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Proposed solid waste management plant
City reports season’s first dengue case
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A trail of school buses during the road show held by the Bathinda School Bus and Van Union on Monday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma
DC recommends police case against pvt typists for defaming Suwidha Centre
‘Waqt-e-Ruksat’ held to bid adieu to MBBS students at Adesh institute
Mansa DC inaugurates green drive at TSPL
DPS students showcase talent at
Kritee: 2011
An exhibition, Kritee: 2011, underway at the Delhi Public School in Bathinda on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Outbreak of jaundice reported in Barnala
Punjabi allowed in Rajasthan TET
Man beaten to death by kin
NGOs support Bar Assn dist stir
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Proposed solid waste management plant Sushil Goyal Tribune News Service
Bathinda, July 25
The residents were so angry that they even refused to hear the viewpoint of officials of the PPCB and the local Municipal Corporation (BMC). The plant is proposed to be set up at a cost of over Rs 200 crore on 20 acres on the Bathinda-Mansa road within the BMC limits. Several localities, including the Housefed Colony, Nachhattar Nagar, Bhai Mati Dass Nagar, Joga Nagar and Harbans Nagar, are situated near the proposed site. While the public hearing was in progress, some persons from the gathering called for leaving (boycott) the public hearing in protest. The call received a huge response. At this stage, a PPCB official announced the winding up of the proceedings of the public hearing. Earlier, people raised their hands to register a unanimous disapproval of the setting up of the plant here. However, they said they were not against the setting up of the plant unless it was about 30 km away from the city. Resentment among the local residents was so strong that they did not even allow an official to give a visual presentation of the project. Earlier, the District Congress Committee (urban) under the leadership of local Congress MLA Harminder Singh Jassi staged a dharna under the railway over bridge near the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here to protest against the proposed plant. The Congress persons, led by Jassi, also went to the public hearing site and got their objections recorded with the PPCB officials. Jassi said the solid waste from 18 municipal councils of this region would be brought here in hundreds of trucks, which would not only create air pollution in the city but would also have adverse effects on the health of local residents. Uma Shanker Gupta, Commissioner, BMC, said they had organised the public hearing to hear the views and objections of the residents and to convince them about the setting up of the plant, but the people preferred not to listen to the viewpoint of the authorities. He said the PPCB officials would now submit their report to the Environment Impact Assessment Council, Patiala, for taking a decision over the views of the people. Dr RM Mehta, environment consultant, Voyants Solutions Private Limited, Gurgaon, said people did not have full knowledge about the project. It would provide them relief from solid waste lying in open and not miseries, he added. He said that the project would not spread any pollution and rather it would generate revenue for the BMC.
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City reports season’s first dengue case
Bathinda, July 25 District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Raghubir Singh Randhawa said this evening that the person, who had been tested positive for dengue at the DMC Hospital, Ludhiana, had been cured and subsequently, discharged from the hospital. He said the person was a contractor. Dr Randhawa further said though the contractor lived in the Guru Nanak Nagri here, no larva of the mosquito causing dengue had been found from his residence. However, the health staff team today visited the place in the Model Town Phase-1 where he had been working before illness, and found a larva of the mosquito causing dengue. It may be mentioned here that over 300 cases of dengue fever were reported from various localities of the city last year. In the light of this, the district health authorities have started survey of those houses from where dengue cases were reported last year. The health staff has detected larvae of the mosquito causing dengue from several houses of two localities, namely Ajit Road and Aggarwal Colony, during the last few days. |
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School bus owners seek tax waiver
Bathinda, July 25 The protesters were led by the president of the union, Gurpreet Singh Happy. They also submitted a memorandum enlisting their demands to the DTO. The demands of the protesters included waiving of the school van tax on the pattern of Haryana or heavy reduction in the tax for the time being, recovery of tax from the current year instead of 2007, and release of the school van impounded by district transport officer (DTO) some days ago. Secretary of the union Sukhdev Singh said the DTO had agreed to release the impounded van while with regard to other demands, he would arrange their meeting with the State Transport Commissioner whenever the latter would visit the city. On the other hand, DTO Bhupinder Singh said he had released the school van after issuing a challan and imposing a fine of Rs 8,000. |
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DC recommends police case against pvt typists for defaming Suwidha Centre
Bathinda, July 25 The DC has formed a flying squad comprising Tehsildar (under training) Darshan Kumar and in-charge of staff of the local Suwidha Centre Jaswinder Singh for keeping a close watch and check on the ‘agents’ who ‘facilitate’ persons in the name of getting their work done and in consideration, receive money from them. Today, the members of the flying squad reportedly came into the contact of two persons, who were roaming in the Suwidha Centre in connection with preparation of their learning driving licences. However, on that occasion, the DC was also at the Suwidha Centre for supervising the functioning of the Centre. He also spoke to both the persons and knew that they had given money to the private typists for getting their driving licences prepared. He took them to the shops of the typists from where he reportedly took some files and documents in his possession. When contacted, the Deputy Commissioner said he had come to know that in the name of giving money to the Suwidha Centre staff, some private persons were taking money from the persons visiting the Suwidha Centre for getting their works done. He said even in today’s both cases, the typists had taken Rs 300 each for getting the learning driving licenses prepared while the actual charge was not more than Rs 110 in each case. He further said with such activities of the private persons, the Suwidha Centre had been earning a bad name, so he decided to take harsh steps and formed the flying squad to check such activities. The DC said he had written to the SSP to register a case against both private typists for illegal possession of the documents, defaming the Suwidha Centre by taking money in the name of its staff, and fleecing innocent persons. The DC also said he had launched a “Suwidha Helpline” from today with mobile phone number 94642-09737. Any person, facing problem at the Suwidha Centre, could ring up on this number. Besides, the officials would also ring up 20 to 25 persons daily to know about the problems, being faced by the people at the Suwidha Centre or at the hands of the ‘agents’. |
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‘Waqt-e-Ruksat’ held to bid adieu to MBBS students at Adesh institute
Bathinda, July 25 Dr SS Dhaliwal, vice-principal and Dr SC Chopra, Dean, Academics, were the guest of honour. Lt Col Dr GPI Singh presided over the function. |
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Mansa DC inaugurates green drive at TSPL
Mansa, July 25 The organisation has decided to plant more than one million trees on 700 acres in an effort to become one of the most environment-friendly corporate houses in Punjab. The green drive was inaugurated by Mansa Deputy Commissioner Ravinder Singh in the presence of Vedanta Group’s director (Projects) M Siddiqi. Sarpanch Ajit Singh from Banawala, Naranjan Singh from Perron, Malkit Singh from Raipur and Harmel Singh from Bheniwal also planted trees along with Wang Hang, the project head of a Chinese company SEPCO, who is executing the project for the Vedanta Group. The Mansa DC thanked the TSPL team members as well as the local Panchayat for its cordial support to complete the first milestone before schedule. The DC said the plantation drive would change the face of this place, which was a barren land some years back. Speaking on the occasion, M Siddiqi said environment protection had always remained a top priority for the Vedanta Group as it believed that sustainable development was integral to its business practices. |
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DPS students showcase talent at Kritee: 2011 Bathinda: The local Delhi Public School organised its annual exhibiton Kritee: 2011. It was the showcasing of the talent of the students who had worked all the year round. The models that were put up were the application of knowledge that the students had garnered over the course of their curriculum. The exhibition displayed the working models, charts pertaining to various subjects. Since the exhibition coincided with the environment week, a ‘Green Corner’ was put up by the Earth Club. This corner displayed various environment-friendly things. A special dental corner was set up to educate the parents on dental hygiene. — TNS
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Outbreak of jaundice reported in Barnala
Barnala, July 25 Local MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon, after getting the news about the spread of jaundice, rushed to the spot to take stock of the severity of the health problem being faced by the residents. Residents of the ward said that factors like breakage in the sewerage system and its mixing with the water supply, presence of garbage stocks and stagnant water in the ward, have contributed to the outbreak of jaundice with over four dozen people grappling with the disease. They complained that they had informed the SDO, Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Deputy Commissioner and the executive officer of Municipal Council umpteen times about the mixing of sewage with the water supply, but the officials didn't pay any heed to their repeated complaints. Residents added that since the administration didn't take the problem seriously, jaundice spread in the ward and and at least four dozen people including children, elderly and women fell ill after coming in its grip. "The number of people suffering from jaundice is more than four dozen and can rise to hundreds if the problem is not addressed immediately. The mosquitoes breeding on the standing water from broken sewerage system too are threatening people and can cause dengue and malaria,” said Jagjit Singh, Preeti Kaur, Amritpal Singh and many other patients suffering from jaundice, who reside in ward number two. Local MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon who reached the spot, called Secretary, Health Department, Satish Chandra over the phone and asked him to immediately send a team of doctors to ascertain the cause and severity of the problem. “Last year also, I highlighted the bad condition of the sewerage system in the Barnala town. The government is in deep slumber and has failed to check the problem of broken sewer lines in the town because of which people have to suffer and fall prey to jaundice. If the problem is not checked, people will fall prey to other diseases like malaria, dengue and diarrhoea,” the MLA told the media persons. SDM Paramjeet Singh, who took stock of the problem after visiting the affected ward, said that on the directions of the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, necessary orders have been given to the Municipal Council to get the town cleaned. He added that due to the severity of the problem, the orders will be given for the immediate cleaning of ward number two. Civil Surgeon, Barnala, A. Gaaba, who along with a team of doctors reached the spot to take stock of the problem, said that all the patients will be treated free of cost and will be given free medicines. The District Health Officer said that the health department is getting the samples of water and blood of the patients checked and it is only after the reports are received that they would be able to comment on the cause of the disease.
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Punjabi allowed in Rajasthan TET
Sriganganagar, July 25 Rajinder Barhat, state general secretary and Satya Narayan Soni, secretary, Akhil Bhartiya Rajasthani Bhasha Manyata Samiti, said the state government has given the candidates the option to choose one language out of Punjabi, Urdu, Gujarati, Sindhi, Sanskrit and English for appearing in the first RTET that had become mandatory under the Right to Education Act. Interestingly, Rajasthani had been recognized by the state education board besides the NCERT and UGC for research and fellowship. While speaking to The Tribune, Soni said that under the RTE Act, Rajasthani has been allowed for primary education but this right has been denied in the RTET. This will prevent lakhs of candidates in achieving positions in the merit list. Hence, they will lose the opportunity in the state government service. All Rajasthani speaking persons across the state have been exhorted to display black badges on their shirts and sarees on July 31 to express resentment over the attitude of the state government. Abortive attempt to loot PNB branch Sriganganagar: Unsuccessful attempt was made last night to loot the Gajsinghpur branch of the Punjab National Bank, officials confirmed in the evening. As per the information, the miscreants who intruded in the bank building by breaking one of the windows, tried to smash the ATM and the vault but could not succeed. It came to the notice of the authorities today in the morning. While lodging an FIR under Section 457 of the IPC, the bank officials conceded that siren fitted in the complex had developed a fault on Sunday. The miscreants, it appears, failed to set the time lock that had been fitted to open the strong room. Fingerprint experts have been called, the police said. — OC |
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Man beaten to death by kin
Fazilka, July 25 As per the FIR registered with the Sadar police, Fazilka, by Balkaran Singh, he along with his father Geja Singh had gone to their fields on Sunday afternoon to spray fertiliser. He alleged in his report that his paternal uncle Gurdeep Singh (brother of Geja Singh), his two sons Maan Singh and Sukhwinder Singh, along with their companions Bhupinder Singh and Bagga Singh, allegedly started digging the water course forcibly in their fields. When Balkaran Singh and Geja Singh resisted, they allegedly assaulted them with wooden logs and sticks and dealt severe blows to him. Injured, Geja Singh and Balkaran Singh were admitted to the local Civil Hospital where the former succumbed to his injuries after a few hours. — OC |
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NGOs support Bar Assn dist stir
Abohar, July 25 Bar secretary Vikram Godara informed that the agitation that was supported by the NGOs will be extended further. A deputation will meet Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on July 31 to press upon him the need for creating a new district with its headquarters here. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Local Bodies Minister Tikshan Sood will also be approached in this connection. — OC |
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Local residents boycotted the public hearing conducted here today by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) in connection with an environmental clearance for setting up an integrated municipal solid waste management facility in the city.
Bathinda: The local Delhi Public School organised its annual exhibiton
Kritee: 2011. It was the showcasing of the talent of the students who had worked all the year round. The models that were put up were the application of knowledge that the students had garnered over the course of their curriculum. 
