11022025-CT-01.qxd 2/11/2025 12:09 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune SECTOR 91-74 INTERSECTION GETS NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS 20 MEMBERS OF PGI JOINT ACTION PANEL DETAINED SURINDER CLAIMS GOLD IN TT MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP The Mohali Municipal Corporation installs new traffic lights at the intersection of Sectors 91 & 74. P2 Cops detain 20 members of Joint Action Committee gathered at PGI gate to march towards Sec 25 rally site. P3 Surinder overpowers CM Sharma to win men’s singles 69+ final at Chandigarh masters TT meet. P3 » » WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH SPICMACAY event: Sitar recital by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, Bhargava Auditorium, PGI, 6:30 pm Exhibition of works: By architect SD Sharma, who was closely associated with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, on till February 15 at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10 APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29 and 56, & Dhanas Panchkula: Sector 15 Mohali: Sector 71 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com MAX 27°C | MIN 12°C YESTERDAY MAX 26.5°C | MIN 10.6°C SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7.05 AM /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Furniture traders to be relocated Lay green pavers in kutcha parking lot to upcoming market in Sector 56 at HC, Admn told Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service 304th Monthly Baithak: By Pracheen Kala Kendra, Sarod performance by Kalyan Mukherjee, accompanied by Germany-based tabla exponent Florian Schiertz, at ML Koser Indoor Auditorium, Pracheen Kala Kendra complex, Sector 35-B, 6 pm onwards MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET TUESDAY 6.08 PM » TUESDAY | 11 FEBRUARY 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Chandigarh, February 10 In a reprieve to traders, the UT Administration has decided to relocate the furniture market operating from the government land along the road separating Sector 53 and 54 to the upcoming bulk material market in Sector 56. The furniture market traders will be given the option to purchase commercial sites in an open auction. The new market in Sector 56, which is being developed at a cost of Rs 20 crore, is spread over 44 acres and have 191 plots measuring a kanal each, and 48 booths. A basement and three floors will be allowed on one kanal sites. Initially, the Administration had planned to shift only marble traders from Dhanas to the Sec 53-54 bizmen will get option to buy sites in open auction PREVIOUS PLAN ■ Initially, the UT Administration had planned to shift only marble traders from Dhanas to the upcoming bulk material market in Sector 56 ■ Plots at the new market, which will be ready by May this year, will be e-auctioned soon ■ Now, both furniture and marble traders will get the option to bid for plots at the new market ■ Previously, the Administration had offered furniture traders shop spaces in the rehabilitation colony of Dhanas, but they had rejected the proposal, citing the small size of plots. They had stated that those plots were unsuitable for their business needs. bulk material market. Now, both furniture and marble traders will be given the option to bid for plots at the Sector 56 market. The UT Engineering Department has informed the Estate Office that the Sector 56 market would be ready by May this year. Estate Office officials today held a meeting with Land Acquisition Officer Saurabh Arora to initiate the auction process for the Sector 56 mar- ket. Officials confirmed that the e-auction would be held soon, and traders from other businesses would also be eligible to bid, making the market open to multiple trades rather than exclusively for furniture and marble businesses. Previously, the Administration had offered furniture traders shop spaces in the rehabilitation colony of Dhanas, but they had rejected the proposal citing the small size of plots. They had stated that those plots were unsuitable for their business needs. They demanded larger plots ranging from 60 to 90 yards. Following discussions, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nishant Kumar Yadav met furniture traders recently, urging them to participate in the upcoming auction for commercial sites. The DC has already made it clear that traders occupying government land will eventually be removed. Furniture traders, on the other hand, argued that just as marble continued on page 2 Mishaps snuff out lives of two motorcyclists in city Chandigarh, February 10 Two motorcyclists were killed in separate accidents in the city. Pankaj (25) of Sector 25 died when he lost control of his bike on the road separating Sector 16 and 23 here on Monday morning. The victim was heading towards the Sector 16 stadium rotary when the mishap took place. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. In the other incident, a 24year-old youth died while his friend was injured after a tractor-trailer hit the motorcycle they were riding near Centra Mall at the Industrial Area, Phase I, late on Saturday night. Complainant Ravi Kumar, a resident of Maloya, reported that he along with his c m y b friend Arjun Singh of Jhampur, Mohali, were going to watch a movie at Elante Mall when a tractor-trailer hit their motorcycle. Arjun sustained serious injuries in the mishap and was rushed to the GMCH32 where doctors declared him brought dead. A case was registered at the Industrial Area police station. During investigation, the police arrested the suspect, identified as Gurtej Singh. He was later released on bail. — TNS Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 10 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to lay green pavers in the kutcha parking area opposite the underground multilevel parking and plant an adequate number of trees to enhance the green cover. “A writ of mandamus is issued to the UT Administration to lay green pavers in the kutcha parking and plant sufficient number of trees at reasonable intervals with tree guards providing space for parking and allow this kutcha parking to be used for parking of four-wheelers visiting the high court,” the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel asserted. The court also rejected the UT Administration’s objection that the area was earmarked as a green belt within the Capitol Complex, while asserting that the step was essential to balance environmental sustainability with the acute shortage of parking space within the complex. The court pointed out that green pavers allowed rainwater percolation, replenishing UT Administration also directed to increase green cover by planting trees VERANDAH MATTER DEFERRED ■ Just about a fortnight after the Bar Association of Punjab and Haryana High Court sought the recalling of the order directing the Chandigarh Administration to construct a verandah in front of the Chief Justice’s courtroom, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has deferred the issue. ■ The Bench observed that the petitions for special leave to appeal filed by the Chandigarh Administration against the high court Registrar-General and other respondents was likely to come up for hearing before the apex court on January 28. groundwater while maintaining the ecological balance. “The objection of the UT Administration that the area of kutcha parking is earmarked within the Capitol Complex as a green belt/forest will also be taken care of and the dire need for parking space can be satisfied. More so, the plantation of at least 200 or more trees in the kutcha parking is possible to continued on page 2