11062024-CT-01.qxd 6/11/2024 12:38 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune OPEN GARBAGE DUMPS BANE OF PANCHKULA RESIDENTS KARTIK, AARAV LOG UPSET WINS IN CLTA-AITA MEET PUKHRAJ STARS TITANS’ WIN IN SHER-E-PUNJAB T20 CUP Garbage dumps near market places and roadside in Panchkula city are an eyesore . P2 Haryana’s Kartik stuns fifth seed Delhi’s Praneet Sharma without conceding a single game. P2 Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cricket Cup kicks off at the PCA Stadium with performance by Gurdas Mann. P2 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 133 PANCHKULA 108 MOHALI 124 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF TWO HOUSES BURGLED IN CITY Chandigarh: Two houses have been burgled in the city. Rakesh Thakur, a resident of the village, reported that gold and silver ornaments had been stolen from his house between June 7 and 9. The police have registered a case at the Industrial Area police station and started investigation. Dipender, a resident of Faidan village, reported that a laptop, an LED TV set, a speaker and cash were stolen from his house. The police have registered a case at the Sector 31 police station and started investigation. TNS WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29, 56 and Dhanas Mohali: Sector 71 Panchkula: Sector 15 Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 10 Inspection report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for 2019-2023 has revealed that the UT Police Department has not recovered Rs 9.78 crore, which it spent on the deployment of police personnel during elections in states during that period. A review of the records showed that the department had sent armed police and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel for election duties 12 times during these years. Five companies, comprising 351 IRB personnel, were sent on election duty for 56 days to Uttar Pradesh in 2019 at an expenditure of Rs 3.88 Snatchers target 2 women Zirakpur, June 10 Two bike-borne youths snatched the purse of an elderly woman in Saini Vihar, Phase II, Baltana, yesterday. The incident was caught on a CCTV camera. The victim, who was returning home from a satsang, fell on the road as the miscreants snatched her purse and sped away. She suffered injuries in the back and legs. In another incident, two motorcycle-borne youths snatched the purse of an Uzbekistan national in Adarsh Nagar of Dera Bassi on Saturday morning. The woman said the purse contained $700 and Rs 5,000. She also sustained injuries as the miscreants snatched her purse. —TNS MAX 44°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 42.9°C | MIN 25.7°C SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5.21 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Year on, seven EV charging UT to lay 165 km pipeline network for treated water stationsbecome operational by month-end in city made functional 20 more units will Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 10 After the delay of nearly one and a half years, seven electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are all set become functional in the city. With regard to mode of payment at these stations, officials of the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) said the charging stations had been made functional and handed over to a company. It was the responsibility of the operating agency how it collected fee. They, however, stated that the system to charge fee was being installed and would be ready by tomorrow. The UT Administration had missed two deadlines for making EV charging stations operational. On March 8, UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit had stated that all 53 charging stations would be made functional by the end of March. Later, the authorities had assured that the stations would be made operational by the Aprilend. While seven charging stations have been made func- An EV charging station at the parking lot of Lake Club. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI OFFICIALS CITE VARIOUS APPROVALS FOR DELAY According to the CREST officials, seven charging stations, including those in Sectors 44-C, 44-D, 43-B, 7, Mani Majra and Lake Sport Club, have been supplied with power. The remaining stations would tional so far, the remaining 1520 would be operational by the end of June. According to the CREST officials, seven charging stations, including those in Sectors 44-C, 44-D, 43-B, 7, Mani Majra and Lake Sport Club, have been supplied with power. The remaining stations would be made opera- UT police failed to recover ~9 cr poll deployment cost: Report Amit Sharma MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET TUESDAY 7.24 PM » TUESDAY | 11 JUNE 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST ~4.11 CR OUTSTANDING AGAINST BANKS The report indicates that between 2019 and 2023, the Police Department provided security to various banks in the city without receiving full payment in advance, contrary to the rules. A review of the records revealed that ~4.11 crore is outstanding towards the banks. crore. The same year, 311 personnel were sent to Haryana for 19 days at a cost of Rs 1.05 crore. Three companies, comprising 181 personnel, were sent to Gujarat for 19 days in 2022, which cost the department Rs 64.75 lakh. In 2023, police force was deployed in Karnataka, Tripura, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh on election duty incurring a total expenditure of Rs 2.12 crore. The report further highlights the non-compliance with orders regarding the payment of honorariums to police personnel. It states that from 2019 to 2023, the department sent 39 companies, comprising 12 gazetted officers, 266 Inspectors, SIs, ASIs and 2,336 Head Constables and Constables on election duties. Honorarium totalling Rs 69.14 lakh is due to these personnel, which was to be claimed from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The amount was neither paid to the personnel nor claimed from the MHA, which is in contravention of the rules. be made operational in a phased manner. The main reasons for the delay in making the charging stations functional was time taken in getting approvals from various departments, they added. tional in a phased manner. The main reasons for the delay in making the charging stations functional was time taken in getting approvals from various departments, they added. An impasse between the local Municipal Corporation and the UT Administration over the installation of charging stations in parking lots had earlier delayed the operation of the charging units. The officials said 20 charging stations had already been installed and made operational in private sector and three petrol pumps also had the facility. Nearly 8,000 electric vehicles have been registered in the city so far. Chandigarh, June 10 To ensure full utilisation of tertiary treated (TT) water, the UT Administration will lay 165 km distribution network in the city. In compliance with the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on utilisation of the treated water for secondary purposes, including its use in industries and fields, the department has stated that at present, out of total 92.5 MLD of TT water generated in the city, 38.5 MLD is being supplied to 680 parks/gardens/green belts and nurseries for irrigation and to more than 2,800 private residences for the watering of lawns. More distribution lines are being laid so that a maximum of TT water can be put to use. As many as 1,911 parks/gardens/green belts will get TT water for the maintenance of green cover. The department has submitted that the work of laying 165 km network was allotted to an agency on March 1 and will be completed by April 30 next year. Three underground reservoirs (UGRs) at the sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Raipur Kalan, Maloya and Diggian will be constructed for the purpose. Faith abounds WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL NEXT YEAR Work of laying 165 km network was allotted to an agency on March 1 and will be completed by April 30 next year. Three underground reservoirs at the STPs in Raipur Kalan, Maloya and Diggian will be constructed for the purpose. The department has also stated that the distribution network will be laid in the left-out areas of Industrial Area, Phase 1 and 2; Maloya, Dadu Majra, Dhanas, Kishangarh, Khuda Lahora, Makhan Majra, Mauli Jagran villages, Subash Nagar and Indira Colony. The UGR coming up at 3BRD will have a capacity of 4.5 MLD (million litre per day), while the one at Maloya will be of 9 MLD capacity. The third one at Raipur Kalan will treat 9 MLD of wastewater per day. The UGR at Raipur Kalan will supply TT water to the TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI Devotees distribute sweetened water on the occasion of Guru Arjan Dev's Shaheedi Diwas in Chandigarh on Monday. parks in Mauli Jagran, Vikas Nagar, Rajiv Vihar, Modern Housing Complex, Shivalik Park, Indira Colony Mani Majra and Makhan Majra. The UGR at 3BRD will cater to the existing pumping stations in Sectors 28, 29 and 48, which supply TT water to all parks, residential areas on 1 kanal area, roundabouts, institutions in Sector 1-12, Sector 14, Sector 63 and Kaimbala village. The Maloya reservoir will supply TT water to the parks of Maloya, Dadu Majra, Dhanas, Sarangpur, Khuda Lahora, Khuda Jassu villages. 2 trucks collide head-on, drivers charred to death Panchkula, June 10 Two truck drivers were charred to death after their vehicles collided head-on near Golpura village on the Panchkula-Barwala highway last night. The deceased have been identified as Faiz, a resident of Saharanpur, and Ramjan, a native of Yamunanagar. Police officials said the accident took place at midnight. Mouli police post incharge Singhraj said: “The road where the accident took place is single-lane. The head-on collision led to a fire and both drivers were charred to death.” Fire officials said two vehicles were sent to the site from Panchkula and as many from the Alipur fire station. —TNS 15K applications for 13K Class XI seats in city Class XII student Deepankar Sharda Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 10 Students seeking admissions to Class XI of local government schools will face a stiff competition with UT Education Department receiving 15,698 (complete) application forms for a total of 13,875 seats in various streams. As many as 310 applications were found to be incomplete. A total of 85 per cent (approximately) seats in Government Model Senior Secondary Schools (GMSSS) will be allocated to the students who have passed their Class X exam from local government schools, while 15 per cent (approximately) seats will be for the passouts of the private schools of UT and other states. As many as 9,884 students have applied under the 85 per cent quota and 5,815 under the 15 per cent allocation. Two merits will be released. The unfilled seats under the reserved categories will be Students at the help desk at PM Shri GMSSS Sec 14 west, Dhanas, Chandigarh. FILE PHOTO PARENTS AWAIT REFUND Many applicants, who had failed to get seats in the counselling last year, are still awaiting the refund of admission fee. The officials concerned said the refund was in process and the parents had to submit details to the department. “The refund process is underway. Details of students, who are approaching the DEO Office, are verified from the respective schools and the refund is made accordingly. Reminders have been mailed to the students,” said an official of the department. shifted to the general category of the same group. The unfilled seats in the allocation to the government school pas- TOTAL SEATS 13,875 Applications (complete) received 15,698 From government school students 9,884 From students of other schools (Chandigarh and outstation) 5,814 souts will be made available to the general category students of private school passouts. A provisional list will be dis- c m y b played on June 12, followed by calls for objections or online grievances from June 12 to 13. The redress of objections would be done on June 14 and the display lists on allotment of school and stream on June 21. The verification of documents would be held from June 26 to 29 and the classes would start on July 1. There are a total of 42 government senior secondary schools in the UT. Of these schools, 18 are offering science (non-medical), 17 science (medical), 23 commerce, 39 humanities and 23 skilled courses. According to the old policy, a common merit list for all students for government and private schools of Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and other states used to be prepared. However, in order to safeguard interests of the government school students, the bifurcation of seats (government school and private school passouts) was started last year. In the past, there had been high demand for seats in humanities, especially from the students passing out from private schools. drowns in reservoir at Raipur Rani Tribune News Service Panchkula, June 10 A boy of Samlehri village in Raipur Rani here drowned in a small reservoir in the forest area of Raipur Rani yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Shoib, a Class XII student. He, along with his three friends, was taking a swim in the water body when the incident happened. Police officials said Shoib, along with his friends, had gone to the forest area of Mandpa village. The reservoir, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Forest Department, has been created for wild animals to quench their thirst. One of the boys drowned while taking a swim in the reservoir. After the boys INJURY MARKS Police officials said Shoib, along with his friends, had gone to the forest area of Mandpa village. The reservoir, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Forest Department, has been created for wild animals. The body bore a head injury. He apparently hit a rock in the reservoir bed. raised the alarm. a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) reached the site and pulled Shoib’s body out of the 40foot-deep water body. The officials said the body bore a head injury and was bleeding from the mouth. Apparently, the boy hit a stone on the reservoir bed while swimming, they added.
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