The Fact News Service
Mohali, April 15
The timings of the government health facilities will be changed from April 16 onwards in the district. Divulging the details, Civil Surgeon Dr. Davinder Kumar said the government health institutions will now open at 8 am and close at 2 pm.
These institutions include District Hospital Mohali, Sub-Divisional Hospitals Kharar, Derabassi and all Primary Health Centers, Community Health Centers, Sub-Health Centers, Aam Aadmi Clinics, ESI hospital and other dispensaries in the district.
He said the emergency services in government hospitals will continue 24 hours as before. The Civil Surgeon clarified that the timings of the Civil Surgeon Office Mohali and other offices in the hospitals will function as before from 9 am to 5 pm. It may be mentioned that summer time in the government health facilities (April 15 to October 15) is from 8 am to 2 pm while winter time (October 15 to April 15) is from 9 am to 3 pm.
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Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer, Aashika Jain has ordered noise monitoring of the sound being used in the political rallies/campaigning during the elections.
Divulging the details, the Deputy Commissioner said that the loudspeakers are the most common and effective mode of campaign because of their loud sound and mobility.
She said that keeping in view its high decibel; loudspeakers have also become a serious menace to an environment that disturbs the peace of various sections of society like sick/infirm/old age people/students or household animals.
Striking a balance between the right of political parties to use it as a means of the election campaign on one hand and the right of general public on the other hand, the Election Commission of India already issued instructions that decibels of the sound generated by loudspeakers/amplifiers do not exceed the permissible limit as fixed under the relevant law/guidelines.
To abide by the instructions of the ECI, Er Vipan Kumar, Assistant Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, has been deputed as the Nodal Officer to carry the noise monitoring during the Model Code of Conduct.
She said that the violators would have to face the action as per the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
