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Sewage spreads over 4.5 acres as chamber wall collapses
Sewage flows into a ditch in the Chogitti area as the wall of the chamber connecting a drain from Bashirpur to Pholariwal collapsed due to heavy rain in Jalandhar Jalandhar, July 15
The downpour that lashed the city areas early this morning led to the collapsing of a wall of a sewer chamber in the Chogitti area.
Sewage flows into a ditch in the Chogitti area as the wall of the chamber connecting a drain from Bashirpur to Pholariwal collapsed due to heavy rain in Jalandhar on Friday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

BSF IG Himmat Singh promoted
Jalandhar, July 15
Inspector-General (IG), BSF, Punjab Frontier, was today promoted as Additional Director-General. He has taken over the charge of Special Director-General (West), BSF, Chandigarh. He will also hold the additional charge of IG, BSF, Punjab Frontier.

BD Arya Girls College Director dead
Jalandhar, July 15
A crusader of women education in the region, Director of B.D. Arya Girls College, Jalandhar Cantonment, Swaraj Mohan, 70, died this morning.

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	Downpour disaster Sewage spreads over 4.5 acres as chamber wall collapses Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 15 The downpour that lashed the city areas early this morning led to the collapsing of a wall of a sewer chamber in the Chogitti area. The chamber was constructed by the Punjab Water Supply and Sewer Department to connect the drainage from the adjoining Bashirpur area to the main disposal at Pholariwal. The smelly discharge came gushing into a dug-up trench creating problem for the residents and passersby in the area. The 15-foot-deep trench got filled up and water and sewage spread in 4.5 acres. As this happened, MLA Manoranjan Kalia and councillor Manjinder Chatha visited the site and ordered immediate action for containing the discharge and not allowing it to spread further toward the nearby colonies. Chatha said the water was coming up with much force even in the evening and they were waiting for the pressure to reduce so that the repair work could start. “My house and a resort are also located near the site. Thankfully there was a trench nearby as the earth had been dug up decades back to construct a bridge atop the Pathankot railway crossing or else this water could have caused a lot of problems,” he said. Health officials from the MC also reached the spot and ordered the spraying of medicines on the discharged water to check spread of diseases and insects in the area.
	BSF IG Himmat Singh promoted Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 15 Inspector-General (IG), BSF, Punjab Frontier, was today promoted as Additional Director-General. He has taken over the charge of Special Director-General (West), BSF, Chandigarh. He will also hold the additional charge of IG, BSF, Punjab Frontier. Himmat Singh was awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1996, besides the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2007. The officer has been commanding Punjab Frontier since 2008 and has vast experience of border management.
	BD Arya Girls College Director dead Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 15 A crusader of women education in the region, Director of B.D. Arya Girls College, Jalandhar Cantonment, Swaraj Mohan, 70, died this morning. The college management declared a holiday today, while the college will also remain closed tomorrow. A special condolence meeting was held in the college. Principal of the college Dr Sarita Verma expressed grief over the death of the Director. Swaraj Mohan joined B.D. Arya Girls College in 1980 and remained its Principal till 2001. After that she took over as the Director of the college in 2001. Apart from this, she was the president of the Hari Singh Charitable Trust, Jalandhar, executive member of the Child Welfare Council, Punjab, and president of N.D. Victor Model School, Jalandhar Cantonment.
	Two killed, 16 hurt in mishaps Our Correspondents Hoshiarpur, July 15 Two persons were killed and three others injured when a car on which they were traveling was hit by a speeding bus of a private transport company near Phuglana on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as Pawandeep Singh and Sukha, both of Bhana. The injured --- Bhajan Singh, Amardeep Singh, both of Bhana, and Malkiat Singh of Malupota in Banga --- were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur. The police has registered a case against the bus driver under Sections 279, 304A, 337, 338 and 427 of the IPC. Phagwara: Thirteen pilgrims, including three women, were injured when a tempo on which they were returning from Dera Baba Badhbhag Singh (HP) was hit by another vehicle on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur Road on Friday. The injured, included Salwinder Singh, Jaswant Kaur, Tirlok Singh, Rajan, Kulwant Kaur, Gurdas Singh and Shiv Singh.