Air Quality Concerns Dominate Lok Sabha as Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari Demands Clear Govt Plan New Delhi/Chandigarh 9 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Taking up the crucial issue of the Air Quality and Government Strategy to Prevent Air Pollution in Lok Sabha, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewai, asked the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupinder Yadav, about the reasons for the failure to prevent the Air Quality Index in National Capital. In his query, listed as question number 137, Tewari had pointed out that the region remained at severe levels-around 400 or above for nearly three consecutive months-despite the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) and the specific lapses identified in its implementation or enforcement. He has also asked the Minister to comment on the current status of the national and major city-wise levels of PM 2.5, PM 10 and key pollutants and extent to which these exceed national standards and WHO Guidelines. Tewari emphasised that it i...
Gate meetings held at 8 locations today. Preparations for the strike on February 12, 2026, are complete
Gate meetings held at 8 locations today. Preparations for the strike on February 12, 2026, are complete Chandigarh 9 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Employees of the UT and Municipal Corporation are fully engaged in preparations to make the strike called by the Federation of UT Employees and Workers, Chandigarh, on February 12, 2026, a success. In preparation for the strike, gate meetings were held today at the electricity office in Mani Majra, the Municipal Corporation horticulture booths in Mani Majra, Public Health MC Mani Majra, road booths in Mani Majra and Sector 26, and pump houses in Sectors 26, 32, 52, and 56. After the gate meetings, an extended executive committee meeting of the Federation was held to review the preparations. Representatives from more than two dozen unions participated in the meeting. UT employees received a significant boost when Comrade Subhash Lamba, President of the All India State Government Employees Federation, Naresh Shastri, Preside...