23022023-CT-01.qxd 2/23/2023 12:38 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune THREE-DAY PU ROSE FEST STARTS TOMORROW WIFE, PARAMOUR HELD FOR MAN’S MURDER DAY 3: 499 CHALLANED FOR NON-SEGREGATION OF WASTE The PU Rose Festival will be held from February 24 to 26. The event is being organised after two years. P2 Panchkula cops arrest a woman and her paramour for brutally murdering her husband three days ago. P2 Residents keeping wet waste in polythene bags issued slips, 3-day challan count 1,850.P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 118 PANCHKULA 106 MOHALI 90 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD 2,430 cases in December, January |Dhakoli hospital gets 5 patients daily 1400 INBRIEF CAR HITS SCOOTER, DRIVER BOOKED Chandigarh: A resident of Dhanas, Balwinder Singh, has alleged that Hari Om of Khera, Ropar, who was driving a car, hit his scooter near the PGI on February 9. He suffered injuries and was admitted to the PGI. A case was registered under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC at the Sector11 police station on Tuesday. TNS PUBLIC BOARDS DEFACED Chandigarh: A case has been registered against unidentified persons on a complaint filed by Mandeep Kumar, Section Officer, who reported that unidentified persons painted black colour on display boards installed in front of the new UT Secretariat building in Sector 9. Investigation is in progress. TNS 1200 1000 800 STRAY DOG MENACE DISTRICT FIGURES FOR 2022 1,214 1,021 970 965 921 972 935 929 922 829 746 653 600 Gaurav Kanthwal Tribune News Service 400 Mohali, February 22 The district had witnessed 11,077 cases of dog bite last year, around 30 cases a day on an average, pointing to an alarming level the menace has acquired. In January, as many as 1,216 cases had been reported. The figures released by the Health Department have been on the rise year after year with children, women and elderly persons, who comprise the most vulnerable group, accounting for a majority of the cases. There is no count of two-wheeler riders suffering injuries in accidents involving stray dogs. Unkempt market areas, eateries, garbage dumps and parks in the district have become breeding grounds for stray dogs. There has been no sterilisation drive in the district since September 2021 200 0 Jan Feb March April May June TOTAL July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec JAN 2023 11,077 1,216 PITBULL ATTACKS ELDERLY MAN IN BALTANA Two days ago, a pitbull bit Kamal Kumar (62), a resident of Govind Vihar, Baltana, in the hand and neck, leaving him severely injured. He was admitted to the hospital. The dog is reportedly owned by the victim’s neighbours. The victim has a dispute with the neighbours that is sub judice. He alleged the Baltana police refused to register his complaint. STERILISATION TO BEGIN WITHIN WEEK: MC ❝ The tender has been allotted to two local firms and the work order will be released in a day or two. The file is with the Mayor’s office. The sterilisation drive will begin within a week. — Navjot Kaur, MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER ❞ when the contract of the agency hired for the purpose ended. The civic body has not been able to rope in any agency for one reason or the other since then. Sometimes there is no bidding for tender or just one agency turns up c m y b Puppies at Landran in Mohali on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: VICKY for bids, other times most agencies fail to meet stringent Animal Birth Control (Dog) Regulations. Firms seeking a contract require recognition from the Animal Welfare Board of India. continued on page 3 MAX 28°C | MIN 11°C YESTERDAY MAX 27.5°C | MIN 12°C SUNRISE FRIDAY 6.54 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Dog bite cases up in Mohali, no sterilisation since Sept 2021 PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET THURSDAY 6.17 PM » THURSDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE GMCH plans 340-bed super speciality block Naina Mishra Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 22 Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, is embarking on a 340-bed project to establish a super speciality unit at Block F This . project is aimed at providing advanced healthcare services to patients in one unit. Being the only government medical college in the city, the facility receives patients from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir. The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs 498.42 crore, including Rs 204.85 crore to be spent on the procurement of equipment of the international standards. The super speciality block will have 45 beds in the ICU, 15 in the critical care unit, 280 in the general ward, 10 dialysis machines and five recovery trolleys. There will be various departments of urology, plastic surgery, paediatric surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, anaesthesia, radiodiagnosis, neurosurgery and neurology. The block will have seven floors and two basements, which will serve as a parking facility. Level 1 will house the laboratories and emergency units, followed by the OPDs on Level 2. Level 3 will have the OTs of all surgical specialties A ~498-CRORE PROJECT The total cost of the project is estimated at ~498.42 crore, including ~204.85 crore to be spent on the procurement of equipment of the international standards. and the ICU. The cardiology, CCU, neonatology, and paediatric surgery units will be on Level 4. The fifth floor will have the neurology, neurosurgery, endocrinology, neuro ICU and rehabilitation units. The sixth floor will house urology, nephrology and gastroenterology departments while the seventh floor will have private wards and a plastic surgery unit. Yash Pal Garg, UT Health Secretary, said, “The proposed super speciality unit at Block F will significantly enhance the healthcare services provided by the Government Medical College and Hospital. Patients from different states will benefit from this project and its implementation will be according to the international standards.” continued on page 3