State plans to not to allow paddy to be sown on leased Panchayat land.

61 machinery banks established, 627 nodal, coordinating officers appointed: DC Isha Kalia

Sarkar darbar bureau

Hoshiarpur, October 16:

Principal Secretary (Planning) Punjab Government Jaspal Singh said that it was the responsibility of each and every person to inherit a healthy and clean environment to the coming generations.

He was here today to review the activities being under taken to curb the trend of setting fire to paddy straw/waste at District Administrative Complex Hoshiarpur. DC Isha Kalia, ADC (Gen) Harpreet Singh Sudan were also present on the occasion.

Principal Secretary Jaspal Singh said that there was a time when there was no water scarcity problem as our elders left a healthy environment for us in heritage, but today the condition of even the underwater is that at many places the bottled water is used for drinking.

“We all need to jointly deal with this critical situation. It is the responsibility of every person to inherit a healthy environment to the coming generations so that they do not have to suffer due to lack of clean water, soil and air, he said.

To provide our future generations a healthy life, it is very important to give up the the straw/residue burning, he said.

The Principal Secretary said that a plan would be prepared not to allow sowing paddy on the panchayat land being offered on lease in the villages. The DDPOs have been asked to make farmers aware on their own level, so that the trend of straw burning may be curbed.

He directed the nodal officers and co-ordinating officers appointed to check straw burning to conduct regular visits and keep strict surveillance over the villages concerned.

He said that the combine harvesters without Super SMS straw reaper should be seized immediately. He also directed agriculture department to make the farmers in the areas nearby the Kandi Canal, aware on crop diversification and micro irrigation.

He also directed the BDPOs to act seriously to spread awareness in the villages to tackle the trend of straw burning.

He reviewed the activities being done by the Punjab Pollution Control Board and directed that strict action should be taken along with heavy fines as per the rules when the case of straw burning comes up. He directed the Agriculture Department to make the farmers aware of customer hiring centres, so that the needy farmers could hire the paddy straw / waste management machines from these centres.

Deputy Commissioner Isha Kalia said 61 farm machinery banks have been set up in the district. In these banks, 209 machines were provided at 80% subsidy. In addition, individually 30 machines have been provided at 50% subsidy.

Village Wise 595 Nodal Officers have been appointed to make the farmers aware about the damage caused by the straw burning. In addition to this, 32 coordinating officers have also been deployed in the district of which one such officer has been deployed over every set of 20 villages to assist the nodal officers.

Nodal officers, co-ordinating officers and leading farmers were also present on this occasion besides the officials of Agriculture Department and Punjab Pollution Control Board.

Evenings of Oct 16 & 17 the venue would be transformed into a light-and-sound extravaganza: Anindita Mitra

Amrit Pal Singh Brar

Jalandhar, October 15-

Director Information and Public Relations Department Anindita Mitra on Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for the digital light and sound show to showcase life and philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji to be held on October 16 and 17 in grounds of Lyallpur Khalsa College at Jalandhar.

The Director, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma, inspected the ground where this mega event would be held at 7 pm to 7:45 pm and 8:30 pm to 9:15 pm on October 16 and 17 to commemorate the 550^thparkashpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji.

She said that in the evenings of October 16 and 17 the venue would be transformed into a light-and-sound extravaganza.

Anindita Mitra said that audience would experience an immersive Light and Sound show on the life and Journey of Guru Nanak ji during the outdoor show which unfolds in a multiple part story, immersed in a beautiful symphony of Colourful visual projections, Advanced lasers – all led by a Creative Soundtrack.

The Director further said that light and sound show would beautifully project Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s philosophy in the form of his universal message to our society. She said that through the show the ethos of tolerance, peace, communal harmony, women empowerment and protection of natural resources would be brought alive.

Anindita Mitra further said that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s efforts to promote social equality stand out as an example for all of us, which on this auspicious occasion would be showcased to all in right letter and spirit.

On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner informed Anindita Mitra about elaborate arrangements made by the administration for this light and sound show. He said that the administration would leave no stone unturned for making this mega event a huge success.

Prominent amongst others present on the occasion included Additional Deputy Commissioners Kulwant Singh and Jasbir Singh, Sub Divisional Magistrate Dr. Jai Inder Singh, Deputy District Education Officer Gurpreet Kaur, Deputy Director Food and Civil Supply Makhan Lal, District Food and Supply Controller Narinder Singh besides others.

Punjab Government to hold special functions dedicated to Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji: Deputy Commissioner

Says, Model to reach village Gandowal after show at Terkiana on 19th & 20th

Amrit Pal Singh Brar

Hoshiarpur, October 15:

“The Punjab Government is not only conducting light and sound shows and mobile digital museums dedicated to the 550th Prakash Purb of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji but in a first of its kind initiative, the Floating Multi Media Light and Sound Shows would be held in the Beas river which are sure to provide spiritual experience of lifetime to the sangat. A 100 feet long, 40 feet wide and 24 feet tall model would be erected in the Beas River near village Terkiana.”

This was disclosed here today by the Deputy Commissioner Hoshiarpur Isha Kalia who also said that special functions dedicated to the Prakash Purb are being held by the State Government at villages Terkiana and Gandowal.

The Deputy Commissioner further divulged that the floating multimedia light and sound shows would be held at village Terkiana near Beas River daily on 19th and 20th October from 6:45-7:30 PM and 8-8:45 PM.

The Deputy Commissioner also added that each show would be of 45 minutes duration which would depict the life history of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. A total of 4 shows would be held at Terkiana after which the model would reach Gandowal where the shows would be held on 23rd and 24th October.

Extra ordinary efforts by Patiala administration to check Dengue

By Amrit Pal Singh Brar

Patiala, 15 October 2019: If all of us come together, we can make a real and meaningful difference in helping and keeping check on the Dengue in our localities. Keeping this objective in the mind, the Patiala administration is making extra ordinary efforts to contain Dengue in the district. They have launched a Patiala Dengue Monitoring App (PDMA). It’s a good effort to involve people in the fight against the Dengue.

Confirming this Patiala Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit told APS Brar that “It has two main purposes, i.e. informatory and reporting. The citizens can access information of all do’s and don’ts about dengue, prevention strategies and nearby dengue testing centres”.

Elaborating more Kumar Amit said “Further, the citizen can go to ‘check-up’ link to check for the dengue symptoms and will be directed to the nearby testing centre. The citizen can report the possible breeding sites through this app”.

It can be easily accessed on the cell phone. Bit.ly/dma-patiala.

The information on the app can be assessed by Officials of District Administration, Municipal Corporation, Health Department to monitor the cases in district Patiala.

Prominent social activist and member of INTACH, Opinder Kaur Sekhon welcomed the initiative of the district administration and appealed to all the citizens of Patiala to use this App and try to reduce Dengue to be reduced drastically.

IG and DC chalk out comprehensive plan for crisismanagement & deployment of officials

Total geographical area divided into 15 sectors

150 swimmers to be deployed along the banks of holy bein

Air ambulance also to be deployed along with bike ambulances to tackle any critical situation

By Amrit Pal Brar

Sultanpur lodhi, October 7

To mark the 550th Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev ji , the Civil and Police officials today jointly chalked out a comprehensive plan for smooth conduct of celebration events besides facilitating pilgrims.

A meeting was held under the leadership of IG Naunihal Singh, IG Jaswinder Singh and Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala Mr. DPS kharbanda where all departments have been asked to submit the official deployment plan till October 9 on the ” Parkash Purab 550″ mobile app as their physical verification would be made on October 10 at Punjab technical university kapurthala on the lines of general elections.

All officials and employees, who are to be deployed, would have a smart phone and his GPS location to be locked with server entry for better coordination for smooth conduct of the celebration.

Deputy commissioner informed that the total adjoining area of Sultanpur lodhi divided into 15 sectors and 22 posts where all 13 core departments like health , police, fire control , water supply and sanitation , local bodies , revenue , SDRF to deploy their sector officers and supporting staff.

It was also decided in the meeting that 150 swimmers and divers to be deployed by the sports wing of the Punjab police on the banks of holy bein to avoid any causality as the Gurdwara Shri Ber sahib and sultanpur kapurthala road via RCF falls along the bank of Holy Bein.

To ensure the proper medical facilities during the events Deputy Commissioner has asked the civil surgeon to moot the proposal to arrange the air ambulance with assistance from the Air force to tackle any kind of critical situation.

He also said that total 44 ambulances also to be deployed at all parkings, 3 tent cities and other important points. Besides that each number of bike ambulances also to be deployed in the city to provide medical facilities to the needy ones.

It was also decided to issue separate passes for VVIPs, city residents , officials on duty , sewadars performing langar sewa, media persons etc .

Deputy Commissioner has also asked the officilas from MC to seal the three old buildings which was declared unsafe in the city.

Prominent amongst present in the meeting included AIG Inderbeer Singh, SSP Satinder Singh ,ADC Rahul Chaba, Dedicated officer for Parkash purab Navneet kaur Bal, SP Sultanpur Lodhi Tejbir Singh Hundal and officials from NDRF and various departments.

13,369 youth provided jobs of their choice during 5th Mega Job Fair

By Amrit Pal Brar

SAS Nagar, October 5, 2019

District SAS Nagar, led by a young Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan, today touched another milestone, when the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh bestowed upon special award to the district for generating much more employment for the youth than the other districts of the state.

On behalf of Deputy Commissioner, District Employment and Business Officer Harpreet Kaur Brar and Deputy CEO Manjesh Kumar received award from Chief Minister in the function held at Chamkaur Sahib (Roopnagar) on Saturday.

It is pertinent to mention that total 13,369 youngsters of the district had been selected by renowned companies, while 3808 were identified for self employment during recently held 7 day long 5th Mega Job Fairs under the ambitious ‘Ghar-Ghar Rozgar and Karobar Mission’.

Expressing gratitude to the Chief Minister for this coveted award, Girish Dayalan said that seven Mega job fairs were held in the district from September 20th to 30th, in which 21,977 candidates participated. Of them, 13,369 were selected and 441 candidates shortlisted by the representatives of multi-national and national companies, 3808 candidates identified for self employment and 520 were selected to impart skill training.

Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and CEO, District Bureau of Employment and Enterprises  Sakshi Sawhney informed that due to the strenuous efforts of the Punjab Government and district administration, prominent leading companies such as Amazon, Maruti Suzuki, ICICI Banks, companies like Pujara Healthcare and Mahindra and Mahindra reached in job fairs and youngsters got jobs of their choice.

Administration has provided jobs to more than 10000 youth 

By Amrit Pal Brar

Jalandhar, October 5-

Acknowledging the concerted efforts made by the district administration led by Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma to provide jobs to the unemployed youth, the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today felicitated the Additional Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh for steering the district to second position in job creation across the state.

In a function held at Chamkaur Sahib, the Chief Minister felicitated the Additional Deputy Commissioner cum Chief Executive Officer District Bureau of Employment and Entrepreneur for providing job to 10445 jobs in 11 days from September 19 to September 30. During these days the district administration had organised six job fairs across the district during which these youth were given jobs. Jalandhar has secured second position by offering jobs to 10445 youth whereas SAS nAgar stood first by providing around 13000 Jobs.

Lauding the efforts made by Jalandhar Administration the Chief Minister said that this initiative of the administration would go a long way in making youth self reliant. Describing these jobs as stepping stones for the future success of the youth, he said that these jobs would help in bringing out youth of the unemployment cycle in thereby making them active partners in socio-economic growth of the state. Captain Amarinder Singh hoped the administration would continue to make further efforts to implement his government’s flagship `Ghar Ghar Rozgar & Karobar Mission’ scheme zealously.

Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner said that this recognition has filled them with more humility and responsibility to serve the people with dedication and commitment. He said that the bureau would ensure that more and more youth were benefitted from the flagship schemes of the state government. Kulwant Singh said that every effort would be made for this noble cause.