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HomeCity: Chandigarh

City: Chandigarh

Unemployed migrant workers
Economy

Jobs scarce, markets depressed; Chandigarh now hoping for Diwali boost

October 29, 2020 Raj Machhan

The dire need to find alternative sources of income is not limited to just domestic and construction workers. Every category of labour has been hit hard.

Environment

Almost every family in Chandigarh has two cars. This is what it has cost the city

September 11, 2020 Raj Machhan

The average minimum temperature in the city has risen by 1.8 degree Celsius over the last seven decades, caused primarily by lack of public transport and loss of green cover.

Governance

How Chandigarh’s four-pronged strategy is helping the city fight COVID-19

April 29, 2020 Raj Machhan

Municipal Commissioner K K Yadav talks about the challenges posed by COVID-19 and the strategies adopted by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to tackle the same.

Governance

“House-to-house delivery is the only way to avoid chaos and crowding”: Social Development Officer, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation

April 17, 2020 Raj Machhan

In a video interview with Citizen Matters, Chandigarh’s Social Development Officer Vivek Trivedi talks about the steps that his department has taken to ensure supply of essentials to citizens during the COVID lockdown.

Society

How the people of Chandigarh are rallying behind Kashmiri migrants stuck in their city

April 17, 2020 Raj Machhan

A group of 21 Kashmiri traders who came to Chandigarh in winter, as they have been doing for decades, are now stuck there because of the lockdown, and have found unconditional support from the local population.

Health

With many lapses in self isolation, Punjab braces for spurt in coronavirus positives

March 22, 2020 Raj Machhan

In cities and towns across the state, individuals exposed to the virus and eventually found to be infected refused to go into quarantine, and came in contact with hundreds, reveals the contact tracing exercise.

Economy

Chandigarh: Resettled vendors rue lack of business and facilities in new vending zones 

February 10, 2020 Raj Machhan

The main grouse appears to be around the location of the new zone; those allowed to operate in original sites, or relocated to sites near market areas, appear satisfied with the new regulation even if they have seen marginal decline in business.

Economy

How the Chandigarh Municipality raked in Rs 21 crore from its street vendor regularisation plan

February 10, 2020 Raj Machhan

Chandigarh ranks first among Union Territories and third among the states in the CCS Progress Report on Implementing the Street Vendors Act 2014. Here’s what it has done to regularise street vending in the city, and what that means for the city corporation.

Commute

What Chandigarh could learn from Panchkula’s successful innovations in cycle-sharing

December 18, 2019 Raj Machhan

Despite attempts, the Chandigarh administration has been unable to popularise cycles as a preferred mode of transport among people. Neighbouring Panchkula on the other hand has clocked 76000 rides in just two months since November. What did it do right?

Economy

Thousands of blue-collar jobs hit as Mohali’s manufacturing sector cedes ground to IT, services

October 18, 2019 Raj Machhan

Compared to other industrial hubs in Punjab, Mohali has better infrastructure and enjoys the advantage of proximity to Chandigarh. But despite the edge, manufacturing units in the city have failed to survive. Here’s why.

Environment

How the Sabarmati river is affecting the climate of Ahmedabad

September 18, 2019 Amita Bhaduri

A study shows how the open space on the western bank of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad acts as a heat sink. Water bodies in general have a great impact on land surface temperatures in the city, as is also seen in the case of Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake.

Governance

In Chandigarh, sitting MP Kirron Kher’s hits and misses under close scrutiny

May 14, 2019 Raj Machhan

2019 may not be a cakewalk for the feisty actor-turned-politician as she faces a repeat battle from the 2014 polls — against Congress candidate Pawan Bansal.

Environment

Solar rooftop connections: Why are city homes lagging?

December 19, 2018 Garima Prasher

A recent study conducted in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Jaipur and Nagpur reveals various challenges that the residential rooftop solar sector is facing in India, posing a risk to its target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. Some key findings here.


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