NEIGHBOURHOOD

Lalru mandi cries for proper drainage system
Parmod Mehta

Ambala, July 26
Civic amenities are given a clear miss at Ambala Cantt and residents feel the heat, as they struggle to stay healthy despite all odds here.

“When anyone from our colony goes out for some work, they have to cover their noses due to garbage stink. The foul smell is there since past few weeks and residents say that they are fed up with prevailing unhygienic conditions and fear that there could be an outbreak of diarrhoea, if the recurring problem is not attended soon,” said Sudhir Kaile, general secretary of the All Colony Residents’ Welfare Society, Kardhan, here today.

Vijay Kumar Jain, a resident of the area, said heaps of garbage was accumulated all over in residential localities, including Shakti Vihar, Shanti Nagar, Satsang Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Kunj Vihar, Laxmi Nagar and Shalimar Bagh. All these places seem to be in dire neglect and expose the lapses on the part of district administration.

According to residents, safai karamcharis of municipal corporation were not sweeping the roads or lifting the trash scattered all over after heavy rains.

Drains were still choked and the area had started stinking. Pigs in large groups were seen amidst stinking garbage in thickly populated residential colonies and slum areas where residents throw household wastes.

Senior officials in municipal corporation said five times increase in garbage was being witnessed in the town after floods it was not possible to clean the town everyday in present circumstances.

He said, however, care was being taken to control the situation.

Deputy Commissioner Sameer Pal Srow said the administration was trying its best to maintain cleanliness in Ambala City and Ambala Cantt. A contract had been signed with a private company for two months in which a team of 200 sweepers would try to keep the city clean, he added.

Earlier, corporation used to lift about 50 metric tons of garbage from the city every day, but the quantity of garbage has now increased to 150 metric tons per day as residents and the traders were disposing waste in the open, sources in the corporation added.

Garbage all round

Senior officials in municipal corporation say a five-time increase in garbage is being witnessed in the town and after heavy rains it was not possible to clean the town everyday.

Kalka, July 26
The Community Health Centre-cum-Civil Hospital, Kalka, is all set to have its own separate building for casualty department soon.

According to sources, construction work of the building has already been started. Vikas Chauhan, officiating SMO of the hospital, said under the project, a mini-operation theatre (OT) was being constructed. He said a waiting hall, doctor’s room, six beds casualty, registration room and nursing room was being constructed on the ground floor and on the first floor there would be a provision for four private rooms.

He said the health department had already sanctioned casualty department in the hospital and four doctors, one nursing sister, four staff nurses, four Class IV employees and four sweepers had already been deputed in the hospital, but construction of casualty building was hanging fire since past few years.

It is pertinent to mention here that the hospital administration had sent several proposals in the past few years to authorities concerned for the construction of separate casualty building.

In 2002, the then SMO of the civil hospital had revealed that a proposal was sent to the Haryana finance department seeking a separate casualty department at the hospital which was to be completed in 2003.

The proposal also sought deploying of four doctors at the casualty department.

Subsequently, the health department had sanctioned casualty department in the hospital, but the project was lying pending due to the apathy of health department.

Sources in the health department said a proposal for the separate building was also sent by the hospital administration in 2006 to the director health services, but was rejected.

Recently, the hospital administration, through the department of PWD, had recently sent a proposal to the higher authorities, following which the work on the project had been started.

The project would cost Rs 40 lakh and the construction work would be completed by December, the sources added. 

Panchkula, July 26
The local police arrested two youths in a snatching case and recovered one gold chain worth Rs 25,000 from them.

According to the police, the two accused have been identified as Ijlash Ali, resident of Sector 15, Chandigarh, and Vinod Kumar, resident of Sector 33, Chandigarh, were arrested by the police four days ago. During investigation, the accused confessed to have snatched chain from a woman in Sector 9 on June 19, the police said.

A case was registered under Section 356 and 379 of the IPC at the Sector 5 police station in this regard. The two were produced in the court today, and were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.

Chandigarh, July 26
Twenty20 cricket matches between the teams of advocates from Pakistan and India are likely to take place at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium this weekend.

Talking to The Tribune, chairperson Gurinder Pal Singh of the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council, host of the event, said: “As soon as we get the final schedule to visit the city, we will announce the match fixture. May be the Pakistani team will arrive here in a few days and the matches will take place at this weekend.”

Notably, the two matches were scheduled for July 23 and 24, but the team from the neighbouring country couldn’t enter India due to some technical problem in their visa clearance.

“We were told that the visas of all 34 members of the Pakistani team would be cleared today. As soon as I get a call from them about their visiting schedule, we will finalise the programme and announce the dates of the matches,” said Gurinder Pal.

According to sources, earlier, a total of two matches were scheduled, but now the hosts will also fix the number of the matches according to the visiting plan of the guests across the country.

Patiala, July 26
Inter-college swimming championship (men and women) of Punjabi University, Patiala, began at Mohindra College here today.

The women championship began on a disappointing note with only two swimmers- Gaganjot Kaur and Jigyasa- both from Modi College, participated in the meet.

Results

400 m freestyle: 1st Sawtantar Singh (Khalsa College), 2nd Nishu (Mohindra College) and 3rd Lovejeet (Modi College)

100 m Breast Stroke: 1st Sawtantar Singh (Khalsa College), 2nd Keshav (Talwandi Sabo) and 3rd Nishu (Mohindra College)

200 m Back Stroke: 1st Gurpartap Singh (Punjabi University), 2nd Sawtantar Singh (Khalsa College) and 3rd Lovejeet (Modi College)

200 m Freestyle: 1st Sawtantar Singh (Khalsa College), 2nd Gurpartap Singh (Punjabi University) and 3rd Lovejeet (Modi College)

100 m Breast Stroke: 1st Sawtantar Singh (Khalsa College), 2nd Gurpartap Singh (Punjabi University) and 3rd Javed Khan (Modi College)

50m Butterfly Stroke: 1st Keshav (Talwandi Sabo), 2nd Sawtantar Singh (Khalsa College) and 3rd Javed Khan (Modi College)

4x100 relay: 1st Mohindra College, 2nd Damdami Sahib and 3rd Modi 
College. — TNS

Chandigarh, July 26
Manipur defeated defending champions Orissa in the last league match of the (Group-B) 9th Junior National for Girls being held in the city at PEC grounds.

Last year runners-up Manipur defeated Orrisa by 2-1. With this victory, Manipur finished top in the group. Whereas, the Orissa team finished runners-up with six points.

Manipur drew first blood in the 24th minute when Y Premi Devi converted the deflection by the Orrisa goalkeeper into a goal.

Orrisa team levelled the score in the second-half of the game, when Jabamani Soren netted the ball in the 47th minute of the game, but Kamala Devi sealed the victory for winners in the 62nd minute of the game.

In another match of Group B fixture, West Bengal got the better of Maharashtra by 3-1. Star striker Putta Karmakar scored a hat trick; for Bengal Puta Karmakar scored in the 20th, 47th and 73rd minute of the game. Ameeta scored the lone goal for Maharashtra in the 83rd minute.

Tomorrow’s fixtures (semifinal): Manipur vs Sikkim (7am) and Haryana vs Orissa (4 pm) at the Sector 17 Football Stadium.

Chandigarh, July 26
St Soldier School defeated Shishu Niketan School, Sector 43, by 3-1 in the Pre-Subroto Cup Football Tournament being held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, here today.

Padam, from St Soldier School, scored two goals, whereas Subhkarman contributed one goal.

In another match, Government Model High School, Sector 36, defeated St Kabir-26 by 12- 0. K Hambanzan, with his five goals, was the noticeable scorer.

In the third match, Shishu Niketan, Sector 22, defeated Strawberry Fields School by 5-0. Mohit netted three goals, while Hardeep contributed two goals.

In the last match, New Public School, Sector18, defeated Tribune Model School-29 by 2-0.

Ghanshyam and Stenzen from St Soldier School scored one goal each.

Chandigarh, July 26
The City Carrom Association will organise the 20th Chandigarh State Carrom Tournament from August 14 at St. Stephen School, Sector 45, here.

The singles event in the tournament will be conducted in all the senior, junior and sub-junior level of men’s, boys, women’s and girls’ category. The interested participants can submit their entries to DS Aithani, assistant general secretary of the Association before August10 till 5pm.