Fire safety measures
Admn forgets to keep its house in order
Panipat, October 25
The district authorities, which are working overtime to nail factory owners for ignoring fire safety measures in their respective units, are themselves blamed for completely overlooking the aspect in various government buildings.

Sanitation drive
Jhajjar village shows the way
Badsa, October 25
This non-descript village located at the far end of Jhajjar touching the border of the National Capital has scripted its success story with élan. The sanitation and basic infrastructure available in this village put it in the league of best villages in the state.

Drug addiction on rise in Ballabgarh
Administration, druggists to blame
Ballabgarh (Faridabad), October 25
With the growing urbanisation of Ballabgarh town, which is now considered an extension of Faridabad city, the youths here appear to be getting sucked into the “hippie” culture of drug addiction. Several medical stores coupled with non-committal approach of the law enforcing and other authorities are allegedly contributing to the menace.

Ambala civil hospital lacks facilities
Ambala, October 25
The local civil hospital, where patients from various government health centres are referred, is lacking in specialised medical services. Owing to this, the doctors of this hospital have to refer the serious cases to PGI, Chandigarh.

Jindal Park brims with visitors Yamunanagar, October 25 The O.P. Jindal park, which was developed two months back over 27 acres here, has turned into a picnic spot for the twin towns of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri. As per official figures, more than 3,000 persons, including children, visit the park on any given day. Kindergarten pupils of a school on a picnic at O.P Jindal Park in Yamunanagar. — A Tribune photograph

State roads are accident-prone Chandigarh, October 25 The growing number of accidents on Haryana roads reflects the lack of concern for human life. Accidents are waiting to happen on most highways due to the absence of regulatory mechanism. Construction material dumped on the roadside in Naraingarh right in front of the office of the executive engineer, creating a traffic hazard. — A Tribune photograph

Inside Babudom
Guidelines on promotion
Chandigarh, October 25
The DoPT (department of personnel and training, government of India) has sent two separate lists to all state governments regarding documents to be attached for recommending confirmation of directly recruited and “promotee” IAS officers, respectively.

Jind museum a blast from the past Jind, October 25 The district has the distinction of being the agricultural region of the state that has been lying on the sidelines of development. At the same time, it also has the credit of having a rich historical and cultural past. A view of ancient weapons displayed at Jayanti Archaeological Museum in Jind.

Drive to inspect power meters
Bhiwani, October 25
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam will launch a campaign for the inspection of electronic meters in its area with a view to settling various consumer complaints regarding the meters.

Capacity of WYC to be increased
Yamunanagar, October 25
In order to make maximum use of rainwater for irrigation, the capacity of the Western Yamuna Canal will be increased to 20,000 cusecs from the present 13,500 cusecs. The canal was dug in 1891 and then its capacity was 6,433 cusecs.

CITIZEN FIRST
Panchkula overrated
Panchkula has been time and again hailed as one of the most modern cities of Haryana, but the pitiable condition of roads in the city depicts an entirely different picture. I am a resident of Sector-16 of Panchkula and the internal roads of the sector are in bad shape, particularly the road in front of house nos. 573-578, which is full of potholes.

Citizens’ Grievances
Arms licence, when?
I applied for arms licence and deposited the file containing all relevant documents with the DC’s office on 2-02-2006. After waiting for a long time when I enquired about the file, bearing no. FAL-637, I came to know that it was forwarded to the SP’s office for inspection on 15-1-2007.