MCC challans 103 for not segregating waste
Chandigarh: Acting tough against the defaulters, who did not segregate waste at source level, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) has issued challans to 103 defaulters including 4 door to door waste collector for not collecting segregated waste i.e. wet and dry separately. Different teams of sanitation wing of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh inspected their respective areas throughout city and challaned the defaulters, who did not give segregated waste to the door to door waste collectors. During the inspection, the MCC challaned 103 violators with Rs 200 fine each as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
2,090,896 MT Paddy Procured in Punjab
Chandigarh: As of October 15, the Government agencies and private millers in Punjab have procured 20.9 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from various mandis across the State, said a spokesman. He said the Government agencies have procured 2,035,766 MT of paddy while 55130 MT has been procured by the millers. PUNGRAIN has purchased 7,96,027 metric tonnes, MARKFED 5,45,746 tonnes and PUNSUP 3,91,387 tonnes while Punjab State Warehousing Corporation purchased 2,64,783 MT paddy and FCI 37,823 MT.
Sanrakshan Hackathon: Cash prizes given to winners
Chandigarh: KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh-cum-CEO-CSCL distributed cash prizes to the winners of the Jal Sanrakshan Hackathon — a month long open competition held in the city to invite innovative solutions for water conservation. The competition was launched on September 5 and hosted by Chandigarh Smart City Limited in coordination with the recently created Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Over two hundred entries were received from various categories, and the finalists were judged in a panel. Prizes awarded were Rs 25,000 for first place awardees, and Rs 15,000 for second place awardees.
10 MoUs signed by Shoolini Univ
Chandigarh: 10 MoUs were signed with several universities at the foundation day of Shoolini University here. The universities include Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey; Taiwan Economic and Cultural Center; Eastern Institute Technology, New Zealand; Kardan University of Afghanistan; Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria; Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia; Texas College of Management, Nepal, and Drabya Shah Multiple Campus, Nepal. So far, over 250 MoUs have been signed. 250 students from the university have availed of the exchange programme and about 30 students from abroad have come to the university under the same study exchange programme.
MCC to receive hydraulic tippers
Chandigarh: Rajesh Kumar, Mayor of Chandigarh said that the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) will hand over hydraulic tippers for transportation of Municipal Solid Waste from the transfer stations. Mayor said, a three members committee was constituted comprising Shakti Parkash Devshali, chairman, Sanitation Committee, Ravi Kant Sharma, councilor and Medical Officer of Health MCC, which inspected the vehicles to be used in transporting the MSW from designated transfer stations of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh to the garbage processing plant. He said, the hydraulic tippers will be assembled in the sanitation fleet within next 10 days.