40 fined for not segregating waste at source
Chandigarh: Acting tough against the defaulters, who did not segregate waste at source level, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has issued challans to 40 defaulters and one door to door waste collector for not collecting segregated waste i.e. wet and dry separately.
Different teams of sanitation wing of MCC inspected their respective areas throughout city and challaned the defaulters,
who did not give segregated waste to the door to door waste collectors. The civic body had issued notice regarding segregation of waste at source level recently mentioning clearly that the MCC will not take mixed garbage from the households and take appropriate action against the defaulters.
Criminal with reward of Rs 25,000 arrested
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has arrested a person carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 following exchange of fire from Palwal district. The accused , identified as Mubarik alias Mubbi, has about a dozen of criminal cases registered against him in Haryana and Rajasthan.
1712579 MT paddy procured in Punjab
Chandigarh: The procurement operations state-wide are sailing smooth in Punjab and as of October 14, nearly 17.13 lakh metric tonne paddy has been procured including 1661272 MT by Government agencies and 51307 MT by the millers, said a spokesman. Out of the total procurement, 651652 MT of paddy has been purchased by PUNGRAIN , 442903 metric tonnes by MARKFED and 314262 MT by PUNSUP while Punjab State Warehousing Corporation purchased 219926 MT paddy and FCI purchased 32529 MT.