02072025-CT-01.qxd 7/2/2025 1:03 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune HEALTH CONCERNS AS SEWAGE OVERFLOWS AT PGI CANTEEN CENTRE SANCTIONS 115 NEW POSTS FOR SEC 32 HOSPITAL SARA ALI KHAN, ADITYA ROY TRAVEL WITH FANS IN METRO Overflowing sewage in non-faculty staff canteen at PGI sparks serious health concerns for employees. P3 The Centre approves creation of 115 new posts at GMCH-32. The hospital had proposed 470 posts. P3 Both were seen enjoying a Metro ride in Mumbai as part of promotions for their upcoming film Metro...In Dino.P4 » » FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Heavy rain for 4th day batters city roads Cash-starved MCfailed to undertake long-overdue recarpeting work, residents at receiving end RECARPETING AFTER MONSOON: MAYOR Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 15, 40, 46 Panchkula: Sector 25 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com INBRIEF MAN GOES MISSING Dera Bassi: Karnail Singh (65) reportedly went missing from near Ghaggar where he had gone to perform a ritual on Tuesday. TNS Chandigarh, July 1 Heavy rain for four days caused devastation on the city roads, with cave-ins at various places posing as death traps for commuters. A major portion of the road from Dadumajra to Maloya gave way during rain today. Traffic on the stretch was disrupted. Besides, a cave-in was also reported at the road separating Sectors 14 and 15. A deep pit was formed near the Sector 31/47 roundabout. Rain left roads in Manimajra broken, making them prone to mishaps. The condition of roads in villages and colonies turned worse. The Municipal Corporation failed to recarpet roads ❝ The estimate for recarpeting has been prepared after carrying out a survey of roads. The Municipal Corporation will get sufficient money for the work. It will start the work soon after monsoon. ❞ — Harpreet Kaur Babla, MAYOR A cave-in on the Dadumajra-Maloya road following rain on Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI due to financial crisis. Residents are vexed at the bad conditions of roads. Suman Sharma, councillor of ward number 4 at Manimajra, said the condition of c m y b roads had turned from bad to worse this year. She said the MC had no money for recar- peting, adding that they had never seen roads in such a bad shape earlier. MAX 32°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 29.9°C | MIN 24.8°C SUNRISE THURSDAY 5.25 AM /THETRIBUNECHD Ramkrishan Upadhyay GENERALLY CLOUDY SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.28 PM » WEDNESDAY | 2 JULY 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Varinder Singh, a resident of Manimajra, said it was difficult to cover the stretch from the railway underbridge to Dhillon theatre even on foot. He said potholed roads had been the cause of many accidents in the area. Kuldeep Singh, another resident, said he wondered if they lived in the City Beautiful or a village. Darshana, councillor of ward number 5, also complained about the bad condition of roads in her area. Harjeet Singh, councillor of ward number 8 Mauli Jagran, said a cut was made in the road leading to Manimajra for laying a storm water line, but it had not been restored causing a lot of problems to Continued on page 3 June GST mop-up down by 2% in UT Chandigarh, July 1 After witnessing the highestever tax generation in May, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection witnessed a decline of 2% in June this year in comparison to the gross levy collected during the corresponding period last year. According to the Ministry of Finance, the collection for June this year stood at Rs 220 crore, which is Rs 4 crore less than Rs 224 crore mopped up in the same month last year. At Rs 363 crore, the UT had registered a record increase of 53% in the gross GST collection in May this year. The collection was Rs 237 crore during the same month in 2024. The city had seen a 7% hike in the GST collection in April this year at Rs 334 crore, which was Rs 21 crore more than Rs 313 crore collected during the same month last year. — TNS