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3 New Features will make Rock Garden More Attractive For visitors

Late Nek Chand’s creation is going to get more attractive with its new look because the administration has some new plans for making it more beautiful and visitor friendly. The rock garden is created in the year 1957 and from then it is the famous tourist place where people come to see the creation which has done totally with help of waste material. And on the death anniversary of the Nek Chand that is on 12 June, there will be the inauguration of the Dolls Village and 3 new features will make rock garden more attractive for visitors.

What includes in the new plan:

As administration is going to enhance the attractiveness of the well-known rock garden to make it more beautiful and to attract more visitors. Things they have included in their plans are:

New waterfalls:

As the rock garden is world famous tourist place and there is a huge number of footfalls in the garden every day. People love to visit here and get delighted with the creation of Nek Chand who used old things to make this garden. People get attracted by the waterfalls and they love to spend their time there by clicking photos in different poses sometimes outside the water and sometimes inside water. So to make it more attractive UT administration is planning to include more waterfalls in it that will increase visitors and also enhance its beauty.

A Museum of Nek Chand:

Museum of Nek Chand is going to be included there and this section is going to construct in memory of him. It will include all the things that are related to Mr. Nek Chand like his bicycle that he used for collecting material to build the garden and also they will showcase his awards that he won in his lifetime.

Ragdoll village:

The new phase that is called the third phase of the garden will include the rag dolls village. Nek Chand makes dolls by using all the rag clothes that he collected from the tailors. Making this dolls village was his dream and that is going to complete now. Rock Garden’s up-gradation is going to done by Chandigarh Administration along with the Nek Chand’s son Anuj Saini.

This is the famous tourist place not only for locals but people from others countries visit here. To make it more beautiful and attracting more visitors its renovation and its maintenance is necessary.
Malls In Chandigarh Are Struggling But Elante Still Stays Tall
Elante mall that is located in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area Phase 1is spread over 20 acres of area and is very successful as compare to other malls in Chandigarh that are struggling for their survival. It is set up by Larson and Toubro 4 years ago with an investment of over Rs 1700 crore and this attractive. This vibrant Hub has 235 retail outlets.

The downfall of malls in Chandigarh:

Elante mall is successful but most of other Malls in the Tricity are struggling for survival and there is a long list of the mall that is struggling but Elante is still staying tall. The list of malls is Centra Mall, the Fun Republic in ManiMajra, DT in IT Park and TDI in sector 17. There are some reasons of behind their struggle:
- Bigger players can afford to take the hit but smaller ones have to feel the heat.
- High rents are also a big problem they are facing.
- Limited brands in other malls are unable to attract clientele.
- There are not other entertainment sources and not attractive food outlets that the reason they are unable to attract customers.
- Many small malls are mushrooming that are only hit the business of other.
Why Elante still stands tall:

Elante mall in Chandigarh was set up by Larsen and Toubro 4 years ago by investing around Rs 1700 crore and this attractive hub has 235 retail outlets. In Chandigarh, there is a long list of the mall that is struggling for their survival but Elante is successful in Chandigarh and able to attract many people. There are some reasons behind it:
- Capacity to accommodate 6000 cars in the parking area of the mall.
- You will get Full protection there because the place is choc-a-bloc with police.
- Engineering department worked day and night to manage the traffic.
- Attract more people because in Elante every brand is available, food outlets, and if you want to enjoy movies then everything is available there.
- You will get everything their like music, air conditioning and other fun activities every time.
In Elante daily footfall is about 38000 on Weekdays and 6000 on weekends that goes up to 1.5 lakh on festival days according to operating official in Elante.
Punjab Government Gave Approval For New Medical College In Mohali
Punjab government started fulfilling their promises as they said in their Poll manifesto that they will establish five medical colleges in Punjab and that’s the reason they gave the approval to establish the medical college in Mohali.

Govt. said that all the existing medical colleges will get the upgradations in their infrastructure, other required facilities, and manpower that is needed in colleges. With the establishment of the new college at Mohali, the total number of government colleges in the state will go up to four.

New Medical College in Mohali:
- Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh gave the approval to set up a new government medical college.
- Congress had promised five colleges in Poll Manifesto this is the first that will be established in Mohali.
- The Punjab government is going to forward a proposal regarding the medical college to Union ministry of health and family welfare.
- It will intake capacity of 100 seats at Mohali and it is done to address the critical shortage of medical specialists. This will help to boost to medical education in the state.
- They also said that up gradation of infrastructure, facilities and manpower will be provided in the existing medical colleges in the state.
- According to the proposal, it is decided that in Mohali 200-bedded hospital-cum-medical college would be established.
- The new medical college would have a faculty of six professors, 14 associate professors, 18 assistant professors, 17 tutors, 24 senior residents and 25 junior residents.
Cost and area sanctioned:

Cost decided to establish the new medical college is nearly Rs 190 crore and from this total cost 60% contribution will be from the center, and the remaining 40% to be by the state government. The decided amount that will be spent on the maintenance of the infrastructure would be Rs.45 crore annually, and that would be exclusively borne by the state government.
Chandigarh Based Boy Requested PM Modi To Help Him To Marry His Girl Friend
Centralized public grievance redress and monitoring system are created to help people to share their grievances. Complaints in the centralized grievance system go directly to the PMO where they are sorted by city and sent to the various authorities in each city to take action. But frivolous requests are sent to there that are related to their personal life. A Chandigarh-based mechanical student sent a letter and requested PM Modi to help him in his personal problem.

Penned a letter to PM Modi

A Chandigarh-based mechanical student wrote a letter with a bizarre problem to PM Modi and in a letter, he requested PM for the help to marry his girlfriend, who is a nurse. Couple’s parents are not allowing them to get marry, so he wrote a letter and requested PM to persuade parents of both side so that they would able to tie a knot.

Frivolous requests and complaints to PMO

This is one of the bizarre requests and complaints from Chandigarh to PMO through centralized public grievance redress and monitoring system from Chandigarh. According to the officials of grievance system in Chandigarh, around 60% of requests are strange and funny that brings a smile on their faces. There are some other requests that sent to them are:
- One person sent a request to provide a helicopter to Chandigarh Police so that they would be able to reach on crime spot timely and able to handle the situation properly.
- Another resident complained that somebody was plucking flowers in his garden without his permission and nobody was taking necessary action toward his problem.
According to Chandigarh administration, they receive around 400 grievances through the PMO’s grievance system every month but many of them are personal in nature.
Chandigarh Slipped From 2nd Place To 11th Place In “Swachh Survekshan Survey” 2017
Chandigarh that has been known as city beautiful in India, placed 11^th in a survey of “Swachh Survekshan Survey” 2017. This time there is a steep decline in ranking from 2^nd place to 11^th place. In last survey city beautiful got 2^nd place in the list of cleanest cities of India.

The government of India announced the results of “Swach Survekshan Survey” 2017 and revealed the cleanest cities of India. Indore topped the list this time and city beautiful that has been listed second in the last survey slipped to 11^th position this time.

Chandigarh not even placed in top 10 clean cities:

Chandigarh in 2014 got Ist rank, in 2016 position was 2^nd and in 2017 city beautiful is not even placed in top 10 clean cities. This time it spotted at 11^th position and it is quite shocking for everyone. It is really a matter of concern for Chandigarh administration because they are unable to maintain its cleanliness and its position is declining every year. List of top twenty cleanest cities in India:

Cities States
1. Indore Madhya Pradesh
2. Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
3. Vishakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
4. Surat Gujarat
5. Mysuru Karnatakaa
6. Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu
7. New Delhi New Delhi
8. Navi Mumbai Maharashtra
9. Tirupati Andhra Pradesh
10. Vadodara Gujarat
11. Chandigarh Punjab/Haryana
12. Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
13. Pune Maharashtra
14. Ahmedabad Gujarat
15. Ambikapur Chhatisgarh
16. Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
17. Khargone Madhya Pradesh
18. Rajkot Gujarat
19. Vijaywada Andhra Pradesh
20. Gandhinagar Gujarat
Criteria and different components used for the survey:

This survey was carried out by the quality council of India and it includes 434 cities. Different components are included in this survey and on the basis of those components, it has been decided that which city is clean and which one is dirtiest in all.
- Solid waste management and open defecation status carried 45 % marks
- Citizen feedback- 30 %
- Independent observation- 25 %
The reason for this steep decline in ranking:

Last year Chandigarh that has awarded by PM Modi because it got open defecation free status. But Chandigarh is unable to maintain it. According to Hindustan times reports, open defecation is again started in the city because of the bad condition of movable toilets in Chandigarh that was provided in colonies and villages. Hope ranking of this time will motivate Chandigarh Administration to work toward improving the ranking and match the past ranking.
PGI Will Provide Service Related To Drug Information To People Of Chandigarh
PGIMER Chandigarh have taken a good decision to help people of Chandigarh and adjoining states by opening a drug information center that will provide every kind of information related to drug. This initiative is the first of its kind and any kind of information related to the drugs you can get from here.

Experts will handle your queries related to drugs and they will help you at there level best. Even doctors working outside the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) can also get information and clear their doubts related to treatment of patients and medicines.

Details of drug information service

Western countries serve there people by providing such type of information regarding drugs and medicines. This type of service is launched first time in India that will provide information for better and safe use of medicines. Details of this service is provided below that can help you.
- Phone: 0172-2755245 and 7087008937
- Email ID: druinformationunit@gmail.com
- Face book page: Drug Information Unit Pgmier
- Time: Monday to Friday from 9AM to 5PM
Why there is need of this service:

This is the good step taken by PGIMER to serve the community because most of time people get many type of problems related to incomplete communication between doctor and patient. Sometimes patient have some doubts and after their meeting with doctor they find that their doubts regarding the medicine are unclear. They want to know about the side effects of the prescribed medicines and also want to know more about their disease that they are suffering from. This is the reason that pharmacology department of PGIMER want to help people in better way and they started this service to clear the doubts of patients. Common questions that are coming from patients are common side effects of medicines, which tests they should undergo to keep a track of side effects, should they take medicines empty stomach or after taking food, and can they take a medicine in the afternoon if they have skipped it in the morning?
Nowadays Drug Addicts Are Crazy About Banned Injectable Drugs In Chandigarh

Drug addiction is very serious problem because it is destroying our youth slowly. Not only people from the fringes of society are addicted but youth that belong to good family also indulge in this. Children as young as 12 years of age are seen to be involved in this drug trade. Last month some girls from Chandigarh were arrested that are involved in drug peddling. These girls came in this business because they were unemployed and want more money to live better life. With unemployment and getting more money, there is also another fact that pain relieving opioids and sedatives are easily available from chemists; without prescriptions.

Injectable medicines:

According to the recent police report the injectable medicines that are banned in city recovered from the drug peddlers. Increasing number of cases of these banned injections are showing that drug problem is getting worst and it will kill our youth slowly and our administration is not taking some strict action toward this problem. In 2014 there are around 1834 injections were recovered of banned medicines, in 2016 around 1685 injections were recovered and now in 2017 around 2750 injections are found that was in possession of drug peddlers.

Benefits drug peddlers are getting from these banned medicines

drug peddlers are getting huge amount from these banned drugs because they get these drugs by paying least amount but they sell these drugs to the victim by charging more. The police report submitted before the Punjab and Haryana high court in February 2017 had pointed out the increase in the substance abuse, particularly of the synthetic drugs in Chandigarh. Police claim that margin of profit is very high as the drug suppliers buy these injections at throw away prices and sell them at much higher rate. according to Police sources sale of banned injections in the city has witnessed an increase with a rise among drug addicts in colonies and villages, who are from fairly economically-weaker background. The banned injections in city are sold at price ranging from Rs 250 to Rs 300.

Den for drugs in Chandigarh:

According to the Chandigarh police that victims are purchasing these drugs from slum area of Chandigarh that include Dhanas village, Milk Colony in Dhanas, Dadu Majra colony, Sector-38 (West), Sector-56, Bapu Dham colony, Manimajra, Mauli Jagran and other outer-inner areas of the city. Many of suppliers here are operating from SAS Nagar, Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ambala towns as adjoining places of Chandigarh.

Places where drugs are manufactured:

According to Police there are some places in Himachal Pradesh where these drugs are mostly manufactured like Manali, Kullu, and Mandi. From there these drugs are supplied to other parts like Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar pradesh.
Chandigarh Will Get Information Of Changed Prices Of Fuel With App and SMS
A dynamic fuel pricing pilot project that is going to launch from today will manage volatility in global crude oil prices. Prices of petrol and diesel will change daily from May 1. According to all india petroleum dealers Association President Ajay Bansal, this decision has taken by Petroleum Minster Dharmendra Pradhan during the meeting with the officials of three oil marketers – Indian Oil Corp, Bharart Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum.

City set to have daily price change:

From today mid night prices of the petrol and diesel will be change on daily bases and this will be applicable at all petrol stations in Chandigarh. In city there are 41 petrol pump stations of IOC, BPCL and HPCL. No petrol pump outside the union territory will be affected by the change and the pricing there will be set according to the fortnightly procedure in Panchkula and Mohali.

How to get the latest cost information in the city
- Petroleum retailers launched an SMS service and a mobile app for consumers to know about the latest cost of the petrol and diesel.
- Customers will also be able to phone on IOC’s toll-free customer care number, 9224992249, for clarifications on the rates.
- LED boards that are going to install outside petrol pumps will also display rates on daily basis.
- A customer can obtain the revised rates by sending an SMS along with the retail outlet code (RO code) on the toll-free number, 9224992249.
- Project in Chandigarh will be inaugurate in IOC’s Sector 33 petrol pump.
Benefits of this pilot project
- This pilot project will firstly going to start in five states and prices of petrol and diesel will change everyday on the lines of global oil prices that change on a daily basis.
- By changing prices on a daily basis the oil companies will be able to reduce the price risk arising out of fluctuations in crude as they can now realign the prices the moment the fuel leaves the refinery gates.
Chandigarh Achieved 100% Open Defecation Free Status But People Are Still Going Out In Open
Last year in September municipal cooperation of Chandigarh got an award from prime minister for achieving 100% open defecation free(ODF) status and make the city proud. But after 6 months reality is something else because people started open defecation again.

Why people started going out in open:

The municipal corporation has provided 418 re-locatable toilets at various colonies and villages. This facility is provided to the people to stop open defecation. But after 6 months condition of these toilets are very pathetic and people again started going out in open. This is the serious issue and if people will go out and will not use these toilets then the purpose of ODF is defeated.

Money spent on these toilets:

These toilets are established to fulfill the purpose of ODF and around Rs. 1.55 crore had spent on these 418 toilets. In this scheme colonies and villages are targetred to provide the facilities and around 2 lakh population is covered in this scheme.

Filthy Conditions of toilets:
- According to the HT team report the condition of these toilets are very bad and they were looking filthy.
- Relocatable toilets for women were broken and were stinking .
- No water was available in the toilets
- There was no light and only streetlights are there to light the area. But these street lights are also not functioning.
- Hired person to clean the toilets left the job because of the sallery issue.
- All the toilets were stinking and unhygienic conditions prevail in the area, forcing the residents not to use it.
The only option is to go out in open:

According to the people they are not using these toilets since past 2 months because the conditions of toilets are filthy and they are unable to use it because of unhygienic and stinking conditions of the toilets. These toilets can turn to the cause of some serious diseases because whole area is stinking due to the flowing sewer water. This problem is serious and can be managed soon.
Chandigarh: Intelligent Traffic Solution Project is Not Possible With Non Functional CCTV Cameras

The objective of Chandigarh administration ensures to maintain law and order in the city and always make promises to get away from the traffic offenses with help of CCTV cameras that are installed in the different traffic junctions to stop drivers to speeding and acting aggressively, but everything is seeming in vain because of the nonfunctional cameras.

Non-Functional CCTV Cameras At The Traffic Junction:

UT administration is deeply thinking about smart solutions for the traffic control but most of the installed cameras at the traffic junction are non-functional then how the administration would maintain the law and order in the city. This is the big challenge to the administration’s objectives. Around 100 cameras are installed at various sites in the city to capture about traffic but only 42 is working and others are non-functional. This is the matter of concern because the safety of residents is at stake. According to police, they were hoping that with these cameras it would be easy to check the movement of traffic and would easily track the traffic violators but only 42 cameras are working.

Intelligent Traffic Solutions Project:

UT is planning about the intelligent traffic solutions project and under this project around 600 CCTV will be installed to protect the city residents. But in present condition, there are 100 cameras in the city but only some of them are working. This smart solution also includes hi-tech CCTV cameras with night vision capacity and ability to capture vehicles number plate. The cameras will also be equipped with technology such as face recognition and face matching. But firstly UT have to work on the non-functional cameras that are installed in the city.