No tree to be felled for flyover, says HC
Less than a month after the move to axe 700 “fully mature” trees for a proposed flyover connecting Zirakpur and Tribune Chowk came under the judicial scanner, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has verbally
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Ban all single-use plastic, says Chandigarh’s Department of Environment
Chandigarh is among 25 states/UTs that failed to submit the action plan and may have to pay environmental compensation of Rs 1 crore. In a bid to make Chandigarh completely plastic-free, the Department
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Waste segregation at source level: Chandigarh Municipal Corporation yet to complete arrangements
As per the undertaking submitted in NGT, Delhi, Chandigarh administration decided to cover the entire city under the segregation of waste at source level till September 2019. Once the wastes are segregated
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Despite ban, use of polythene bags rampant
Municipal Council fails to implement the plastic ban strictly in Dera Bassi markets People can be seen using plastic carry bags here in violation of the ban imposed by the state government last year.
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Solar panels reduce power bill: Expert
As part of an ongoing campaign to motivate city people to install solar power systems on residential and commercial buildings, Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, Chandigarh Renewal Energy Science and Technology
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Health Dept sets up separate wards for dengue patients in hospitals
Following the first case of dengue the District Health Department has already earmarked separate wards to handle patients suffering from the disease. In fact, the Health Department has set up dengue wards
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7 polluting industries in city, P’kula raided
Justice Pritam Pal-led panel finds treatment plants defunct Justice Pritam Pal (retd)-led executive committee, mandated to monitor the pollution level in the Ghaggar, has raided seven water-polluting
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Water, air pollution topmost priority for city voters: Survey
Noise pollution, better hospitals next two choices of residents Unlike many other states/UTs where better employment is the highest voters’ priority during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, water and air
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CPCC calls upon people to stop using polythene bags
CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has called upon people of the city to abdicate polythene use for the sake of protecting environment of the city. Member secretary, TC Nautiyal
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State AIDS Control society data: 638 tested HIV positive, 11 per cent from Chandigarh
From 2014 the numbers of HIV positive cases have consistently dropped. As in 2015-16 only 0.98 percent of those who got their test done were tested positive. As many as 638 people were tested HIV positive