IEP Chandigarh, November 2

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officers that preparations  should be made in such a planned manner that Haryana can make a mark  at all trade fairs as it has gained identity in International Trade Fair of India, International Gita Mahotsav and Surajkund Fair across the world.Sh. Kaushal said that efforts should be made to organize trade fairs in the districts as envisioned Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. First such trade fairs should be organized in Gurugram and Faridabad districts.The Chief Secretary was presiding over the 32nd Governing Body meeting of the Trade Fair Authority of Haryana convened here today to review the preparations for the International Trade Fair of India to be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from November 14.The meeting also approved the proposal for a budget of Rs. 2.79 crore for the financial year 2022-23. It was informed in the meeting that the theme of upcoming ‘Indian International Trade Fair-2022′ will be ‘Vocal for Local, Local to Global’. India International Trade Fair to begin from November 14 to November 27, 2022Sh. Kaushal directed that the pavilion of Haryana should be made more attractive and creative in the International Trade Fair of India which is going to begin from November 14. The fair should be planned in a time bound manner in collaboration with various departments. Haryana Day will be celebrated on November 20.The Chief Secretary directed the officers of the Authority to enhance their efforts, prepare a calendar of activities and participate in International Fairs with complete planning and preparation by coordinating with the Industry Department as per the requirement of the market. This will not only boost the export of the state’s products but will also give maximum incentive to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of Haryana. He also gave directions to explore the possibilities of organizing other fairs in the state.Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that Haryana has made remarkable achievements in various fields. These achievements should be displayed at the Haryana Pavilion in the International Trade Fair of India as well as in other fairs and programmes organized by various Departments from time to time. He also directed that the achievements of Haryana should be widely publicized in various trade fairs organized from time to time at national and international level so that Haryana becomes globally recognized.It was appraised in the meeting that the Trade Fair Authority Haryana will also participate in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2023 to be held in January, 2023 and Aahar International Fair-2023 to be held from March 14 to 18, 2023. In the meeting, information was also given regarding participation in various fairs during the year 2021-22.Amoung those present in the meeting include Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Chief Administrator, Trade Fair Authority of Haryana, Smt. G. Anupama, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal and other senior officers.

IEP Chandigarh, November 2

First physical Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme on ‘Incorporating Aspects of Ancient Technology into Urban and Rural Planning for Sustainable Development – An Example from Haryana’ began at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurugram today. Sh. D S Dhesi, Chief Principal Secretary of Haryana Chief Minister inaugurated the two weeks long (November 2-15, 2022) ITEC programme sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs, (MEA) Government of India. The Participants are from 6 countries namely – Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Sudan Tajikistan and Iraq.The Ambassador of Sudan H.E. Sh. Abdalla Omer Bashir, Ambassador of Tajikistan H.E. Sh. Lukman Bobokalonzoda, High Commissioner of Maldives in India H.E. Sh. Ibrahim Shaheeb and High Commissioner of Mauritius in India H.E. Cd’A Jaysen Kovalen Ramaswamy were also present in the inaugural session. All of them while introducing themselves said that they have come to Haryana for the first time to participate in such a programme. They felt that the programme will help in understanding and sharing the rich cultural heritage of India and participating nations, which will pave forward the path to develop historical sites of their countries into tourist attractions. All participants will be visiting for study tour at the famous sites of archeological importance in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, including Red Fort, Old Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar in Delhi and Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary in Gurugram, Braham Sarovar, Jyotisar (birthplace of Holy Gita), Dharohar Museum in Kurukshetra, Pinjore Gardens in Panchkula, City Beautiful Chandigarh, Agra, Tajmahal etc.In his inaugural address Chief Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. D S Dhesi said that every country had something unique in its culture and heritage, from which one can learn new things. He said that in Haryana, aspects of archeology discovered in the state have been incorporated in both town and rural planning. The city of Chandigarh, which is capital of both Haryana & Punjab, was designed by a French Architect Le Corbusier who incorporated classical archaeological aesthetics from ancient Indian architecture such as using narrow frontages and orientation for minimizing direct exposure to the sun and maximizing natural ventilation while providing modern amenities in the international style and aesthetics. The Chandigarh Architecture represents the Indianisation of international style. ‘Similarly, Haryana has sites which hold special place in the history of mankind. There is a place called Kunal, about 160 KM away from Delhi, which is one of the oldest archeological sites in Hisar with layers in phase-1 dating back to 5000 BCE and 4000 BCE. This site’s culture is an older ancestry of the Pre-Harappan site of Rehman Dheri which was dated back to 3300 BC. Rakhigarhi in Hisar also dates back to 2600- 1900 BC, the archeological site which is being excavated where urban planning aspects have been discovered”, Sh. Dhesi said. He hoped that the deliberations by experts in this two-week program would open up new windows of thinking and the participants would be able to take advantage of that in urban planning after they return to their countries. He said that the MEA designs courses that lead to better governance, which are desired to meet the aspirations of the citizens of the country and to make the living of people easier.Earlier, Sh. Prabhat Kumar, Additional Secretary in MEA, said that the two weeks long course at HIPA is a very well designed course, discovering all stages of development of India. He said that In Kurukshetra, they will find ancient heritage while in Delhi, they would be able to see ancient, medieval and modern and how it has been blended with modern architecture. He said that the MEA is also restoring heritage sites. The sites in Afghanistan have been restored while restoration work at the sites in Vietnam, Laos and Maldives is in progress.The Course Director Ambassador Dr Kheya Bhattacharya (Retd.) apprised the participants of the structure of two weeks course and the topics of deliberations with names of speakers. Director General of HIPA Smt. Surina Rajan while welcoming the participants and guests highlighted the activities taken up in the institute. 

IEP Chandigarh, November 2

Chandigarh Smart City Limited organized a Workshop

on the theme of “Viksit Bharat – Reaching the Last Mile” today at Hotel Mount View, Sector 10, Chandigarh to discuss futuristic technologies and interventions towards this goal.Sh. Dharam Pal IAS, Adviser to Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh, the Chief Guest of the

event while addressing the participants said that “Key objective of building a New Nation “Viksit Bharat – Reaching the Last Mile” the conference of Chief Secretaries is planned in

the beginning of year 2023 and the Government of India has taken an initiative i.e., acollective effort of State’s and UTs to create a platform for the brain storming workshop sessions to deliberate comprehensively on the issues relevant for the establish the foundation

of Viksit Bharat “A Fully Developed India”. This workshop is to address those issues,specific action points, collation of good practices and innovative solution and success storiesthat help the novel idea of India being a Developed Country.”“We are glad that the Government has chosen us as one the torch bearer in Nation Buildingand trusted us for the responsibility to pave the way to “Viksit Bharat – Reaching the Last

Mile” and I wish all the best to all the intellectual panellist who came forward to share theirknowledge and ideas for the vision of “Viksit Bharat” and expecting that real value edition to the Government initiative will be done by Chandigarh.” said by the Guest of Honour Sh.

Nitin Kumar Yadav IAS, Home Secretary, U.T., Chandigarh during the workshop. “Chandigarh got the opportunity to conduct the workshop on “growth and job creationpossibilities in Urban Infra and Transport along with Roads and Logistics via Infrastructureand Investment initiatives”.”, said by Ms. Anindita Mitra IAS, Chief Executive Officer,Chandigarh Smart City Limited.The panelists pool talked about the need to adopt the emerging techniques in constructionsaves both time and money also is eco-friendly. Furthermore, techniques for surveying wereelaborated upon by the panelist. Regarding, how low carbon construction and the idea ofprefabricated technology in housing can be seen and explored was briefed by the panelists. The major bone in the construction sector i.e., Heritage factor, in The City Beautiful was elaborated upon and how this topic can be taken up balancing with the future development

both within the city and nationwide was discussed. The development, which is tourism

oriented is in need of a home to grow local economy, generate jobs and boost tourism. Thedevelopment in logistics sector was also taken up as a part of discussion in order to howcome up with an improvement in supply chain management, lessen the infrastructure gapslying within both by adoption of technology and transition to other market segments.

There was a dedicated segment on Urban Transport in the conference where panelist fromvarious field talked about upcoming trends and solutions to the problems in the city wideareas. Important topics like Green Transport, Artificial Intelligence, Road safety and smart

parking were discussed. Panelists talked about importance of including technology in citytransport to to have holistic monitoring and management. Making roads more safer andvibrant was also discussed in the conference. Panelists appreciated the measures taken by theadministration in making the travel easier in the city.

The ultimate goal of Govt. of India is dedicated to achieve sustainable urban development.This workshop addressed the key challenges faced by Indian cities in Urban Infrastructure,Urban Transport and Roads and Logistics and a platform to discuss the transversal aspects ofvarious issues relevant for the specific area assigned to the group and prepare a reportcovering the issues, strategies to address those issues, specific action points, collation of goodpractices and innovative solutions and success stories towards Growth & Job Creation in theUrban Infrastructure sector for building environment friendly and sustainable cities.Topics like Urban Infrastructure- Moving towards carbon neutrality Self-SustainableBuildings, Growth of Urban Infrastructure in a Modern Heritage City etc were also discussed

during the workshop and the participants actively participated during the question answerrounds and Penalists successfully addressed their queries.

Ms. Anindita Mitra IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Smart City Limited and Sh.Anil Kumar Garg PCS, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Smart City Limitedhonored the officers and panelists. Sh. N.P. Sharma, Chief General Manager, ChandigarhSmart City Limited

Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Prof. Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technical TeachersTraining & Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, Mr. Prashant Alatgi, Consultant to NationalHighways Authority of India (NHAI), Ar. Sanjay Goel, Chairman, The Indian Institute ofArchitects (IIA)-Punjab Chapter (Topic –Towards Low Carbon Construction), Ar. Deepika 

Gandhi, Associate Professor, Chandigarh College of Architecture, Mr. Arun Kumar Singh,Project Director, Chandigarh Smart City Limited, Mr. Dileep Kumar Chingapurath, CEO,Project Development Company of Rajasthan (PDCOR), Jaipur, Mr. P.N. Shukla, RailLogistic Expert, Retd. Indian Railways Transport Service, Ms. Nidhi Satokar, Associate VicePresident, Ernst & Young (EY), Mr. Pradhuman Singh, HCS, Director Transport, CTU,

Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh, Mr. Ravi Kumar D, Scientist, Bharat ElectronicsLimited, Mr. Sathyanarayanan N, Managing Director, CPS Mobility Services Pvt. Ltd, Ms.Sarika Panda Bhatt, Director- Nagarro, Mr. Ravee Ahluwalia, Chief Functionary, PatialaFoundation were the panellists of the workshop. Mr. Ajay Duggal, Urban Planner, AssociateProfessor, Civil Engineering, NITTTR, Mr. Sulabh Goel, Urban Planner, Chandigarh SmartCity Limited, Chandigarh, Mr. Ashish Sharma, ICT Consultant, Chandigarh Smart CityLimited, Chandigarh were the moderators of the sessions.