06072025-CT-01.qxd 7/6/2025 12:35 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune OVER 1L SAPLINGS PLANTED IN UT SINGLE-DAY DRIVE MANISH TEWARI UNVEILS CCTV PROJECT IN MAULI JAGRAN SALMAN TURNS SOLDIER FOR LAKHIA'S FILM BATTLE OF GALWAN Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria leads the massive plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav. P3 Cameras installed in Mauli Jagran with Rs 5-lakh grant from the MP Local Area Development fund. P3 Actor Salman Khan is all set to don the Army uniform in Apoorva Lakhia's directorial Battle of Galwan. P7 » » GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 33.8°C | MIN 28.3°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7.28 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 5:28 AM » SUNDAY | 6 JULY 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Panchkula police show the way, honour reformed addicts Nitin Jain TELLING NUMBERS Tribune News Service A woman cop collects the details of drug addicts in Panchkula. FILE WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sec 34 and Dadumajra Mohali: Sector 88 and Phase VIII Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com POWER SHUTDOWN CHANDIGARH 9 am to 11 am: Residential area of Sector 34-C 12 noon to 3 pm: Commercial area of Sector 34-A INBRIEF MAN STABBED Chandigarh: A man was seriously injured after being attacked by two persons with a sharp weapon in Sector 52 here. The victim was admitted to the GMSH, Sector 16. A case has been registered against Bunty and Chinu. TNS RESIDENT DUPED Chandigarh: A resident of Dhanas was duped of Rs 1.25 lakh by a fraudster on the pretext of helping the victim increase his credit card limit. TNS Panchkula, July 5 In a novel way to tackle the growing drug menace, the Panchkula police have launched a special programme to honour the addicts who will shun drugs and inspire others to return to the mainstream society. “Those who quit drugs and inspire others will be honoured,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Srishti Gupta while talking to The Tribune. She said the police have not only intensified the offensive against drug traffickers but have also been helping people overcome drug addiction. The 31-year-old engineerturned-cop disclosed that the Panchkula Commissionerate Police had launched the “Nasha aur hinsa mukt mera gaon meri shaan” campaign for building a drug and violence-free society. “We haven’t limited ourselves 2025 NDPC cases Arrests Inter-state arrests Heroin seized Charas Opium Poppy straw Intoxicant tabs 2024 73 56 144 73 101 33 992-gm 407-gm 14-kg 3-kg 190-gm 8.56-kg 100-kg 33-kg 15,560 12,107 (DATA FROM JAN 1 TO JUNE 30) ~1.53-CRORE DRUGS DESTROYED The Panchkula Commissionerate Police have destroyed drugs worth ~1.53 crore, which were recovered in 48 NDPS cases registered during the recent past. HELPLINE The public can report drugrelated information to the MANAS helpline 1933, or police’s drug info helpline: 7087081100/ 7087081048. JUST A BEGINNING, SAYS CP KABIRAJ ❝ This is just a beginning. We will soon launch more intensive campaigns, hold more medical camps and take the anti-drug message to every village and every street. Our mission is clear — to make Panchkula a model district for a drug-free and inspired society. — SIBASH KABIRAJ, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, PANCHKULA ❞ to arrests and seizures alone. Under the ‘drug and violencefree my village, my pride’ drive, major efforts are being made to raise awareness across communities against drug abuse and smuggling,” she said. Under this drive, the police offi- Brace for heavy rain in tricity over next 2 days Weatherman issues orange alert for 12 cm or more rainfall Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 5 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday re-issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain coupled with thunderstorm and lightning in the tricity region for the next two days. The recent downpour had caused extensive damage to roads and public property in the tricity. “Light to moderate rain is likely at most places on July 6 and 7 and at many places on July 8 and 9 in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana,” said the weathermen, while predicting heavy rainfall (7 cm or more) very likely from July 6 to 9 at isolated places over northern and eastern parts of Punjab and northern, eastern and southern Haryana, including Chandigarh during this spell. They said very heavy rain (12 cm or more) is also likely at isolated places on July 6 and 7 over parts of Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ambala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar and other parts of Punjab and Haryana. The Weather Department has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain on Sunday and Monday and a Youngsters walk in the rain near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Saturday. PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR yellow alert for heavy rain from Tuesday to Thursday. While the tricity region, comprising Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula remained dry on Saturday, the IMD observed moderate to heavy rain at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana. Meanwhile, the day temperature in Chandigarh today dipped slightly while the night temperature shot up by 0.5 degree during the past 24 hours. Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 33.8 and minimum 28.3° Celsius on Satur- TRICITY MERCURY CITY Chandigarh Mohali Panchkula MAX MIN 33.8°C 28.3°C 33.1°C 28.3°C 33°C 28°C day, which was 0.6 degree below and 0.5 degree above Friday’s mercury, and below normal by 0.6 and above normal by 1.7 degrees, respectively. The weathermen have predicted a generally and partly cloudy sky with thunderstorms and rain in the tricity till July 10. RECORD RAINFALL Chandigarh had received 213mm rainfall in the past month, which was highest in the past decade and was 37% more than the normal precipitation in June. The city recorded 221.2mm downpour from Sunday to Tuesday, which had brought much-relief from the hot weather conditions, but left major parts of the tricity inundated. The rain caused road cave-ins, uprooting of trees and poles and major disruption in power and water supply, throwing the normal life out of gear for three days in a row. Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupta honours a local resident who has quit drugs. cials visited 472 localities, including villages, colonies and urban areas, and interacted with 18,880 residents. “This led to the identification of 2,060 drug addicts, of whom 1,905 were given counselling and medical assistance for rehabilitation. The serious cases were admitted to the de-addiction centres for further treatment,” the DCP divulged. The police have constituted three special teams to organise regular medical camps with the help of the Health Department to identify and treat addicts across the district. Awareness programmes were also held in schools, colleges and social institutions to protect the youth from addiction and spread the message of creating a drug-free society. On International Day Against Drug Abuse, the DCP honoured the individuals who had helped the police in this mission, especially those who quit drugs and are now helping others to do the same. These individuals were symbolically gifted plants for their positive contribution. Continued on page 5 MC to spend ~50 lakh on roads damaged in rain Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 5 The Municipal Corporation has floated a Rs 50lakh tender for repair of the roads damaged in the recent rain spell. The first rain of the monsoon caused extensive damage to roads at many places. A major portion of the road from Dadumajra to Maloya and Sector 47/48 had caved in during the rain. A similar damage was also reported on the Sector 14/ 15 road and Sector 31/47 roundabout. A survey carried out by the MC revealed the roads were badly damaged at 15 places. The roads in Manimajra and villages also developed big potholes. A city resident, RK Garg, said the amount of Rs 50 lakh is too less to repair roads properly. As no qual- A cave-in on the cycle track at Sector 19 in Chandigarh. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR ity repairs are possible with this amount, the allo- cation is nothing but a waste of money, he said. Contractor held for faking ~1L robbery Tribune News Service Mohali, July 5 The police have arrested a local resident, Jatinder Pandit, a contractor hailing from Bihar, for faking a robbery to settle a score with his acquaintances, whom he owed money. The police said the suspect had borrowed Rs 50,000 from his acquaintances. On July 4, he made a call to police helpline 112, claiming that he was robbed of Rs 1 lakh and his bike. The police investigated the matter and found the call to be fake. A case was registered against the contractor at the IT City police station. The DSP (City 2), Harsimran Singh Bal, said, “The suspect was produced before the court today.” The police said a similar fake call was received on June 29 in which a person was booked. 520 kg of banned ~13-lakh push to revive laser show at Sector 17 fountain A MAJOR TOURIST plastic seized in UT ATTRACTION Ramkrishan Upadhyay Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 5 The MC seized a massive quantity of banned plastic material from a shop in Sector 20. A team comprising sanitary inspectors Himmat Singh, Lokesh Meena and Ashish Malik, and sanitary supervisor Amar Rana conducted a raid at Peekay Plastic and confiscated 520 kg of noncompostable plastic. The seized material was transported to the dry waste processing plant for shredding. The action was part of the MC drive to eliminate the supply and use of banned plastic across the city. The banned plastic being seized from a shop in Sector 20. MC Commissioner Amit Kumar warned that any sale or distribution of prohibited plastic would attract heavy penalties and legal consequences. — TNS Chandigarh, July 5 Visitors to Sector 17 here will soon get to enjoy the laser show on a water screen near the musical fountain at the Plaza with the Municipal Corporation issuing a tender for the operation and maintenance of the setup. The show, which is a major tourist attraction, has not been held for the past many days. The Rs 13-lakh tender was floated after local councillor Saurabh Joshi took up the matter of reviving the show with the higher authorities. Joshi said he had been receiving complaints from traders as well as the resi- Chander Bajaj, another trader, said after visiting Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake and Capitol Complex, tourists come here to enjoy the evening and shopping. If the musical fountain starts functioning properly, the visitors will get to fully enjoy their evenings here. << The defunct fountain at the Sector 17 Plaza in Chandigarh. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR dents that the fountain was not functioning properly. He said stringent terms and conditions had been included in the tender to make the fountain functional. c m y b He said he had also demanded that the timings for the laser show should be displayed at the spot for the benefit of the public. Meanwhile, the traders said the laser show at the fountain was held occasionally. Sanjeev Chadha, president of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, said this is a good move by the MC. It will help rejuve- nate the Plaza. Sector 17 is one of the places visited by a lot of tourists every day. The traders are committed to providing all support to rejuvenate the Plaza and make it a major tourist spot. The fountain has not been functioning for many days, he said. Another trader said the fountain had been built at cost of over Rs 3 crore 10 years ago. The MC must ensure that it should run properly. It has not been cleaned for years. He said it was a welcome step that the MC had finally woken up and decided to float the tender for running the laser-show. Chander Bajaj, another trader, said after visiting Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake and Capitol Complex, tourists come here to enjoy the evening and shopping. If the musical fountain starts functioning properly, the visitors will get to fully enjoy their evenings here.