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Chandigarh, Haryana

Transport Minister urges various Departments to hoist national flags in the offices

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 5, 2022

Haryana Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma urged the Transport, Mining and Geology, Skill Development and Industrial Training and Election Department to hoist national flags in the offices from August 13 to 15. He said that the country is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence. Contributing to the campaign ‘Har-Ghar Tiranga’ started by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, all the Departments should hoist the tricolor in the respective offices from today itself, he added.

        Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that the tricolor should be hoisted in every house from August 13 to 15. He urged all the people of the state to take an active part in this campaign and celebrate Independence Day with zeal. He said that this campaign would work to inculcate the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the citizens and increase awareness about the national flag. Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that tricolor is being made easily available to every citizen. With respect, any person can hoist the tricolor at his place, he added.

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Labour department proves to be a boon for construction workers if everyone works with integrity: Anmol Gagan Maan

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 5, 2022

Cabinet Minister Anmol Gagan Maan today held a meeting with various officials of the Labor Department.  This meeting was held at the Labour Bhawan of District SAS Nagar.  During the meeting, the Cabinet Minister reviewed the works of the department in detail.  In this meeting, the officers and inspectors working at the district level informed the Cabinet Minister about the difficulties faced in implementing the labour welfare schemes under the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board at the ground level.

Addressing the meeting, Cabinet Minister Madam Anmol Gagan Maan said that this government is committed to the progress of every section of the people.  She said that construction workers are the pillar of our progress.  Therefore, the schemes being run for the welfare of the construction workers should be fully implemented at the ground level.  On this occasion, she said that during the last financial year, benefits of Rs. 35 crore were given to the workers under various schemes for the welfare of the construction workers.  She said that during the first 4 months of this financial year, Rs 34 crore has been disbursed to the construction workers in their bank accounts under their welfare schemes.  Cabinet Minister Madam Maan directed the officials to settle the pending requests of the construction workers in a time-bound manner.  She instructed the officials that while implementing the schemes for the welfare of the construction workers, if there is any negligence on the part of the officials, then it will be dealt with strictly.

She said that camps will be organized at the district level to give the benefits of the board’s schemes to the construction workers and to register the workers.  She said that the first district level camp for registration of construction workers will be held at Kharar on 21.08.2022.  She said that a construction worker who has worked as a construction worker for 90 days in 12 months can take advantage of the board’s schemes by registering himself.  During the meeting, the officials and inspectors working in the district level offices informed the Cabinet Minister about the problems they were facing, which were assured to be resolved immediately.

 Secretary of Labour Department Mr. Manvesh Singh Sidhu, Labour Commissioner Mr. Arun Sekhari, Additional Labour Commissioner Mrs. Mona Puri and other officials were also present on this occasion.

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Proactive strategy along with ensuring strictest action against drug peddlers is the need of the hour, urges Manohar Lal to Union Home Minister

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In the regional conference on drug trafficking, national security organized under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah to root out the drug abuse menace from the northern states and formulating proactive strategies here today, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that drug addiction and drug trafficking are a matter of concern for the entire world. This problem is not limited to any one country rather the entire world is fighting against this societal evil, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that due to various reasons not only our youth, but children are also falling prey to substance abuse.  To tackle this social issue, we need to put up a joint fight to break this network, said Manohar Lal.

He said that if the one state police take strict action against drug peddlers and those involved in illegal drug trafficking, then these drug dealers and peddlers shift to neighbouring states.

“The network of drug dealers is spread all over the country. Law enforcement agencies of various states are putting up a tough fight to break this network. However this problem can be curbed if the law enforcement agencies of different states work untidily with mutual coordination,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Haryana Police succeeded in catching drug smugglers

The Chief Minister said that according to the decisions taken in the earlier conferences on the issue of drug smuggling and national security, Haryana has  not only taken effective steps, but their results are also coming. More than 200 NDPS Act cases are registered in Haryana every month. Till June 30, 1913 cases were registered in the state in which 2661 accused were arrested.  Also, till June 2022, around Rs 32 crore recovered from 253 drug smugglers has been seized and the process of confiscation of property worth Rs 13 crore is going on, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that the State Police has been directed to thoroughly investigate every case and tighten the noose of those involved in this illicit trade. As a result of this, Haryana Police has succeeded in nabbing drug smugglers even from the inaccessible areas of remote states like Telangana, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.

142 drug de-addiction centres operational in the state

The Chief Minister said that under the NDPS Act, 142 drug de-addiction centres have been opened in the state. Apart from these, mental health and drug de-addiction wards have been opened in all government medical colleges. De-addiction centres are also being opened in civil hospitals in every district of the state. So far these centres have been opened in 13 districts.

Psychiatrists are providing de-addiction services in civil hospitals in all the districts where de-addiction centre are yet to be established. So far these centres have been opened in Hisar and Rohtak jails, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government has constituted Haryana State Drug Prevention Committee to identify, treat and financially rehabilitate drug addicts and bring them back into the mainstream of society. This Committee will also work to make people aware by doing research about the social, economic, health and other harms caused by drugs, he added.

Drug smugglers caught in a systematic manner by identifying the drugs hotspots

The Chief Minister said that Haryana Police is maintaining effective coordination with the Narcotic Control Bureau to deal with the inter-state smuggling gangs.

We have also assigned some cases to NCB for research purposes. Hence while working amicably, a massive crackdown against drug abuse and smugglers have been launched. For cooperation at all levels with neighbouring states, we have established a centralised secretariat at Panchkula in Haryana. In this secretariat eight states of northern India collect and share information about drug trafficking. Through this centralized system, hundreds of drug traffickers have been arrested and our struggle against drugs has been strengthened,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The State Government has established the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau.  Furthermore, under the ambitious State Action Plan against drug abuse hundreds of policemen under the guidance of an officer of ADG rank has been dedicatedly working to completely eliminate this social evil, said the Chief Minister.

Furthermore under this plan, apart from taking strict action against drug smugglers, 18 departments of the government are engaged in spreading awareness about drug abuse, informed Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that the Narcotic Control Bureau had last year identified the drug- hotspots based on the number of cases registered in 272 districts of the country. There are 10 districts in the state of Haryana. The police of these districts are engaged in nabbing the drug smugglers in a planned manner, added the Chief Minister.

IT equally supporting in the fight against drugs

Sh. Manohar Lal said that in the fight against drugs the support of IT is completely utilised which is further supporting in tracing the violators. Through a mobile app named ‘Prayas’, we are collecting data about drug addicts and taking effective steps for their de-addiction. As a pilot project, State Action Plan has been implemented in Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Panchkula, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts, under which work is being done to upload the relevant data in Prayas App. Through a mobile app named ‘Saathi’, we are tracking the sale of medicines so that synthetic drugs can be curbed.

As a pilot project, work is being done to upload related data in the Saathi app for monitoring of banned drugs under the State Action Plan in district Sonipat. The Chief Minister suggested that in order to track such banned drugs, which are possible to be used as intoxicants, it should be made mandatory by the Central Government to get them unique serial numbers. He added that in order to create a centralized state database of all activities related to crimes, criminals, victims etc. a software HAWK has been developed. This has helped in cracking down on drug dealers.

Many programmes have been started to save children and youth from drug addiction

A programme ‘Dhakad’ has been started at the level of schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions to save children and youth from drug addiction. Under the State Action Plan prepared by the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau, the students of all educational institutions of Haryana State are to be made aware of the ill effects of drugs and to make them aware through the proposed DHAKAD programme. Under the State Action Plan, mission teams will be formed from village and ward level to state level. These will include sarpanch, village secretary, patwari, retired military personnel, school principal, beat in-charge, numberdar, female members etc. In this way, with the participation of the general public, it will be implemented as a mass movement.

The Chief Minister said that today Haryana is a leader in sports, we are engaged in promoting sports so that the youth energies can be channelised towards other recreational activities and they shall not step in the dark world of drugs. He said that if we take steps together in coordination, then only we will be able to make northern states drug-free. It is expected that this conference will be effective in formulating a strategy to crack down on illegal drug trade in the northern states. The Chief Minister urged the Union Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah that there is a need to take strong action against drug smugglers with a concrete strategy.

It is noteworthy that Union Minister, Dr. Virendra Kumar, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Chandigarh, Sh. Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister, Punjab, Sh. Bhagwant Mann, Lieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmir, Sh. Manoj Sinha, Health Minister, Himachal Pradesh, Sh. Rajiv Saizal and other officers of NCB and police administration including Chief Secretaries of the respective states were present in the conference.

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National Highway-152D will write a new script for development in the state:  Dushyant Chautala

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Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala informed that the newly constructed National Highway-152D from Ambala to Narnaul has been opened for the general public from today so that it can be tested. This national highway will write a new chapter of development as it will prove to be a boon for the daily commuters.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of the Public Works Department, informed here today that the National Highway-152D project will reduce the travel time from Ambala to Jaipur by 4 to 5 hours. This will lead to a major diversion of the traffic of NCR, due to which the problem of pollution will also be solved. Also, it will provide the shortest, fastest, and safest route from Ambala to Kotputli on Jaipur Highway and will accelerate the pace of all-around industrial development and economic development of the entire Haryana state.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala informed that National Highway No. 152D is a 6-lane Access Controls Greenfield Corridor constructed under the Bharatmala Project, which is about 227 km long from Ismailabad (Gangheri) of Kurukshetra district to Narnaul. This highway is part of the Ambala-Kotputli corridor which passes through about 112 different villages in 8 different districts of Haryana namely Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri and Mahendragarh and is further passed through Narnaul bypass and then NH- 148B which meets Delhi Jaipur Highway at Paniyala Mode near Kotputli.

The Deputy Chief Minister further informed that this entire corridor is equipped with advanced traffic management system and closed tolling system. In this, interchange has been constructed at 16 different places for entry and exit and every incident on the highway will be fully monitored by the control centre through ATMS.

 Not only this, keeping in mind the convenience of the people, world class way side amenities have also been constructed in this ambitious project at six places, where people have toilet facility, trauma centre, petrol pump, kiosk restaurant, dhaba, children park, Adequate arrangements have been made for truck and trailer parking etc. Besides, provision has also been made for interchange at 16 places, 2 main toll plazas and 8 ROBs in the project. About 2,000 hectares of land has been acquired in this project, on which compensation of about Rs. 3000 crore has been distributed to the farmers and about Rs 6,000 crore has been spent on its civil construction work.

The Deputy Chief Minister described this national highway as giving a new dimension to the industrial sector of the state. He said that this highway has been developed as High Speed Axis Controlled, in which slow speed vehicles like motorcycles and other two wheelers, three wheelers, non motorized vehicles, tractors with trailer or without trailer, multi axle hydraulic trailer vehicles quadricycle etc. have been done.

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MANN GOVT ALL SET TO DEAL WITH ANY FLOOD LIKE SITUATION: LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR

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Following the whirl-wind tour of Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann to flood-affected areas of the state, the State & District level Livestock flood control rooms have already been set up for the well-being and care of livestock in face of any probable flood like situation.

          Divulging further, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar said the state level livestock flood control room number 0172-2217083 is operational seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Joint Director Animal Husbandry (Development & Planning) is deputed to directly monitor state control room.

          Similarly, district level livestock control rooms are being monitored by the concerned Deputy Director (Animal Husbandry). He said that the deputy commissioners and concerned administrative officers of all the districts were instructed to sensitise the general public at large scale about the district level livestock control room number besides keeping eagle-eye on every situation related to possible flood.

          The Cabinet Minister said that Joint Director, North Regional Disease Prevention Laboratory (NRDDL) Jalandhar can be contacted on control room number 0181-2242335 in case of spread of any disease in livestock.

          During the meeting, S. Laljit Singh Bhullar asked Principal Secretary Mr. Vikas Pratap and Director Dr. Subhash Chander to speed up the HS vaccination drive initiated by the department to protect the cattle from the Heamorrhagic Septicaemia (Gal-Ghotu) disease.

          Principal Secretary Mr. Vikas Pratap apprised the Cabinet Minister that deputy directors at district offices have already formed Tehsil Level Teams headed by Senior Veterinary Officer and arranged necessary medicines in Tehsil level hospitals. They have also been asked to procure required medicines immediately from Veterinary Medical Store Jalandhar so as to prevent any kind of shortage in emergency. Availability of fodder for the animals in the flood prone areas has been identified so that adequate fodder can be provided to the animals during any untoward situation. Apart from this, government vehicles/mobile forces have been kept on toe to deal with any flood like situation and the employees and officials were asked not to leave the headquarters without prior approval of the higher authorities. Likewise, the district officials have been directed to coordinate with the head office immediately in any exigency, he said, adding that officials of the department are continuously coordinating with Nishkam Seva Samitis/NGOs and Social organizations to keep them ready to work voluntarily in tandem with department, in case of any probable floods.

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BIG RELIEF FOR STATE RESIDENTS, PUNJAB EMPOWERS MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS AND ADCs FOR ISSUANCE OF CLU & APPROVAL OF COLONY LAYOUT

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Giving a big relief to the people of the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government has empowered all Municipal Corporation Commissioners and Additional Deputy Commissioners at the district level for the purpose of Change of Land Use (CLU) and issuing approvals to develop colonies.

          Divulging further, Local Government Minister Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar said, the process of CLU and Building Plans have been simplified to ensure that no illegal/unauthorized colonies are allowed to develop besides ensuring to ease the process & delivery of service at District Level.

          The Cabinet Minister said that the Commissioner of Municipal Corporations and ADCs have been notified as Competent Authorities for the purpose of CLU and for issuing Licence to Develop a Colony.

He also clarified that the CLUs and Layouts would be cleared by Municipal Commissioners and ADCs. Similarly, Building Plans would be cleared by Municipal Commissioners in case of Municipal Corporations and EOs in case of Municipal Councils/Nagar Panchayats/Improvement Trusts. He said that a notification in this regard has also been issued. This step will not only facilitate the people but also help in to bolster the economic development trajectory of the state and create new horizons in this regard, he added.

          Mr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that Mann government was committed to provide ultra-modern facilities to the people and working constantly towards strengthening cities’ infrastructure to provide better facilities to the residents. He said that the concerned urban local bodies have also been instructed to ensure clearance of pending cases within a week.

          Instructing officials to ensure that no illegal colony should come up in their respective jurisdiction, Local Government Minister also urged to public at large to desist from investing their life time savings in illegal colonies.

          Directing to strengthen public grievance redressal system, he said that the Municipal Commissioners and the Additional Deputy Commissioners will lend the ear to the complaints of the citizens on one dedicated day in a week, preferably on Thursday from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm. And on that fixed day, they will organize Public grievance camp along with all the officers in the area under their jurisdiction to resolve the problems of the people. No office visit or meeting will be held on this day, he added.

STRICT INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED

Meanwhile, Local Government Minister Dr.  Inderbir Singh Nijjar, while presiding over the meeting of the officials, directed to ensure quality in all infrastructure projects and timely execution of ongoing works.

          The Minister said that public participation should be encouraged for cleanliness in urban areas and cleaning of public toilets and parks besides preparing the schedule for fogging during monsoon. Nodal officers for fogging should be appointed in each urban body, said the Minister, adding that a new policy should be implemented to reduce open waste dumps/waste points in cities. He also asked to organize ward wise camps well before exemption period i.e. September 30 to increase the collection of property.

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CM BATS FOR UNIFIED ACTION BY STATES TO END NARCO-GANGSTER-TERRORIST NEXUS

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday advocated unified action by states to curb the narco-gangster-terrorist nexus.

          In his address during a conference on drug trafficking and national security chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Chief Minister said that it is the high time that all the states must act in unison with each other to combat this menace. He unequivocally said that the states should not indulge in credit war but focus on eliminating the gangsters, drug smugglers and terrorists. Bhagwant Mann said that a foolproof strategy should be evolved by the states and it should be implemented flawlessly to get the desired results.

          The Chief Minister described this nexus as a major threat to the security, sovereignty and integrity of the country. He said that this nexus needs to be eliminated at the earliest for safeguarding the interests of our coming generations. Bhagwant Mann said that it is the high time that all the states must sink their differences and act sternly against the nexus.

The Chief Minister also offered fulsome support and cooperation to the Union government for setting up a Forensic laboratory in the state. He said that despite of being a border state with huge threat of smuggling of drugs, weapons and others from the other side of barbed wire, Punjab does not have any such laboratory to check drugs. Bhagwant Mann said that the state government will leave no stone unturned for setting up this laboratory.

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ON CM’S DIRECTION, PUNJAB GOVERNMENT RELEASES RS. 100 CRORE TO SUGARCANE FARMERS

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 In consonance with the firm commitment of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to ensure well being of the farmers, the state government today deposited Rs 100 crore in the accounts of sugarcane farmers.

          Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that on the directions of the Chief Minister the funds were transferred by Sugarfed in accounts of sugarcane cultivators on Saturday. The due amount to be

paid to the sugarcane farmers by Sugarfed now stands atRs.195.60 crores. Out of this Rs. 100 crore will be paid by August 31 this year and the remaining Rs.95.60 cores will be cleared by September 15.

          After this, there will be no pending payment left with the Government owned nine Sugar Mills at  Ajnala, Batala, Budhewal, Bhogpur, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Morinda , Nakodar and Nawanshahr. Pertinently, with the payment of this Rs. 100.00 crore the Government has already paid Rs.424.02 crores to the sugarcane farmers out of total pending sugarcane payment of Rs.619.62 crores. These payments are related to the season 2021-22.

          The spokesperson further said that Bhagwant Mann Government is making sincere efforts to ensure that pending payments to the farmers is made with before upcoming sugarcane season of 2022-23 without any inordinate delay.

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Bhalla inaugurates Police Command and Control Centre

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 30, 2022

Union Home Secretary Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla inaugurated the Police Command and Control Centre (PCCC) in the presence of Sh. Dharampal, Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh and Sh. Praveer Ranjan, DGP. The PCCC has been established under the as Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC) project of Chandigarh Smart city under smart city mission of Govt. Of India.

The PCCC includes CCTV Surveillance Cameras, Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), Public Addressing System and Variable Message Signs, City Wide Optical Fiber Cable and state-of-the-art call centre.

The citizens of Chandigarh will be greatly benefited from this project. CCTV surveillance cameras will reduce the incidents like vehicle theft, irresponsible driving, Loitering, illegal parking Trespassing etc. These solutions will also improve the women safety in the city.

Installed on 40 locations, Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) and Public Addressing System and Variable Message Signs solutions will not only help in improving the traffic conditions but also make the roads safer by enforcing the traffic laws on the violators.  Variable message signs and public addressing systems will broadcast the real time information to the commuter on the move.

This system will help in better management of the incidents in the city and efficient disbursal of the governance services. Citizens of Chandigarh will experience world class governance and living standards through these systems. For communication, City Wide Optical Fiber Cable backbone of more than 250 KMs has been installed which will provide the infrastructure for future expansions of the project.

Present  among other officers were Sh. Nitin Kumar Yadav, Home Secretary, Dr. Vijay Namdeorao Zade, Finance Secretary, Sh. Vinay Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner. Sh. Debendra Dalai, Chief Conservator of Forests, Sh. Vinod P. Kavle, Special Secretary Home.

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Amit Shah inaugurates Samavesh Program of Chandigarh Police

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 31, 2022

Amit Shah, Home Minister, Government of India inaugurated the Samavesh Program of Chandigarh Police that envisions to transform the perception of public for Police at Sukhna Lake today evening.

Banwarilal Purohit, Governor Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister Haryana, Shri Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister Himachal Pardesh, Shri Anil Vij and Shri Dushyant Chautala, Cabinet Ministers Haryana, Smt. Kirron Kher, MP Chandigarh, Shri Gian Chand Gupta, Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Union Home Secretary, Shri Dharam Pal, Adviser to Administrator and Shri Praveer Ranjan, DGP, UT Chandigarh were present on this occasion.

Shri Praveer Ranjan DGP informed that under “Samavesh”, the Citizen Services Centre (CSC) situated in many police stations will also be linked with Atal Sahabhagita Kenders of the Chandigarh police. All the non-crime police services including address verification, passport verification, character verification, tenant/PG verification, etc., will be dealt in the kendras, sources added.

The UT police will form committees involving persons from particular areas, similar to village panchayats, to amicably settle matters in which people do not want police interference. These committees will be formed under the program called “Samavesh”.