instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 12 No. 323 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Simmi Kaur Babbar ÏΔ‹∂ÍΔ, ’ª◊√ Í≈‡Δ, ¡Â∂ Ï≈ÁÒ Í«Ú≈ Á∂ ÁÒ≈Ò, ◊ØÒ’ ⁄ت ÂØ∫ ◊∞»ÿ Ï⁄≈¿∞‰ Ú≈√Â∂ «‡≈«¬‚ ¡ø«ÓÃÂË≈Δ ◊∞«√μ÷ ¡Î√, «ÁμÒΔ ◊∞Á∞¡≈≈ ’Ó∂‡Δ ÁΔ¡ª ⁄؉ª ÒÛÈ! «’√∂ Í≈‡Δ ÂØ∫ Government's 4-Point Plan To Deal With Suez «‡’‡ ÒÀ‰ ÁΔ ÒØÛ È‘Δ∫Õ Canal Blockage New Delhi: The government on Friday said a four-point plan has been chalked out to deal with the situation arising from the blockage of Suez Canal. The plan was chalked out in a meeting ¡√Δ∫ Â∞‘≈‚≈ Ó∞ΠÍÃ⁄≈ ¡Â∂ Ó≈◊Á√È ’ª◊∂Õ convened by the logistics division, Ministry of Commerce. It includes prioritisation of cargo, freight rates, advisory to ports and re-routing of ships. A meeting in this regard was chaired by Special Secretary (Logistics) Pawan Agarwal ÁŸflŒ∑§ attended by representative from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, ADG Shipping, Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA) and Federation of Indian Export Organisations. Sardar Gurcharan Singh Babbar Under prioritisation of cargo, Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), Marine PRESIDENT Products Export Development Authority ALL INDIA SIKH CONFERENCE BABBAR (MPEDA) and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Jathedar Avtar Singh, Jathedar Dilbagh singh, Jathedar Gopal Singh, Sardar Jaswant Singh, Baba Bhola Jee, (APEDA) will jointly identify cargo particularly Jathedar Satvinder Singh, Jathedar Suba Singh Dillon, Jathedar Balbeer Singh, Sardar Chanchal Singh perishable cargo for priority movement and work with the shipping lines for the same. Besides, ADDRESS- 5, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, PRESS AREA, ITO NEW DELHI 110002 CSLA assured that the freight rates as per exist- PHONE, 9971359517, 9312262300, 9868068019, E-mail ID, [email protected] ing contracts will be honoured. 2 New Delhi, Saturday, 3 April, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES NEWS BOX April Cool: A green twist & tips on global warming FIRs against five plot owners Gurgaon: Instead of celebrating April Fool, the residents of new sectors gave a green twist and celebrated the day as ‘April Cool’. The resident’s group called United Association of New Gurugram (UANG) is for flouting building norms celebrating a month-long ‘April Cool’ to spread awareness about the increasing global warming. Gurgaon: The department of town after obtaining the occupation owners in Palam Vihar have As many as 35 housing societies, including and country planning (DTCP) has certificate. Sub-division of each constructed two to four flats on filed FIRs against five plot owners floor into multiple dwelling units each floor and sold the same to NBCC Heights, Regal Gardens, Sare in Palam Vihar for allegedly (i.e. more than one dwelling unit homebuyers. The occupation Homes, Microtek Greenburg, Vatika K violating the layout plan during on each floor) is itself a gross certificate of these buildings Block, G-21 and Supertech 77, have come construction of their houses as violation of the Act. The clearly mentions that only four forward to join the initiative. The residents well as occupation certificate occupation certificate granted to dwelling units are approved have pledged to make the surrounding more conditions. The builders, each of the plot owners has been (single kitchen on each floor i.e., cool by planting saplings at various places. architects and buyers of the illegal cancelled by DTCP. FIRs have one independent dwelling unit on Praveen Malik, vice-president of UANG said, properties have also been booked also been filed against them at each floor). Moreover, it is also “We are already facing global warming and for the same offences, officials Palam Vihar police station,” Batth mentioned in the OC that any the planet temperature is rising at a speed said.District town planner said. “These plot owners had addition/alteration inside the which is why we have launched this month- (enforcement) RS Batth told TOI c o n s t r u c t e d t w o t o f o u r premises after obtaining OC, long initiative ‘April Cool’ to give more that the department received a independent dwelling flats on without the permission of the meaning to it. We have invoked people to complaint against illegal each floor in complete violation of competent authority, shall be come and do their bit to protect the nature construction of multiple dwelling building bylaws and occupation considered a violation of the earth. More than 35 housing societies have units on a single floor in buildings certificate conditions. The illegal approval. Batth also said as per participated in this and took a pledge to take raised on each of the five plots in units were sealed by DTP norms, the occupation certificate care of the plants around us.” Apart for this, C2 block of Palam Vihar. enforcement on Wednesday,” he will stand automatically cancelled the residents will also hold cleanliness Based on the complaint, the added. As per norms, it is if the owner or the builder changes drives and adoption of plants during this enforcement team inspected the mandatory to procure occupancy the permitted use of the building whole month to instil a sense of sites and found violations of some certificate for any residential or raises any additional responsibility towards the planet and protect provisions of the Haryana building constructed on a plot. For construction in the said building it from further depletion. “Though it is small Development and Regulation of plot sizes bigger than 180 square without the approval of the but a positive step to bring some change in Urban Areas Act, 1975. “Major yards, there is a provision for competent authority and occupies the society. Everyone should avoid the use alterations have been carried out construction of four floors and the portion of the said building for of polythene, unnecessary use of private by the plot owners and builders stilt parking. But several plot which OC has not been granted. vehicle and plant more and more trees,” said NeerajAwasthi, a resident of Regal Garden. Man shows buyers flats, ‘Don’t want reinfection’: Those who beat the virus line up for jabs gets booking fee, cheats Gurgaon: When their turn came, they 2020 and has been avoiding stepping out maintain social distancing,” said Sunil wasted no time. On Day 1 of the fourth due to fear of getting reinfected since Khera (45), resident of Sector 56. “I am a them phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive then. “I vividly remember those terrible frontline worker and finally got vaccinated for the 45+ population, several patients days when both my husband and I tested today. I have been taking all precautions to Gurgaon: A contractor of Haryana Shahari who have recovered from the infection Covid-positive. He was admitted to save myself from Covid. Getting the Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and 14 others came forward to get their first doses on hospital for a week and I wasn’t able to vaccine feels great. The process is very were allegedly cheated of over Rs 1.2 crore Thursday. The chances of reinfection see him. My 15-year-old son had to simple. I just walked in at a session site and by a man who posed as a developer. The persist in view of the recent surge in cases, confine himself to his room. Taking the got myself vaccinated within 10 minutes,” fraudster showed flats across the city to which is why they lined up for jabs, they first jab has given me confidence,” the Sunil’s wife Renu said. Param Jain (49), a potential buyers and disappeared after said. Sector 56 resident said. A couple that also Palam Vihar resident, said he got an taking the booking amount. Sweta Saraf (45), a Sector 57 resident who received their first doses on Thursday appointment booked at the nearest hospital The complainant —Mithelesh Kumar, who tested Covid-positive in the first week of said while they feel safer now after carrying out Covid inoculations as soon as works as an HSVP contractor — told police November last year, was one of the first getting vaccinated, they will continue to he got to know he would be eligible from that he met one Naveen Chandela, who recipients to receive the shot in this phase follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. “I April 1. “After getting the shot, I am very identified himself as the managing director on Thursday. “I was hospitalised for three think getting vaccinated is very important excited that I can venture out and resume of AHI Housing through one of his friends days and my oxygen saturation level was decided to get the jab immediately,” said under the present circumstances. Cases are my jogs without worrying about the virus. I Keshavram in February 2020. Mithelesh below 80%. I was in a very critical condition Saraf, who was vaccinated at W Pratiksha again rising and this is going to be to the new am aware that I have to wear a mask and was interested to invest in the real-estate for a few days. The memories still haunt me. Hospital in Sushant Lok-2. Another Covid normal. I am going to follow Covid- follow Covid norms.” “This vaccination sector. Chandela showed him a few flats in I do not want to get the infection again. patient who recovered a few months ago, appropriate behaviour as it will take time to phase comes at a time when the country is sectors 48, 49 and 72 of which Mithelesh Cases were rising last November when I got Roshni Chaudhuri (45), said she can finally develop herd immunity.