CM marks Saragarhi Day with London launch of his book
Thursday, 14/09/2017
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London/Chandigarh : As the evocative bugle sound of The Last Post resonated in London’s National Royal Museum, there was a hushed silence among the august audience. The 120th anniversary of the Saragarhi battle, marked by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder with the launch here of his book on the historic event, became an ode to the courage and grit of those 22 men who chose death over surrender.
Captain Amarinder described the occasion as a moment of pride not just for the 36th Sikhs, to which these brave men belonged, but the Sikh community at large. As he took the audience through the trials and travails that those 22 men went through in the last few hours of the iconic battle, the Chief Minister expressed the hope that their memory would live on forever.
It is a battle that every young Soldier in the Sikh regiment has thought about at some time or the other, said Captain Amarinder, adding that each one of them, including himself, had mulled over what he would have done in similar circumstances. The Chief Minister lauded the exceptional leadership of Havildar Ishar Singh, who stoically led his men to death, not once thinking of backing out even though he knew the eventual outcome of the highly unequal battle.
Italy’s Hera group proposes setting up effluent treatment plant in Punjab
London/Chandigarh : Encouraged by the industry-friendly policies of the Captain Amarinder-led government, Italy’s multi-utility Hera Group has evinced interest in setting up an industrial waste conversion project in Punjab on BOT basis.
This was conveyed to Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh by a high-level company delegation that called on him here late on Tuesday evening. In their presentation to the Chief Minister, the delegation suggested conversion of the industrial waste generated in Punjab’s major cities into energy, facilitating the state’s green transformation and helping it get rid of pollution.
On a suggestion by the Chief Minister, the delegation agreed to conduct a field study to work out a sustainable project. The delegation informed the Chief Minister that the Group would send a technical team soon to Ludhiana and Jalandhar to analyse the nature of effluent discharged from the large number of local industrial units located there and come out with a detailed proposal.
The delegation, led by Aditya Khanna, Vice Chairman of DSSI Global Limited represented the Group, said the proposed effluent treatment plant would be a state-of-the-art facility, an official spokesperson disclosed, giving details of the meeting.
Welcoming the proposals, the Chief Minister extended to the delegation his government’s full support to Hera Group in its ventures. He apprised the delegation of the various measures taken by his government to promote ease of business in the state.
MoU with Bharti Foundation for providing 20,000 toilets to rural households
Chandigarh: Punjab government on Wednesday signed memorandum of understanding with the Bharti Foundation for providing 20,000 toilets to rural households. On behalf of Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Director Ashwani Kumar and on behalf of Bharti Foundation, Chief Executive Officer Vijay Chadha signed the MoU. Punjab government said that Punjab is the only state in the country which is working in collaboration with any private organisation for contributing in the Swachh Bharat Mission.
