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P5 » » GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 27°C | MIN 14°C YESTERDAY MAX 26.6°C | MIN 13.6°C SUNSET SUNDAY 5.25 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6.50 AM » SUNDAY | 17 NOVEMBER 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE No provision of land swap in Master Plan: UT Dept Haryana Assembly building row Says sites incomparable as Chandigarh land is on prime location, natural drain passes through offered parcel WHAT’S ON sukhana lake Sec 7 DIGA RH AR G Sec 28 Modern Housing Complex ANA HARY CHAN Sec 27 12-acre land offered by Haryana to UT IT PARK R D. Sec 26 Sec 19 AM HY Chandigarh, November 16 Raising a question over swapping of land with the Haryana Government, the UT Urban Planning Department has claimed that the Chandigarh Master Plan-2031 does not provide any policy to allow such exchange of land. Last year, a team of the department had visited the 12-acre site offered to the UT Administration in lieu of 10 acres to be provided for the Haryana Vidhan Sabha building. The department had then written to the UT Deputy Commissioner that the parameters of the two pieces of land are not comparable from approach and town planning points of view. The department further stated that a natural drain was passing through the Haryana site, which bifurcated it into two. Also, it may not be possible to construct anything in the vicinity of the significantly wide natural drain. The department also stated that the site earmarked for Haryana Vidhan Sabha building in Chandigarh fell AD National Silk & Wool Expo: Himachal Bhawan, Sector 28; on till November 20 APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 34 and 37, and Dadu Majra Mohali: Dasehra Ground, Sector 62 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Tribune News Service M CHANDIGARH Dushyant Singh Pundir Proposed site for new Haryana Vidhan Sabha MAP NOT TO SCALE right on a 200-ft road connected with Madhya Marg. It was a prime location of the city. Presently, there is no approach road to the site in Haryana. The site was accessed through a 20-ft-wide unmetalled path from Kis- hangarh/Bhagwanpur village. Therefore, the access of two sites was not of same merits, stated the department. Opposing the move, Pallav Mukherjee, an architect, said the construction of a new Vidhan Sabha building would be ASHOK CHAKRA RECIPIENT’S FATHER DIES AT 89 Woman found dead in hotel Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 16 A 46-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Sector 17 here this afternoon. The victim has been identified as Milli Goel, a resident of Sector 8, Panchkula. Sources said, Goel had checked into the hotel on November 12 with a female friend, also a Panchkula resident, who left the following day. Goel was staying in the same room where she was found unconscious today. The hotel staff rushed her to the GMSH-16, where she was declared dead on arrival. A team from the Sector 17 police station reached the spot on getting information and initiated a probe. A forensic team also visited the scene for investigation. The site on Airport Road where a stabbing victim’s parents and Kumbhra residents were protesting for three days being cleared by cops. Juvenile among four more held in Kumbhra boy murder case Tribune News Service Mohali, November 16 The police have arrested three youths and apprehended a juvenile in the murder case of a 17-year-old Kumbhra boy. Traffic on the Airport Road was restored this evening after the victim’s family members agreed to remove the body from the middle of the road after three days of protest. The three suspects — Muzzaffarpur native Aman Taak, 19, Arun of Kashipur and Akash of Hardoi, 22 — were arrested from near the CRPF camp at Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. A juvenile involved in the murder has also been apprehended. All UP youths were produced in court, which sent them to police remand. Arun and Aman had been putting up in Sector 52 and were already booked in a rioting case at the Phase 1 police Traffic restored on Airport Road; body cremated after 3 days Three of the suspects in police custody on Saturday. PHOTOS: VICKY station. Akash was living as a PG in Kumbhra. A day before, the police had arrested one Gaurav, who assisted the suspects flee the city. Kumbhra resident Damanpreet Singh was stabbed to death while Dil- preet Singh, 16, was seriously injured in an attack at Kumbhra on November 13. Nilambari Jadale, DIG (Ropar Range), said, “Two more suspects in the case are yet to be arrested. Police teams are searching for them. The fight started over a minor provocation as Akash was hit by three youths who were on a cycle. The trio then called Damanpreet and Dilpreet for help and a verbal altercation ensued. Akash left the place but returned later with other accomplices. The duo was then stabbed with sharp weapons.” On the complaint of the deceased’s father Baljinder Singh, a vegetable vendor, a murder and conspiracy case was registered at the Phase 8 police station. Meanwhile, the mortal remains of Damanpreet was cremated today. Dilpreet, who had sustained serious injuries, continues to be in critical condition. Damanpreet is survived by his parents and two sisters. His family members today submitted a demand letter to the administration seeking a government job for his kin and financial assistance. P’kula MC to set up garbage sorting unit at Alipur village Panchkula, November 16 After years of protests and demonstrations, residents of the areas adjoining the Jhuriwala dumping ground will be able to breathe clean air as the Municipal Corporation is planning to set up a material recovery facility (MRF) on 3.5 acres at Alipur village, 18 km from the city. The garbage generated in Panchkula city will be segregated at the centre and later transported to different plants for processing. With the implementation of the project, the MC aims to clear the Jhuriwala dumping ground. The Rs 2.47 crore project will include 800 compost pits, a students in various universities across the world. The decision would bring a bad name to India at the international level, he said. Le Corbusier considered the city plan similar to human body and compared the Capitol Complex with head, the city centre with heart, Leisure Valley as lungs, etc, and construction of the new Assembly building would defeat the very basic concept of planning the city, he said. “After Vidhan Sabha, the Haryana Government will demand a separate High Court and then Over 44% voting in Chandigarh Club poll, result by noon today INBRIEF Chandigarh:Lt Col JS Kanwar (retd), father of Maj Sandeep Shankla who was decorated with Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award, passed away in Panchkula after a brief illness on Saturday. He was 89. Maj Shankla was awarded Ashok Chakra in August 1991 for making the supreme sacrifice during a counter-terrorist operation at Zafarkhani village in Kupwara. Nine terrorists were neutralised during the operation, 22 were apprehended and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered. TNS a sheer wastage of public money, as the House had to meet for a few days twice or thrice in a year. “So, while the world is going digital, our politicians are going the opposite way,” he said. Expressing similar sentiments, Surinder Bagga, a senior architect and former nominated councillor, stated that from the architectural point of view, no new Vidhan Sabha building should be constructed in the city and it was a mere political decision. He said the architecture of the city was being studied by ~2.47 crprojectlikely to be completed by March next year RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS OF SECTORS 23-25 ■ The MC had told the NGT that the The Jhuriwala dumping site in Panchkula. drainage system, segregation points, leachete treatment unit, sheds and a boundary wall among other facilities. MC officials said they aimed to complete the project by March next year. Officials said the MC had Jhuriwala dump had 90,837 MT of legacy waste and the Sector 23 dumping ground 3,04,645 MT when it started bioremediation plants at the two sites. ■ With tonnes of waste dumped at the sites, the residents of Sectors 23, 24, 25 and others have to bear with extremely foul smell. already approved the rate of a tender for the project. They said they would not have any landfills at the site. c m y b “We will ensure that the waste brought to the MRF centre is segregated and lifted within 28 days. While the wet waste currently goes to Patvi for processing, the dry waste is sent to cement plants, co-processing plants and paper mills,” said an official privy to the matter. The matter was discussed in a meeting of the Finance and Contracts Committee of the civic body held on November 11. It was one of the major election issue during the recent Assembly polls. MC Joint Commissioner Simranjeet Kaur could not be reached for a comment despite repeated attempts. — TNS Chandigarh, November 16 A minor scuffle broke out between members during the Chandigarh Club elections here today. Out of 7,441, 3,292 votes were polled. Among the voters were 164 women, 1,157 senior citizens and about 1,971 general category members. However, many senior citizens could not vote due to long queues and parking issues. Counting of votes will begin at 9 am tomorrow and the results will be out by noon. Naresh Chaudhary, Sunil Khanna and Ranmeet Singh Chahal are in the race for the post of president, while Anurag Aggarwal, Anurag Chopra and Karan Nanda are vying for the post of vice-president. Twenty candidates are in the fray for eight executive member posts. The scuffle, which started with heated MINOR SCUFFLE ■A minor scuffle broke out between members during the Chandigarh Club elections. ■ The scuffle, which started with heated arguments between the polling agents of the contesting members, ended with abuses and threats. arguments between the polling agents of the contesting members, ended with abuses and threats. Former Mayor Ravinder Pali and advocate Karan Nanda along with Anurag Chopra, brother of another lawyer, clashed with each other during polling. The election officer and the returning officer tried to control the situation, but security personnel had to intervene. No written complaint was submitted to the police. — TNS a separate Secretariat. It will completely distort the city plan,” he said. Meanwhile, RK Garg, president of the Second Innings Association, a senior citizens’ body, said the city residents must have a say on land swap and other local issues. “Swapping of land with Haryana will spoil the master plan. As such, public opinion of Chandigarh residents should be sought and an urgent meeting of the UT Advisory Council be convened to discuss the issue of land swap,” he demanded. Man dies in bee attack at Sec 16 Chandigarh, November 16 In a tragic incident, a 50-yearold man died after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Sector 16 here this evening. The victim, identified as Munna Tiwari of Nayagaon, was riding a bicycle when he was stung multiple times by bees. The police reported that Munna, a gardener employed in Sector 21, was on his way home from work when he was attacked on the slip road along the stretch separating Sectors 16 and 11 around 3 pm. In an attempt to escape the attack, he rushed towards an auto-rickshaw. The auto driver, noticing his critical condition, rushed him to the GMSH, Sector 16. However, the victim was declared dead on arrival. Sources said few passers-by were also stung. The police said the victim was residing with his sister at Nayagaon. “Further proceedings are being carried out under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita,” said a police officer. — TNS