05042024-CT-01.qxd 4/5/2024 12:33 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune MOHALI POLICE ARREST THREE FOR SNATCHINGS HIT BY SPEEDING TRUCK, PEDESTRIAN DIES IN SIRHIND POLICE, CRPF TAKE OUT FLAG MARCH IN KALKA, PINJORE Three suspects have been arrested for lootings, snatchings at gunpoint in Mohali, Zirakpur and Kharar. P2 A truck crushes a pedestrian in Sirhind, while another hits a biker at Mandi Gobindgarh. P2 Panchkula police and CRPF take out a flag march in Kalka and Pinjore ahead of Lok Sabha poll. P2 » » CHANDIGARH 116 PANCHKULA 72 MOHALI 110 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF PEDESTRIAN DIES IN ROAD ACCIDENT Chandigarh: Vipin (17) of Khuda Alisher, died after he was hit by a motorcycle on the Kansal road. He was rushed to GMSH-16, where he was declared brought dead. Biker Raj Kumar was held and later released on bail. TNS ~6L STOLEN FROM MANI MAJRA SHOP Chandigarh: Unidentified person(s) stole ~6 lakh and clothes from a shop in Mani Majra. An FIR on the complaint of Punit Kumar was lodged. TNS WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sector 24 & Sector 46 Mohali: Kumbhara Panchkula: Sector 20 MAX 35°C | MIN 20°C YESTERDAY MAX 34.7°C | MIN 18.1°C SUNRISE SATURDAY 6.06 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Flyover at Tribune Chowk will alter city’s distinctive features: Experts Consider giving 15 acres for expansion, HC tells Admn Tribune News Service Chandigarh, April 4 Nearly three months after the Chandigarh Administration recommended the allotment of 8.5 acres for the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s horizontal expansion, a Division Bench has made it clear that 15 acres at Sarangpur village was required to be considered. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Judge Lapita Banerji observed that the Administration was propos- Chandigarh, April 4 In a fresh observation against the construction of a flyover at Tribune Chowk, experts have opined that such a project, if given a go-ahead, would change the distinctive features of the heritage city. The UT Administration had floated a tender for the construction of a flyover at the Sector 29 roundabout a few years ago, but on a petition filed by Run Club, the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the project, as nearly 700 “fully matured” trees were to be axed for the proposed flyover, connecting Zirakpur and Tribune Chowk. “With a grid-pattern layout, Chandigarh has intersections at all four corners of each sector. With increasing traffic, these intersections are facing severe congestion, mainly at Tribune Chowk. Here, the administration has proposed a uni-direction flyover, but architects have opposed it,” says Tarun Mathur, a citybased architect, who has proposed the construction of an underpass at Tribune Chowk to streamline the traffic. Firstly, the flyover, just like the one in Zirakpur, will be an eyesore as it will create a visu- Recommend underpass, BRTS to ease traffic congestion PRESERVING HERITAGE TOP PRIORITY ❝ The flyover, just like the one in Zirakpur, will be an eyesore as it will create a visual barrier… it is of utmost importance that the heritage character of the city be preserved. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR AIR QUALITY INDEX PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET FRIDAY 6.44 PM » FRIDAY | 5 APRIL 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Traffic rush at Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh on Thursday. ❞ — Tarun Mathur, ARCHITECT ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO TACKLE CONGESTION ❝ The flyover, if constructed, would destroy the basic concept of the city’s architecture… The city needs a bus rapid transit system to effectively deal with the growing traffic. — Pallav Mukherjee, ARCHITECT al barrier. Secondly, since it will serve traffic only in one direction, it will have limited utility. Flyovers have been replaced by underpasses where the traffic can move in all directions without obstruction, he says, adding it is of utmost importance that the heritage character of the city be preserved. Pallav Mukherjee, another architect, says the construction of a flyover at Tribune Chowk is absolutely unnec- ❞ essary. The city needs a bus rapid transit system (BRTS) to effectively deal with the growing traffic, he says. Chandigarh was planned for 5 lakh inhabitants with strict control over height of buildings so that view of the hills is not obstructed. The flyover, if constructed, would destroy the basic concept of the city’s architecture and violate the Chandigarh Master Plan2031, wherein only an underpass has been proposed at Tri- c m y b bune Chowk, they add. Another matter of concern is the entry points to the city. The Ambala road is marked by haphazard construction, so is the Mullanpur road, which opens directly to the heritage sectors, Punjab University and the PGI. It is suggested that Madhya Marg be extended in a straight alignment to the Punjab highway, bypassing the congested streets of Khudda Lahora, to connect with New Chandigarh, Mathur adds. Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Says space crunch severe, UT offer to allot 8.5 acres not enough ing to offer a plot measuring nearly 8.5 acres. But the assessment made on the earlier occasion, “preferably of 14.86 acres”, was correct. Elaborating, the Bench observed the space would also be required for the offices of Advocates-General of Punjab and Haryana as well as they were also facing immense space crunch following the storage of judicial record required to be maintained. The issue could be redressed by giving them some space out of the area liable to be identified or allotted. “In the considered opinion of this court, the Administration should consider giving a chunk of 15 acres at Sarangpur village from the reserved area of 15.36 acres, which is contiguous to the plot of 8.5 acres at the site identified as per the layout plan appended. continued on page3 Dera Bassi man grows opium in his farm, held PGI staff call off strike Mohali, April 4 The Mohali police have arrested a man with 14.19 kg of opium plants. Police officials said they received a tipoff at Bhankharpur village traffic lights about Harvinder Singh of Pahadi Gate, Dera Bassi, having grown opium in his farm. “We then carried out a raid at the said farm and seized 447 opium plants weighing 14.19 kg,” a police official said. A case has been registered against Harvinder Singh, who has been arrested.—TNS Chandigarh, April 4 The strike by nearly 3,000 contractual workers of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) ended late on Thursday evening. The PGI Joint Action Committee decided to call off strike at 9:10 pm following three rounds of talks with BJP leader Arun Sood, Dr Vivek Lal, Director, PGI, and Pankaj Rai, Deputy Director. An agreement was reached on the condition that the Deputy Director will visit New Naina Mishra Tribune News Service To ‘get’ higher wages, talks to continue Amid staff strike, NGO activists perform duties at the PGI. Delhi to seek funds for higher wages to the contractual staff. Additionally, negotiations on four other demands, including continued on page3
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