Residents of Rassenheri village near Mohali have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for quashing the notifications issued under Section 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring land for a dumping ground in proximity to their houses. The proposed location of the dumping ground in Sector 102, Mohali, has apparently been shifted from Sector 74 after people had protested.
To prevent wastage of water this summer, the civic authorities in Chandigarh and Mohali have imposed a ban on washing cars and courtyards and watering lawns in the morning hours (5.30 to 9 am).
The ban would come into effect from April 1 and continue till June 30.
In order to ease water crisis in the city, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has formally approved the installation of 10 new tubewells in different parts of the city to quench the thirst of residents in the coming summer season.
Under its corporate social responsibility initiative, the public sector undertaking will plant 1,500 saplings
The Chandigarh International Airport, coming up at Mohali, will have as many as 1,500 silver oak trees under its green cover. This variety has been selected among others because its easy to maintain and attracts the birds the least.
Mohali, March 4
Keeping the welfare of residents in mind, the department of water supply and sanitation has decided not to go in for water rationing in Mohali in the coming months as was being done during the past many years during summers.
TO meet the increased demand for water in the summer season, Kharar Municipal Council (MC) on Thursday decided to augment the drinking water supply from March 1 onwards. The MC has decided to provide a daily 11-hour supply in three shifts
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) aims to transform the agri-food sector into a globally rewarding and sustainable biotechnology-based enterprise through innovative solutions in primary and secondary agriculture, said its spokesperson Dr Jagdeep Singh on Thursday.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued contempt notices to Mohali DC Prabhjot Singh Mand, asking him to explain as to why contempt proceedings not be initiated against him. The notices have been issued in the wake of supplying
