IEP Chandigarh, November 26  

 State Election Commissioner, Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that all the necessary arrangements have been completed at the block level for the smooth counting of votes of members of all 143 Panchayat Samitis and 22 Zilla Parishads.          Necessary directions have been given to all the officials involved in the counting of votes. If for any reason, any fault is found in any EVM, then the engineers of Bharat Electronics Limited and Electronic Corporation of India Limited will be present to deal with such a situation, said Sh. Dhanpat Singh.        He said that on November 22, the elections of all the 143 Panchayat Samitis and 22 Zilla Parishads of all the three phases of the state has been completed and on November 25, the elections of panchs and sarpanchs of all gram panchayats were completed.          While the counting of votes for the elections of Panchs and Sarpanchs had been completed at the booth level immediately after the polling and the results have also been declared simultaneously. On the other hand, for the election of members of all 143 Panchayat Samitis and 22 Zilla Parishads, the counting of votes will begin on November 27 from 8 am, shared  Sh. Dhanpat Singh.        He said that an arrangement of a maximum of  14 and a minimum of 10 counting tables has been made at each counting centre for the counting assistants, and counting supervisors. Police and General Observers will closely monitor the entire counting process. Adequate training has already been given to the officers and employees engaged in counting votes, he added.         Sh.  Dhanpat Singh said that videography will also be done at all the counting centres to ensure complete transparency before the candidates and the general public. Extensive police force deployed to maintain law and order        Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that elaborate arrangements have been made by the Haryana Police for the counting of votes for the elections of Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishad members. A sufficient number of police personnel will be deployed at every counting centre.  Police have been put on high alert mode to deal with any untoward incident.        Furthermore, special passes have been issued to people going inside the counting centre. Police observers will also keep a close watch on the counting centres in each district, added Sh. Dhanpat SinghResults can be seen State Election Commission’s website        Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that the results of the counting of votes of Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad members can be seen on the website of the State Election Commission https://secharyana.gov.in.        The Commission has made special arrangements for this.  The results will be updated continuously on this, which can be seen by any person, he added. 

IEP Chandigarh, November 25

The Finance and Contract committee of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has decided to appoint of CSIR – National Environment Engineering Research Institution (NEERI) – Nagpur as Consultant for the project “Integrated Solid Waste Management Processing Facility at Chandigarh”. This was decided in a meeting of F&CC held here today under the chairpersonship of Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor and attended other members of committee namely Sh. Mahesh Inder Singh Sidhu, Sh. Saurabh Joshi, Smt. Taruna Mehta, Smt. Gurbax Rawat  and other senior officers of MCC were present during the meeting.The members of committee discussed other various important agenda items in detail and accorded approval for the following:·         The re-laying of paver/concrete track after talking out/demolishing existing track in Green Belts of Sector 37 & 38, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 37.00 lacs.·         Restoration of street light system on V3 Road, Sector 1/2, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 26.17 lacs·         Restoration of street light system on V3 Road, Sector 1/5, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 35.75 lacs·         Providing and installing furniture in Councillor Office at village Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 01.59 lacs.·         Providing and fixing of new paver block/repair of existing paver block in Cremation Ground parking Sector 25, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 21.85 lacs·         Repair of damaged 60mm thick paver blocks adjoin neighbourhood parks in Sector 15 A&B, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 12.25 lacs·         Repair of damaged 60mm thick paver of flooring at Cheap House Sector 19-D, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 4.81 lacs·         Providing and fixing paver block in Taxi Stand parking near Light Point Sector 22 & 23, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 5.71 lacs·         Re-leveling and repair of PCC Tiles along outer road berm in Sector 25, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.12 lacs·         Providing and Supplying, Providing and fixing fitness equipment and accessories for Gymnasium at Village Khudda Jassu, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 10.29 lacs.·         Re-construction of Cement Concrete Flooring in Back Service lane at Sector 20, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 19.19 lacs.·         Providing additional lights in the V6 lanes in the block from 3330 to 3412, Sector 22 D and from #501 to 696, Sector 22A, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 6.00 lacs.·         Providing street lights arrangement in Sector 31, 32 and 33, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 48.42 lacs.·         Providing street lights in Aman Chaman and Ambedkar Colony, Dhanas Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 4.94 lacs.·         Providing and laying new 250mm (10”) i/d sewer line for separating commercial and residential area near Patel Market Sector 15, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 22.46 lacs.·         Boring and installation of 01 No. 12”x8” (304.80×203.20mm) I/D Deep Bore Tubewell in Vikas Nagar Part-II (Sundar Nagar) at beside of H. No. 86, UT, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 34.98 lacs.·         Construction of Public Toilet block near Food Street in Sector 48-C, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 26.15 lacs.·         Providing and laying of Additional 450mm (18”) i/d & 300 mm (12”) i/d SWD pipe line for smooth Disposal of rain water infront of Sampark Center, Sector 45-C, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 18.07 lacs·         Special repair and renovation of old Toilet at Palsora in Green Belt Sector 55, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.77 lacs.·         Construction of toe wall, providing and planting in   Green Belt Sector 39 A&B and providing and fixing of MS Flat railing in park near H. No. 1605, Sector 40, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 26.14 lacs.·         Re-development of green belts/ community park near Masjid and Pond park near Bus stand Maloya, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 25.47 lacs.·         The repair of entries and raising the level of jogging track in Joggers Park, Sector 15, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 30.62 lacs.·         The construction of Walking track in various parks of Ward No. 26, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.24 lacs.·         The re-laying cement concrete walking track by demolishing existing damaged track in garden of shadows, Sector 15, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.56 lacs.·         The work of repair/Renovation of Public Toilets Block in Sector 21 near Fish Market, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.05 lacs.·         Restoration of street light system on V3 road, Sector 5/6, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 13.35 lacs.·         Construction and repair of damaged footpath along with V-5 road in Sector 39 A, B & D, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 20.69 lacs.·         Providing, supplying, fixing and placing of Furniture, Crockery, Electronic items & Construction of open kitchen in Community Centre, Sector 35, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 36.79 lacs.·         Uplifting of central verge chequered PCC tiles on V-3 Rod Sector 44/45, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 16.68 lacs.·         Dismantling/relaying/providing and of kerb and laying cement concrete in channel on V-6 Road Sector 44 A&B, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 11.62 lacs.·         Laying of Paver Blocks near Mandi Ground Sector 43 damaged during execution of laying of RCC pipeline for providing SWD system by PH wing MC, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.64 lacs.·         Providing/ Fixing & repair of 60mm thick interlocking paver blocks on road berm, 80mm on road and providing channel for improvement of drainage on V-6 road back side Himalaya Marg of sector 35-C, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 41.02 lacs.·         Providing and fixing 80mm thick interlocking paver blocks on narrow roads in front of House No. 1604, 1622, 1651 and 1670, Sector 40-B, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 16.13 lacs.·         Providing, supplying, fixing electronic gadgets, furniture items, fitness equipment gadgets for Gym in Community Centre, Sector 42, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 9.49 lacs.·         Providing and fixing 80mm thick paver block along slow carriage way on V-3 Sector 36/42 on Attawa Chownk, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 6.05 lacs.·         Construction and repair of damaged footpath along with V-5 road in sector 40 A, B, C & D, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 12.25 lacs.·         Providing/fixing of Kerb & Channel and repair/ paint of existing railing in Sector 35-C, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 3.52 lacs.·         Providing and laying of cement concrete channels at various roads at an estimated cost of Rs. 45.85 lacs.·         Organizing capacity building workshop for 92 participating cities in Chandigarh on 19th & 20th December, 2022 at an estimated cost of Rs. 30.00 lacs of Municipal Corporation share.   

IEP Chandigarh, November 25

Yakult Danone India on Friday announced the successful commissioning of the group’s first ever global solar plant installed at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Rai industrial area near here. The Solar project is developed by SunSource Energy. The project incorporated innovative engineering to maximize the on-site solar capacity and is a unique combination of rooftop, ground mounted, and carport solar solutions. It will cater to up to 25% of the plant’s energy requirement and is expected to generate approximately 8.8 lakh kWh of clean energy annually. It will offset 810 tonnes of CO2 emission every year.

IEP Chandigarh, November 25      

    Taking forward the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to nurture science, technology and innovation in the State, Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua today gave green signal to upgrade Large Format Film Theatre in the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala.          A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of Governing body of science city held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary here today.          The Chief Secretary gave a go ahead for upgradation of Large Format Film Theatre from the existing system to high resolution full dome digital immersive projection system. He said that the Pushpa Gujral Science City (PGSC) has been entrusted with the responsibility to spearhead Mission Popular Science. Janjua said that Governing Body has approved the procurement of a new 3D film “Dino Safari” which will soon be launched for benefit of general public and students.          He further said that the State Government had sanctioned Rs.5 Cr. during the current Financial Year out of which Rs.4 Cr. has already been released for visit of Government School students.          Secretary Science Technology and Environment Rahul Tewari informed that Science City has been organizing interactive student based activities every alternate day. Director General Science City Dr Neelima Jerath Informed the meeting that in the last seven months (1st April to 31st October 2022) total 1,54,110 visitors have visited the Science City, out of which 93,373 were students and 60,747 were other visitors.          The officers of STE appraised the CS that they were also working at a proposal of making another science city in mohali and a science centre in faridkot and CS directed them to process these cases expeditiously so that liking for science and a scientific temper could be built in the people of Punjab.

IEP Chandigarh, November 24

Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that in 8 years BJP and BJP-JJP government did not set up any new power plant in the state. He said the government, which is making tall claims regarding the availability of electricity, should tell for what it wants to take credit for without starting a single unit. In the last 8 years, the present government did not increase power generation even by 1 MW in the state. 

Hooda said the Congress made Haryana a power surplus state, but the BJP government is only trying to loot the credit for the work done by others. “The current government is responsible for reducing Haryana’s power productivity and availability, stalling power plants, and giving costly electricity shocks to the common people,” he said.  

“Under the nose of the BJP-JJP government, there was sometimes a scam in changing electricity meters, sometimes in buying electricity meters. The government has not done any new work except by increasing the electricity rate, sometimes by buying expensive electricity from private companies, and sometimes by cutting the pockets of the general public in the name of fines and unnecessary bills,” he added.

He said that in 2005, when the Congress government was formed in the state, the power system was badly damaged and the power generation capacity of Haryana was only 1550 MW. “In 10 years, Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power at Khedar (Hisar) – 1200 MW, Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power at Jhajjar – 1500 MW, Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power at Jhajjar – 1320 MW, Deenbandhu Chhoturam Thermal Power Yamunanagar – 600 MW, Panipat Thermal Power Stage 6 – 250 MW power plant to were set up,” he said, counting the progress made in power generation.

“Apart from this, work was started by getting the first 2800 MW nuclear power plant approved in village Gorakhpur of Fatehabad under the Indo-US nuclear agreement. The power generation (availability) in Haryana had reached 12,740 MW during the Congress tenure itself. Today there is not even that much power availability as we had left in 2014,” he commented. 

“Not only this, the work of approving another power plant of 660 units in Yamunanagar was also done during the Congress government, but for the last 8 years the BJP government kept this project hanging. By comprehensively improving the availability of electricity in the state, we made the state power surplus and we also became the state providing the cheapest electricity in the country. The Chief Minister himself accepted this fact by going to other states,” he said.

“Not only this, our government has never increased the rates of electricity in 10 years; on the contrary, it has reduced the rates of electricity for the farmers. When the Congress government was formed in 2005, the total budget of the state was ₹ 2200 crore. Out of that, the historic step of waiving electricity bill of Rs 1600 crore was done by the Congress government,” he stated.

“In Haryana, 5 new power plants were set up, wires of all old lines were changed, new transformers were installed. Whereas, by following the policy of buying expensive electricity from private companies, the BJP government has given inflationary shocks one after the other to the common people. It was the Congress government that started providing the cheapest 10 paise per unit electricity to the farmers in the country and during the Congress tenure, we had given tubewell connections to 2 lakh farmers. BJP and BJP JJP have not done any such work of public interest till date in their entire tenure,” he added.

Hooda said the government is unable to run the power plants built by the Congress government, let alone setting up any new power plant or increasing the power generation capacity in the state. As a result of reducing the generation capacity of government power plants and increasing dependence on private companies, he said the power availability growth rate in Haryana has come down from 10% to just 2%. 

“This is the reason that the people of the state have to face frequent power cuts along with expensive electricity during the BJP government. People have not forgotten the disastrous and unbearable power cuts last summer. Last summer, the total power availability had reduced to just 6,000 MW. Taking advantage of the power crisis, the private company had also charged arbitrary rates from the government. Even the Adani Group broke the agreement with the government and sold electricity to Haryana at an expensive rate per unit and earned profit,” he said.