COVID Negative Report is now mandatory for Himachal Travel.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur in the advisory made on Sunday announced that from now it is mandatory for people coming from seven states which are witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases to show a COVID-19 negative test report on entering the state.

Making the announcement, state Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said

People coming from Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh need to carry a negative RT-PCR report not earlier than 72 hours while visiting Himachal Pradesh from April 16. 

– CM Thakur

He made the announcement while presiding over a meeting with senior officers to review the coronavirus situation in the state. 

Schools & Colleges will remain Closed.

The Himachal Pradesh government has already closed all educational institutions till April 21 and restricted gatherings at marriage ceremonies to 50 people indoors and with a maximum of 200 for outdoors. Besides, only 50 people have been allowed to attend funerals

No Langars are allowed.

Devotees are allowed to visit temples in the state during Navratri festival, but holding ‘langars’, ‘bhandaras’ and ‘jagran’ has been completely banned, he said. Thakur said the laxity shown by people has resulted in a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the state.

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From March, the RLA will ask the police to impose a fine of ₹3,000 and ₹5,000 on two- and four-wheelers, respectively, found in violation. As of now, the deadline of February 28 has been set only for CH01BK and BL series. To prevent any rush, staggered enforcement will be followed for other series.

Things to you should know…

• For vehicles registered after the introduction of dealer-point vehicle registration in 2019, the RC was not issued without an HSRP. But, for vehicles registered earlier, there was a lack of uniformity in number plates
• Owners of vehicles with numbers in CH01BK and CH01BL series can apply for affixing HSRP and third registration mark at the RLA office in Sector 17 by February 28 as per the procedure available on the website chdtransport.gov.in
• For vehicles in CH01BM to BT series, too, owners can apply at the RLA office, though no deadline has been set. Similarly, owners of vehicles in other old or existing series can apply at the RLA office or the SDM (south) office at the Sports Complex in Sector 42 or the SDM (east) office at the CTU Workshop in Industrial Area, Phase 1.
• The replacement of an existing registration plate can be done only after ensuring that the old plate has been surrendered and destroyed on the office premises.

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The first flight of this air taxi was flagged off from Chandigarh to the newly constructed Hisar airport, under the UDAN Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik. The distance from Chandigarh to Hisar will be covered by 45 minutes.

In the 2nd phase, services for Hisar to Dehradun will be started on 18 January. In the 3rd phase, two more routes from Chandigarh to Dehradun and Hisar to Dharamshala will be added on 23 January. The company also plans to include Shimla, Kullu, and more Haryana routes,” said Harayana’s CM Khattar.

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These ‘pakka thread/dori’ or ‘Chinese maanjha/Dori are made of synthetic material, and are non-biodegradable. They tend to cause serious injuries to human beings, and the migratory birds and are equally disadvantageous to the wildlife and environment.”

The District Magistrate says,“Chinese maanjhas’ or such other harmful substances for kite-flying are banned in Chandigarh for 60 days,”

The ban would come into force with immediate effect and would be effective till February 18, 2021. Any breach of the order would invite action.

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Any violation of these guidelines shall be punishable under sections 51to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 besides legal action under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

The total positive cases in the district are 17,203, of which 14,858 have been cured. The active cases in the district are 2,027. With no death today, the toll stands at 318 in the district.

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The flyover is to be built from the GMCH-32 roundabout up to the railway overbridge near Hallomajra. In March 2019, the UT administrator had laid its foundation stone. However, NGO, The Run Club, moved the High Court for cutting of trees, The project got further delayed. Later the administration got busy in Covid-19 pandemic management.

Now, the UT adviser is submitting a report in the High Court before January 11, which is the next date of hearing. The report is in favor of constructing the flyover mainly stating “Earlier, 2,700 trees were to be axed, but now only 700 will be removed.”

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The plan also states the priorities of citizens who will be getting vaccines first. Initially, the vaccine will be given to healthcare workers first, then people over 50 and the comorbid population i.e. people with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and other common comorbidities. While the list of registered healthcare workers is already being prepared by the govt., the remaining citizen will have to register in advance on the CoWin-20 mobile app.

Registration will be done through three methods – bulk registration, self-registration and registration through the survey.

Health and frontline workers are being registered through the bulk method.

After registration, an SMS will be sent with details of the vaccination session site, date, and time. Post-vaccination online certificates will be provided.

As of now, the vaccination sites are planned at GMSH-16, GMCH-32 and the civil hospitals. These may also be set up at government schools and community centers as the program are scaled up.

The session sites will have separate entry and exit points. “There will be three rooms for the vaccination process. In the first room, the registered person will be medically examined, while the vaccine will be administered in the second. Thereafter, the person will be under observation for 30 minutes in the third before being allowed to leave,” said Dr. Amandeep Kang, director of health services, UT.

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In the wake of this development, the district administration has already started taking into consideration the right vaccinators and temperature-controlled supply chain points.

9,515 registered health workers from government and private institutions would be vaccinated in the first phase. As per preliminary information, Mohali is expecting the vaccine to be delivered by December-end or by the first week of January. “Training of the staff involved in the administration of the vaccine has been planned along with the places where the vaccine will be administered” Said Girish Dayalan, Deputy Commissioner, Mohali

He also added that the vaccine administration site would be ventilated with three dedicated rooms/areas — the waiting room, the vaccination room, and the observation room.

He assured that the vaccination of registered health workers was their priority and no other government official, including him, would be administered the vaccine.

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SmartBike Mobility assisted Chandigarh with this bicycling sharing project. The company had already set up smart bikes in cities like Delhi, Chennai, and Hyderabad. 

For smart bikes, the taker will have to pay Rs 5 for half an hour for cycling and Rs 10 for non-members. The cycles will never get punctured. Nor the air is required to fill in the tires.

These will have 60 e-bicycles and 40 pedal bicycles, with GPS installed, non-members will be alerted as soon as they are out of range

Bicycles Cost:

The price of smartbike electric is rumored to be purchased around 65 thousand by the company, while the price of a pedaled bicycle is said to be 30 thousand. All these will be controlled by the company’s centralized control room. The server room will be in Hyderabad. Later it will be shifted to the city here soon. 

Cycles will Beep when they go out of range

If a non-member comes out of the range of the area with a bicycle, the beep will start ringing at all the docking stations. The company’s field staff will take the bicycle and catch the fleeing person on the spot. A presentation has been given by Advisor cum Chairman Smart City Limited on behalf of Chandigarh Smart City Limited regarding this project. 

Money will be deducted from Fleeting Non-members account

Non-members will have to download the Smart Bike Mobility app after scanning the QR code on the docking station mounted. Your Aadhaar number has to be written in the app. After this, the cycle number has to be written, then the lock will open from the docking station of the bicycle. You can go to the designated area by bicycle. By accessing the docking station there, the lock of the bicycle can be closed through the app. There will be a deduction of money from there. Non-member half an hour will deduct 10 rupees.

Membership is also available

If you apply for membership, the money will get deducted from the smart cards.

Multiple Docking Stations around the City

Docking centers were built in front of RBI in Sector-17 of the city, in front of TDI Mall, near Batra Building, Punjab University, PGI, GMSH-16, Punjab-Haryana High Court, Sukhna Lake, Rock Garden, Sector-22 Mobile Market Will go Where the bicycle can be taken and kept.

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MC Yadav told that under the property tax service, city residents could view outstanding property tax, previous payments paid, details of the property, and pay property tax online. The officials can spot the defaulters of the property tax and will also be able to check sector-wise property tax details of the entire city.

Under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission,  residents or NGOs could raise online applications for the schemes and programs offered by the ministry of housing and urban affairs like the self-employment program (SEP), social mobilization and institutional development (SMID), etc.

Street vendors can also get themselves registered using this e-service. Also, people will have the privilege of online application approval, online NGO, and shelter home registration, etc.

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