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PUNJAB GOVERNMENT TO CONVENE SPECIAL SESSION OF PUNJAB VIDHAN SABHA ON SEPTEMBER 22 (THURSDAY)

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IEP Chandigarh, September 19

The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to convene a special session of state assembly on September 22 (Thursday) for seeking confidence of the people of state.“The people of state had given thumping majority to our government but some forces inimical to democratic values are trying to lure our MLAs with money. So we have decided to seek confidence from people of state in this special session”, said the Chief Minister.The Chief Minister unequivocally said that MLAs of AAP are non purchasable as they are committed to the ideology of the party. He said that nefarious attempts to destabilise government had failed in Punjab too as the party MLAs are loyal to the people of the state. Bhagwant Mann said that this special session will clear the myst regarding conspiracy to topple democratically elected governments in Punjab.The Chief Minister said that fraudulent practice of horse trading has crashed in Punjab as the MLAs have foiled the nefarious attempts to destabilise their government. Bhagwant Mann said that all the parties had tried to lure the voters with money during the state assembly polls but people stood with AAP and elected these MLAs. He said that now these MLAs will repose their confidence in progress of Punjab and prosperity of its people.The Chief Minister said that these MLAs are loyal to party, people and state adding that they will never sell their conscience for a few pennies. He asked the anti-Punjab forces to stop daydreaming about toppling the elected government in Punjab as Punjabis will never forgive them for this sin. Bhagwant Mann said that all MLAs of AAP will make strenuous efforts to restore the pristine glory of the state.

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CM’s effort to rope investments bears fruit as BMW agrees to set up auto component manufacturing unit in Punjab

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IEP Chandigarh/Munich (Germany), September 13

The efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to rope in major investments from Germany bore fruit on Tuesday as leading auto giant BMW agreed to set up its auto part manufacturing unit in state.A decision to this effect was taken during the visit of Chief Minister in BMW headquarters here today.During the visit, Chief Minister showcased Punjab government’s exemplary work to promote industry in the state after which BMW agreed to set up its auto component unit in state. Buoyed over it Bhagwant Mann said that this will be the second unit of the company in India as already one such unit was operational in Chennai. He said that this will give a major boost to industrial growth of the state and open new vistas of employment for youth.The Chief Minister also invited BMW to collaborate with the state in the E-Mobility sector. He was apprised that E-Mobility is a major sector of focus for the auto giant which targets 50% of its global sales to consist of fully electric vehicles by 2030 under the leadership of Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG, Oliver Zipse. Bhagwant Mann during detailed discussions with Vice President of Government Affairs and Marketing Communication for BMW Group entities in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Glenn Schmidt, Head of Communications & Governmental Affairs Asia & Pacific Manfred Grunert and Senior Advisor Corporate and Governmental Affairs for BMW, Dr. Joachim Domosky, emphasised on Punjab Government’s commitment to a sustainable future.The Chief Minister said that his government has worked hard at recently approved Punjab’s Electric Vehicle Policy. Bhagwant Mann said that Punjab’s EV Policy is expected to usher in a new era for the E-Mobility sector in Punjab. He also informed the BMW team how the state has succeeded in creating a pro-industry ecosystem and has emerged as the preferred investment destination in India for global brands and organizations.          The Punjab delegation was given a guided Tour of BMW Museum and BMW Group Plant in Munich. The Chief Minister also invited BMW delegation to attend the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit scheduled for February 23-24, 2023 to further this relationship and explore opportunities for collaboration.

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Teacher’s Day: ‘Teach Chandigarh’ project unveiled by Dev Samaj College 

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On the occasion of ‘Teacher’s Day, Dev Samaj College of Education(DSCE), Sec 36, Chandigarh has launched a unique project – ‘Teach Chandigarh’. This project aims at providing voluntary services by Dev Samaj College alumni; to the entrant teachers in Government Schools of Chandigarh. DSCE alumni hold degrees and are well qualified. 
Highlighting the benefits of the project, Dr. Agnese Dhillion, Principal, DSCE said, “’Teach Chandigarh’ project will provide an impetus to the education process as per the goals of National Education Policy of India(NEP) 2020. The process of teaching the students under the guidance of DSCE alumni; will provide a real-time teaching experience to the new teachers.”

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PGIMER PERFORMS FIRST CASE OF ROBOTIC ASSISTED BIORESORBABLE STENT IMPLANTATION

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 31

The first ever case of robotically assisted bioresorbable stent implantation in the world was done by the Department of cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER as an interventional procedure. The case was performed by Prof Yash Paul Sharma, Head of the Department of Cardiology and team. Patient was a 47years old with coronary artery disease and 90% stenosis of major coronary arteries. Patient underwent successful implantation of bioresorbable stents through the CorindusRobotic Arm of CardiacCath Lab.

Advanced Cardiac Centre, Department of Cardiology at PGIMER is the first center in India where Robotic assisted PCIs have been done. The earlier trial and training phase of robotic PCI has been done and Inauguration is expected soon. Robotic PCI has the advantage of a high degree of precision and cuts down radiation exposure. Newer bioresorbable stentwith thinner struts (100 microns)developed in India have been introduced, now these stents dissolve in body over 2-3 years leaving the natural artery intact. Older generation BRS had strut thickness of 150 microns. The clinical registry of patients with newer generation BRS and also Robotic PCI is being carried out in PGI.

As a landmark the Centre has achieved least mortality (6.8%) in patients with acute coronary syndrome including cardiogenic shock and comorbidities of all age groups. This has been achieved with strategic and innovative, therapeutics and intervention.

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PGI Paediatric Radiology Team Wins National Awards 

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 31, 2022

Prof. MS Sandhu, Head of the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, stated that it is a matter of great pride for the Department and for the Institute that many PGI  Radiology Residents won National Awards at the Annual Meeting of the Indian Society of Paediatric Radiology (ISPR) held at Jaipur on 27th and 28th August 2022.

Dr. Shubham Saini, Junior Resident of the Department of Radiodiagnosis won the coveted 

1st prize at this National Conference, while Dr. Ashish Dua, Senior resident and Dr. Harshith, Junior Resident jointly shared the second position at the recently held Annual Meeting of the Indian Society of Paediatric Radiology (ISPR) at Jaipur. 

Further, Prof. Akshay Kumar Saxena from the Department of Radiodiagnosis at PGI was elected as the President of the ISPR, while Prof. Kushaljit Singh Sodhi and Dr. Anmol Bhatia from the department were elected as Vice President and Treasurer respectively. More than 300 delegates attended this sub speciality Annual Paediatric Radiology Meeting.

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Punjab’s Municipal Corporations need to be proactive and coordinate better to fight air pollution 

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

Numerous city municipal corporations in the state of Punjab are not only struggling to understand the requirements under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) but are also unable to coordinate between various departments within civic bodies to address the issue of air pollution, the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) – a policy-research think tank – has assessed.

The analysis further states that municipal corporations, especially across Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Bhatinda, have asked CSTEP assistance in developing their understanding of the dynamics of air pollution as well as the requirements and strategies under NCAP. The NCAP, announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in January 2019, has led to the development of clean air action plans with an aim to reduce PM2.5 pollution by 20–30% by 2024 compared to 2017.

The findings were shared on the sidelines of the India Clean Air Summit 2022 (ICAS 2022) on Thursday at Bengaluru. ICAS is India’s premier event on air pollution and is organised by the Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS) at the CSTEP to call for an integrated approach to resolving air pollution and climate change, highlighting the commonalities and identifying key benefits from framing policies that look at the two challenges jointly. The four-day event brought together scientists, policymakers, technologists, and affected communities to discuss solutions for air pollution.

Among the findings for Punjab, the NCAP initiated a tripartite agreement between state pollution control board, municipal corporation and an institute of repute. “Various city municipal bodies are struggling to understand the requirements of NCAP and coordinating among line departments. The municipal corporations have requested help in terms of building capacity about dynamics of air pollution and understanding the requirements, reagents and strategies under NCAP,” said Dr Pratima Singh, Head of CAPS.

Stating that CSTEP aims to provide Punjab with effective long-term management strategies for these polluting sectors she added that working in silos was not the solution for these civic bodies. “We all need to work in collaboration. Municipalities need to actively make use of the institute of repute identified by the Central Pollution Control Board under NCAP to help them build their capacity. Also, all the other institutions and think tanks working in these cities need to come together and support these civic bodies to understand the challenges associated with air pollution,” said Dr Singh suggesting that to achieve a comprehensive improvement in the state’s air quality, industrial and transportation emissions should also be kept in check.

Meanwhile, commenting on the stubble burning issue in Punjab, which is expected to begin in a couple of months, Dr Singh said that in order to effectively implement strategies, there must be better inter- and intra-district departmental cooperation and collaboration.

“Another critical element is empowering farmers by increasing their ability to handle agricultural leftovers. To a large extent, stubble burning can be decreased by raising public awareness of new technologies, governmental incentives, and the detrimental effects of air pollution on human health,” she said.

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MCC conducts training of trainers on Disaster Management & Epidemic Response

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has conductedtraining of trainers (ToT) on Disaster Management and Epidemic Response under Swachh Bharat Mission at MCC office premises here today, during which training has been imparted to officials of Fire & Rescue Services, MCC and other departments.

Following the directions of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh the trainers were imparted training who will further train the frontline Municipal sanitation workers at 7 different locations of Chandigarh. Participants were trained about the topics like risk analysis, prevention, preparedness, effective response to the impact of a hazard, measures related to timely and effective warnings as well as evacuation and emergency planning, role of sanitation workers, personal safety, etc.

The sessions in the ToT were conducted by Sh. Sanjeev Kohli, Nodal Officer, Disaster Management & Senior CDI Civil Defense, Sh. Naveen Kumar, Fireman, Dr. Vinay Bhagat, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Ravinder Dhaliwal & Dr. Gaurav Lakhanpal. The training session was held under the supervision of Sh. Rohit Gupta, Joint Commissioner, MCC. 

To further train the Municipal sanitation workers, trainings have been planned from August 29th, 2022 in cascade model by master trainers trained in ToT today.

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MCC carries out “Swachhata Ki Paathshala” at 10 schools from Aug 22 to 26

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

“Swachhata Ki Paathshala”, an initiative of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh which was initiated in July, 2022 to motivate the young minds to follow the habits of personal hygiene, cleanliness in the surroundings etc. In this initiative, the Commissioner, Joint Commissioners and other senior officers along with employees of corporation visit the schools of daily basis to address the students about the importance of segregation of waste, ban on plastic, home composting and responsibility of the citizen.

During these sessions, Ms. Anindita Mitra IAS, Commissioner Municipal Corporation Chandigarh and other officers of MCC Mrs. Shalini Chetal, Sh. Rohit Gupta, Mrs. Isha Kamboj, Joint Commissioners, Sh. N.P. Sharma, Chief Engineer, Dr. Vinay Mohan, MOH and Dr. Vivek Trivedi, Social Development Officer addressed students between class 6th to 12th and emphasized upon the import of segregation of waste considering the amount of waste being generated and its negative impact on environment if not segregated.

“School authorities are actively participating in the activity and they are cooperating with the corporation in vision to make the city beautiful in real sense of cleanliness. The aim behind organizing “Swachhta Ki Paathshala” is to bring sustainable change in the attitude of students as well as adults.”, she added.

An interactive session was conducted with students by Representatives of Municipal Corporation during which Students ask their queries and all the queries are answered by the officials.  Videos are shown to the students for better understanding of the swachhata related issues.

Students are trained to take responsibility to keep the city clean and deter people from littering the streets, spitting in public places and stop using single-use plastic. The message taken by the students during “Swachhata Ki Paathshala” spreads to their parents, families and surroundings in true spirit of responsible citizens.

During the last week from August 22nd – 26th, 2022, MCC has covered 10 Government and Private Schools covering the urban and peripheral areas including GMSSS- MHC, Manimajra, GMHS, Sec-7, GMSSS- Karsan, St. Mary’s School- Sec-46, Kulwant Rai Sarvhitkari Vidya Mandir, Sec-43, Aanchal International  School, Sec- 41, Paragon Convent School, Sec- 24, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sec-27, GMSSS- Sec. 44/B, GMSSS-Kaimbwa

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Chandigarh rated as the best amongst the UTs in total solar power installation

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

Chandigarh has been rated as the best amongst the UTs in total solar power installation and received the first prize today on 27th Aug 2022 in a function organised by Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS) formed by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India on its 8th Foundation Day Ceremony at Cochin, Kerala.

 Chandigarh Renewable Energy & Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST), UT Chandigarh also got the awards for following categories amongst all UTs:

1. For achieving second highest renewable energy installed capacity as on 31.03.2022.

2. For achieving second highest renewable energy capacity addition during 2021-22.

3. For achieving second highest solar power capacity addition during 2021-22.

4. For achieving second highest numbers of solar street lights installed as on 31.3.2022.

        These prizes were distributed by Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Hon’ble Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.

Chandigarh was selected as the Model Solar City and the Master Plan was approved by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), GOI in Feb. 2012.

    Under “AZADI KA AMRIT MAHATOSAV–To Commemorate the India’s 75 years of Independence”, CREST has set an ambitious target of 75MWp to be achieved by 15th August, 2023. Chandigarh is well ahead in terms of achievement & total aggregate capacity of 50.588 MWp Grid tied Rooftop Solar Plants at 4200 sites have already been installed & commissioned in Chandigarh.

     Sh.Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh appreciated the efforts of CREST in achieving this milestone and further added that with this pace, Chandigarh can achieve the dream target of Govt. of India to become 100% RE powered in near future. 

            Sh. Nitin Kumar Yadav, Home Secretary, U.T. Chandigarh congratulated the CREST team for making sincere efforts in producing Green Power for the city.

            Sh.Debendra Dalai, Secretary, Science & Technology and Renewable Energy-cum- CEO CREST, informed that this is a proud moment for Chandigarh and Chandigarh could win these awards with active support and participation of the people at large in implementation of the projects. He further informed that there are many unique projects which are in pipeline such as 2 MWp Floating SPV Power Plant at Water Works, Sector-39, 2 MWp Canal Top SPV Power Plant at N-Choe in front of Garden of Conifers, Sector-52, 2 MWp Canal Top SPV Power Plant at Patiala Ki Rao, 500 kWp Floating SPV Power Plant along-with Fountains at Dhanas Lake and 4 MWp of other projects.

            It is a proud moment for Chandigarh that a small territory has competed with other UTs of India and got these awards. This is a true encouragement for Chandigarh Administration. The award ceremony was attended by Sh. Debendra Dalai, Secretary Science & Technology and Renewable Energy -cum- CEO CREST and Sh. Sukhwinder Singh Abrol, Project Director, CERST.

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Chandigarh Smart City installs water ATM in Sector 35 market

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27,2022

Prem Lata, area councillor inaugurated the First water ATM in the market Sector 35, here today in the presence of Sh. N.P. Sharma, Chief Engineer, MCC & Shopkeepers of the Market.

While sharing information about the scheme, the Chief Engineer said that Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. has provided Municipal Corporation 4 water ATMS which have been installed in the Market of Sector 35 Chandigarh. All the Water ATMs have been supplied by Punjab and Sind Bank under CSR funds at a cost of each Water ATM about Rs. 5.25 Lakh.

He said that the Municipal Corporation has incurred expenditure of installation and civil work costing about Rs 2 Lakh per Water ATM and also will bear its maintenance charges including electricity and water charges from time to time.

He further said that the potable water of quality as per BIS standards -14543 duly will be available to the Shop Keepers as well as visitors from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm daily at the following charges :-

Rs1/- for 300ML

Rs.3/- for 500ML

Rs.5/- for 1000ML

Rs.20 for 5000 ML

Rs.35/- for 20000ML.

The Chief Engineer said the Water ATM has been equipped with provision for chilled water (water with temperature around 15 degree celsius during summers. A LED digital screen has been provided to show four key parameters of water standards namely PH, Hardness, TDS & temperature on real time basis. The user may scan the card or insert the coin on WAU(Water ATM Unit) sensor and press the button depending on the water requirements.

He said the storage capacity of each Water ATM is 500 Ltr which has been enhanced by providing water storage tank of 1000 Ltr along Water ATM. This will meet the long pending demand of shopkeepers as well as visitors in the market of non-availability of drinking water in the market.