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CRIKC-Igniting Young Minds organizes a motivational session by a successful Start-up founder

Chandigarh October 2, 2022

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CRIKC-Igniting Young Minds, an initiative for nurturing Scientific Temper through social outreach for school students, and Institution’s Innovation Council, Panjab University, Chandigarh, organised a talk on the theme ‘My Story: a motivational session by a successful Start-up founder’ at Govt. Model High School, Sector 22C, Chandigarh.

The speakers of the day were Er. Sahil and Er. Gokul Chawla, Directors, Deframers Solar Pvt. Ltd., Mohali,and Alumni of UIET, Panjab University, who shared their inspiring journey from being students to enterprising professionals. They highlighted the need to think out of the box, stay focused, never give up, start small and seek mentorship. The school students showed keen interest and interacted profusely with the young entrepreneurs by sharing their own creative ideas.

Dr Jaspreet Kaur, Incharge-CRIKC Igniting Young Minds, Department of Botany, Dr Gaurav Sapra, UIET, and Dr Rajesh Kumar, UIET, Panjab University, motivated the students to get inspired from the success story of these young start-up founders and encouraged the school students to observe the surroundings keenly, look for problems and try to find simple solutions.

Mr Subhash Chand Aggarwal, President, Bhartiya Vikas Parishad, Chandigarh graced the occasion. Mrs Anuradha Gupta, Headmistress, GMHS, Sec-22C, proposed a vote of thanks.

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Delegation from MC Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) visits Chandigarh; praises MCC projects

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Chandigarh, September 30: – Mr. Boya Yella Ramaiah, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) alongwith delegation of 42 councillors & officers visited the city beautiful, Chandigarh today.

The delegation was on its study tour regarding Best Practices of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh.

Today morning their day long sight visit schedule was started with the presentation on Best practices of Municipal Corporation at MCC office premises, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh welcomed the delegation followed by brief introduction of the projects and best practices and functions of the MCC.

The Mayor gave a brief presentation on Solid Waste Management system, Roads, Water Supply, Garden and Green belts, Street Lights, Tertiary Treated Water Supply, processing of C&D Waste, Property tax, management of Gaushalas, Vendor rehabilitation system and other projects of MCC.

After the presentation meeting, the delegation visited various best projects of MCC including Water Works, MRF Station, Sewerage Treatment Plant, C&D Waste Plant, Ind. area, Ph-I and Integrated Command & Control Centre, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

During their sight visits, different teams headed by nodal officers of MCC briefed about the projects at their respective sites.

The Mayor and the councilors of Kurnool praised the beauty of Chandigarh including best roads in the country, neat and clean parks, planned markets and no encroachments in the road sides. They appreciated the horticulture wing especially for maintaining more than 1800 neighborhood parks in the city. They also appreciated the cleanliness of the city and solid waste management system including management of STPs and running of MRF stations in city.

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Chandigarh gets top award alongwith Navi Mumbai

Judged as the top youth mobilizer among 10 lac plus cities in the Indian Swachhata League

MC Chandigarh is committed towards making the city a front runner in Swacch Sarvekshan

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Chandigarh, September 30:- Chandigarh has been adjudicated as the winner alongwith Navi Mumbai in 10 lacs plus category of the Indian Swacchta League today by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. This award is attributed to the city’s enthusiastic participation in the Indian Swachhata League (ISL).

Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh received the award from Sh. Kaushal Kishore, Minister of State, MoHUA at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi today during felicitation ceremony as part of the valedictory session of the ‘Swachh Shehar Samvaad and Technology exhibition’. She was accompanied by MC Joint Commissioner Ms. Isha Kamboj and Chandigarh team leader Sh. Rohit Kumar.

After receiving the award, Ms. Anindita Mitra extended heartiest compliments to the people of city specially the yuva teams for their enthusiastic participation in the Indian Swachhata League (ISL). She said that by doing so, the youth of Chandigarh has displayed its strong commitment towards the vision of ‘Garbage Free City’.

She elaborated that following the successful conduct of ISL activities across more than 1850 cities, a rigorous evaluation was undertaken, and the top city teams have been shortlisted for a special felicitation programme.

She said that in the Swachhata League, Chandigarh got an opportunity to detail its novel activity at the National level. Participation of the youth in the league, novel ideas in implementing activities and the improvement in urban cleanliness as a result of the activity, were the guidelines on the basis of which the National winners were decided. It is worthy of mention that Chandigarh had executed a novel human chain of more than 2000 youngsters and depicted four colour coded dustbins symbolising source segregation of waste. 

She further said that the contests underlined the magnitude of the effort made by the MC and its sanitation workers in ensuring cleanliness, taking the help of youth to increase public awareness on avoiding dumping of garbage, and sending the message of clean water sources etc.

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MCC adds machinery and equipment in its fleet worth 6.07 crores

City Mayor Sarbjit Kaur flags off the fleet of vehicles for their target destinations

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Chandigarh, September 29:- Strengthening the machinery and equipment in Municipal Corporation’s fleet, Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh today flagged off new latest machines having Excavator-cum-loader, boom ladder, tipper hopper dumper, grabbing machine, back pack leaf blower and sewer inspection camera etc. worth Rs. 6.07 crores at MCC office premises, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, other councilors and officers of MCC were present during the occasion.

While speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that with a major thrust on cleaning of sewer, lifting of C&D waste, horticulture waste, the MCC has equipped its engineering staff with new equipment and machinery. Some of the purchases include basic equipment, but others added new technological dimension to the fleet of MCC machinery & equipment, she added.

She said that equipment and machinery added by MCC include, 5 tipper hopper dumpers, 3 small tipper hopper dumpers, 3 excavator-cum-loader (backhoe loader), 2 sewer inspection camera, 1 grabbing machine, 2 boom ladder (8 mtr.), 20 tractors, 6 water tankers, 5 back pack leaf blowers, 70 brush cutters, 12 shrub masters, 2 cultivators from the dedicated budget allocations while 3 tipper hopper dumpers, 2 excavator-cum-loader (backhoe loaders) and 5 horticulture waste processing machines have been purchased under processing of Solid Waste Management budget allocation.

She briefed that the grabbing machine will help MCC move from manual maintenance of the city’s sewerage and drainage system to one backed by latest technology. Using inspection cameras, maintenance staff will be able to detect the type of blockage from outside and determine the equipment required for its cleaning. She said that grabbing machines are equipped with small, truck-mounted handles, which are lowered into the sewer to remove objects or waste blocking it and can also be used to carry them for disposal.

The Mayor further said that the system is being strengthened in the MCC so that service delivery will be improved and at the same time, the engineering staff at the cutting edge will be empowered and facilitated to deliver better. The equipment and machinery will give a boost to the cleanliness and smooth functioning of waste processing in the city, she added.

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Governor launches accidental & disabilities insurance cover for MCC employees

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Chandigarh, September 29:- Sh. Banwarilal Purohit, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh today launched accident & disabilities insurance cover for the Municipal Corporation employees. As per the scheme, Rs. 40 lacs will be given to families of account holders in case of accidental death or total disability.
This mega beneficiary scheme for MCC employees, conceived in collaboration with Punjab & Sind Bank, was launched during a programme held at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan, Sector 38-C, here today evening in the presence of Smt. Kirron Kher, Hon’ble Member Parliament, Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Sh. Dharam Pal, IAS, Worthy Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh Nitin Yadav, Home Secretary UT ,Sh. Swarup Kumar Saha, MD & CEO, Punjab and Sind Bank, senior officers and councilors of MCC.
While addressing the  employees of MCC and others present during the event, the Governor said that aiming to provide such exhaustive insurance coverage  to about 10500 employees working in the Municipal Corporation and their families was an excellent step. It was commendable that the insurance cover for was for  all its employees, not just regular but contractual, outsourced, daily wagers, employees from group A to group D. He also congratulated the Punjab & Sind Bank for this noble initiative, which has offered such huge benefit to all MCC employees.
He said that it is our responsibility to protect and safeguard the interests of workers in general and especially those who constitute  poor, deprived and disadvantage sections of the society. He said that this initiative shall go a long way towards creating a healthy work environment and higher productivity.
Smt. Kirron Kher, Member Parliament, Chandigarh said that this will give a huge relief to employees and their families. Earlier, in case of any accidental death of outsource employees, the MCC, being the principal employer was bound to give relief to the family of deceased employee out of its own funds, which was a big burden on the exchequer of the Corporation. Now the bank has given this mega insurance cover to the employees of MCC, which is indeed a joyous  news to all.
Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor , in her address, said that, that the MCC has started this scheme for all its 10500 employees working in  different wings of MC  including 925 door to door waste collectors, 543 daily wagers, 76 contract basis and 5272 on the outsourced staff, 1100 employees of Lions firm which is looking after the sanitation work of sectors from 31 to 62.
She said that presently, only group D employees were insured under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeewan Jyoti Bima Yojna (PMJJBY). The premium for these insurances is being paid by the MC @ Rs. 12/- and Rs. 330/- per annum per employee. The insurance cover upto Rs. 2 lacs only is payble under each scheme in case of natural/accidental death. But now the Punjab & Sind Bank has provided mega accidental/disabilities insurance cover of Rs. 40 lacs.
Sh. Dharam Pal, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator said that this initiative of Municipal Corporation towards the welfare of its employees is probably the first of its kind in the entire country. He said it will not only cover the accidental or disabilities insurance but shall also provide various other services including education and care of  children of the deceased employees.
Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC said that zero balance salary accounts of all category of employees i.e. regular, contractual, daily wagers, outsourced, such as door to door waste collectors, safaimitras, safaikarmacharis have been opened in the P&SB, which has offered insurance in death case Rs. 40 lacs accidental coverage, total disability Rs. 40 lacs accidental coverage; Rs. 40 lacs for death due to animal bite, insect bite, snake bite.
She further said that in case of partial disability, the insurance cover will be given as per the percentage of the disability as mentioned in the schedule; Air accidental Rs. 1.20 crores; child education benefit from 12 years to 22 years upto two girls child Rs. 24 lacs (Rs. 12 lacs each), one girl and one boy, Rs. 12 lacs plus Rs. 6 lacs, two boys Rs. 12 lacs (6 lacs each) and in case of natural death Rs. 2.50 lacs will be given.

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MCC took part in Indo French seminar on sustainable urban development at New Delhi

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Chandigarh, September 27:- The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh took part in the session at Indo French Seminar on sustainable urban development held in India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Sh. N.P. Sharma, Chief Engineer, MC, Chandigarh-cum-CGM, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. joined the session as key speaker.

During the session discussions were held on the recent progress, challenges and opportunities for sustainable water purification technologies and analytical techniques. A group of officers from variouscities joined the seminar. The Chief Engineer, MCC gave brief presentation on the progress, challenges, sustainability and outcome of the 24×7 water project Chandigarh.

This one-day event, with gathering of representatives from ministries, urban local bodies and companies, addressed the key challenges faced by Indian cities which are solid waste management, emerging mobility solutions, low-carbon and resilient cities and water secure cities.

The sessions were focused on two key areas of intervention including Water infrastructure for urban areas- recycling, supply and delivery and Resource efficiency – collection and storage, recharging and rejuvenation.

This seminar was also the occasion to discuss the transversal aspects of technical assistance and capacity building, including on innovation and data-driven urban planning for climate resilient cities, mobilize French know how on key projects in the Indian market and to showcase French expertise in the field.

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MCC organises flashmob on ‘Swachh Anthem’ under Swachh Amrit Mahotsav at Plaza, Sector 17

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Chandigarh, September 27:- Focusing on mobilising citizen action and commitment towards the vision of building ‘Garbage Free City’, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh today organised flashmob on ‘Swachh Anthem’ under Swachh Amrit Mahotsav at Plaza, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

The flashmob was staged by a group of NSS students from MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh with the support of Leo Club Chandigarh Fortune. The LEO Club Chandigarh Fortune actively supporting and participating in the activity in collaboration with Municipal Corporation Chandigarh to stand along with national wide initiative of #IndiaVsGarbage.

The group of students assembled suddenly near the fountain area, performed with full enthusiasm on Swachhata Anthem, then quickly dispersed.

Swachh Amrit Mahotsav ‘Ek Aur Kadam Swachhata Ki Ore’ signifying the resolve to intensify and reinvigorate the mass movement in the world’s largest sanitation program. The major focus of the programme is to engage the young generation to keep the Chandigarh city clean and garbage free.

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‘Health of Sanitation workers key for health of the city’; Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor Chandigarh

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MCC organizes first of its kind mega health checkup camp for women safaikarmacharis as part of ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’

Chandigarh, September 22:- More than 500 Women Safaikarmcharis and group D women employees of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh benefitted from a mega health check up camp organized for them at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan, Sector 38, here today where the women sanitation workers underwent various health checkups and got testing done.
The camp was organized as part of the 15 day long campaign of “Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ in association with Chandigarh Welfare Trust and Tera hi Tera Mission hospital. It was formally declared open by Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh in the presence of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC, and office bearers of the associated organizations.
While addressing the women safaikarmacharis, the Mayor said that the sanitation workers are key for the health of the city. She asked them to use all the protective gear while working in the field. She said workers and their family members who consult doctors at the camp would be provided free tests and medicines, for which necessary directions have been issued to the concerned officials.
She said that the focus of the camp was to simultaneously disseminate message on promotion of healthy life style as there are common preventable risk factors for diabetes, hypertension, cardio vascular diseases and breast cancer etc. She said that steps were being taken by the MCC to organize such health camps on regular intervals during which besides screening, special focus was laid on creating awareness among the employees about health education, hygiene and precautions during rendering their duty.
The health camp was attended by more than 500 women sanitation workers and group D employees of MCC, who were screened for various ailments and were provided with free medicines by a team of specialist doctors including Physicians, Gynaecologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Ophthalmologists, ENT specialists besides general checkup of blood pressure, diabetes, Mammography and skin checkup etc. In addition to that nearly 100 women safaikarmacharis were vaccinated with booster dose of COVID-19 during the health camp.

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MCC organizes Poster Making/ Drawing Competition at School level under Swachh Bharat Mission

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Chandigarh, September 21:- In order to involve school students in Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Department of School Education in collaboration with Municipal Corporation Chandigarh organized a Poster Making/ Drawing Competition today under Swachh Survekshan 2023. Swachh Sarvekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India. The competition was organized at school level as another major step towards making Swachhta, responsibility of students as well.

The objective behind the competition was generating students’ involvement in Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and related issues like Waste Segregation at source level, Safe Disposal of Sanitary Waste, Home Composting, 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), Say No to Plastic, Impact of Swachh Bharat Mission on Citizen’s Life and different categories of wastes.

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MCC organizes ‘Plastic Mukt Chandigarh’ campaign in 75 city schools in one day

1200 kgs of Plastic Waste Collected in one day

MCC soon to set up Plastic Waste processing plant

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Chandigarh, September 21:- With a first of its kind initiative, 75 Schools organized “Plastic Mukt Chandigarh” activity today under the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ campaign.

The students collected waste plastic items/products from their houses and deposited them with the school authorities, which further handed over the collected plastic waste to the Municipal Corporation authorities for scientific disposal of the same. The students also pledged to adopt plastic-free practices in their households and school premises.

While sharing about this initiative, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh said that to completely ban single-use plastic products, the students of 75 upper primary government as well as private schools at Chandigarh took out this activity aiming mass awareness to educate people about hazardous effects of plastic products.

She said that as almost every household in the city has at least one school going student and the message of avoiding plastic products will reach everyone to make Chandigarh free from pollution of single use plastic.

The Commissioner said that schools are directly associated with parents, students and indirectly with the community. Thus, the onus was on the school to lead from the forefront in achieving the target to sustainable development goals. All stakeholders, including students, parents, staff members, their friends and relatives, visitors to the school campus, have been involved in an extensive campaign highlighting the negative impact of low-quality plastic products.

She further said that the students have especially been appealed not to use polythene bags and have been encouraged to use food-grade plastic tiffin and water bottles, if not thermosteel tiffin and water bottles. She said that the schools should organize exhibitions on training the students in paper bag making, emphasizing the aspect of reusing waste newspapers etc.

Near about 1200 kgs of plastic waste was collected in one day which shall be sorted and stacked in the MRF centres. The Commissioner further said that the proposal for setting up a Plastic Waste Management Plant was being placed before the General House meeting of the month. 

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