01072024-CT-01.qxd 7/1/2024 12:35 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune FATEHGARH SAHIB LEADERS LEND SUPPORT TO SUKHBIR BRAIN DEAD WOMAN GIVES NEW LEASE OF LIFE TO FOUR TEAM INDIA, YOU’VE MADE US ALL PROUD: PRIYANKA A meeting of the leaders and workers of district unit of SAD was held at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib. P2 A family from Ludhiana gives consent to donating organs of its member, who was declared brain dead. P3 Actress Priyanka Chopra, too, congratulates Team India with a special message. P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 83 PANCHKULA 72 MOHALI 78 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF CARD SWAPPED, MAN LOSES ~1.9L Chandigarh: In a case of ATM card swap, an unidentified person fraudulently withdrew Rs 1.90 lakh from the victim’s account. Nandan Singh of Khuda Lahora reported that an unidentified person exchanged his debit card at an ATM booth near his house and later withdrew the Rs 1.90 lakh from his account. A case has been registered at the Sarangpur police station. TNS EV CHARGING GUNS STOLEN Chandigarh:Two EV charging guns have been stolen by unidentified persons. Jitendra Patel, senior project engineer, Tesco Charge Zone Limited, reported that two charging guns were stolen from electric bus charging station near the PGI’s gate No 3. The police have registered a case at the Sector 11 police station. TNS WHAT’S ON Shopkeepers had failed to file reply to notice served on them by UT Administration Tribune News Service A team of the Chandigarh Administration razes shops at the furniture market in Sectors 53 and 54 in Chandigarh on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: PRADEEP TEWARI ture market, directing the shopkeepers to demolish their shops and vacate government land within a week. The officer had issued notices to shopkeepers of the furniture market asking them to clear the site by June 28. In response to the notices, a delegation of the Furniture Market Association on June 25 met DC Vinay Pratap Singh. After hearing their grievances, the DC asked them to file individual replies to the LAO before June 28, failing which demolition ❝ REHABILITATE SHOPKEEPERS The UT Administration should rehabilitate us if they want us to leave this site. — Sanjeev Bhandari, ❞ PRESIDENT, NEW FURNITURE MARKET ASSOCIATION would be proceeded ex parte. The High Court has disposed of all petitions in this regard in September 2023. The court’s decision upheld the administration’s right to reclaim the land. Driest June in 12 years, hottest in over 14 years MOHALI APNI MANDI: Phase V Sandeep Rana Two mobiles snatched Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 30 Snatchers targeted two persons, including a minor boy, and took away their mobile phones in separte incidents in the city. A 15-year-old boy of Burail village reported that two motorcycle-borne men snatched his phone near the Sector 33/45 light point. The police have registered a case at the Sector 34 police station. The other snatching was reported from Sector 38. A woman told the police that a pedestrian escaped after snatching her phone near her house. The police have registered a case at the Sector 39 station. — TNS MONSOON LIKELY IN DAY OR TWO Tribune News Service Monsoon arrival in the city is expected in a day or two. AK Singh, Director of the city weather department, said, “In some areas of neighbouring Punjab, monsoon has already arrived. In Chandigarh, conditions are favourable for monsoon to arrive in a day or two. There will be good rainfall over the next five-seven days.” 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0- 275.1 242.6 JUNE RAINFALL (IN MM) 169.9 139.4 135.7 6.2 36.8 170.3 129.9 54.1 133.4 49.9 26.5 11.9 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI ature in the month was 41.4°C, which is the highest since June 2011 when the department started maintaining the data. Average day temperature had crossed 40°C only three times since 2011. The average minimum temperature in June this year was 28.2°C, which is also the highest temperature since 2011. The second highest average temperature of 28.1°C was recorded in 2012. “This time in June, people felt hotter weather conditions as heatwave or severe heatwave persisted for several days. It is all the impact of global warming,” said the Director. UT Admn may ban e-rickshaws on Madhya, Dakshin Marg Amit Sharma Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 30 To address the increasing number of e-rickshaws in the city, the UT Administration is considering limiting their number and designating specific routes for them. The Administration may not allow these vehicles to ply on major roads such as V1 (connecting Chandigarh to other towns), V2 (Madhya Marg and Dakshin Marg) and V7 (cycle tracks). This issue was discussed during a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) held in May. It was chaired by the Deputy Commissioner. Mulls limiting their number, designating specific routes in city E-rickshaws ply on the Dakshin Marg in Chandigarh on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI The chairman directed the State Transport Authority (STA) and Traffic Police to identify specific routes for erickshaws and restrict their 2,267 notices, 365 challans for water wastage Chandigarh, June 30 The city Municipal Corporation has issued 2,267 notices and 365 challans during its two-and-a-half-month waterconservation drive from April 15 to June 30. Drive of MC concluded on Sunday CHANDIGARH APNI MANDI: Sectors 43, 45 and Maloya PANCHKULA APNI MANDI: MDC, Sector 5 FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE 29 shops demolished at furniture market Chandigarh, June 30 The city witnessed the driest June in 12 years. The month this year was also the hottest in more than 14 years. Falling in the “large deficient” rainfall category of the Chandigarh Meteorological Department, the city received only 11.9 mm rain this month, which is as much as 92 per cent less than the normal June rainfall of 155.5 mm. According to the record, 133.4 mm rainfall was witnessed in June 2023 and 49.9 mm in 2022. Only 6.2 mm rainfall was recorded in the city in June 2012. “June this year remained dry. Reason: Rain here is affected by two things – one local weather factor and the other Western Disturbance. This time, Western Disturbance was not strong enough to cause rain,” said AK Singh, Director of the city weather department. Maximum and minimum temperatures, too, remained higher. Average maximum temper- MAX 38°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 37.7°C | MIN 28.7°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 5.25 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Chandigarh, June 30 A few days after shopkeepers were served notices, 29 shops in the illegal furniture market in Sectors 53 and 54 were demolished today. These shopkeepers had failed to submit their replies to the Land Acquisition Officer (LAO). A team of the UT Estate office, accompanied by huge police force, started the demolition drive around 6 am. It continued till 1 pm. Of the total shopkeepers who have been served demolition notices, 116 had filed their replies to the LAO and these are being examined by the officer. Shopkeepers said the units of only those traders, who had not submitted their replies to the LAO, were demolished today. Sanjeev Bhandari, president, New Furniture Market Association, said, “The UT Administration should rehabilitate us if they want us to leave this site.” According to the DC, the market has been running illegally on government land and the UT is duty-bound to get the encroachments removed. The Administration was the absolute owner of this land, which falls in Badheri village. On June 22, the LAO had issued a notice to the furni- GENERALLY CLOUDY SUNSET MONDAY 7.28 PM » MONDAY | 1 JULY 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST entry to V1, V2 and V7 roads. He also instructed them to collaboratively develop a detailed proposal on this issue. Harman Sidhu, president of NGO Arrive Safe, who was part of the meeting, said the number and movement of e-rickshaws needed to be regulated. “These vehicles impact traf- c m y b fic flow primarily because drivers stop anywhere and their slow speed on busy roads like Madhya Marg and Dakshin Marg disrupts traffic movement,” he added. The DSP Traffic (R&D and , Road Safety), Jaswinder Singh, during the meeting, highlighted the need to cap the number of e-rickshaws in the city. The DSP Traffic (Admn and South Zone) Harjit Kaur also mentioned that while a notification from the UT Administration states that erickshaw registrations may be regulated annually, it lacks details on carrying capacity, necessitating a cap on their number. The chairman said the cur- rent number of e-rickshaws registered in the RLA exceeded public demand. A proposal for designating specific pick-up and drop-off points for auto rickshaws, similar to bus queue shelters, was discussed. Harman Sidhu raised concerns about auto drivers using black sheets that obscure visibility inside the vehicles. The DSP , Traffic (R&D), said the STA would decide on the legality of using transparent sheets. The SSP Traffic and Security, , Sumer Paratap Singh, highlighted that serious criminal activities on board auto-rickshaws had been reported and the issue needed to be addressed. The teams found a total of 2,632 cases water wastage during this period. The MC teams had conducted a round-the-clock challaning exercise in the city to identify and address instances of water wastage. The civic body disconnected nine water connections of offenders. Anindita Mitra, MC Commissioner, said, “The drive was aimed at curbing water wastage and ensuring efficient water utilisation across the city. By taking stringent action against water wastage, the MC was able to make a significant progress in promoting water conservation.” “The drive focused on prohibiting several non-essential uses of water, including washing vehicles and courtyards, watering lawns during the morning hours and using booster pumps on the main supply line. These measures were implemented to alleviate water shortage and check the depletion of water table,” said Mitra. UT cops all set for new criminal laws Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 30 Three new criminal laws will be implemented in the city from July 1, for which 1,836 investigating officers (IOs) of the Chandigarh Police had undergone training. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Indian Evidence Act (IEA), respectively. SSP Kanwardeep Kaur said all investigating officers had been trained and each of them had been given a tablet to investigate the crime scenes efficiently. The tablets will be used for capturing GPS and time-tagged videos and photos of the crime scene. Under the new laws, Sections for various crimes have been revised and cases will now be registered accordingly. “Investigations of crimes pending before July 1, 2024, will continue under the old laws. Crimes occurring before July 1 but registered afterward will fall under the IPC framework,” said the SSP . The ongoing crimes that span both before and after July 1, with cases registered post July 1, will be handled Equipped with tabs to efficiently examine crime scene under both IPC and BNS. A new app called “E-Sakshay” has been developed to aid officers in recording search and seizures at crime scenes, and in utilising the tablets for capturing evidence with GPS and timestamping capabilities. The videoconferencing (VC) centres for witnesses in legal cases have been set up at city police stations eliminating the need for them to appear in court. These VC centres will also be established in courts, prisons, hospitals, Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s (SDM) office. A special training programme and briefing session by the senior officers was also organised at Recruit Training Centre, Sector 26, with regard to the implementation of new criminal laws. UT DGP Surendra Singh Yadav addressed the police officers. A total of 110 Chandigarh Police personnel, including DSPs, SHOs, Unit incharge, IOs and CCTNS Operators attended the training programme. UT DGP Surendra Singh Yadav addresses police officers during a meeting on new criminal laws, in Chandigarh on Sunday.