6 जुलाई को देश में बनारस से प्रधानमंत्री मोदी करेंगे सदस्यता अभियान शुरुआत तथा प्रदेश में गुरुग्राम से मध्यप्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री शिव राज सिंह करेंगे

पंचकूला 04 जुलाई :

राष्ट्रीय पर्व सदस्यता अभियान को लेकर भारतीय जनता पार्टी जिला पंचकूला की एक अति महत्वपूर्ण बैठक जिला अध्यक्ष दीपक शर्मा की अध्यक्षता में आज भाजपा कार्यालय में संपन्न हुई। ज़िला के सभी मंडल अध्यक्ष, महामंत्री, मंडल सदस्यता प्रमुख तथा सह प्रमुखों की इस बैठक में मुख्य तौर पर सदस्यता अभियान के प्रदेश सह संयोजक विशाल सेठ ने शिरकत की तथा विशेष तौर पर जिला प्रभारी डॉ संजय शर्मा उपस्थित रहे।

बैठक के पश्चात जिला सदस्यता अभियान के संयोजक अजय शर्मा ने जानकारी देते हुए बताया कि आगामी 6 जुलाई को जनसंघ के संस्थापक अध्यक्ष रहे डॉक्टर श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी के जन्म दिवस पर देशभर में सदस्यता  अभियान की शुरुआत माननीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी बनारस से करेंगे। इसी दिन शाम को गुरूग्राम से हरियाणा में इस अभियान की शुरुआत सदस्यता अभियान के राष्ट्रीय संयोजक एवं मध्य प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान करेंगे।   

जिला पंचकूला में सदस्यता अभियान की शुरुआत 7 जुलाई को पंचकूला के विधायक एवं हरियाणा सरकार के मुख्य सचेतक ज्ञान चंद गुप्ता सेक्टर 20 पंचकूला की मार्केट से करेंगे। इस मौके पर कालका विधायक श्रीमती लतिका शर्मा, प्रदेश सदस्यता अभियान के सह संयोजक विशाल सेठ जिला के सभी पदाधिकारी मंडल अध्यक्ष एवं महामंत्री, मोर्चों के अध्यक्ष एवं महामंत्री व अन्य प्रमुख कार्यकर्ता उपस्थित रहेंगे। जिला पंचकूला के सभी मंडलों में सदस्यता अभियान की शुरुआत 8 जुलाई को की जाएगी। मंडल में सदस्यता अभियान की शुरुआत  मंडल अध्यक्ष की उपस्थिति में वहाँ रहने वाले प्रदेश स्तर के पदाधिकारी या वरिष्ठ कार्यकर्ता द्वारा की जायगी।

जिला में सदस्यता अभियान की सह-संयोजक एवं महिला मोर्चा की ज़िला अध्यक्ष परमजीत कौर ने कहा कि 2019 के लोकसभा चुनाव में महिलाओं का वोट प्रतिशत पहले से ज्यादा रहा है तथा केंद्र की मोदी सरकार में भी महिलाओं की भागीदारी पहले से कहीं अधिक है।महिला मोर्चा द्वारा जिला में इस अभियान में पूरा जोर लगाया जाएगा तथा अधिक से अधिक महिलाओं को सदस्यता अभियान के द्वारा संगठन के साथ जोड़ा जाएगा।

Chandigarh, the 4^th July, 2019: Hon’ble Governor Punjab & the Administrator UT Chandigarh, Sh. V. P. Singh Badnore, held a meeting with IT Companies at the UT Guest House to review the development of IT infrastructure in Chandigarh and IT Park. The Administrator also took a stock of activities being carried out by prominent IT companies in Chandigarh Technology Park and also the employment being generated by these companies and urged the companies to work toward generating new jobs so that talent pool of the city can be retained.

The meeting was attended by the senior officers from the UT Administration including Sh. Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. J.M Balamurugan, IAS, Principal Secretary to Governor to Punjab, Sh. Sanjay Baniwal, IPS, DGP Chandigarh , Sh.Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, Finance Secretary, Sh. Sanjay Kumar Jha, IAS,   Secretary IT and other senior officers from the departments of IT, Industries, Engineering and Urban Planning. The facility heads of prominent IT companies like Infosys, TechMahindra, Bharti Airtel, Carefusion, NetSolutions, DLF and representatives of industry associations like Chamber of Chandigarh Industries, Chandigarh Angels Network, Industry Association of Chandigarh were also present during the meeting. 

Industry representatives were apprised about the various initiatives which had been undertaken by the Administration over the period of time to strengthen the IT infrastructure and e-governance in Chandigarh. Besides, providing insights on upcoming initiatives of the Department of IT, a presentation on promoting startup ecosystem was also given. Thereafter, presentations from industry representatives were also given. The IT companies shared their experiences on developing projects based on latest technologies of IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Block-chain, and Big Data.

Speaking at the occasion the UT Administrator said, “There needs to be an active and long lasting collaboration of the IT industry and UT Administration for solving problems of the residents and promoting Chandigarh as the best in the country. The industry should share their technical expertise and new ideas which can be applied to sectors of Health, Traffic Management, Education, Social Welfare, and Policing. This meeting is only the first open interaction with the IT companies and there would be more meetings in future also where we can exchange our ideas and discuss solutions. “

As regards the development of the IT Park area, it was informed that issues related to traffic management and food vendors are being addressed. Further, a convention Centre is likely to come up in the area and Administration is also considering the proposal of converting large vacant portions of land to smaller plots to attract more IT companies.  The Industry Department is also formulating a new multi-sector Startup policy for the UT which would be helpful in creating a startup ecosystem in the city besides promoting entrepreneurship in the IT sector.

It was also informed that the Administration is coming up with the Chandigarh Innovation Centre which would be a platform for various stakeholders to interact and create ideas for the development of the city. The IT industry was requested to whole heartedly participate in this endeavor and provide technology solutions.

The representatives of the IT industry expressed satisfaction over the interaction and thanked the Administration for the invite. They appreciated the initiative and informed that the industry is fully committed to collaborate with the Administration for development of the city and also creating a better employment scenario in the region. 

Korel, Chandigarh July 4, 2019

The inaugural function of the three day workshop on Waste water treatment: Approaches, Management and Capacity building” organized by Department of SAIF/CIL, Panjab University, Chandigarh in joint collaborative effort of PU and University Of Hull, UK. Prof. S. K. Mehta, Director, SAIF/CIL, PU, the Indian Coordinator of the workshop delineated the main objectives of the workshop focussing on the approaches, methodology, management and capacity building for dealing with the waste water treatment processes. He presented the brief idea of the workshop alongwith highlighting the instrumentation facilities available at the SAIF/CIL, PU.

            The workshop was presided over by Guest of honour, Dr. S. K. Vasudeva, Scientific Consultant Defence technologies, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India. He expressed his satisfaction over the idea of the workshop that is a current alarming issue. Moreover, he also shared the highlights of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan for water conservation and water security, a campaign initiated by the Govt. of India owing to motivation from our Honourable Prime Minister, Sh.Narendra Modi where the main focus will be on water stressed districts and blocks in India. The campaign will run through citizen participation. Dr.Vasudeva expressed his content that the workshop is fulfilling one of the purpose by involving academia, industry for creating awareness and dealing with the water reclamation issues.

            Prof. Devinder Mehta, Dean Sciences, PU welcomed the UK participants, representatives of academia and industry.

            Prof. S. S. Marwaha, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, also the Guest of Honour, explained the importance of accurate water sampling which is the backbone for the concept of the waste water treatment. Dr. P. Dalai (IFS) highlighted the need for a sensitive balance between the academia and the industry in dealing with the global problem of water scarcity.

            Prof. Alex o. Ibhadon, UK coordinator of the workshop stressed on the need for the awareness and the capacity building for the wastewater remediation applications. He also thanked the Indian Coordinator for the hospitality and organisation of the workshop.

            Mr.Atin, a representative of the British Council expressed his satisfaction over the organisation of the workshop and enquired the audience with the various fellowships and the grants/funding sponsored by the British Council on the various social causes.

            Prof. Gang Pan, Nottingham Trent University, UK presented a plenary lecture sharing his expertise on the ecological restoration and waste water remediation processes. He thanked the organisers for this opportunity.

            Additionally, among the workshop participants, the major proportion is constituted by the private National and International Companies viz., Smart Storm Pvt. Ltd. UK and Ecological Concepts Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.