11112024-ATR-01.qxd 11/10/2024 11:34 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST DENSE FOG SMART IMPLEMENTATION MAY ENSURE SUCCESS OF MISSION SANGEET SAMMELAN HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENT FLAVOURS OF MUSIC RAPPER HINTS AT COLLABORATION WITH AFRICAN MUSICIAN Initial hiccups should not deter a project that aims at providing basic amenities, say locals. P2 Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan was held by Indian National Theatre in collaboration with Durga Das Foundation.P4 Indian rapper and singer Badshah has dropped subtle clues about collaborating with Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido. P4 » » » MAX 27°C | MIN 17°C YESTERDAY MAX 28°C | MIN 17°C SUNSET MONDAY 5.29 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:44 AM MONDAY | 11 NOVEMBER 2024 | AMRITSAR Waste dumped by restaurants, hotels choking sewer lines in city Hazy morning Bulk waste generators have not yet installed in-house garbage processing units Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Devotees pay obeisance at Golden Temple amidst haze in Amritsar on Sunday. VISHAL KUMAR Fresh FIR registered after firing incident PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 10 The police have registered a fresh FIR against Vishal Singh, a snatcher who was arrested by the police after an encounter from Ram Tirath road area yesterday. The police have booked him on charges of attempt to murder as he had shot at the cops when they had taken him to Ram Tirath road near Guru Nanak Dev Universi- ty’s backside entrance for the recovery of a pistol following his disclosures. ASI Satnam Singh had a narrow escape as a bullet pierced through his turban. In retaliatory fire by the police, he was injured. Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that he pretended that he felt like vomiting following which he was brought out of the vehicle. He later took out the loaded pistol hidden in the bushes on Ram Tirath road and shot at the cops in order to escape from police custody. However, ASI Amar Singh fired in self-defence in which Vishal was injured. Vishal along with his accomplice had looted a mobile and purse from a local resident, identified as Gurpreet Singh of Ram Tirath road. The victim informed the PCR team stationed nearby which chased and nabbed one of the snatchers. Amritsar, November 10 The sewer lines and chambers for rainwater are getting choked near major restaurants in the city. Sanitation workers claimed that by violating the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) rules, restaurants that are bulk waste generators have not installed in-house garbage processing units and dump the garbage here and there, which chokes the sewer lines and rainwater chambers. Despite notices, most bulk waste generators, including restaurants, hotels and marriage palaces, have not installed in-house waste processing units. “We face sewer choking issues near every major food joint in the city. They dump the kitchen waste in the sewer, which chokes the sewer lines. They should not dump food waste and other material in the sewer,” said a sanitation worker, working on Majitha road today. The MC had identified around 150 bulk waste gener- Overflowing sewers near major restaurants on Majitha Road and Circular Road in Amritsar on Sunday. PHOTOS: VISHAL KUMAR ators and issued the notices in July 2023. The civic body had asked their operators to install in-house waste processing units. However, a few major hotels and restaurants have installed units for waste management but most restaurants are sans these plants. These restaurant owners and operators fill their garbage in black plastic bags and dump these at collection bins in markets while the kitchen waste is dumped in the sewer. Health officials claim that around 50 major firms in the city have installed in-house waste processing units. According to the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) rules, a firm that generates more than 100 kg of waste per day is considered a bulk waste generator. An in-house waste processing unit is mandatory for such bulk waste generators as per the MSW (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016. Municipal Health Officer Kiran Kumar said, “We are encouraging the owners of hotels, restaurants and mar- riage palaces to install waste processing units. So, they process the dry and wet waste inside the restaurant premises. Many bulk waste generators do not have space to install the processing units. So, we are trying to make clusters of hotels so that they can collectively install joint processing units.” Youth found dead, was treated for drug addiction BSF seizes 2 drones, heroin Road recarpeting work troubles commuters Tarn Taran, November 10 The body of a youth Amritpal Singh (24) was discovered by his family from the room of their haveli on Saturday. Reported to be an addict, he was missing from home since November 8. Hardeep Singh, father of the deceased, said he was treated at a de-addiction centre but did not give up drugs in spite of that. ASI Kanwaljit Singh, in-charge, Manochahal police post, said that a report under Section 194 of BNS has been registered in this regard. The postmortem of the body was conducted at the local civil hospital today. — OC Amritsar, November 10 The re-carpeting work on a stretch of less than 500m near Vallah bypass led to long traffic snarl-ups on Sunday. The failure of the concerned authorities to pre-warn commuters about the civil work going on the stretch ahead near Vallah bypass led to harassment of commuters. The bypass falls on the four lane road which connects Jalandhar-Amritsar GT Road to Attari Border. It offers a passage to tourist vehicles commuting on the stretch to avoid congested internal roads of the city. In absence of any government support for warning Amritsar, November 10 The Border Security Force today added two more drones and a heroin consignment to its seizure haul. These recoveries took place on the border area of Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts. A drone was recovered by BSF troops in partially broken condition at 2:10 pm from a field adjacent to Rattankhurd village in Amritsar. Another drone of same dimension and make has been jointly recovered by the BSF and the police after a search operation based on information of the BSF Intelligence Wing at about 16:30 pm, from a farming field adjacent to Wan village in Tarn Taran. Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service SUSPECTED SMUGGLER HELD Acting on information provided by the BSF’s intelligence wing about suspected movement in agricultural fields adjacent to village Khanwal in Amritsar district, troops rushed to the spot and with the help of local villagers, caught a suspected smuggler at about 9:50 am on Sunday. On another occasion, at about 6:10 pm, a packet containing 550 grams of suspected heroin was recovered by the BSF troops while searching a farming field adjacent to Dal village of Tarn Taran district. — TNS Heavy traffic jam on a road near Vallah bypass in Amritsar. about the road work ahead or traffic diversion commuters, a large number of tourists, find themselves caught in the mess. Gurnam Singh, a commuter, said he was carrying an ailing family member in his car to get him admitted to a leading private hospital in Amritsar. However, his vehicle got held up in the traffic jam. He said the situation became harassing as traffic did not move ahead for nearly half an hour. Commuters demanded that road diversion should be a must in such cases and barricades should be installed at turns before the spot. Officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the recarpeting was undertaken today. He said since the temperature was down and visibility poor at night they were forced to carry out the repair work at night. He said they did not seek the assistance of the traffic police to divert the traffic. Bhai Vir Singh or Maharaja Ranjit Singh, residents Small farmers receive 3 nabbed with illegal in dilemma over naming famous Lawrence Road financial assistance pistols, live cartridges Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 10 On the request of a cross-section of city residents, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has advocated renaming the famous Lawrence road after Maharaja Ranjit Singh. However, a majority of the people are unaware that the road named after British official John Lawrence in 1870 was officially rechristened Bhai Vir Singh Marg decades ago. Yet, the name Lawrence road continues to be popular among locals. Iqbal Singh Lalpura, president of the NCM, in a communiqué to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, stated that during his recent visit to the holy city, a representation was received to change the name of Lawrence road to Maharaja Ranjit Singh road. He mentioned in the letter to the CM that the Maharaja was regarded as the only Indian king who successfully prevented invasion from Afghanistan. He added that the renaming of Lawrence Amritsar, November 10 The district administration has started the process to provide financial assistance to help small farmers manage crop residue in their paddy fields. Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney visited Dharar village near Jandiala in this regard and presented cheques to farmers. The DC also appreciated the farmers for shunning the harmful practice of burning crop residue. She said by not setting the residue on fire, the farmers are also helping protect several insects which are helpful for the crops. Chief Agriculture Officer Tajinder Singh said the DC had earlier announced to help 100 small farmers who do not have means or resources for management of crop residue. He said financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per acre is being given to these farmers. On the request of a cross-section of city residents, the National Commission for Minorities has advocated renaming the famous Lawrence road after Maharaja Ranjit Singh. FILE PHOTO road to ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh road’would be a befitting tribute to his leadership and memory. “I would be grateful if you could consider this request and direct the officials concerned to take necessary action under intimation to this Commission,” wrote Lalpura to CM. Earlier, a host of city residents, including Raman Gupta, president, Industries Association, Amritsar, Surinder Singh from Rotary Club, Amritsar and Dr Jaswinder Singh Dhillon, honorary secretary of Global Punjabi Association and others made this demand to Lalpura. The residence of Bhai Vir Singh, which has been turned into a museum, is situated on the same road. It offers a peep into the life of ace Punjabi poet hailed as the sixth river of Punjab. However, no efforts were made to popularise the re-christened road. — TNS c m y b DC Sakshi Sawhney presents a cheque to a farmer in Amritsar. Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 10 The police have arrested three persons for allegedly possessing illegal pistols in two separate incidents in the city as well as in the rural belt here. Palwinder Singh alias Preet of Kang village in Tarn Taran was arrested by Khalchian police from Chhajalwadi village falling under Khalchian police station here. According to police, he was arrested by a patrolling team from near the school ground in Chhajalwadi village. He had a .32 bore pistol along with two live bullets. He could not produce any documents regarding the weapon. A case under the Arms Act was registered with Khalchian police and further probe was on to find his links. Similarly, city police arrested Rinku alias Dana of Nehru Colony on 88-feet road and Lucky of East One of the suspects in custody of the police for allegedly possessing illegal pistols. Mohan Nagar area on Chamrang Road with a .32 bore caliber pistol. The police also seized seven live cartridges of same caliber from them. They were arrested from a cremation ground on the 88-feet road. A case under the Arms Act was registered against them. A probe was on to find the source of the weapon and their links.