHALI POSITIVE 99,360 48,434 1,01,167 RECOVERED 98,179 48,013 99,995 NEW CASES 0 0 2 ACTIVE 0 0 4 CHANGE 0 0 2 DEATHS 1,181 421 1,168 NEW 0 0 0 AIR QUALITY INDEX PANCHKULA 64 MOHALI 72 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Cleanliness to go into pvt hands at Sector 26 mandi 32 more parking lots go free today Tribune News Service Firm to ensure sweeping, segregation, transfer of waste generated WHAT JOB ENTAILS Tribune News Service 116 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF FOUR GBP GROUP OFFICIALS BOOKED Chandigarh: The police have booked absconding GBP group officials for not appearing in court. Satish Kumar Gupta (51), a resident of Sector 19; Raman Gupta (73) and Pardeep Gupta (42), both residents of Dera Bassi; and Anupam Gupta (46) of Sector 48, all proclaimed offenders, have been booked on the complaint of SI Shiv Kumar of the Economic Offences Wing. Four cases under Section 174-A of the IPC have been registered at the Sector 17 police station. TNS Chandigarh, January 31 Filthy and unhygienic conditions at the Sector 26 vegetable market and its vicinity may soon be a thing of the past with the Municipal Corporation looking to outsource the work of sweeping, waste collection, segregation, lifting and transportation. The work, to be allocated to an agency on a wall-to-wall basis, will entail taking care of sweeping and cleaning of service roads, footpaths, road berms, central verge, pavement, cycle track, collection and transportation of leaves in a safe manner. The agency will be responsible for the entire process of sweeping, cleaning, collection, segregation, transportation, picking up/unloading of litter, debris, horticulture waste, etc. to the designated place i.e. waste material recovery facility/processing facility/other space as defined by the civic body, in a segregated manner using a covered vehicle. Visitors may no longer have to come across open dumps at the mandi as the agency will ■ Firm will ensure sweeping and cleaning of service roads, footpaths, road berms, central verge, pavement, cycle track ■ It will collect, segregate, pick up and transport litter, debris, horticulture waste, etc, to designated places ■ Will ensure no garbage points are visible in notified area and outer boundary; provide dustbins in designated areas REFUSE TO BE PROCESSED A pile of vegetable and fruit waste at the Sector 26 mandi. PRADEEP TEWARI BIDDING PROCESS UNDERWAY, SAYS MC ■ The civic body has invited bids from interested parties till February 2 ■ Project will be allocated initially for six months, i.e. up to August 31 ■ Period may be extended on a yearly basis, based on work, with 3-yr cap ensure no garbage vulnerable points are visible in the vicinity of the notified area of the market and its outer boundary where loading and unloading of fruits and vegetables is done i.e. timber market, grain market, dividing roads of Sector 26 and transport area. The agency will further have to provide dustbins at the mandi, including vending zones, market areas, parking areas, institutions, religious places, near bus queue shelters, etc. The agency will ensure bins are emptied once filled and there is no littering. The firm will transport 4-5 metric tonne good quality wet waste (fruits and vegetables) Firm will shift 4-5 MT of wet waste generated daily at the mandi to a biomethanation plant with 5-tonne capacity. Remaining garbage will be transported to the waste processing site in Sector 25. from the mandi to the 5tonne/day capacity biomethanation plant at the Industrial Area, Phase I. The remaining garbage will be transported to the waste processing site in Sector 25. Open dumps, littering, stench, potholes and muddy roads remain the bane of the mandi. MAX 22°C | MIN 9°C YESTERDAY MAX 21.7°C | MIN 10.2°C SUNRISE THURSDAY 7.13 AM Sandeep Rana CHANDIGARH MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET WEDNESDAY 5.59 PM » WEDNESDAY | 1 FEBRUARY 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST G20 delegates admire Padma Shri awardee Nek Chand’s creations at Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Tuesday evening. TRIBUNE PHOTO Delegates take tour oflandmarks in city Dushyant Singh Pundir Chandigarh, January 31 Visitors will be able to avail of free parking facility at all 89 paid spaces at least for a week or 10 days as the Municipal Corporation will take some time to engage and depute staff to manage the facilities. “We have started the process of hiring staff on a temporary basis till the new parking firm takes over. We took documents from some of the workers today. It will take seven to 10 days to engage and depute staff in a phased manner,” said an official. MC may take 10 days to deploy staff Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 31 The two-day meeting of G20 countries concluded with discussions on finding solutions to vulnerabilities in the international financial system, enhancing financing for development and strengthening international financial architecture. The meeting saw participation of nearly 100 delegates from G20 member nations, invitee countries and international organisations (IOs). The presence of a large number of delegates in City Beautiful demonstrated the strong support of the global community to India’s G20 presidency. During their visit, the dele- GET SLICE OF ROCK GARDEN ■ Delegates were taken around city’s landmarks, including Capitol Complex and Rock Garden ■ They will visit Virasat-e-Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib on Wednesday morning, followed by a lunch gates got to experience city’s vibrancy. Apart from witnessing a polo match on January 29, the delegates got the opportunity to sample cuisine and art during a gala dinner hosted at Sukhna Lake continued on page 3 th While 57 parking lots in the city had gone free after the expiry of Zone-II agency’s contract on January 23, the contract of Zone-I agency, which had been managing 32 other lots, ended today. The MC House had yesterday decided to hand over all 89 parking lots by floating a fresh tender and will run these spaces on its own till a new agency takes over. The MC had fixed charges of Rs 14 from four-wheelers and Rs 7 from two-wheelers in the paid parking spaces. It is expected the charges will remain the same when the MC takes over. Last Date of Registration 20 February 2023 c m y b