Chandigarh, December 07:- This is for the information of the general public that due to cleaning of T.T. Water Underground Reservoir at Sector 29-B, Chandigarh. There will be no supply of T.T. water from 09.12.2022 to 12.12.2022 for Sector 14 A&B, 25 C&D, 15 A,B, C&D, 24 A&B, 16 A,B,C&D, 23 A&B, 17 A,B, C&D, 22 A&B, 18 A, B, C&D, 19 A, B, C&D, 20 A,B,C & D, 21 A&B, 27 C&D, 30 A, B, C&D, 28 C&D and 29 A&B, Chandigarh.
Chandigarh December 6, 2022
The Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized the 7th -9th Shiv Ram Kashyap Oration Award Lectures on December 6, 2022. The award is founded on the name of Rai Bahadur, Prof. Shiv Ram Kashyap, who was the First Professor of Botany at the Honours School of Botany, Panjab University. The Chairperson ,Department of Botany, Prof. Promila Pathak delivered the welcome address and Honourable, DUI ,Panjab University, Prof. Renu Vig inaugurated the event as the Chief Guest and appreciated the Department’s efforts in conducting such programs meticulously, she also congratulated the students and mentioned that they were lucky to be a part of such a prestigious institute,. The awardees for the 7th, 8th and 9th Shiv Ram Kashyap Oration Award were conferred on; Dr. S.C. Verma, Professor Emeritus, Dr.A.N. Purohit, Former Vice Chancellor, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand ,and Prof. P.K. Khosla, Honourable Chancellor, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences. Further, a lecture on the topic, Changing Climate, Climatism and CO2 was delivered by Prof. A.N. Purohit. The lecture laid emphasis on how the various factors in the environment that maintain the homeostasis have dynamically changed over a long time period and how directly or inversely these affect one another. The valuable insights on the topic set the tone for the entire function. Another lecture on the topic Himalayan Biodiversity: An Overview was presented by Prof. P.K. Khosla who in his presentation very well illustrated the amalgamation of sustainability with plant science with context to Himalayan Life; he accentuated the significance of forests as one of the key prerequisites for a secure future. The program concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Prof. Richa Puri..
Chandigarh, November 26:- Moving towards Garbage Free City through conduct of Zero Waste Events, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh supported a Zero Waste Wedding held last night at Sector 35.
Adopting the 3R principles and principles of circular economy for reducing, reusing, and recycling of waste to ensure maximum resource recovery, the event was conducted aiming at elimination of single-use plastic products under the SBM-U 2.0 to make the city “Garbage Free”.
Spearheading the mission of making Chandigarh No.1 in the country in terms of waste minimization at source, reuse and recycle of waste, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh also conducted a ‘Zero Waste Wedding’ of Ms. Pooja D/o Mr. Ram Kumar and Mr. Mukesh s/o Sh. Sarnam Singh both residents of village Attawa, where 100% scientific processing of waste was done.
While sharing information about the initiative of conducting ‘Zero Waste Events’, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh said that public events pose a challenge for the MCC in terms of generating substantial quantities of waste and their subsequent disposal, there is a need to ensure that going forward, all public events be conducted on “zero-waste” principles. She said that to minimize the amount of waste generation and need for their safe disposal are the major components of the zero waste events. This would be possible through use of environment friendly products/ items, easy access to toilets and waste disposal facilities at such events, she added.
She said that besides conducting all the events and functions of the Municipal Corporation, the MCC supported Zero Waste Weddings and other celebrations of the citizens.
She said that sufficient Safaikarmacharies were deployed alongwith one waste collection vehicle at the venues while water sprinkler deployed to curb dust pollution at outdoor events besides providing twin litter bins and providing gender segregated toilets/mobile toilet vans.
She said that the parameters were followed during conducting the zero waste events including:
No plastic / Flex posters was used for displaying information regarding the event. Event details was printed on eco-friendly paper material
The welcome board at the gate clearly mentioned about the Zero Waste Swachh Event
Natural flowers were used for decoration purposes which were later composted.
Access to the venue was divyang Friendly
No plastic water bottles of any size, plastic Cups was used
Water and food were served at stainless steel glasses procured from MCC bartan bhandar at the ‘Zero Waste Wedding’
No plastic cups / glasses were used anywhere in the venue. Only bio-degradable environment friendly cups were used for coffee and soft drinks were used
Hand sanitizers at the snacks counter and eating tables were placed
Reusable cutlery/ plates were used which were rented from bartan bhandar arranged by MCC at the ‘Zero Waste Wedding’.
Near food counter and throughout the venue key message “Do not Litter – Use blue dustbin for Dry waste and Green dustbin for wet Waste” was displayed
Displaybof mascot of Swachh Bharat Mission ‘Swachhman’.
Green Bins (for Wet Waste) & Blue Bin (for Dry Waste) were placed at easily accessible location throughout the venue
Gender segregated toilet placed at the entrance and all toilet seats were clean and odour free at all times alongwith availability of Water and sanitizer
She further said that robust mechanism was adopted to handle waste generated at event site. All the waste collected were periodically emptied and transported in waste collection vehicle in segregated manner.
Sustainability Challenges in Tourism and Hospitality Sector
23-11-2022 to 24-11-2022
University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management (UIHTM) organised two day national conference on Sustainability Challenges in Tourism and Hospitality Sector from 23-11-2022 to 24-11-2022. The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University Chandigarh while Prof. R.K. Gupta Vice Chancellor Maharaja Agrasen University Baddi was guest of honour. Prof. Sandeep Kulshreshtha, Director CIQA, MP Bhoj University was key note speaker. Dr. Arun Singh Thakur, Director UIHTM welcomed all the guests and delegates. Prof Prashant Gautam welcomed all the delegates and explained the significance of the theme of the conference. Prof. Meenakshi Malhotra former Director UIHTM talked about issues of sustainability and suggested remedies for emerging challenges. Prof. Sandeep Kulshreshtha talked about going back to our knowledge of Vedas to tackle the issues of sustainability. Prof. R.K Gupta focussed on use of technology and innovations for tackling the challenges of sustainability in tourism. Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor Panjab University in is presidential address emphasised about significance of our rich cultural heritage that needs to be preserved and promoted for sustainable development. He emphasised the need of students in capacity building for sustainable tourism development. Different technical sessions were organised to highlight the issues of sustainability in which participants from various university like Lovely Professional University, Central University of Haryana, Ambedkar Institute of Hospitality, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar and from various other institutions of India participated.
Enactus SSBUICET team went on a 2 day trip to Ludhiana and Amritsar for outreach of Uday project. The first day comprised of an industrial visit to Versatile Enterprises Pvt Ltd., Ludhiana, followed by visit to Pingalwara, Amritsar, told Anoop and Madhur, Event Heads of Enactus team. Pingalwara which has been established for the sick, disabled and abandoned forlorn people is truly a nucleus of a great humanitarian movement, said Tarun Dhiman, Social Media head. The visit to Pingalwara was coordinated with the help of Col.Darshan Singh Bawa, Administrator Pingalwara, conveyed Prof. Seema Kapoor, Faculty Advisor of Enactus team.
The purpose of the visit was to create awareness about safe sanitary practices amongst the resident girls and ladies, averred Samarth and Mridul, Project Heads. The Enactus team was mesmerized with the wonderful free service being provided to poor people and the facilities available at Pingalwara, said Chetan & Aditya.
The team also visited Golden Temple, Amritsar, for the blessings. It was an exhilarating experience for the team members, who visited this sacred house of worship with serene environsfor the first time, said Raj Mishra.
The team searched communities for project outreach and talked to many impoverished women in Amritsar, telling them about the importance of menstrual hygiene and how cloth pads are better for them as compared to the conventional plastic based sanitary napkins conveyed Preet, president, Enactus team. The event remained another feather in the cap for the Enactus team who has been working day and night tirelessly for the betterment of the society, said Aftab.
(Team includes 11 students & 1 professor from PEC, Chandigarh who will visit NASA in April 2023, Chandigarh team among 61 selected globally)
Today Dated 15th November 2022, PEC Team of 11 students with their director & other officials met the honorable Administrator Shri Banwarilal Purohit in the leadership of Mayor Chandigarh Smt. Sarabjit Kaur at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh for seeking his blessings. The Administrator motivated the entire team and told that he had also been to NASA during a tour to USA and feels proud that our students are participating in this competition. During quite an interesting discussion between students and the Administrator, Students appraised the entire process how they applied for it and how their project model got selected for NASA competition. Team has shown picture representation that how their rover will look like and that why they cannot use motors, engines and batteries in this rover. As, team members are combining their shared passions for vehicles and astronomy, the administrator suggested to explore the need of the wheels from Indian railways. Students requested the Governor for funds to support this project as the entire team needs to reach NASA for showcasing their rover performance during two days competition in April 2023 at Alabama USA. The team will be among 61 teams across the globe selected by NASA to participate in its Human Exploration Rover Challenge( HERC)2023. Team comprising 11 students from PEC, Chandigarh named Vanshul Goyal, Gunjan Rawat, Sparsh Aggarwal, Shashwant Rai, Muskaan Aneja, Pranav Aggarwal, Gautam Kumar, Yakshit Verma, Himanshu Goyal, Pankaj Kumar, Akshaj Paintola who are currently pursuing 2nd-year Electronics, Mechanical, Production & Industrial Engineering.
PEC Director Dr. Baldev Setia, DSA Dr. D. R. Prajapati, ADSA Dr. Puneet Chawla & Professor Incharge Dr. N. M. Suri also accompanied students in this meeting.
The Administrator praised these 2nd year PEC students as young budding engineers participating to encourage research and development of new technologies for future mission. He also kind heartedly approved a fund of Rs. 10Lacs to support this project and wished the team good luck in their mission. Mayor Smt. Sarabjit Kaur also congratulated the entire team for their future endeavor.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the process of re-registration of all Masters and Bachelor programmes. The prospective learners can submit their online re-registration up to 31st December, 2022 for the January, 2023 session. Details of the IGNOU academic programmes and students particular can be accessed from the link https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in/.
Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Regional Director of IGNOU Regional Centre Chandigarh informed that students should re-register to the subsequent year/semester to continue their study. For re-registration process the candidate has to register himself/herself (if not registered) on the official website i.e https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in/. Whereas those who have already registered can simply login with the id-password and fill up the registration and submit the requisite fees online. In case a learner faces any difficulty he/she can approach RC Chandigarh for support.
The vibrant cultural program of Inter Zonal Youth Festival 2022-23 of Panjab University Chandigarh kicked off today at the premises of Swami Premanand Mahavidyalaya Mukerian with a 4-day-long Programme. The Vice Chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Prof. Raj Kumar graced the event as a chief guest of the day. On the first day of the Youth Festival, around one thousand participants from 190 colleges of twelve zones participated in various cultural, fine arts, and literary competitions. The program began with the anthem of Panjab University. The college Principal Dr. Sameer Sharma welcomed the Vice- chancellor Prof. Raj kumar ji, the college management committee, and the distinguished members from different universities and colleges with bouquets.
The members of the college management committee President Sh. Rajan Makkar, Senior Vice-president Sh. Ajit Narang, Vice-president Sh. Satish Agarwal, General Secretary Sh. Vinod Kumar, Secretary Sh. Sanjeev Anand and the other members of the management committee Sh. Jangi Lal Mahajan, Mahant Ramesh Das ji, Sardar Surjit Singh, Sh. Vinay Gupta, Sh. Varjinder Aggrawal and Ajay Kumar Aggarwal were present in the inaugural ceremony of this mega Inter Zonal Youth Festival. The Secretary of the College Management Committee Sh. Sanjeev Anand ji, talked about the golden history of the college. He further thanked the Vice-chancellor for putting his trust in the college with a responsibility of organizing this grand event.
The Vice-chancellor Prof. Raj Kumar congratulated and extolled the efforts of SPN College for organizing this event. In his address, he said that SPN College, being located in the corner of Hoshiarpur, is an integral part of the University, which has brought many distinguished achievements to Panjab University. Addressing other colleges, he said that they should also motivate the students to participate in youth festivals in the same way so that students can show their talent and enhance their skills. Adding to that, they should start more skill development courses along with degree and job oriented courses in their respective colleges. Sh. Rajan Makkar, President, the college management committee, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the principals, teachers, participants and visitors from 190 colleges for attending this Inter-Zonal Youth Festival. In the end, Dr. Rohit Sharma, Director, Youth Welfare Development and Dr. Nirmal Jaura, former Director Youth Welfare Development, along with Dr. RS Jhanjhi, Principal of A.S. College, who had conducted the last Inter-Zonal Youth Festival, were also honoured by the college
MCC committed to recover all pending taxes from defaulters
Chandigarh, November 9:- A major impact of the sealing drive of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has been that defaulters are now rushing to paying their property tax dues before sealing. Today, before sealing ,three defaulters cleared their property tax dues of Rs. 5.75 lacs.
Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh last week directed officers to act tough against the property tax defaulters in the city. Following the directions, the concerned authorities launched a special sealing drive recently and sealed various properties for not paying their dues for long time.
Property owners including Plot No. 443, Industrial area Phase-I has cleared his dues of Rs. 3.58 lacs, which was due for the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08 to 2018-19. Similarly second defaulter of plot No. 448, Industrial area Ph-II paid his dues of Rs. 16,787/- for the financial year 2022-23 immediate before sealing by the MCC team.
Despite repeated reminders, the defaulters failed to clear their dues. MCC had launched an awareness campaign throughout city.
The Commissioner said that the MCC will continue the drive of sealing properties and commercial establishments belonging to defaulters. She said that the MCC will take harsh measures such as disconnecting water connections and write to the Administration for disconnection of power to the properties of such defaulters, and take legal action and seal the properties if the outstanding tax is not paid, appealing to defaulters to clear their dues immediately.
Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, Chandigarh marked the Alumni meet with 18 pass out students from it’s department. All the alumnus shared their valuable experiences with the students pursuing Masters of Social Work at present. Gaurav Gaur, Chairperson, Centre for Social Work welcomed all the passed out students and also shared what they were doing while studying here with the audience. He also narrated the initiatives taken by the department during last few years. He also asked for suggestions from the alumnus on further making the course market demand oriented. He also offered them to do any collaborative events in future with the department.
