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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY FALLS ON JUNE 5

Mrs Asha Hooda, wife of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, does her bit for the environment by planting a sapling

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Taking on agents of pollution

Underscoring the need for creating and sustaining ahealthy environment and making planet earth

more livable, Mahatma Gandhi had said, “What we aredoing to the forests of the world is but a mirrorreflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to oneanother. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man'sneeds, but not every man's greed.” Getting guided bythe thinking of the Father of the Nation, the HaryanaGovernment, led by the Chief Minister, Mr BhupinderSingh Hooda, is engaged in doing the tight-rope walkbetween promoting all-round growth and sustaining anenvironment conducive to life and all living beings.

Any exercise aimed at protecting the environmentessentially revolves around reducing the consumptionof fossil fuels; containing and cleaning up all sorts ofpollution: air, noise and water; tapping clean,alternative energy sources which admit of low-carbonemissions; preserving the endangered species andprotecting the biodiversity. Concern for environmentbeing close to the heart of the Chief Minister,persistent efforts are being made by the EnvironmentDepartment to create a healthy environment. And theHaryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) ismaking insistent efforts to sustain it, even if itnecessitates cracking the whip on the agents ofpollution. In fiscal 2011-12, the HSPCB ordered closureof 286 units and filed 30 prosecution cases in theSpecial Environment Court.

June 5 being the Environment Day, our Cover Reportin this issue of Haryana Review opens a broad windowon the efforts being made by the government onvarious fronts to combat pollution of all kinds,including air, water and noise, and promote growth inperfect harmony with environment. Several newinitiatives, including setting up of eco clubs,environment courts and training institutes, have beentaken to spread the message to one and all about theprime need for promoting environment.

Besides cover report and usual columns, this time wehave a photo feature on different ways of beating theheat. In the sports segment, there is a story on theseven para-athletes from Haryana who have made theirway to the London Para-Olympics. For the benefit ofstudents, we have introduced in the education section acolumn on the new courses universities and theiraffiliated colleges plan to start from the new academicsession. g

2 HARYANA REVIEW JUNE 2012CONTENTS

COVER STORY

p 4 Creating healthy environment

The Haryana Government is taking conscious and concrete

measures to strike a fine balance between the needs of growth

and the demands for preservation of ecology

p 8 Whip cracked on polluters

Interview with Capt Ajay Singh Yadav,

Environment Minister, Haryana

p 12 Farther from nature, closer to calamity

p 14 Shaking hands with nature

p 18 State structures go green

p 22 Bringing nature home

p 24 Saving every drop of water

p 26 Many modes, one goal: Save environment

p 29 Let charity begin at home

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PHOTO FEATURE

p 30 Cool ways to beat the summer heat

ACHIEVERS

p 37 Haryana is proud of them

EDUCATIOn

p 38 Educational courses galore

HISTORY

p 44 A PEEP into the archives

REPORT

p 46 Bagful of bounties for Mahendragarh

p 47 Jhajjar shows the way

nEWS In CAPSULE

p 48 The month that was

SPORTS

p 50 Will power paves way to success

ART AnD CULTURE

p 53 Chandrawal II strikes a chord

p 54 The feminine brush says it all

LAST PAGE

p 56 Pearls of wisdom by Saint Kabir

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HARYANA REVIEW JUNE 2012

Parveen K Modi

Environment is as important tosustaining humanity and

bequeathing to the posterity a betterplanet to live on, as growth is toserving the human race. While theHaryana Government swears by all-round development, its Department ofEnvironment is taking conscious andconcrete measures to strike a finebalance between the needs of growthand the demands for preservation ofecology.

“The exercise is not just limited tocreating a healthy environment butalso aims at nurturing it. Focusedefforts are being made to spreadawareness among the people about theurgency and importance of creating ahealthy environment and involvingthem in preserving it”, Capt AjaySingh Yadav, Environment Minister,told Haryana Review.

Saddled with this onerous task of

tackling the problem ofenvironmental pollution, theEnvironment Department isvigorously implementing variousenactments. Besides the Water(Preventing & Control of Pollution)Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention &Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,various other laws made with theobjective of containing and regulatingpollution caused by hazardous bio-medical waste, solid waste and use ofplastic etc, are being effectivelyenforced.

While the Haryana State PollutionControl Board (HSPCB) implementsthe laws, the Department ofEnvironment exercises administrativecontrol over its functioning.

EAGLE’S EYE ON POLLUTERSWith a view to keeping the pollutingunits under the scanner, web camerashave been installed in highly pollutingindustries, especially distilleries, to

monitor the kind and quality ofeffluents being discharged by them.These web-eyes are connected with thewebsite of the board for ensuringcompliance.

“Besides, surprise teams arefrequently deputed by the head officeof the HSPCB to conduct inspectionsand pick up samples to check if theindustrial units are complying withthe pollution norms”, R R Jowel,HSPCB Chairman, said.

Steps have also been taken to checkwater pollution in the state. Allindustrial units have been directed toinstall effluent treatment plants. Infact, most of the polluting industrieshave already installed ETPs.

The HSPCB is also taking stringentaction against polluting units,including closure and prosecution ofCreating healthy

environmentThe Haryana Government is taking consciousand concrete measures to strike a fine balancebetween the needs of growth and the demandsfor preservation of ecology

COVER STORY 5HARYANA REVIEW JUNE 2012

such units as have either not installedETPs or are not complying with thepollution norms. Directions have alsobeen issued to the PHE Department,Haryana Urban DevelopmentAuthority (HUDA) and the HaryanaState Industrial InfrastructureDevelopment Corporation (HSIIDC)for installation of sewage treatmentplants (STPs) and common effluenttreatment plants (CETPs).

EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANTSDetermined to check pollution, theHSPCB has issued directions toindustrial units in industrial estates toinstall CETPs for the treatment ofindustrial effluents generated fromindustries located in industrialestates. Common plants have beeninstalled by HUDA in Sector-29, Part-

II, Panipat.The HSIIDC has also set up such

plants at Kundli, Manesar, Barhi,Murthal, Rai and Jind. These havealso been set up in Gurgaon andFaridabad for treatment of theelectroplating wastes generated fromthe cluster of electroplating units.CETPs have also been installed inGurgaon and Ambala for treatment ofthe effluents generated from theelectroplating units located there.

The HSPCB has also formulated ascheme for installing STPs in smallertowns through the Public HealthEngineering (PHE) Department. Anamount of Rs 6 crore has beenearmarked under this scheme out ofwhich a sum of Rs 3 crore has alreadybeen released. Concerted efforts havebeen made and special organisational

structures have been created all overthe state to address concerns overenvironment--air, water and noise.New initiatives like SpecialEnvironment Courts and Eco-Clubshave been taken to not only containpollution but also involve the youngones in the cause of protecting theenvironment, so dear to the humanity.

Determined to checkpollution, the HSPCB hasissued directions toindustrial units inindustrial estates toinstall CETPs for thetreatment of industrialeffluents

An effluent treatmentplant in Gurgaon

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ECO CLUBS SET UP

The Haryana Government set up 2,850Eco-Clubs under the National GreenCorps Scheme in the state in 2005-2006and their strength has now increasedto 5,250 spread over all the 21 districtsof the state. A three-day awarenesscamp was recently organised atGovernment High School, Saketri,District Panchkula, to spread themessage about environment. Besides,a two-day master training workshopwas also organised with a view tomobilising the working of eco-clubs inthe state for preservation andconservation of environment.

While an amount of Rs 50,000 was

sanctioned in 2007-08 under the statescheme, an amount of Rs 2500 per eco-club was earmarked as grant-in-aidfrom the Ministry of Environment andForests (MOEF), GOI. An amount ofRs one lakh was spent in 2008-09 forpreparation of literature and postersfor school children.

In 2009-10, an amount of Rs 1.5 lakhwas sanctioned under the scheme formeeting the expenditure incurred onorganising State Level Eco-Club Campat GSSS, Bitna, Pinjore. An amount ofRs 3 lakh was sanctioned in 2010-11.The department conducted state levelnature camp at Kalesar inYamunanagar. In 2011-12, a sum of Rs3 lakh was sanctioned for organising

essay competition on the subject“Climate Change” in all the districts ofthe state to spread awareness andconsciousness about protecting theenvironment.

SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT COURTSTwo Special Environment Courts havebeen set up at Faridabad andKurukshetra. They are dealing withcases which fall under various acts i.e.Water (Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention &Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,Environment Protection Act, IndianForests Act, Wild Life Act and PublicLand Protection Act. From Rs 50 lakhin 2007-08, the state government hassanctioned Rs 102 lakh for the courtsin 2011-12.

TRAINING INSTITUTEThe main objective of setting up theEnvironment Training Institute is topromote sensitivity aboutenvironmental issues and impartknowledge to all sections of thesociety, including industrial units,about the danger of pollution causedby air, water, hazardous and solidwaste poses to environment andecology. The institute makes industrialunits as well as those who handle

Period Outlay (Rs) Expenditure (Rs) Purpose2007-08 50 35.1 For establishment expenses2008-09 55 54.5 For disbursement of salary of staff2009-10 69 74.43 For meeting the expenditure on

payment of arrear of pay and other expenses in connection with establishment of courts.

2010-11 97.69 97.35 Spent for salary and contingencies expenditure etc. to the staff and other contigent expenses

2011-12 101.6 109 –

(In lakh)

Outlay and expenditure: Environment courts

Young members of an ecoclub promoting environment


waste, wise on the systems andmethods that can be adopted to keeppollution at bay. They are briefed onscientific disposal and management ofthe effluents and pollutantsdischarged by industrial units.

This institute has been planned bythe Haryana Government incollaboration with the industrial unitssituated in Gurgaon District.

FUNDS RELEASED TO HIPAUnder this scheme, an amount of Rsone lakh was sanctioned in 2008-09which was released to the HaryanaInstitute of Public Administration(HIPA) for conducting a refreshercourse/training for industrial workersand the general public onenvironmental issues.

While another Rs one lakh wassanctioned under this scheme in 2009-10 and released to the HSPCB, a sum ofRs two lakh has been released to theHSPCB in 2010-11. In 2011-12, Rs twolakh has been released to HSPCB forthe puropose.

Under the Manufacture, Use,Import, Export and Storage ofHazardous Micro-Organisms,Genetically Engineered Organisms orCells Rules, 1989, there is provision forconstitution of State Bio-TechnologyCo-ordination Committee to reviewperiodically the safety and controlmeasures taken by variousinstitutes/industries handlinggenetically modified organisms andhazardous micro-organism, to co-ordinate the activities related to GMOs

in Haryana, and to inspect, investigateand take punitive action in case of anyviolations. Accordingly, the stategovernment has re-constituted theState Bio-Technology Co-ordinationCommittee under the chairmanship ofChief Secretary, Haryana.

Under the Manufacture, Use,Import, Export and Storage ofHazardous Micro-Organisms,Genetically Engineered Organisms orCells Rules, 1989; there is also aprovision for constitution of districtlevel committee in each district. It willmonitor safety regulations ininstallations engaged in the use ofgenetically modified organisms/hazardous micro organism and itsapplication in environment, andinspect, investigate and report to StateBio-Technology Co-ordinationCommittee about compliance or non-compliance of DNA guidelines etc.Accordingly, the state government hasconstituted such committee in eachdistrict under the chairmanship ofdeputy commissioner.

The Haryana Government hasconstituted Haryana State Bio-

Diversity Board under thechairmanship of Capt Ajay SinghYadav, Minister for Environment,Haryana, in pursuance of theBiological Diversity Act, 2002, enactedby the MOEF, GOI.

It lays down that every stategovernment will constitute suchboard to ensure conservation ofbiological diversity, sustainable use ofthe components, and fair andequitable sharing of the benefitsarising out of the use of biologicalresources etc.

ONE-TIME GRANTAn amount of Rs 10 lakh has beenearmarked as one-time grant forestablishment of the board out ofwhich a sum of Rs five lakh hasalready been received. An amount ofRs 50,000 was earmarked in 2009-10 astoken amount and given to the Bio-Diversity Board which has beenutilised.

An amount of Rs five lakh has beenreleased to the board forestablishment of the HaryanaBiodiversity Board and BiodiversitiesCommittees. In 2011-12, a sum of Rsthree lakh has also been sanctionedunder this scheme.

The total budget of the Departmentof Environment under Plan Schemewas Rs 75 lakh in 2004-05, which hasbeen increased to Rs 330 lakh becausefour new schemes have beenimplemented since 2004-05.

Presently, 14 schemes and onenewly created scheme i.e. ClimateChange Cell, are being run by thedepartment.The details of budget and expendituresince 2005-06 are as under:-

Financial year Plan Budget Expenditure

2005-06 90 78.252006-07 107 101.122007-08 168.9 166.062008-09 150 149.332009-10 315 312.762010-11 280 261.67TOTAL 1,110.9 1,069.192011-12 300 226.61

Given this stupendous effort, theHaryana Government has virtuallyunleashed a campaign againstpollution of all kinds. And the resultsare encouraging. g

The state governmenthas re-constituted theState Bio-TechnologyCo-ordinationCommittee under thechairmanship of ChiefSecretary, Haryana

A water treatment plant in Jagadhari


Cracking the whip onpolluting industries, the

Haryana State Pollution ControlBoard ordered closure of asmany as 286 units and filed 30prosecution cases in the SpecialEnvironment Court in fiscal2011-12. Common effluenttreatment plants (CETPs) havebeen set up in all industrialestates by the Haryana StateIndustrial and InfrastructuralDevelopment Corporation(HSIIDC) besides thoseestablished by the HaryanaUrban Development Authority(HUDA) in Panipat andFaridabad. What’s more,guidelines for issuance ofprocedure for grant of consentto establish and consent tooperate had been revised, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav,Environment Minister, Haryana,told Parveen K Modi ofHaryana Review in an exclusiveinterview. Here go excerpts fromthe interview:

What action is being takenagainst the polluting units?Have any been warned, finedor closed down during thefiscal 2011-12?

Let me tell you that whip has beencracked on polluters. The HaryanaState Pollution Control Board (HSPCB)is taking closure / prosecution actionagainst polluting industrial units.During fiscal 2011-12, it orderedclosure of 286 units and filed 30prosecution cases in the SpecialEnvironment Court.

As regards disposal of thehazardous waste generated by variousindustries, a common hazardous wastetreatment, storage and disposalfacility has been set up through the

Haryana Environment ManagementSociety (HEMS) at Pali village inFaridabad District. This facility isoperated by a professional agency i.eM/s Gujrat Enviro (P) Ltd. Hazardouswaste generated by various industriesin the state is treated and scientificallydisposed of at this common facility.All such industrial units as aregenerating hazardous waste, aremembers of the HEMS and it has beenmade mandatory for all the member-units to dispose of the hazardouswaste in this common facility.

How serious is the pollutionproblem in the industrial beltsof the state? What concretesteps have been taken tocombat and contain pollution?

Things are fairly under control in allmajor industrial belts in Haryanawhich are located in Faridabad,Panipat, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar,Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon andDharuhera. The Haryana StateIndustrial & InfrastructureDevelopment Corporation (HSIIDC)has developed industrial estates atManesar, Barhi, Murthal, Kundli, Rai,

(Sonepat District) and Jind.Common effluent treatment plants

(CETPs) have been set up in all theseindustrial estates by the HSIIDC fortreatment of the effluents generatedand discharged by various industries.In Panipat, the Haryana UrbanDevelopment Authority (HUDA) hasdeveloped an industrial estate inSector 29 Part-II where all thepolluting industries of Panipat townare being shifted.

A common effluent 21 million-liter-per-day treatment plant has been setup by HUDA to treat the effluentsgenerated by the textile dyeing units

Whip cracked onPOLLUTERS

Capt Ajay Singh YadavEnvironment Minister, Haryana


operating in this sector. A commoneffluent treatment plant has also beenset up by HUDA in Sector-58,Faridabad, for treatment of theeffluents discharged by small-scaleelectroplating units located in Sector-58, Faridabad. Yet another similarplant has been set up in Sector 37,Gurgaon, for treatment of effluents ofsmall-scale electroplating units. TheHSIIDC has decided in principle toinstall CETPs in all the industrialestates developed by it.

The HSPCB is persuading allindustries located outside industrialestates to install individual plants, and

most of the polluting units havealready installed ETPs in order toensure compliance of the standards.

The ban on setting up newunits in Faridabad and Gurgaonwas lifted last year on thestrength of the reportsubmitted by the board. Hopethings have not gone back tosquare one?

No, things have not gone back tosquare. A study conducted by theCentral Pollution Control Board(CPCB) through IIT Delhi, found that

43 industrial clusters were criticallypolluted in the country. These includedFaridabad and Panipat towns ofHaryana where setting up of newprojects was banned. The HSPCBprepared an action plan for abatementof pollution in these two towns whichwere implemented in right earnest. Inthe wake of the action taken byvarious agencies, things improved andthe moratorium on setting up of newprojects was lifted by the UnionMinistry of Environment & Forests,Government of India.

The action plans for these twotowns have been implemented by all

Sludge drying beds of seweragetreatment plant in Panipat


line departments and individualindustries and projects, and as such,there is no possibility of going back tosquare one.

Has the HSPCB come up withany new policies/schemes aspart of its action plan tocontrol pollution in cities andtowns of Haryana?

Yes! It has issued revised notificationon April 1, 2012 regarding procedurefor grant of consent to establish andconsent to operate. According to thenew notification, the consent shall be

granted for longer period i.e. twoyears to units in the Red Category(highly polluting); three years toOrange Category (moderatelypolluting) and five years to GreenCategory (less polluting) industries.

The HSPCB has also implemented apolicy under which whenever theparameters of pollution of anyindustry are found beyond thepermissible limits, prosecution actionis initiated and closure notices areissued under the provisions of theWater /Air Act.

It takes performance guaranteefrom polluting units, except for all

Green Categories and small-scaleOrange category of industries havinginvestment up to Rs 1 crore, and allGreen Category Industries in order toensure regular operation of thepollution control devices andcompliance of pollution norms. Incase of non-compliance by any unit,the performance guarantee is forfeitedand action is taken under the law/rules against such defaulting units.

All new industrial units will have toobtain change of land use from theTown & Country Planning Departmentfor setting up projects. The board istrying to grant timely consent to

Reactor of the seweragetreatment plant in Panipat


operate and in this direction, onlinesystem is being implemented to ensuretransparency and efficiency.

Looking over the shoulders, doyou think Haryana has donewell to protect theenvironment? Are air andwater less polluted now ascompared to previous years?

Conscious of our duty to protect theenvironment, the state governmenthas taken effective measures to controlwater, air and noise pollution in thestate. The Chief Minister, Mr

Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is especiallyconcerned about environment. Thepollution in Yamuna is under checkand the bio-chemical oxygen level inthe Yamuna remains well within thepermissible limits at Palli village onthe Haryana-Delhi border.

Despite industrialisation, thepollution levels in air and water arenot showing increasing trend invarious towns of Haryana. The HSPCBis also setting up continuous ambientair quality stations at Faridabad,Gurgaon, Rohtak and Panchkula tocontinuously monitor the ambient airquality in these towns.

There are complaints that thewaters of Yamuna are gettingpolluted by the day. Have anysteps been taken to remedy thesituation?

Determined to control and containpollution in the Yamuna, we haveissued closure orders to such units aswere found causing polluton anddischarging effluents into variousdrains. Most of the industries locatednear the Yamuna have alreadyinstalled effluent treatment plants. Thebio-chemical oxygen level in theYamuna remains well within thepermissible limits in Palli village onthe Haryana-Delhi border.

However, Haryana is getting badlypolluted by the water flowing fromYamuna into Agra and Gurgaon Canalnear Badarpur in Delhi due to thedischarge of untreated/partiallytreated effluent of 26 drains of Delhi.

The board has written DO letters tothe Central Pollution Control Boardand the Union Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests, Government ofIndia, to resolve the inter-statepollution problem. After a recentjudgment by the Supreme Court, ameeting was called by the chiefsecretary and all concerneddepartments have filed affidavit/action plan for controlling pollution inYamuna.

What measures are being takento check noise pollution in citiesand towns?A regular check is kept on the noisegenerated by industrial units. Under anotification issued by the stategovernment, SDMs and DSPs havebeen deputed to control noise in theresidential / commercial areas, andalso the noise made by the traffic. g

Life-span put onbuses, autosWith a view to checking noiseand atmospheric pollution, theHaryana Government has put alife-span on the road for differentkinds of vehicles beyond whichthese are not allowed to run.

Under the Haryana MotorVehicles Rules, 1993, stagecarriage buses are allowed tooperate in the state up to amaximum of 10 years. Themotocabs (taxis) are allowed foreight years and three-wheelerautorickshaws up to 15 years.

Following a conscious decisiontaken by the HaryanaGovernment top reducepollution, the state is going in formore CNG buses. Out of HaryanaRoadways fleet of 4,300 stagecarriage buses, about 400 areCNG buses.

The pollution norms areprescribed by the CentralGovernment throughout thecountry. The norms in theNational Capital Region (NCR)are stricter than in states. Novehicle is registered in the statewhich does not comply with theBharat Standard normsprescribed by the CentralGovernment. The vehicles notcomplying with provisions of theMotor Vehicles Act/Rules,including those pertaining topollution, are challaned.


Sumer Chand

The Indian civilisation is theoldest of all. Max Muller, the

German scholar was very fond of itbecause close relation between natureand humanity was its vital stay. WeIndians have been worshipping naturesince the very beginning. Earth wasthe mother and Sun and Moon werethe Gods. Trees were our benefactorsand some of them, like Banyan andPeepal, were treated as Devtas andworshipped, and in turn theyshowered blessings on the people. Dueto these blessings, the humans werephysically and mentally healthy.

Our way of living was according toour weather conditions. There weremud houses which used to be coolduring summer and hot during winter.The old diyas (earthen lamps) werethe source of light. The cotton grownin the fields gave us home-spun andweaved clothes. People went on foot orused horses and animal carts to gofrom one place to another -- allpollution free.

GOOD OLD DAYSTill yesterday, cutting a green tree wasconsidered a sin. The Bisnois evengave up their lives defending the trees.The hills were covered with thickforests; there used to be ample snowand the mountain peaks were ladenwith it. As a result, rivers, springs andlakes were full of sweet and purewater. The villages and towns were onthe banks of these water sources.

There were enough rains and the

air was clean and thus, vegetation andforests were in abundance. The forestsalso provided sweet and deliciousfruits and fragrant flowers. The wholeenvironment was quite fresh andhealthy in which the human heartgamboled merrily. The people werevirtuous and true to their words.

Thereafter some forests were cutfor growing crops but trees wereplanted around the fields and near thewells and ponds. A lot of trees wereoutside the villages and towns. Therewas not a single religious place whereBanyan or Peepal trees were not there.The village Choupal was not without ashady tree.

CUSTOM TO PLANT TREESThere was a custom to plant trees onthe banks of canals, lakes and watercourses. There were trees on bothsides of the village routes. The noblepeople created gardens and parkswhich silently nourished theenvironment.

Our rishis and munis did greatresearch on nature. On that basis theymade a custom to perform puja ofPeepal and Banyan trees because theyfound that while all other trees emitoxygen during the day and carbondioxide during the night, these treesemit oxygen, day and night and suckcarbon dioxide simultaneously.

Now the botanists have found that amature Peepal tree emits 1,500 kgoxygen and sucks 2,300 kg carbondioxide every hour. That is why thesetrees were called devtas. Was it not aright assessment? Do they not purify

the air, which is very vital for life? Thereafter, began an era of

modernity-- the lust to exchange ourgolden yesterday with other'sglittering today. This has let us downand is still taking us deeper. The mudhouses have been replaced with brickand concrete structures. In big cities,there are high-rise concrete jungles.For this, all the coal is mined from thedeep earth and is taken to feed thefactories making bricks, cement, andother chemicals. Huge clouds ofsmoke are let out in the air, causingpollution.

The homemade cotton clothes havebeen replaced with chemically-madeclothes which instead of being body-friendly, are harmful to it. The shoesare also made of chemicals. We set upfactories to produce these chemicals,and their residues further pollute theair and water. Which way is this tokeep our environment clean?

The magic of modernity hasaffected us drastically. Earlier we usedto keep our body healthy by walkingor riding the horses, but now it ismatter of shame to walk on foot.Everyone requires a vehicle – bus, car,motor cycle, scooter or a moped.

CONGLOMERATE OF VEHICLESMaterialism has made us habitual ofso many other articles and theirproper supply has necessitated theplying of trucks from one corner ofthe country to the other. All this hasresulted in a conglomerate of vehicles.These vehicles not only emit harmfulsmoke but also increase the

Fartherfrom nature,

closer to calamityBetween yesterday and today, we have come miles away from

nature in the name of modernity. If we do not take steps now tosave our environment, we might end up inviting doomsday


atmospheric temperature. Do werequire more heat where we alreadyhave 45 degree of temperature? Doesthe smoke of these vehicles keep ourenvironment undisturbed?

The modern people have a tendencyof despising trees. Why these areunnecessarily occupying the space?We kill two birds with one stone- getmoney out of the trees and space forbuilding houses. The English peopleplanted trees in our country. TheMughals and Shershah Suri did thesame and gave proper care and respectto trees and gardens.

Till yesterday, there were CompanyBaghs in every city. There were veryhigh and big trees on the malls ofevery famous hill station. There wererows of big trees in the famousChandni Chowk bazaar of our Capital.But the modern city demanded theirsacrifice and we made it and destroyedthem all.

FORESTS ARE NOWHEREThe hills are naked and the forests arenowhere and if at all they are, theyare boneless - scattered and graceless.We have lost the village Banyans andPeepals which were devatas tillyesterday. Gardens are a thing of thepast. Did we protect or ruin ourenvironment by such behaviour? Stillwe have a craze to be modern.

In schools, writing is no moretaught on slate and patti and thestudents do not sit on mats. There arecopy books for writing and there iswooden furniture to sit on. But the so-called educated people loaded withdegrees do not remember that theydestroy the forests for makingfurniture and paper for copy books.

They forget that the harm to forestsmeans harm to our environment.They can go to the courts and getorder for closing the factories, butthey do not plant a tree and give it abucket of water. So we are living onfalse hope that our environment willimprove.

The rich people have clubs in everytown for liaisoning with thegovernment officers. During VanMahotsav they 'plant' twenty thousandtrees in two hours just to please thoseofficers. But some of these trees arejust planted on paper. And wherethe saplings are actually plantedwith so much fanfare, nobodybothers to check whetherthese grow into trees orjust get destroyed.

Now is the mature time when weshould come out of the garb ofmodernity. We have to respect MotherNature as in the past and keep our airand water pure. All this cannot bedone by niti but by neeyat. Thespeeches and sermons will not do anygood; we have to set right ourbehaviour. The courts cannot solve theproblems; they will be solved by socialawareness.

LET LEADERS MAKE A BEGINNINGFor that, our leaders should make thebeginning. They should forget once forall that environment is far away fromvote-catching devices. All the politicalparties must co-operate and theintellectuals and educationists mustactively take part in the cause ofsaving our environment.

When the society as a whole willthink that the environment mustbe protected, then only it willimprove. The best way is toinvolve the young ones,especially thestudents of schoolsand colleges, insaving the

environment. Teachers can play animportant role in this by giving theright direction to students and settingan example for them by doing their bitfor saving the environment.

We should say goodbye tomodernity and be friendly to nature,otherwise the celebrations ofEnvironment Day will be aformality and we shall sooninvite the doomsday. g

The writer is a socialworker and a freelance

journalist

The Peepal andBanyan trees emit

oxygen day andnight and suckcarbon dioxide

simultaneously. Amature Peepal tree

emits 1,500 kgoxygen and sucks2,300 kg carbon

dioxide every hour

COVER STORY HARYANA REVIEW14

Ruchi Sharma

These days when the threat ofglobal warming is looming large

on us, everybody is striving for agreen and safe environment. TheForest Department of Haryana ismaking all-out effort to increase thegreen cover, conserve soil and water,and maintain the ecological balanceby conserving and breeding rarewildlife species.

The total forest and tree cover ofthe state is 3,00,300 hectares (ha),which is 6.80 per cent of the state’stotal geographical area. The NationalForest Policy envisages having at least33 per cent of the total geographicalarea of the country under forest andtree cover. The State Forest Policyaims at increasing the forest and treecover in Haryana from the present 6.80per cent (FSI Report 2011) to 20 percent in a phased manner.

As many as 500.83 lakh plants havebeen planted, distributed and sold inthe state in 2011-12. The plantation hasbeen done on an area of 14,555 ha. TheForest Department has planted 220.82lakh plants on government forestlands, institutional lands, panchayatlands and private farmlands. A total of280.01 lakh plants have been suppliedfree of cost and sold at subsidisedrates by the department.

The department not onlyundertakes plantation drives but alsoensures that the saplings planted growinto full-grown trees. The plantationsdone on institutional lands, panchayat

lands and private farmlands aremaintained by the department up tothree years and then handed over tothe concerned beneficiary.

The plantations done ongovernment forest lands are alsoprotected and maintained by thedepartment. The monitoring andevaluation wing of the departmentregularly undertakes checking andmonitoring of the plantations done.The success rate of such plantationsvaries from 60 to 90 per cent based onvarious site-specific conditions.

FOREST PROTECTION SCHEMEIn order to protect the forests from fireand encroachments, the UnionGovernment launched the IntegratedForest Protection Scheme in 2002-03,and since 2010-11, the scope of thisscheme has been enlarged and it hasbeen re-named as Intensification ofForest Management Scheme.

The scheme makes judicious use ofall available methods for betterprotection and conservation of forestresources of the country. Thesemethods include management offorest fires, maintenance of fire lines,purchase of fire-fighting equipment,demarcation of forest boundaries,enumeration of trees, improvingcommunication through modernmethods and creation of awarenessamong the local masses.

The state has a well-developed canalirrigation system which has given aboost to agricultural production.However, in the central part of the

state due to seepage ofwater from the canalnetwork and frequentflooding, water loggingis occurring on a largescale. About 10 percent of the total areain 13 districts of thestate has becomewaterlogged and about36 per cent of area hasthe probability ofbecoming waterlogged.Salinity has alsoincreased in theseareas.

A better, low-cost,eco-friendlytechnology of raisingbio-drainageplantations onwaterlogged sites hasbeen initiatedsuccessfully by theForest Department.Bio-drainage is the process ofpumping of excess soil water by deep-rooted plants using their bio-energy.Bio-drainage plantations help not onlyin lowering the water table but alsoimprove soil characteristics. As aresult areas afforested with theseplantations become available forraising agricultural crops as the watertable stablises within reasonablelimits.

One pilot project sponsored byCommand Area DevelopmentAuthority (CADA) on bio-drainage wasimplemented in Rohtak and Jhajjar in

Shaking handswith natureThe Haryana Forest Department is making efforts to create acleaner and greener environment through plantation drives aswell as maintenance of saplings. Besides ensuring safety of thewildlife, it is also promoting the breeding of vanishing species

The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, at a plantation drive in Faridabad

which a target of 1,000 ha wasachieved in ten villages during theperiod 2008-2011. In addition, a targetof 1,300 ha had been achieved in 2010-11. In this model, farmers also growtheir seasonal crops. Theseplantations are appreciated by farmersas these have lowered the water tableand farmers are able to get good yieldof their crops.

During recent years, the traffic onroads, particularly on nationalhighways, has increased substantially.This has resulted in maximum carbonemission along the highways. The

notified forest area along national andstate highways has decreased due towidening of these highways.

FORESTRY ON FARMLANDSIn order to compensate for thisdecrease in forest area as well as tocheck vehicular pollution, the scheme"Extension Forestry on Farmlandsalong State and NationaI Highways"was started in 2010-11 to create shelterbelts in the form of plantations onprivate farmlands along thesehighways.

Trees planted in strips along roads

act as carbon sinks and absorb most ofthe pollution caused by vehiculartraffic. The department maintainsthese plantations for three years andthereafter these are handed over to theowner/ beneficiary. Under thisscheme, Rs 8 crore was spent in 2010-11.

A plan scheme for soil conservationon watershed basis is beingimplemented in Shiwalik hills. Theprogramme is being executed onmicro watershed basis. It includesactivities like construction of water-harvesting structures, repair and de-

siltation of old dams, silt detentiondams, check dams, cement masonrystructures and other structures tocontrol erosion in ecologically-fragileareas and river banks.

The other activities carried outunder this scheme are gully plugging,vegetative barriers and digging oftrenches for in-situ waterconservation. Water stored in variousdams is regularly used for irrigationpurposes in the command area ofadjoining villages.

A total of about 180 water-harvesting structures have alreadybeen established in the Shiwaliks. Astudy to know the floristic diversity ofShiwaliks has been carried out by theForest Research Institute, Dehradun,under the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) Project.

MOISTURE CONSERVATIONSoil and moisture conservation worksare also being carried out by thedepartment in the districts ofPanchkula, Yamunanagar and Ambalaunder the Integrated Ground WaterRecharge (IGWR) Scheme beingfunded by the Union Governmentthrough the Haryana Public HeathEngineering Department.

With a view to ensuring safety ofwildlife and preventing wildlife crimesin the state, wildlife staff has beenposted in highly sensitive areas with

arms, ammunition, wireless sets andvehicles to keep a check on wildlifepoaching and its trade. One sniffer dogspecially trained in detecting wildlifecrime is being used in varioussensitive places. Wildlife check postshave been established at Barwala,Panchkula and Tajewala inYamunanagar to check such activities.

NATIONAL PARKSThe state has two national parks andeight wildlife sanctuaries. Twoconservation reserves are beingmanaged as per provisions of theWildlife Protection Act to protect andpromote wildlife in Haryana. Threezoos stationed at Pipli, Bhiwani andRohtak, covering an area of 30,362 ha,are also being managed as per theguidelines of the Central ZooAuthority. The facilities to keep moreanimals will be increased after theapproval of master plans by theCentral Zoo Authority.

The Sultanpur National Park isfamous for migratory birds comingfrom Central Asia, China and Tibet.Visitors from all over the country,particularly from Delhi, visit thenational park during winter season.The Kalesar National Park is situatedon the bank of river Yamuna at thejunction of five states, viz. Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh andUttrakhand. It harbours a variety of

rare and endangered species ofindigenous plants and animals.Leopard, wild boar, goral, spotted deer,sambhar are the main animals found.Two elephants are also residing in thepark.

Of the 1,200 bird species in India,about 525 are seen in Haryana. A BirdSafari has been established in an areaof 250 hectares near Barwala villageon Panchkula-Morni road wherevisitors can go for bird watching.

The main animals kept in mini zoosat Rohtak, Bhiwani and Pipli(Kurukshetra) include tigers, leopards,hippopotamuses, bears, crocodiles,gharials, deer, monkeys and birds.


Vulture, scavenger of nature

During the current year, oneHimalayan black bear has beenbrought from Chhatbir Zoo, Punjab inexchange of four chinkaras. There isone Deer Park at Hisar.

Two Pheasant Breeding Centreshave been established at Morni(Panchkula) and Berwala (Panchkula),respectively. At present, there are 63male birds and 50 female birds atMorni centre and 34 male birds and 60female birds at Barwala centre.

The Crocodile Breeding Centre atBhor Saidan (Kurukshetra) has tenmale crocodiles, four female crocodilesand ten young crocodiles. TheChinkara Breeding Centre at Kairu in

Bhiwani has 18 male chinkaras and 46female chinkaras.

The Bombay Natural HistorySociety has set up a VultureConservation Breeding Centre incollaboration with the ForestDepartment near Pinjore to conserve

and rehabilitate species of vultureswhich are vanishing. There are 58White-backed Vultures, 66 Long-billedVultures, 18 Slender-billed Vulturesand two Himalyan Griffin.

The scheme of adoption of wildanimals and birds was started onJanuary 7, 2011. It is a unique giftfrom mankind to the wildlife. A totalof 29 animals and 74 birds had beenadopted and an amount of Rs 6,44,500had been received from individuals upto January, 2012. A wildlifeconservation society is beingproposed for proper utilisation of theresources being generated under thisscheme. g


Happy in their natural habitat in Bhiwani: Neelgais

The scheme of adoptionof wild animals and birdswas started on January7, 2011. It is a uniquegift from mankind to the wildlife


Swati Sethi

The Haryana Government, under theleadership of the Chief Minister,

Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, ispromoting energy-efficient buildings inHaryana. Haryana is the first state inthe country to implement EnergyConservation Building Code (ECBC) in

the state, thereby incorporating energy-efficient building material, electricalitems, and solar water heating systemin buildings. The state was alsoawarded the National Award for theBest State in Energy ConservationActivities by the Central Governmentin 2009. Haryana is the only state to bagthis honour for two consecutive years.

Haryana is also the first state in thecountry where new scheme for energyaudit had been introduced in 2009-10 forpromoting investment grade energyaudit in private, government, semi-government, industrial, institutionaland commercial buildings. Under thescheme, owners of buildings areprovided with financial assistance at

State structures go greenWith the state government promoting energy-efficient buildings and layingstress on energy conservation, Haryana is well on its way to going green

The new eco-friendlybuilding of HAREDAin Panchkula


the rate of 50 per cent of the investmentgrade energy audit cost with maximumlimit of Rs 50,000, provided theyundertake to implement the energyaudit report.

Haryana has made incorporation ofenergy-efficient building designfeatures mandatory in all newgovernment buildings. The new eco-friendly building of the HaryanaRenewable Energy DevelopmentAgency (HAREDA), the Akshay UrjaBhawan in Panchkula, is beingconstructed on solar-passive designtechniques having building integratedphotovoltaic (BIPV) system of 30 KWcapacity, a solar chimney, energy-efficient lighting, evaporative coolingand cavity walls. The building is being

made out of fly ash-based bricks andhas a provision for water recycling.Incorporation of these features willresult in achieving an internaltemperature of about 28 degreecentigrade without any airconditioning.

The energy consumption in thisbuilding is estimated to be about 30kWhr/m2/year in comparison to theconsumption of about 200kWhr/m2/year for the existing air-conditioned buildings. No municipalwater supply is required in the buildingafter the first monsoon. It has beenbuilt with a 6.5 lakh litre undergroundtank that has been optimised forrainwater harvesting and consumptionpattern of the building.

The building has also been awardedfor “Exemplary Demonstration ofIntegration of Solar Passive Features”during a National Conference on GreenDesign 2012 held in New Delhi.

The Department of RenewableEnergy, Haryana, is promoting energy-efficient buildings in the state as thestate-designated agency forimplementation of the EnergyConservation Act, 2001. All commercialbuildings or building complexes withconnected load of 100 KW or contractdemand of 120 kVA and above aredefined as designated consumers.

THE BUILDING CODEThe Government of India launched theECBC in May, 2007. The code coversbuilding aesthetics, building envelop,mechanical systems and equipment,including heating, ventilating, and airconditioning (HVAC) system, interiorand exterior lighting system, servicehot water, electrical power and motorsincluding thermal comfort in non-centrally air conditioned/ heatedbuildings.

Besides, in order to create a marketpull for energy-efficient activities in thecommercial buildings, the Bureau ofEnergy Efficiency (BEE) has developeda star rating programme for buildingsbased on actual energy performance of

the buildings, in terms ofkWh/sqm/year.

The ECBC has been developed withthe objective of enhancing the comfortand occupant productivity withoutconstraining building forms andfunctions. ECBC encourages energy-efficient design of commercialbuildings so that they are designed insuch a manner that reduces the use ofenergy without affecting the buildingfunction, comfort and health. It isestimated that buildings that are ECBCcompliant have a potential of savings ofabout 30-35 per cent of energy.

GREEN BUILDINGA green building depletes the naturalresources to the minimum during itsconstruction and operation. The aim ofa green building design is to minimisethe demand of non-renewableresources, maximise the utilisationefficiency of these resources, when inuse, and maximise the reuse, recycling,and utilisation of renewable resources.

It is constructed through a designprocess that requires the architect,landscape designer and the airconditioning, electrical, plumbing, andenergy consultants to address allaspects of building and systemplanning, design, construction, andoperation.

A green building maximises the useof efficient building materials andconstruction practices; optimises theuse of on-site sources and sinks by bio-climatic architectural practices; usesminimum energy to power itself; usesefficient equipment to meet its lighting,air-conditioning, and other needs;maximises the use of renewablesources of energy; uses efficient wasteand water management practices; andprovides comfortable and hygienicindoor working conditions.

At present, there are three ratingsystems for green and energy-efficientbuildings in India namely Ministry ofNew and Renewable Energy- GreenRating for Integrated HabitatAssessment (MNRE GRIHA), National

The new eco-friendly building of the HaryanaRenewable Energy Development Agency, the AkshayUrja Bhawan in Panchkula, is being constructed onsolar-passive design techniques having buildingintegrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system of 30 KWcapacity, a solar chimney, energy- efficient lighting,evaporative cooling and cavity walls


Rating System, India Green BuildingCouncil (IGBC)-Leadership in Energyand Environment Design (LEED)Rating system and BEE Star RatingSystem. The GRIHA Rating Systemconsists of 34 criteria, out of whicheight are mandatory and four are partlymandatory, for which points areallocated, maximum being 100. If abuilding earns 91-100 points then it israted a 5-star building. Presently, only 1project in Haryana i.e. S.P. Infocity,Manesar, Gurgaon has been awarded 3star GRIHA rating. Three more projectsin the state namely Akshay UrjaBhawan, Panchkula, Metro station,Sushant Lok, Gurgaon and HaryanaTechnology Park, Faridabad areregistered for GRIHA rating.

BEE STAR RATINGThe BEE Star Rating of OfficeBuildings Programme rates air-conditioned and non-air conditionedbuildings in different climatic zonesbased on their energy performanceindex (EPI). For example, for a buildingin a composite climatic zone, like NewDelhi, and having air-conditioned areagreater than 50 per cent of the built-uparea, the bandwidths of EPI rangebetween 190-90 kWh/sq m/year.

Thus, a building would get a 5-Starrating if its EPI falls below 90kWh/sqm/year and 1-Star if it is between 165-190 kWh/sq m/year. The star ratingprogramme would provide publicrecognition to energy-efficientbuildings, and create a demand sidepull for such buildings. Those buildingshaving a connected load of 100 kW andabove would be considered for BEE starrating scheme.

The IGBC rates green buildings infour different categories namely IGBCGreen Homes, IGBC Green FactoryBuilding, LEED India for NewConstruction, LEED India for Core andShell. These buildings are certified onplatinum, gold and silver rating system,based on accepted energy andenvironmental principles. More than 11buildings in Haryana have got IGBCLEED ratings and all of these are in theNCR region.

These include Godrej Frontier,Gurgaon, ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon,Wipro House, Gurgaon, Nokia IndiaPvt. Ltd., Gurgaon, UnitechCommercial Power, Gurgaon, HSBCFinance, Gurgaon, Dabur India,Gurgaon and Indian Institute ofCorporate Affairs and Prime Towers,Gurgaon.

HAREDA has been promoting solarpassive architecture and energy-efficient buildings. As the Union MNREhas adopted the GRIHA rating systemdeveloped by the TERI as nationalrating system, it is promoting GRIHArating systems also. HAREDA is alsocreating awareness about the EnergyConservation Building Code (ECBC).

The first national workshop onECBC was organised by HAREDA inJuly, 2008 in Gurgaon in which theChief Minister, Mr Bhupinder SinghHooda, had announced that the stategovernment would ensure thecompliance ECBC in a phased mannerso that all the new government buildingconstructed would be ECBC compliant.

Some major initiatives taken by theDepartment/ HAREDA for creating

awareness about green/energy-efficient buildings are: n Training programmes on energy

audit of buildings.n The Department of Renewable

Energy, Haryana, in association withthe Union Ministry of New andRenewable Energy, Bureau ofEnergy Efficiency, Union Ministry ofPower and The Energy ResourcesInstitute (TERI), organised two-daytraining on promoting GRIHA andECBC in November, 2009. Thistraining was organised for the firsttime in the northern region forcapacity building and creatingawareness among the architects,engineers and private builders aboutGRIHA rating and ECBC.Participants from various


departments of the state, i. e.Architecture, Town & CountryPlanning, PWD (B&R), HUDA,Housing Board, Urban Local Bodies,Tourism and Police HousingCorporation, along with privatesector town planners, engineers andreal estate developers, participatedin the training programme.

n A training programme for architectsand engineers for awareness onECBC and GRIHA rating wasorganised at TERI, Gurgaon in July,2010. Another training programmeon ECBC was organised in February,2011 in Faridabad.

n Realising the potential for energyconservation in the buildings, theBureau of Energy Efficiency, UnionMinistry of Power launched the

Energy Conservation Building Codein May 2007. The ECBC had set aminimum efficiency standard forcommercial buildings having aconnected load of 500 KW (nowamended to 100KW) or more. Thesecodes have been circulated to linedepartments for adoption.

n A handbook on energy conservationin building sector in both Hindi andEnglish has been printed for creatingawareness and has been distributedamong the general public.

n HAREDA has modified the standardbuilding designs of the followinggovernment building projects tomake them energy-efficient andreplicable: . Mini Secretariat Complex

(administrative and judicial

block). SDO Civil Complex

(administrative block), Hansi. Community Health Centres

(CHCs). Standard houses of 1,220 Sq ft . Community Centres of HUDA

n Haryana is the first state in thecountry where new scheme forenergy audit had been introduced in2009-10 for promoting investmentgrade energy audit in private,government, semi-government,industrial, institutional andcommercial buildings. Under thescheme, owners of buildings areprovided with financial assistance ata rate of 50 per cent of theinvestment grade energy audit costwith maximum limit of Rs 50,000provided they undertake toimplement the energy audit report.

n Haryana is the first state in thecountry to incorporate the energyefficient building material, electricalitems, and solar water heatingsystem in buildings to implementECBC in the state.

n For demonstration of designing andconstruction of 5 star GRIHA rated /ECBC compliant building, HAREDAis constructing its office building“Akshay Urja Bhawan” at Sector -17,Panchkula. This building will be oneof its kind in the country in havingenergy autonomy by incorporatingthe latest and futuristic energyefficient concepts. It will be the firstbuilding in the government sectorwhich is being constructed incompliance with the ECBC.

n Special handholding has beenprovided to the ArchitectureDepartment, Haryana for designingenergy efficient and ECBC compliantbuildings with the help of energy-efficient architects. As a result, theArchitecture Department, Haryanahas developed the capacity to designenergy efficient and ECBC compliantbuildings.

n Further, to ensure compliance ofECBC and GRIHA in constructingbuildings in the state, a committeehas been formed under thechairmanship of the ChiefArchitect, Haryana, to recommendthe amendments in building bye-laws. All the inputs required by thecommittee for incorporation ofECBC in the building bye-laws havebeen provided by TERI and theBureau of Energy Efficiency,Government of India. g

The PWD Department building has been built with an eye on environment


Anjana Datta

Aarti Gupta, a senior advocate of Punjab andHaryana High Court, has brought nature

into her home at Panchkula. Her house exudesexuberance and greenery all around andreflects her love for nature. As you enter herhouse, specially designed terracotta pots withvarious plants and hues lined up in her well-tended lawn, give the sheer glimpse of ‘GreenHouse’.

A woman of aesthetic sense, Aarti, believesin gracious living in an ethnic ambience.According to her, ethnic look is all about havingnatural handcrafted products and naturalmaterials that reflect richness and elegance.There are wooden, stone and glass artifacts thatenhance the beauty of the house. The woodenchairs, small tables, and screen give her house anatural feel.

THE GREEN TOUCHEvery nook and corner of her tastefully-decorated house bears the green touch. But it isher well-tended lawn which is the focal point ofher house where she finds a scenic refuge fromthe urban chaos. The lush green grandeur andquietude of the place offers her a welcomerespite from the congested, artificial, urbanvistas that lie outside, where she likes tounwind herself and commune with nature.

"I enjoy the coolness of the summerevenings and the warmth of the sun in winterhere. I like to have my morning cup of tea whileenjoying the soft breeze listening to the melodyof the koel and the chattering of birds. It makesme feel relaxed. It charges my battery andsharpens my mind for the busy day ahead,” saysAarti.

Today more and more women are becomingenvironment-conscious. Women the world overare forming new groups and alliances to bringabout a qualitative change in their lives bybeing eco-friendly. They’ve become more awareof the depletion of resources by unscrupulouselements thereby robbing us of whatever littleenvironment is left. It’s time to raise their voiceagainst it and stand up to defend the MotherEarth for their children and their futuregeneration before it’s too late.

Bringing nature homeGetting environment-conscious by the day, more and more people areinching closer to nature by designing and decorating their houseswith plants and eco-friendly products

Entrance to Anju Pasricha’shouse in Panchkula

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“Women’s involvement is a must toensure success of any programme,”says Neenu Vij, Founder President of‘Saplings-care’, and ‘We Share’, theNGOs which are engaged in the worthycause of saving Mother Earth bycreating awareness among people tosave the environment. These NGOsorganise various camps andworkshops, and hold exhibitions atdifferent places to educate the children,youth and women regarding the waysto conserve our resources by being eco-friendly.

USE OF ENERGY-SAVING DEVICESNeenu herself uses energy-savingdevices at home. She finds joy incooking food in a solar cooker, whichaccording to her, is the most hygienic,nutritious, economical and safest wayto cook without any heat or odour.“And, I have been complimented by myfamily for it,” she says proudly.

Her house is air-conditioned. Butshe likes to have natural cooling bykeeping the windows and doors of herhouse open for cross-ventilation of air.She has planted several fruit treesaround her house that give her shadeas well as privacy. In winter, she usessolar geyser for hot water. There areCFL bulbs in her house which not onlyconsume less electricity but alsogenerate less heat.

In this way, she not only savesenergy and the environment but alsoher money by getting deflatedelectricity bills. She enjoys subsidy onthe bills as Haryana as well as theCentral Government give subsidy of Rs200 per month on electricity bills andrebate of 200 litre for using energy-saving devices at home for three

consecutive years.An artist by profession, Neenu runs

a Kadamb Art Gallery at Panchkula,which sells her paintings and alsoorganises various events, workshopsand shows for her NGOs from time totime. An environmentalist to the core,she doesn’t believe in wastinganything- be it food, water, electricity,paper or fuel. She uses the discardedwater of RO filter for cleaning orwatering the plants and asks others todo so.

“For cooling the ambienttemperature of the house, I prefer touse fluorescent lamps and bulbs thatgenerate less heat than ordinaryconventional light bulbs,” says AnjuPasricha, an activist and a member ofZanZen Foundation that also promotesthe cause of environment. “In addition,their low heat-generation cuts the loadon your air-conditioning, therebyfurther reducing the power consumed,”she adds.

“To add an ornate look to yourhouse, you can go for a white paperlantern which casts a soft glow andspells an air of subdued and simpleelegance. Delicate pleated paper iscontorted into organic shapes thatthrow light which is both mesmerisingand soothing. It’s a diffused light thatonly a paper lantern can give,” shesuggests.

Anju also advocates the use of wastematter by recycling it. In fact, nothingis waste material for her. “With a littlebit of creativity and imagination, onecan make even a waste material into auseful product,” she opines. “That’llhelp in reducing the burden on MotherEarth,” she maintains. For Laxmita Bakshi, a French teacher

at Satluj Public School in Panchkula,use of wooden or bamboo productscreate a minimalistic and peacefulenvironment. "As we enter the newage of humanism, we are back to allthings organic and natural. Over-upholstered classic sofas and chairsare a passé. Cane, rattan and bambooare in. Usually used for outdoor gardenfurniture, they have now come indoorsin fancy designs”, says Laxmita. Beingmore malleable, these softer timberscan be forced into curvaceous shapes tocreate furniture to suit one’srequirement, she maintained.

ROLE OF NATURE“Nature plays an important role inkeeping a healthy environment. Welove all things natural and beautiful,”remarks Laxmita.

“In fact, the concept of eco-art isnothing new. It was always there.Formerly, it was only a matter ofbeautifying the house in a rustic sense.In villages, people used to have mudwalls adorned with fascinatingpictures, thatched roofs, chicks andmats, and earthen pots to have asoothing and cooling effect in thehouse,” she explains.

But with modernisation andindustrialisation, came globalwarming, pausing a grave threat to ourenvironment and good health, thatmade world rethink about the ways ofliving. "Now every one wants to gogreen by using eco-friendly art andcraft and environment-friendlyproducts in their day-to-day life whichis a good sign,” adds Laxmita.

TAKING PRIDE IN NATUREAs more and more people are becomingaware of global warming and itsconsequent effects on the climatechange, there is need to preservenature by living in harmony with it. AsNeenu puts it, “We have to make a startsomewhere and inculcate a sense ofresponsibility in people towardsnature. We have to tell them to takepride in nature and make smallchanges in their day-to-day lives andhomes to save our valuable resourcesfrom depleting further.”

“But we cannot expect thisovernight. Someone has to make abeginning, start a new trend, and takea new step towards it. Step by step,drop by drop, we’ll achieve our goal.After all, little drops make the ocean,”she concludes. g

The writer is a freelance journalist

Closer to nature

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Swati Sethi

Water is one of the prime elementsresponsible for life on earth. Two-

third of the earth's surface is coveredwith water and the human bodyconsists of 75 per cent water. But thisprecious commodity is getting scarceas the population is increasing andclimate is changing.

Knowing full well the importance ofwater in sustaining life, the Haryana

Government under the leadership ofthe Chief Minister, Mr BhupinderSingh Hooda, declared 2011 as the‘Water Conservation Year’ and releasedthe slogan “Conserve water today, ifyou want to live, drink and irrigateyour fields tomorrow.”

In yet another move to conservewater and prevent water wastage, thestate government has recently notifiedthe Haryana State Urban Water Policyfor 2012. The Public Health

Engineering Department hasformulated this policy keeping in viewthe high percentage of wastage ofwater through unmetered waterconnection provided to the consumersin urban areas which are being billedon flat rate basis.

The new policy also aims atproviding the metered connections tothe consumers in the domestic,commercial, industrial andinstitutional sectors and to convertexisting unmetered water connectionsinto metered connections within aperiod of one year from the date ofnotification of the policy.

PREVENTING WATER WASTAGEBesides, the policy also aims at savingprecious drinking water by preventingwastage of water through open tapsand unmetered connections, and billingthe consumers on the basis ofvolumetric consumption of waterinstead of flat rates.

A spokesman of the Public Healthand Engineering Department said,“Applicability of policy would bemandatory for all types of consumers,namely domestic, commercial,industrial and institutional sectors inthe private, semi-government and

Saving everydrop of waterWith a view to conserving water and preventingwastage, the state government has recently notifiedthe Haryana State Urban Water Policy for 2012

Spraying water to avoid wastage


government premises. The policywould have the force of administrativeregulations and would bind allparticipant stakeholders and personnelto enforceable performance.” It wouldalso be applicable to all service-providing authorities, namely PublicHealth Engineering Department,Housing Board, HUDA, HSIIDC,Municipal Corporations and UrbanLocal Bodies.

He said that the policy would beimplemented or controlled by the StateLevel Empowered Committee headedby the Financial Commissioner andPrincipal Secretary, Public HealthEngineering Department. Thecommittee would also includerepresentatives of all the service-providing authorities. The committeewould aim at streamlining theimplementation of the policy and thegrievances’ redressal system.

POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONThe committee would have full powersto take decisions in respect of policycontents and changes in the procedureto be adopted. The decision taken bythe committee would be implementedby the authorities in the field. Theprogress of the implementation of thepolicy would be reviewed periodically,he added.

The spokesman said that authoritiesresponsible for supplying drinkingwater would sanction only the meteredconnection for any type of consumersfor use of drinking water henceforth.All existing unmetered connectionswould be converted into meteredconnections within a period of oneyear from the date of notification ofthe policy.

Any water connection remainingunmetered after the lapse of one yearfrom the date of notification of thispolicy would be charged at the penalrates to be fixed by service providingauthorities with a provision fordisconnection. The government mightrevise the penal rates from time totime.

He said that in case the meter wasfound not functioning, the consumerwould have to get it rectified orreplaced within one month at his owncost, otherwise he would be chargedpenal rate. The provision of flat ratesfor unmetered connections would bedone away. All consumers havingunmetered water connections wouldhave to install the meters of ISI markhaving good performance at their own

cost within a specified period of oneyear from the date of notification ofthis policy.

No water connection with ferrulesize of more than 10mm diameter fordomestic consumers would be allowed.In case of bulk supply for multi-housesand commercial, industrial andinstitutional establishments, meteredconnection more than 10mm diametercould be allowed depending upon therequirement of water by the consumer.

Any insanitary connection, ifdetected, by the department would bedisconnected immediately withoutgiving any notice and the same wouldbe restored only after necessaryrectification by consumer with a fineor penalty to be fixed by theauthorities.

Electric pumps installed direct bysupply line would not be allowed to anyconsumer. Wherever the electricpumps installed direct by supply linewould be detected, a penalty of Rs 1,200

would be levied. It would be directed bythe Public Health EngineeringDepartment to all consumers throughhandbills proclamation that directonline pumps would be confiscated andsupply to the defaulting consumerwould be disconnected.

The spokesman said that premisesused for residence, hostels ofeducational institutions of thegovernment, working women's hostelsrun by the government, governmentrecognised destitute homes,orphanage, charitable homes, blindschools, schools for physicallyhandicapped persons and spasticchildren, piaos meant for drinkingpurpose, place of worship, cremationground and cemetery would beincluded in domestic category.

Others category would includecommercial, industrial andinstitutional categories and thosewhich were not covered underdomestic category.

DISPUTE REDRESSAL MECHANISMIn case of any dispute of water orsewerage bills, the consumer wouldapproach the concerned executiveengineer for dispute redressal bypaying specified percentage-- 50 percent of the disputed amount along withthe application. The application, notaccompanied by the proof of deposit of50 per cent amount, would be rejected.

The consumer can file an appeal tothe concerned superintending engineerwithin 30 days of issue of the order ofdispute redressal by the executiveengineer, provided the consumer hadalready paid the specified percentage ofthe disputed amount. The decision ofsuperintending engineer would be finaland binding on the both the parties. g

Water conservation awards for panchayatsThe state government has instituted four awards to honour progressive villagepanchayats for their achievements in conservation of water. Also, a campaignwould be launched soon to make children aware of water conservation from anearly age.

The awards would be given as one-time grant. Those village panchayatswhich would ensure provision of taps on all private and public connections, anda minimum of 75 per cent of the households in the village have sanctionedprivate water connections, would be eligible for the award. These awards wouldbe given to village panchayats in a function which will be held at district levelon January 26 and August 15.

A village having population of more than 4,000 would get an award of Rs50,000 whereas Rs 40,000 would be awarded to a village panchayat havingpopulation of more than 3,000 and up to 4,000. Similarly, village panchayathaving population of more than 2,000 and up to 4,000 would be awarded Rs 30,000and Rs 20,000 would be given to the panchayat having population up to 2,000.

Tracking the flow: Water meter


Anjana Datta

“Art, as a whole, reflects the moodof the times. As the whole

world goes green today, how can artremain indifferent to it?” saysRipples Paul of Panchkula. Her store‘Ripples Art n Craft’ sells eco-friendlydecorative items, right from folk artpaintings, marble and sand stoneartifacts, lamps and mirrors to trays,pottery, hand-painted photo frames,table mats, and jharokas which arevery popular among her customers.

Inspired by eco-friendly art anddriven by passion, Ripple indulges inmaking attractive pieces of art andcraft, making the best use of localresources and ethnic concepts. Herpieces are beautiful and classic indesign. To keep in touch with thetimes, she constantly keeps updatingher products in look and design. Allher products are eco-friendly,sustainable and environmentfriendly. “The touchstone for bringingexcellence in your work is your

creative expression which isdetermined by your perception whichfinds expression in visual form inyour art work. As we see todaydecadence of nature everywhere,therefore, we, as artists, strive topreserve and conserve nature in ourown way,” she explains.

Anju Pasricha and her team ofwomen artists work for promotingthe cause of health of people andenvironment in their own way underthe Zanzen Foundation at Panchkula.Apart from making and sellingpaintings depicting themes onenvironment and nature, they holdworkshops and exhibitions at schoolsand other platforms to bringawareness among children andpeople, especially women, about theconservation of nature in their day-to-day life.

ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ART“Kraft paper bags, bamboo or canefurniture, wooden or coir items areenvironment-friendly and can also berecycled. By using such products, wereduce the burden on Mother Earth.That’s our primary concern. Weteach children and women to avoidthe use of polythene bags and plasticand instead use eco-friendly items,”she adds. “Art and culture is a greatway to promote a cause by involvingmore and more people in it. We try toinvolve just about everyone in ourteam to fight this menace,” she avers.

Hirday Kaushal, an artist based inPanchkula, depicts nature throughhis sculptures. An employee of theHaryana Government and an artistby instinct, Hirday is a multifacetedartist. He has experimented with asmany different mediums as he couldlay his hands on, from glass, wood,marble, stone, rock to metal.Blending talent with hard work, hehas sculpted some of the trulybeautiful pieces of art in differentforms.

Many modes, one goal:Save environment

Painting by Anju Pasricha


He draws inspiration fromeverything around him. “I often spotbeauty in the mundane things andtry to reflect it in my work,” saysHirday. He exudes a lot of expressivepower in his work. His sculpturesdraw the viewer into timelessexperience of enjoying nature in itsvaried forms. They offer a visualfeast to the viewers. All hissculptures reflect Indian life and itsenvironment.

One finds in his work an intimateassociation with nature. Thetreatment is suggestive and ethereal.Another remarkable feature of hiswork is the sheer versatility of hiswork and an amazing mastery overall the mediums. The figures blendperfectly into the medium – be itglass, woodwork or stone. Everyfigure is powerful and conveys amessage.

Sheer and sensuous! That’s theexpression one finds after seeing hisenviable repertoire of sculptures.Hirday, one of the most outstandingartists of Haryana, is a gifted artist.He blends talent with hard work. Hehas exhibited his work at severalshows and won wide acclaim for it. “Iwant my images to have a strong andtotal impact upon the viewer at allthe three vital levels ofcommunication – emotional,aesthetic and intellectual,” remarksHirday. And, he has succeeded inconveying his message to the public.

NATURE, A THING OF BEAUTY“Nature is a thing of beauty and ajoy forever. We must preserve MotherNature at all costs,” says GurpreetSingh, another artist and a lover ofnature. His paintings depict naturepieces and landscapes, woodlandsand sombre trees silhouetted againsta jewel-like sunrise or sunset withclose or remote reference to nature.All this enhances the brilliance and

beauty of nature in its true form. Gurpreet's water colour paintings

depicting nature in various hues aredelightful and meaningful. Inspiredby nature, they depict vastness andbeauty of nature all around us. Afterseeing his inspiring landscapes, youcan't help by getting inspired bynature. His perspective is vast, hishorizons endless. Through his the

artist seeks to simplify nature to thepoint of abstraction and convey hismessage - we must preserve andconserve nature at all costs.

A unique feature in his work is thetransparent effect he tries to achieveto convey his message. His masteryover his medium is unquestionable.His strokes are broad and applicationof colour is bold and suggestive. His

Using differentmediums and tools,be it brush, clay,chisel or lenses,artists from Haryanaare engaged in thetask of promotingenvironment Sculpture of a sprouted seed by Hirday Kaushal


technique, style and approach aresimple. His paint application and theinherent stylish forms speak volumeof the brilliance of the artist.

Coinciding with the global trend,Raj Kishan Nain, a renownedphotographer and environmentalistof Jind, is giving a fillip to themovement of creating awareness onenvironment in his own unique way.According to him, Mother Earth,once a peaceful habitat of all humanbeings, has witnessed anunprecedented loss of environmentand extinction of species due tomindless deforestation and felling oftrees by unscrupulous elementsresulting in global warming.

NEED TO SAVE PLANET“Today, the eco-system destruction isso severe in the tropics that ifnothing is done to save our planetand conserve the nature, there will beincalculable loss of plants andspecies in future. It’s in our hands tosave Mother Earth and make it asuitable place for all the beings tolive,” he remarks.

Raj Kishan has launched acampaign in his own unique way toprotect health of people and save theenvironment through his medium –photography. He holds the exhibitionof his photographs, depicting thewidespread destruction caused to theenvironment by deforestation and

pollution, throughout the state. In order to instill a feeling of

urgency to clean up and protect theEarth and to restore its pristinebeauty, he is encouraging people tosay no to polythene bags, plastic andother chemicals causing pollutionand health hazards to people throughhis photographs. He has spearheadedsort of a la ‘Chipko Movement’ toencourage tree plantation drive inthe state by involving local peopleand schoolchildren in his movement.He has been doing it alone for the last40 years.

He has been credited withheralding a Green Revolution in thestate at the grassroot level byinvolving children, people of thelocal area and decision-makers. Hisaim is to provide the next generationwith a clean world and cleanenvironment. Kudos to him for hisselfless service in the work ofenvironment! g

The writer is a freelance journalist

Painting by Gurpreet Singh

Photograph by Raj Kishan Nain


S C Mann

Protection and preservation ofenvironment is the basic moral

duty of every human being. Allreligions have also propagated theimportance of conservation of naturalenvironment, flora, fauna etc. In therecent past, man has forgotten his basicresponsibilities towards environmentwhich has resulted in large scaleenvironmental degradation, and someof the apparent examples of suchdegradations are rise in Earth’stemperature, depletion of ozone layer,changing climate patterns, increasingdesertification etc.

The need of the hour is to ownresponsibility towards environmentand take all corrective measures forcontrol of water, air, noise and otherforms of pollution and for overallmanagement of environment.Environment management needs to beincluded as part of the project activityrather than wrapping theenvironmental problems under thecarpet. This necessitates the process ofself-introspection and self-regulation byall concerned to create a betterenvironment for our futuregenerations.

Sometimes back, the CentralPollution Control Board (CPCB) whilekeeping the above objective in viewformulated a charter on CorporateResponsibility for EnvironmentProtection (CREP) for major highly-polluting categories of industries. Thischarter was finalised by the CPCB afterhaving a thorough consultation withcorporate bodies at national level,including industrial associations, andafter arriving at a consensus among allthe stakeholders.

If industry follows its owncommitment sincerely and adopts thecharter on corporate responsibility forenvironment protection, then there willbe no necessity of external regulationby any other body, although statutoryauthorities will have their mandatorychecks on regular intervals as requiredunder the provisions of environmentallaws / rules.

Most of the corporates have alreadyunderstood their responsibilitiestowards environment and startedtaking initiatives for compliance ofCREP guidelines issued by the CPCB.Under the CREP guidelines, thecorporates have not only committed toadhere to the prescribed norms buthave also gone beyond this forachieving zero discharge / zeroemissions in certain cases.

Recently, the Union Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests is considering

the matter regarding implementationof ‘Third Party Audit’ which shallprovide advantage to the law-abidingunits as the report of ‘Third PartyAudit’ would supplement the reports ofthe regulatory authorities. This wouldnot only compel the industry to selfregulate itself but also bring efficiencyand transparency in the regulatorymechanism of environmentmanagement.

If the major polluting industriesadopt self-regulation practices,including CREP guidelines, ‘ThirdParty Audit’, clean technologies etc.,there will be hardly any scope left forthe regulatory authorities to imposestrict regulatory measures / penalties.So, it is a win-win situation not only forthe industry but also for the regulatoryauthorities as the basic objective ofclean and pollution-free environmentwill be achieved by using the tool ofself regulation and ‘Third Party Audit’. g

The writer is Senior Scientist (formermember secretary), Haryana State

Pollution Control Board

Let charity begin at homeManaging environment through self-regulation and ‘Third Party Audit’

Most of the corporateshave already understoodtheir responsibilitiestowards environmentand started takinginitiatives forcompliance of CREPguidelines issued by the Central PollutionControl Board

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Cool ways toCool ways tobeat the heat

Photo feature by Randeep Singh

Sugarcane juicecan do the trick

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Matka kulfi : Asweet delight

‘Chuski’, a hot favourite


For a sweet and cool break

Fruits of summer

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Nothing can beatwatermelon


Warding off the heat with reed curtains and cooler pads

ACHIEVERS 37HARYANA REVIEW JUNE 2012

IAS topper from Haryana

Shena Aggarwal of Yamunanagarwho topped the recent IAS exams

2011-12, is the new face to join theleague of such women who haveachieved success and made Haryanaproud. Hailing from small townYamunanagar, Shena nurtured a wishto make it big in Indian AdministrativeServices and here she is, topping thelist of 910 successful candidatesqualifying the civil services exam.

She has been a brilliant studentthroughout her academics. She scored95 per cent in 10th standard and 92 percent in 12th standard and was the AllIndia topper of CBSE PMT Exam in2004. But this promising doctor who didher Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelorof Surgery (MBBS) from the All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences preferredto join the civil services.

Born to a dentist Dr C K Gupta andhomemaker Pinky Aggarwal ofYamunanagar in Haryana, Shena has ayounger sibling. Aggarwal said thatShena had last year qualified for thecivil services and got selected for theIndian Revenue Service (IRS).

Twenty-five-year-old, Shena hit thebull’s eye in her third attempt. "I waspleasantly surprised with the result.This was my third attempt and I didn'texpect to top. I am grateful to God,"said Shena. She is currentlyundergoing 16-month training in theIRS, which started in December last

year at Nagpur.Besides Shena, there are 40 other

candidates from Haryana who cameout with flying colours. The HaryanaGovernment will soon honour thesesuccessful candidates who havebrought laurels to the state.

Faridabad boy tops IIT-JEE

Arpit Agrawal, a student ofFaridabad's Modern Vidya Niketan

School, has topped IIT-JEE 2012, thejoint entrance examination for theprestigious Indian Institute ofTechnology, with a score of 385 out of408.

A total number of 4,79,651candidates appeared for both papers ofthe exam, which was conducted onApril 8. Of the total, 24,112 havesecured ranks in various categoriesand 17,462 shortlisted for counsellingfor admission to 9,647 seats in the 15IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi, and IndianSchool of Mines-Dhanbad

Arpit said he was yet to decidewhich course or IIT branch he wouldopt for. “Tentatively, I am thinkingabout Computer Science Engineeringin IIT-Delhi. But I'm also consideringIIT-Bombay's electrical engineeringcourse.”

His father, O P Agrawal, an assistantengineer with the Central Public WorksDepartment, is thrilled with Arpit'sresult. He is keen that his son goes toIIT-Delhi.

Record in mental division

In an era where for minor andmajor calculations, one generally

depends on calculators andcomputers, a boy from Haryana, andformer IIT topper, Dr Amit Garg, hascreated a new world record in mentaldivision.

Dr Garg, who did his masters inindustrial technology from IIT Delhibefore moving to the US for higherresearch, mentally divided a 10-digitnumber with a five-digit number in34.5 seconds. The previous worldrecord of a similar mentalcalculation was 36 seconds.

He is currently a SeniorOperations Research Analyst atBaybridge Decision Technology,Annapolis, USA. Dr Garg said he wasproud to have achieved the record in2012, which India is celebrating asthe Year of Mathematics.

“Mathematics is my passion.These days when most people arehabituated to calculators for divisionor multiplication, my feat, I hope,will help in reviving interest inmental calculations or at least penand paper calculations,” said Amit.

Based on the feat, he has beenselected to represent India in the fifthMental Calculation World Cupcompetition to be held in Giessen,Germany, between September 29 andOctober 1 this year. g

-Ruchi Sharma

Haryana is proud of them

Shena Aggarwal Arpit Agrawal Dr Amit Garg

EDUCATION HARYANA REVIEW JUNE 201238

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonipat Professional Courses Offered Duration of Course Eligibility Qualification Bachelor’s Programmes 1. Electrical Engineering 4 Years Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and2. Electronics and Communication Engineering Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with3. Computer Science and Engineering one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology4. Mechanical Engineering5. Civil Engineering6. Bio-Medical Engineering7. Bio-Technology8. Chemical Engineering9. ArchitectureMaster’s Programmes 1. Electronics and Communication Engineering 2 Years Sr. No. 1 to 8: Bachelor’s degree in relevant2. Instrumentation and Control (Elect.) branch of Engineering/Technology from any 3. Computer Aided Design (Mech.) Indian University included in the approved list4. Power Systems of Association of Indian Universities5. Computer Science and Engineering Sr. No. 9: Bachelor degree in Architecture6. Chemical Engineering and equivalent with 50% marks in aggregate7. Materials Science and Nanotechnology from any institution/University recognised by8. Architecture council of Architecture.9. Healthcare Facility Planning and Designing. Sr. No. 10: MD/MS/MBBS/BDS/BAMS/10.Hospital Administration BVSc./BPT/B. Pharma/BHMS or any equivalent11.Business Administration (General) degree (as deemed flt considered by the 12.Business Administration (ITM) Equivalence Committee of the University). 13.English and Communication Studies Sr. No. 11,13 and 14: Graduate in any14.Energy and Environmental Studies discipline

Sr. No. 12: B. Tech./B.E./AMIE/MCA/M.Sc. (IT/Comp. Sc.)/ M. Sc.(Physics/Mathematics/ Statistics/Economics)/M.A.(Economics/ Psychology/Mathematics)/M. Com/BCA/B.Sc. (Com. Sc.)/BBA or any equivalent degree (as deemed fit considered by the equivalence committee of the University)

Educationalcourses galore

Haryana Review Bureau

It is true that the progress of a country muchdepends upon its industrialisation and technical

education produces technicians for all types ofindustries. Technical education is important in orderto create technological capacities (technician,engineer, scientist and manager level) near to the

developed nations; provide technical manpower,capable of accepting global challenges, which isemployable from day-1; and prepare workforce forunrecognised sector (through informal technicaleducation).

Following are the courses, technical andprofessional colleges and universities are offering inthe current session:

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Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar Professional Courses Offered Duration of Course Eligibility Qualification Bachelor’s Programmes: 4 Years Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and 1. B. Pharmacy Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with 2. Bio-Medical Engineering one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology3. Computer Sc. & Engineering4. Electronics & Communication Engineering5. Mechanical Engineering6. Information Technology7. Printing Technology8. Food Engineering9. Packaging Technology10.PhysiotherapyM. Tech Programmes:1. Computer Science & Engineering 2 Years Bachelor’s degree in relevant branch of 2. Environmental Science. & Engineering Engineering/Technology from any Indian 3. Electronics & Communication Engineering University included in the approved list4. Mechanical Engineering of Association of Indian Universities5. Printing Technology6. Nano Science & Technology7. Optical Engineering8. Food Engineering9. Geo-informaticsMaster of Pharmacy:1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2 Years Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy 2. Pharmaceutics3. Pharmacology4. PharmacognosyM. Sc Programmes:1. Applied Psychology 2 Years Graduate degree in relevant branch with atleast2. Bio-Technology 50% marks in aggregate 3. Industrial Microbiology4. Environmental Sciences5. Food Technology6. Mass Communications7. Development Communication8. Advertising Management & Public Relations9. Master of Physiotherapy(Muscloskeletal Disorders, Sports Physiotherapy, Neurological Disorders, Pediatric Physiotherapy)

Fee Structure Nature of Fee/ B.Tech/ B. Arch M.Tech/ MHA MBA/ M.Arch MA Eng,M.Sc. Fund payable Phy,Chem, Math

Hostler Day Scholar Hostler Day Scholar Hostler Day Scholar Hostler Day ScholarUniversity Fee Rs 21,250 Rs 21,250 Rs 25,250 Rs 25,250 Rs 22,250 Rs 22,250 Rs 7,750 Rs7,750Students Fund Charges Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100 Rs 2,100Hostel Fees Rs 2,500 - Rs 2,500 - Rs 2,500 - Rs 2,500 - Grand Total Rs 25,850 Rs 23,350 Rs 29,850 Rs 27,350 Rs 26,850 Rs 24,350 Rs 12,350 Rs 9,850


Master of Computer Applications (MCA) 3 Years Recognised bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 Yrs duration with Mathematics at 10+2 level.

PG Diploma Courses:1. Web Advertising & Animation 2 Years Graduate begree2. Tourism PR3. Defence Journalism PGDDJ4. Pigment and Paint Technology (PGDPPT)Master of Business Administration (MBA)Haryana School of Business (Regular & Part Time) 2 Year Recognised bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 Yrs

duration

YMCA University of Science & Technology, FaridabadProfessional Courses Offered Duration of Course Eligibility Qualification Bachelor’s Programmes 1. Computer Science 4 Years Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and2. Information Technology Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with3. Electronics & Instrumentation Control one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/ Biology4. Electronics & Communication Engineering5. Electrical Engineering6. Mechanical Engineering

Fee Structure Name of the courses Nature of Fee / Fund payable

Admission/ Development Tuition Fee Exam. Other Total feeContinuation Fund Fee Charges Per Annum*

All courses including M. Sc. Bio-Tech 500 5,000 3,500 1,500 9,500 17,000(Non-Self Finance) (except B to O)All B.Tech courses 500 7,000 30,000 1,500 11,000 50,000 B. Pharmacy 500 7,000 7,000 1,500 19,000 35,000 Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences 500 9,000 41,000 2,500 17,000 70,000 Master of Physiotherapy 500 3,000 40,000 2,500 11,000 57,000 Bachelor of Physiotherapy 500 3,000 28,000 1,500 14,500 47,500 M.Tech (Comp. Sc. & Engineering) 500 8,000 10,000 2,500 29,000 50,000 M.Tech (Env. Sc. & Engineering)M.Tech (Electronics & Communication Engg)M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)M.Tech (Printing Technology)M.Tech (Nano Sc. & Technology)M.Tech (Optical Engineering)M.Tech (Food Engineering) andM.Sc Bio-tech (Self Financing Scheme)M.Sc Industrial Microbiology 500 3,000 5,000 2,500 14,000 25,000 M.Sc Development Communication,PG Diploma Courses (Web Advertising & 500 3,000 5,000 2,500 9,000 20,000 Animation, Toursim PR), PG Diploma in Pigment and Paint Technology (PGDPPT)MCA 500 7,000 10,000 2,500 20,000 40,000 M.Tech Geo-Informatics 500 6,000 40,000 2,500 11,000 60,000 P.G. Diploma in Defence Journalism 500 1,500 5,000 10,000 2,000 10,000 MBA 500 15,000 25,000 3,000 9,500 53,000 MBA (Evening) 500 15,000 10,000 3,000 6,500 30,000 M.Com 500 15,000 25,000 3,000 9,500 35,000

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M. Tech. Programmes 2 Years Bachelor’s degree in relevant branch of 1. Computer Engineering Engineering /Technology from any Indian 2. Information Technology University included in the approved list of 3. Networking Association of Indian Universities4. Mechanical Engineering 5. Electrical Engineering 6. Electronics Engineering Master of Computer Application (MCA) 3 Years Recognised bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 Yrs

duration with Mathematics at 10+2 level.MBA 2 Years Recognised bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 Yrs

durationFee Structure B. Tech: Rs 49,000M. Tech: Rs 34,735

Ch Devi Lal Memorial Govt. Engineering College, Panniwala Mota, SirsaProfessional Courses Offered Duration of Course Eligibility Qualification Bachelor’s Programmes Civil Engg. 4 Years Passed 10+2 examination with Physics andComputer Science and Engg. Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with Electrical Engg. one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/BiologyElectronics and Communication Engg.Food Technology Mechanical Engg.

Fee Structure B. Tech: Rs 30,000


Courses Objectives Duration On Campus/ Off Campus

Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology ( BASLP)

Train manpower for hearing & speech therapy Three years including one year rotating internship training

On Campus

M.Pharmacy (Ph. Biotechnology)

To provide manpower in the field of Ph. Biotechnology

Two years On Campus

Ph.D in various subjects Research work in different disciplines Three years On Campus OPN (Psychiatric Nursing) To produce qualified psychiatric nurses to

improve the quality & care of the psychiatric patients

One year On Campus

Bachelor of Radiotherapy Technology Radiodiagnosis & imaging

Train manpower for specialisation of skilled work Three years On Campus

Master in Public Health ( In pipe line)

To promote public health in the country & effective implementation in health programme

Two years On Campus

Courses Objectives Duration

Bachelor in Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO)

To train in manufacturing of Orthotics & Prosthetics Four & half academic years including six month compulsory rotating internship

B Sc. in Medical Technology (O.T.)

To train in various equipments in Anaesthesia Four academic years including one year compulsory internship

B.Sc in Medical Lab. Technology ( MLT)

To train the students undergoing this training to carry out routine and most of the specialised carried out in the specialties of Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Blood Banking and Biotechnology including investigations performed in the emergency services in a tertiary care hospital

Three years. The duration of training shall be of two years for in service candidates appling through proper channel after 5 years service

B.Sc Optomentry To be able to develop skills to carry out optometric investigations, do refraction work, assess ocular motility disorders, to recognise common eye diseases help in organizing eye camps community eye care programmes etc.

Four years including one year compulsory internship

M. Phil in Clinical Psychology

To produce qualified mental health professionals to provide preventive & promoting

Two years

M. Phil in Psychiatric Social Work

Mental health services to the unreached psychiatric population. To strengthen the psycho-social rehabilitation of the mentally ill persons in hospital/ commercially setting. To strengthen the research & documentation of mentally ill persons.

Two years

D.M. (Pulmonary Medicine)

To provide specialist in pulmonary & critical care Three years

M.Ch. (Cardiothoracic Surgery)

To provide specialist cardiac surgery Three Years

M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics)

To produce technical manpower for production of pharmaceutical products Two years

M. Pharmacy (Drug Regulatory Affairs)

To provide human resource for New Drug Applications and legalisation of drug products nationally and internationally.

Two years

M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Management & Regulatory Affairs)

To generate technical manpower for formulation plants of pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical research organisations with New Drug Applications vision

Two years

NEW AND PROFESSIONAL COURSES PLANNED FOR YEAR 2012-13

NEW ANEW AND PROFESSIONAL COURSES INTRODUCED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH S

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Minimum Qualification Fees Job Opportunity

A candidate must have passed Sr. Sec. Cert. exam. 10+2 of Board of School Edu. Haryana or an equivalent exam in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English taken together & pass both in qualifying & competitive exam.

Rs 12,335 p.a. Train manpower for hearing & speech therapy

B. Pharmacy with GPAT score Rs 21,500 for girls and Rs 26,500 for boys

To provide manpower in the field of Ph. Biotechnology

Master of Degree in concerned subject Rs 20,850 p.a. Research work in different disciplines GNM/B.Sc To be decided General & psychiatric hospital, nursing homes &

multi disciplinary team in different sectors.

A candidate must have passed Sr. Sec. Cert. exam. 10+2 of Board of School Edu. Haryana or an equivalent exam in Physics, Chemistry, Math/Biology & English taken together & pass both in qualifying & competitive exam.

As per university rules As technician in Radiodiagnosis deptt. in hospitals

Graduate in Medicine in Dental, Indigenous system of medicine under planning Specialist in public health

On Campus /Off Campus

Minimum Qualification Fees Job Opportunity

On Campus 10+2 of Board of School Edu. Haryana or an equivalent exam in Physics, Chemistry & Biology with aggregate of 50 % marks

Rs 12,335 p.a. In units of manufacturing of Orthotics & Prosthetics

On Campus 10+2 of Board of School Edu. Haryana or an equivalent exam in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English taken together & pass both in qualifying & competitive exam.

Rs 12,335 p.a.

On Campus 10+2 of Board of School Edu. Haryana or an equivalent exam in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English/ 10 + DML recognised by Director of Technical Edu. Haryana

Rs 12,335 p.a.

On Campus 10+2 of Board of School Edu. Haryana or an equivalent exam in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English with aggregate of 50 % marks ( 40% marks in case of SC/ST candidates)

Rs 12,335 p.a. Medical colleges, Civil Hospitals, Primary Health Centres, Private Eye Hospitals,

On Campus MA/M.Sc. In Psychology/ Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology (regular) from a recognised university by the UGC with minimum 55% marks in the aggregate, 50% in case of SC/ST candidate.

Rs 14,335 p.a. Health Sector (Gen. & Psychiatric) Educational, forensic sectors scientific & research deptt. i.e. D.R.D.O., Police, CBI etc.

On Campus MSW/MA Sociology (regular) from a recognised university by the UGC with minimum 55% marks in the aggregate, 50% in case of SC/ST candidate.

Rs 14,335 p.a. Disaster management cell juvenile Justice courts, women cell/ family court. Non Govt. organisation dealing with autistic, M.R.,C.P., persons with other disabilities

On Campus Has completed at least three academic years previously and MD (General Medicine)/ MD(Paediatrics)/ MD( resp. Medicine) or equivalent examination from Pt B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak/ MDU, Rohtak or any other university recognised by MCI for this purpose

Rs 21,153 p.a. To work as pulmonary and Intensive Care Unit specialist

On Campus Has completed at least three academic years previously and passed MS( General Surgery) examination from Pt B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak/ MD University Rohtak or any other university recognised by MCI for this purpose

Rs 21,153 p.a. To provide as Super-Specialties

On Campus A candidate should have passed B. Pharma from AICTE approved institution, with minimum of 55% (50% for SC/BC) aggregate marks. He/ She should have passed GPAT with valid GPAT score

Rs 25,230 for girls & Rs 30,230 for boys

Production manager, chargeman, drug inspector, govt. analysts

Off Campus A candidate should have passed B. Pharma from AICTE approved institution, with minimum of 55% (50% for SC/BC) aggregate marks. He/ She should have passed GPAT with valid GPAT score

Ware house executive, Drugs Technical Advisory Officer

On Campus A candidate should have passed B. Pharma from AICTE approved institution, with minimum of 55% (50% for SC/BC) aggregate marks. He/ She should have passed GPAT with valid GPAT score

Production manager, Drugs Technical Advisory Officer , Manager Technical operations

S CIENCES, ROHTAK IN ACADEMIC SESSION 2011-12

HISTORY HARYANA REVIEW JUNE 201244

Dr Rajwanti Mann

Arecord is a mirror of the past.Those who ignore the past are

doomed to be destroyed. Man hasalways intended to record events,diktats, principles and otherhappenings to bequeath to newgenerations even before the art ofwriting was developed.

Past is envisioned through archives.Recently, the Haryana ArchivesDepartment has acquired the files ofthe re-organisation branch of Punjab.These files give very interestinginformation about Haryana whichcame into existence on November 1,1966.

Several issues arose out of re-

organisation of Punjab whichcontinued to linger on for years. In1970, Ch Bansi Lal, the then chiefminister of Haryana, asked for thestatus of pending organisational cases.He wrote a demi-official letter to K CPant, the then state minister of homeaffairs, Government of India, to lookinto the outstanding matters. Somemajor issues which were referred to theCentral Government are as follows:-

Division of corporations/companies:Bifurcation of following corporationsof erstwhile state of Punjab was to bedone: (a) The Punjab ExportCorporation (b) The Punjab State SmallScale Industries Corporation (c) ThePunjab Dairy Development Corporation

(d) The Punjab Poultry Corporation (e)The Land Development and SeedCorporation (f) The IndustrialDevelopment Corporation. Anagreement to this effect had beenreached that Punjab will purchaseshare of Haryana in these corporationsagainst cash payment, but the progresswas slow at that time.

Division of investment of the formerstate of Punjab in private, industrial orcommercial undertakings: Thecomposite Punjab Government hadmade a total investment of Rs 1.49 crorein 13 commercial and industrialconcerns. Division was required to bemade u/s 53(1) of the Re-organisationAct on the basis of principal seat ofbusiness of the undertaking. Due tocontradictory interpretations, areference was made by Haryana to theCentral Government in June 1961 forseeking the opinion of attorneygeneral.

Transport corporations: PEPSU RoadTransport Corporation became theinter-state corporation. It was agreedto bifurcate it and a scheme wasforwarded by the Punjab Government.It was discussed at Shimla in theMinistry of Home Affairs meeting onJuly 14, 1970 and referred to the CentralGovternment for intervention toexpedite the matter.

Rent for Chandigarh buildings: Thecontention of the Haryana Governmenthad been that the governmentbuildings at Chandigarh were meantfor use of the state government, hencethere should be no question of any rentbeing paid to ChandigarhAdministration. Representative ofChandigarh Union Territory agreed tosupply part of this information to thestate government and for the remaininginformation a reference was made tothe Central Government.

Irrigation Department: This matterincludes various issues and some ofthem are still unresolved so it is notpossible to discuss them in this article.

Claim for bifurcation of ChandigarhDepot: A scheme was drawn for divisonof assets and liabilities of ChandigarhDepot of Punjab Roadways of erstwhilePunjab state among the successorstates. The Central Governmentconveyed its approval to it in a meetingheld in Home Ministry on September

A PEEP into the archives The files of the Haryana Archives Departmentpertaining to the re-organisation of Punjab in1966, which it has recently acquired, give outinteresting information about the state ofHaryana which was carved out in 1966

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12, 1968; however, Himachal Pradeshobjected to this scheme. Therefore, areference was made to the CentralGovernment.

Division of stores of Vidhan Sabhaand library: The Haryana Governmenthad contended that apart fromdivision of library and stores etc. ofcomposite Punjab Vidhan Sabha, thelibraries and stores of the compositePunjab Vidhan Parishad should alsobe divided among successor states.The reason was that the library andstores of two houses could not betreated as distinct categories andinstead should be treated as in acommon pool and divided accordingly.In fact, some of the employees of thePunjab Vidhan Parishad were alsoallocated to Haryana after re-organisation.

Division of state museums andarchives: The museum at Chandigarhwas with Chandigarh while the StateMuseum and Archives at Patiala werewith Punjab on location basis.Haryana had a great disadvantage viz-a-viz Punjab in this regard andtherefore approached the CentralGovernment for divison of thesemuseums on a fair and equitable basis.

Punjab Defence and Securities ReliefFund: It was agreed to divide theabove fund of Rs 4 crore, but actuallyRs 3.20 crore was divided and it wasintimated by the Punjab Governmentthat the balance of Rs 0.8 crore wouldbe divided later on. There was nojustification for this, so the CentralGovernment intervention was seekedto arrange for payment expeditiouslysubject to final adjustment later, ifnecessary.

Health Department: It was agreed thatthe division of assets and liabilities ofThe Punjab State Dental Council, thePunjab Nurses Registration Council,the Punjab State Pharmacy Counciland the Punjab State Faculty ofAyurvedic and Unani System ofMedicines, should be in proportion ofthe domiciled members of each ofthese bodies in successor states.

Finance Department: It was urged bythe Haryana Government that theprovisional allocation of public debt ofcomposite Punjab according toformula set out by the Union Ministryof Finance was not fair to Haryanaand would result in undue advantageaccruing to Punjab. The reason was

that the divison of assets on locationbasis would give a much higherproportion of the capital assets toPunjab because larger developmentalexpenditure had been incurred in thatregion before re-organisation.

Haryana suggested that it should begiven its share in financial value ofthe capital assets on population basisand expenditure on capital assetscoming to Haryana on location basisshould be deposited from this share.The difference between the two was tobe paid to the state in cash. A roughestimate of entitlement of Haryanawas Rs 20 crore.

With consistent efforts of theHaryana Government, most of Punjaborganisational matters were resolvedamicably. Consequently, various newdepartments came into existence. TheArchives Department of Haryana wasthe outcome of re-organisation forwhich the Central Governmentrecommended that the records relatingto Haryana should be given to it.

These new acquisitions by theArchives Department are a rich sourceof information. These are beingconserved scientifically and are opento scholars for study. g

The writer is Deputy Director,Haryana State Archives

Preserving manuscripts for posterity


The Chief Minister, Mr BhupinderSingh Hooda, has announced a

bagful of bounties for Mahendragarhdistrict. These include tehsil status,municipal committee, bus-stand,industrial area, 50-bedded hospital, anITI in the PPP mode, women’s college,science faculty in Government Collegein Nangal Chaudhary, block status toNizampur, Rs five crore for thedevelopment of rural areas in NangalChaudhary and Rs one crore forNangal Chaudhary town.

Mr Hooda made the announcementwhile addressing a well-attended publicrally at Nangal Chaudhary inMahendragarh District. Despitescorching heat, a large number ofpeople attended the rally. Mr Hoodadisclosed that the state governmentwas implementing a Rs 161-crorescheme for providing drinking water tothe 64 villages of the area. One more Rs105-crore scheme for providingdrinking water had been sent to

National Bank for Agriculture andRural Development (NABARD), he said,adding that Nangal Chaudhary wouldbe made sub-division after one or twoyears.

Later, the Chief Minister laidfoundation stones of various projects,including a new primary health centrein Mandhana village, additional blockbuilding in the civil hospital, Narnaul,Baijnath Charitable block building atNangal Chaudhary and BabaKhetanath Government AyurvedicMedial College and Hospital atPatikara.

Talking about Haryana getting itsrightful share in water through theHansi-Butana link canal, Mr Hoodasaid that he was committed to ensuringthat every drop of rightful share ofBhakra water flowed to the people.

He said that the Hansi-Butana Linkcanal had been constructed at the costof Rs 400 crore to ensure equaldistribution of water. He said thatwhile Rs 320.79 crore had been spent inMahendragarh district during the six-

Bonanza n Tehsil status to Nangal

Chaudharyn Municipal committee in

Nangal Chaudharyn Bus-stand n Industrial arean 50-bedded hospitaln An ITI in the PPP moden Women’s collegen Science faculty in

Government College inNangal Chaudhary

n Block status to Nizampurn Rs five crore for the

development of rural areasin Nangal Chaudhary

n Rs one crore for thedevelopment of NangalChaudhary town

Bagful of bounties for MaheCM Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a rally in Nangal Chaudhary in Mahendragarh district. Sitting along with him (fromleft) are Health Minister Rao Narender Singh, Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Chaudhary and MP Shruti Chaudhary

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year regime of the Indian National LokDal (INLD), the present governmenthad spent Rs 2,066.97 crore. Similarly,the Chautala Government spent onlyRs 53.14 crore in Nangal Chaudhary,while the present government hasspent Rs 270.48 crore for thedevelopment of the constituency.

The Chief Minister said that if thepeople continued to shower theirblessings on him and supported him,the Congress would form thegovernment for the third time also.The state government hasimplemented schemes andprogrammes for the benefit of allsections of the society.

Speaking on the occasion, theExcise & Taxation Minister, Mrs KiranChaudhary, lauded various initiativesof the state government like financialpowers to village panchyats. She saidthat Mr Hooda had taken forward theinitiative of Mr Bansi Lal. Mrs ShrutiChaudhary who had organised therally, presented a charter of demandson behalf of the people. g


With a view to curbing themenace of female foeticide,

Active Tracker Systems (ATS) havebeen installed in health centres indistrict Jhajjar as a pilot project andthis has yielded positive results. As aresult of the awareness campaignand new system, improvement in thesex ratio has been witnessed in thedistrict in two months up to April,2012.

An official spokesman of theHealth Department said that Jhajjarwas the first district of India wheremodern software like trackersystems had been installed at itsultrasound centres. ATS have beeninstalled at 29 ultrasound centres ofJhajjar. The Health Department hasbeen taking steps to effectivelyimplement the PNDT Act to curbthis heinous practice.

However, Active Tracker Systemshave proved to be the most effectivein this direction. In 2001, sex ratio indistrict Jhajjar was 847 whichincreased to 861 in 2011 as againstthe sex ratio of 877 females per 1,000males of the state in Census 2011.Female sex ratio figures were 16 lessin district Jhajjar as compared to thestate figures.

In 2011, from January toDecember, the sex ratio of the newlyborn children was 815 while after theinstallation of this Active TrackerSystem, the ratio improved to 837 inFebruary 2012. The results of thetwo months have exhibiting a greatdifference. Similarly, in rural areasin the month of April, the sex ratioimproved to 876.

Tracking Systems were installedin the ultrasound machines ofsonographic centres of the districtto keep the record of all the check-ups done. g

endragarh

Jhajjar shows the way In 2001, sex ratio in district Jhajjar was 847which increased to 861 in 2011 as against thesex ratio of 877 females per 1,000 males of thestate in Census 2011

Drive against female foeticideThe Haryana Government hasintensified its campaign againstfemale foeticide by announcing thatall the pregnant women undergoingultrasound would have to submitphotocopy of their identificationproof at the ultrasound centre. Itwould be the responsibility of theradiologist to ask for the photostatcopy of the document from them.

A spokesman of HealthDepartment said that the pregnantwomen could submit a photostatcopy of their ration card, voter ID,electricity and water supply bill,mobile number, bank pass book, PANcard, army card, driving license,office ID, passport, residential proof,statement of Aasha worker,certificate issued by the member ofpanchayat, sarpanch and municipalcouncil or a certificate issued by anyfactory or an organisation. She couldsubmit any one of these document.

He said that no radiologist coulddo ultrasound of any pregnantwomen without the recommendationof gynaecologist or physician. Underthe Pre-Natal Diagnostic Test(PNDT) Act, strict action would betaken against any radiologist notabiding by these directions. It wasdecided by the PNDT State AdvisoryCommittee that registration ofdoctors would be allowed tomaximum two centres and that too,within the district only. He said thatto create awareness about thenegative consequences of femalefoeticide amongst the people, roadplays would be organised.

He said that to check the menaceof female foeticide, the governmenthad also announced prize money ofRs 21,000 for those givinginformation about a physicianconducting sex-determination tests.

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Change of land use norms formulated

The Haryana Government hasformulated planning parameters forgrant of Change of Land Use (CLU)permission for starred hotels andrestaurants in residential andcommercial sectors of medium and lowpotential towns in the State.

A spokesperson of the HaryanaTown and Country PlanningDepartment said that subject to thefulfillment of other policy parameters,any case which fulfilled the locationnorms would be considered for grant ofCLU permission for starred hotels andrestaurants under the PunjabScheduled Roads and Controlled AreasRestriction an UnregulatedDevelopment Act, 1963.

He said, “As per these parameters,the site should be in a compact blockand located in either residential orcommercial zone of low and mediumpotential towns as defined under theRules 1965. The site should alsoconform to the approved sectoral planproposals. This policy will be applicablein the designated commercial zone oflow and medium potential towns wherethe zoning regulations allowdevelopment of prescribed percentageof area by private developers.”

According to the area norms for thepurpose of grant of CLU permission,the area, in case of starred hotelsshould be minimum two acres andmaximum four acres while in case ofrestaurants, the minimum area shouldbe 1,000 sq metres and maximum 2,000sq metres with 40 per cent groundcoverage, he added.

WHO lauds Haryana's anti-tobacco campaign

The World Health Organisation (WHO)has expressed appreciation forHaryana's campaign against the use ofnicotine in hookah bars. Addressing thedelegates at a State-level AdvocacyWorkshop on the Tobacco Control Actin Panchkula, WHO Indiarepresentative, Ms Vineet Gill Munish,said the campaign had been veryeffective.

She suggested that similar

campaigns should be launched in Delhiand other metropolitan cities where thehookah bar trend was on theascendancy. The Haryana DirectorGeneral of Health Services, Dr NarvirSingh, said that a State-level task forcehad been constituted, headed by theChief Secretary, and similar task forcehad been set up at the district level too.He disclosed that legal action was beingtaken against the owners of hookahbars for violating the norms.

Financial aid to SC/ST up

The Haryana Government hasenhanced the amount of financialassistance being given to the ScheduledCastes under the Scheduled Castes andTribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989.

An official spokesman said that thefinancial assistance being given toScheduled Castes against whomatrocities of various kinds had beencommitted by members of other casteshas been increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs60,000. Also, in case of rape the amountof financial assistance has beenincreased from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1.20 lakh.

In case of murder of a personbelonging to Scheduled Caste by aperson of other caste, the amount ofassistance has been enhanced from Rstwo lakh to Rs five lakh. In such cases,75 per cent of the amount of thefinancial assistance would be providedon the registration of case and theremaining 25 per cent after the offence

is proved in the court.

Hike in income limit for free legal aid

The Haryana Chief Minister, MrBhupinder Singh Hooda, hasannounced to enhance income limit toseek free legal aid from Rs one lakh toRs 1.5 lakh and said that it has beendecided to acquaint the schoolstudents about legal literacy from thevery beginning. Therefore, legalliteracy would be introduced incurriculum from the next academicsession that is 2013-14.

Mr Hooda was speaking at the 3rdannual function of the Students LegalLiteracy Mission at MaharshiDayanand University Campus, Rohtak.“The legal literacy clubs have been setup in 1,525 schools and 176 colleges inthe state. Such clubs would also be setup in all private schools and collegesas well as engineering and medicalcolleges, in the coming future. Whilelearning the aspects of law, thestudents should not forget theirculture. They should keep theirparents and teachers in high esteem.The free legal literacy schemeimplemented for the benefit for thepoor has yielded encouraging results,”the chief minister added.

The Chief Guest of the function,Justice Swatanter Kumar, Judge,Supreme Court of India said, “Thereare many laws in the country, but theaim should be to implement these laws

THE MONTH THAT WAS

CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Justice Swatanter Kumar, Judge, SupremeCourt of India, honouring a student at the annual function of StudentsLegal Literacy Mission in Rohtak

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in their true perspective. In our society,women are kept in high esteem.Although, there was no womenmember in the Constituent Assembly,yet while keeping in view the safetyand dignity of the woman, laws wereenacted for their reservation andequality. India has the best legal andjudicial systems in the world. All thestudents should be acquainted withlegal literacy. They should be made tounderstand that if duties are notperformed, the rights also decrease”.

KMP corridor to have orbitalrail, technology hubs

The Kundli-Manesar-Palwal globalcorridor (KMP) will have orbitalrailway and 12 specialised hubsincluding world trade, fashion,entertainment, leisure and dry ports.

The development plan of the KMPglobal corridor was approved at themeeting of the State-Level Committeewhich was chaired by the ChiefMinister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The KMP Corridor passes throughthe districts of Palwal, Faridabad,Mewat, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Jhajjar andSonipat of the state. Twelve specialisedhubs including world trade, fashion,entertainment, leather, leisure,education, cyber, sports, bio-scienceand dry port hubs would be developedalong the KMP Expressway, an officialspokesman said.

The width of the ExpresswayAmenities Zone would be onekilometre and the remaining areawould be kept as agriculture zone. Asper the plan approved, the Right ofWay (ROW) of Expressway would be100 meters with green belt of 100meters on either sides and 50 meterwide orbital rail corridor on Delhi side.

Haryana Police sets up aspecial juvenile police unit

The Haryana Police have set up aspecial juvenile police unit, consistingof a juvenile police officer and awoman constable, at every policestation in Gurgaon district to ensuresafety of children.

Joint Commissioner of Police,Gurgaon, Mr Anil Kumar Rao, saidthat this unit and child welfare officerat the police station would handle casesof juveniles in conflict with law, andlook after children in need of care andprotection. The social worker at thepolice unit will be the first line of

intervention in all such cases, headded.

The unit would coordinate andfunction as a watchdog for providinglegal protection to children against allkinds of cruelty, abuse andexploitation, and report instances ofnon-compliance for legal action.

He said that it would takecognisance of adult perpetrators ofcrimes against children and ensurethat they were caught immediatelyand booked under the appropriateprovisions of the law.

Farmer generates power frompoultry waste

Ramehar Singh of Silani village inJhajjar District has shown the way topoultry farm owners of Haryana. Hehas installed a 50-KW capacity poultrylitter-based biogas power plant at hispoultry farm using poultry waste asfeed material. Running his 65 KVA (50KW) biogas plant for 14 hours a dayfor the last three months, he is self-reliant and saves about Rs 1 lakh permonth. Confident of meeting hispower needs, he has got connectionfrom DHBVN disconnected.

For 20 long years, Ramehar Singhhad been running hishatchery/poultry farm on powersupply from DHBVN and on dieselgenset, paying electricity bill of Rs45,000 and diesel bill of Rs 1.2 lakhevery month. After installation of thebiogas power plant, he now pays dieselbill of Rs 60,000 only and does notdraw power from DHBVN. Theinitiative taken to convert litter intofuel for power plant has helped himsave about Rs 1 lakh every month. Heinstalled three biogas digesters of 85CUM each at the cost ofRs 30.3 lakh on theplant.

Gurgaon to havestate’s first hi-techgreenhouse

A unique ‘Hi-TechGreen House’, first ofits kind in Haryana, isbeing set up inGurgaon. The ideabehind setting up the“greenhouse” is toimprove agriculturalproduction and preparegood-quality, high-yielding and disease-

free varieties of plants.It will be developed at an estimated

cost of Rs 76 lakh in about 2,056square meters of land. This Hi-TechGreenhouse will be helpful in growingmore vegetable crops to meet thedemand of vegetables in urban areas.Through this Hi-Tech Green House,farmers would get quality seedlings atmuch reasonable prices.

An official spokesman of theHorticulture Department said that ateam of scientists and experts will bedeputed for growing quality seedlingsat the Green House. This greenhouseis different from the other existingprojects as it has provisions forregulating the temperature accordingto the requirement of the crop. Thismeans that quality seedlings can begrown here in all weather conditions.A similar green house will be set up atRohtak as well.

Monthly honorarium ofNumberdars increased

While giving a big bonanza to allNambardars of the State, the HaryanaChief Minister, Mr Bhupinder SinghHooda, has announced to enhancetheir monthly honorarium from Rs750 to Rs 1,100 thus benefitting 24,000Nambardars in the State.

Earlier, the Haryana Governmenthad introduced this facility ofmonthly honorarium of Rs 500 forNambardars in December, 2005, whichwas further increased to Rs 750 in May2009. The Nambardars in Haryana alsoget free bus travel facility for theirtehsil and district headquarters andget ten per cent commission on the‘Aabiyana’. Earlier, the commission on‘Aabiyana’ was three per cent only. g

In the making: Hi-tech greenhouse in Gurgaon

Will power pavesway to successWith their will power and tremendous dedication, seven para-athletes fromHaryana have made their way to the London Para-Olympic Games byqualifying for the event in the last month held 1st Malaysian Grand Prix

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Saurabh Duggal

When it comes to the disciplines inOlympics, Haryana is the

undisputed champ. Of late, the statehas emerged as the country’s greatestsporting powerhouse.

In the Beijing Olympics, the statecontributed the maximum share in thecountry’s overall contingent, andsimilarly, in this edition too, in London,the state will have the lion’s share. Andnow, the para-athletes from the statetoo, have joined their able-bodiedcounterparts to make the state thehighest contributor in the LondonPara-Olympic Games going to be heldimmediately after the Olympics at thesame venue.

In the last month held 1st Malaysian

Grand Prix, 14 Indian para-athletesachieved the qualification mark for thePara-Olympics and out of which seven,Amit Saroha, Amit Kumar, Narinder,Jagminder, Gayaninder, Vijay Kumarand Jaideep, were from Haryana.

NARINDER SINGH (21)The para-athlete from village Palri,Panipat, achieved the London Para-Olympics qualification mark in thejavelin throw (F44 category) during theAsian Championship held in Kuwait inJanuary. After that Narinder againcrossed the ‘A’ standard Olympicqualification mark in the 1st MalaysianGrand Prix held last month.

In Malaysia, he touched the distanceof 47.55m, and his career best duringthe training is 52.44m.

He is currently world rankednumber nine in the javelin throw eventin F-44 category.

“The gold medal in the AsianChampionship and in Malaysian GrandPrix has lifted my morale and I amhopeful of doing better in theOlympics,” said Narinder. “Mypersonal best is 52.44m and a throw of56m can land me in the medal bracket.So, with three months left for the megaevent, I will try my level best to add onthree-four meters into my personalbest,” said Narinder, who has beentraining under Haryana SportsDepartment Coach Nasib Ahmed inPanchkula.

Narinder contracted polio when hewas one year old, and after that, anunsuccessful operation furtherdamaged the polio-hit left leg. Earlier,he had competed in the generalcategory, and it was around four yearsback that he came to know about thesports activities for the disabledathletes. In 2009, he competed in hisfirst international event. He was alsopart of the Indian squad for the 2010Para-Asian Games held in China.

Narinder lost his parents in a roadaccident in 2005. After that because ofhis friends Shripal and Jaiveer, whohelped him financially, he was able tojoin sports.

“Training for the Olympics requiresa lot of money. Due to my poor personalfinancial condition, I was not able tocope with my practice. So, then myfriends came forward and supportedme financially. It is because of themthat I have come so far,” said Narinder.

JAGMINDER SINGH (30) The polio-affected athlete achieved the‘A’ standard Olympic qualification markin the discus throw event (F44 category)in the 1st Malaysian Grand Prix event.He hurled the discus to a distance of38.90m to earn the para-Olympic berth.His current world ranking is four.

“The performance in Malaysia hashelped me in attaining the worldranking of four in discus throw eventand it’s a morale booster for me,” saidJagminder, who hails from Gangulyvillage in Jind district. “As per theOlympics medal standard I am aroundfour meters short. So to improve mydistance, I will be working on mytechnique and power in the next threemonths,” he added.

Jagminder contracted polio when hewas just nine months old. But disabilitynever deterred him and he used to

CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda with the seven players of Haryana who havequalified for the Para-Olympic tournament of London Olympics at his NewDelhi residence. Coach Naval Singh, Haryana Para-Olympics Committee GeneralSecretary Giri Raj and Dr Rajinder Singh Tonk are also seen in the picture

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compete in the general category. He hadwon 14 medals in various district-levelchampionships in the general category.And it was just three years back whenhe came to know about the sports forthe disabled athletes.

In January, he made hisinternational debut in the AsianChampionship held in Kuwait. He wongold medal there with a throw of38.48m.

Jagminder’s family owns a verysmall landholding. In order to add on tothe family’s meagre agriculturalincome, he works as a supervisor in aprivate company at night.

AMIT KUMAR SAROHA (29)The para-athlete from Sonipat achievedthe London Olympics mark in the 1stMalaysian Grand Prix. With a throw of10.27m, he was not only able to grabgold in the discus throw event in the F-51 category, but also bettered his ownAsian record. His currently rankedthree in the world.

Earlier he competed in the 2010Commonwealth Games and won silvermedal in the 2010 Para-Asian Gamesheld in China.

“My training under my coach, NavalSingh, is going perfectly fine and if allgoes well then medal in Londonwouldn’t be a surprise,” said Amit, whohails from Bayanpur.

Amit, a former national hockeyplayer, has been on a wheelchair sincehe injured his spine in a tragic caraccident in 2007. During his treatmentdays in the Indian Spinal Injury Centrein New Delhi, he came across a para-athlete who introduced him to para-rugby and later on, he startedcompeting in the para-sports.

“Sport has given me a never-say-dieattitude, because of which even mypermanent disability did not deter mefrom aiming high in life,” said Amit.“Last year’s Commonwealth Gameswas my first big event. I missed out ona podium finish there, but later wonsilver at the Asian Games. Now my aimis to win a medal in the Olympics,” headded

AMIT KUMAR (20) The para-athlete from Sonipat earnedthe London Olympics berth by winninggold medal in the triple jump event (F-46 category) in the 1st Malaysian GrandPrix. He jumped a distance of 12.52m.

“Currently I am attending thenational camp in Bangalore and mytraining is going as per the schedule.

My personal best is 13.13m, but if Ihave to be in the medal bracket in theOlympics, then I have to cross 14mmark. Let’s see how much I willimprove in the next three months,”said Amit, who hails from villageMatindu.

Amit lost his left hand accidentallyin a fodder-cutting machine in 2007.And the tragic incident turned himinto a sportsperson. After that hestarted competing in sports activitiesand even represented the Sonipatdistrict in three state-level meets inthe general category.

Around four years back, his friendintroduced him to the para-sports.Malaysia was his secondinternational event. Earlier, hecompeted in the 2010 Para-AsianGames where he finished sixth.

Amit’s father is an ex-servicemanand now works as a security guard.He hopes that his sportingaccomplishments will fetch him adecent job, so that he can take care ofhis family.

GAYANINDER SINGH (33) The winner of the state’s highestsports award, Bhim Award, earnedthe Olympic qualification mark intwo different disciplines, long jump(F-42) and 100m (T-42), in the 1stMalaysian Grand Prix.

Gayaninder clocked 14.20 secondsto clinch a silver medal in the 100m,while jumped 5.03m to win gold in thelong jump event.

“In 2010 Para-Asian Games, Ifinished fifth with timing of 14.85seconds and in Malaysia, I improvedmy timing by 0.65 second. I hope tofurther improve my timing by thetime of the Olympics,” saidGayaninder, who hails from village

Dhanana, Bhiwani. Gayaninder contracted polio when

he was six months old. But that neverstopped him from being a part of thesporting world. He used to playkabaddi in the general category. In2007, another para-athlete, SukhbirSingh, introduced him to para-sports.

Till date, he has competed in fourinternational events, including AsianChampionship in Taiwan in 2007 andWorld Games in 2009. He wasconferred with the Bhim Award forhis excellence in para-sports in 2011.

VIJAY KUMAR (28) The para-athlete from Bhiwaniachieved the ‘A’ standard Olympicsqualification mark in the javelinthrow event (F-42) in the 1stMalaysian Grand Prix. He won goldwith a distance of 41.28m.

“The Olympic medal is in therange of 45m distance and mypersonal best is 45.56m. If all goeswell, then I will surely return with amedal from London,” said Vijay, whohails from village Nakitpur.

Vijay contracted polio when he wasseven months old. Earlier he used toplay cricket (para category) and lateron, he came across a former para-athlete, who introduced him to theother para-sporting disciplines.

Till date, he has competed in fourinternational events. The first onewas in Malaysia in 2006 where he wonbronze in discus throw event. Lateron, he competed in the 2009 WorldGames, and in the 2010 Para-AsianGames he finished seventh.

JAIDEEP (21)Jaideep from Rohtak earned theOlympics berth by winning medal inthe discus throw event (F-42) in the1st Malaysian Grand Prix.

Jaideep has been into para-sportsfor the last four years. He made hisinternational debut in 2010 Para-Asian Games held in China. There hethrew the discus to a distance of 34mand was placed fifth.

In the last one year, he hasimproved a lot and touched the 40mmark in the Malaysian Grand Prix.Jaideep contracted polio when he wasone year old. He came to know aboutpara-sports through the GeneralSecretary of the Haryana ParaOlympic Committee, Giri Raj. g

The writer is Senior SportsJournalist with Hindustan Times,

Chandigarh

For the last couple of years, thepara-athletes from the state aredoing pretty well in theinternational arena and this couldall be possible because of the stategovernment policies for the para-athletes. Now our athletes aretreated equal to abled-bodiedathletes and the government hasbrought the cash awards for para-sports at par with others

Giri Raj SinghGeneral Secretary, Haryana Para-Olympics Committee and former

international athlete

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Ruchi Sharma

When the other regional cinemasare busy carving a niche for

themselves in the entertainmentindustry, how can Haryana lagbehind? This time, to stake a claim tothe film world, the state too has madeits appearance in the malls and singlewindow halls in many of the districtsof Haryana with the release of sequelof blockbuster movie Chandrawal of1984. Striking the right chords withthe audience, the movie has conveyedapt sentiments regarding the issuesof skewed sex ratio and honourkilling.

Produced by Usha Sharma underthe banner of Prabhakar Films,Chandrawal II has got the distinctionof being the first sequel in HaryanviCinema, and also the first movie ofthe country which is released as asequel of a film produced about threedecades back. With vibrant Haryanvi

attires and jig, the movie has madeits way to the hearts of manyHaryanvis. The blend of newtechniques and cinematography,which was not present in the priorChandrawal, has been used this time.

The movie communicated a strongmessage against honour killing.Unlike the film Chandrawal, wherelovers were sacrificed at the altar offamily honour, in Chandrawal II, thereincarnated souls of old loversfinally unite with the support oftheir parents for whom happiness oftheir children is more importantthan rigid social stigma.

SONGS FOR EVERY OCCASIONThe songs of the movie sung byeminent singers of Bollywood,Shaan, Richa Sharma, Sonu Kakkad,Udit Narayan, under the musicdirection of Uttam Singh, haveearned the admiration of audience.The Haryanvi numbers Desa mein des

Hariyana in the voice of UditNarayan and Smita Adhikari isalready popular. Other songs ManeMoonga Lade Ne, Maat Chedh BlamMere Chundad Ne, Oh Meri ChhamakChhalo Tu Kit Chali will grace anywedding occasion in Haryana. Themelodious songs cut across regionalbarriers and catch up with audienceof all kinds.

Chandrawal II has been largelyappreciated for promoting Haryanvifolk culture and raising other socialissues in its story. It is always apleasure to see one’s own regionaldialect, custom and tradition beingportrayed vividly on screen andgetting appreciation from people ofother varied backgrounds.

Movies are the best way topromote the culture of a region. Thismovie will encourage others to jointhe brigade of promoting the culturethrough Haryanvi cinema before itloses its sheen. g

Chandrawal IIstrikes a chord

Chandrawal II is sneaking its way into the hearts of many who want tosee the Haryanvi folk culture and dialect on the big screen

A scene from movieChandrawal II

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Kavita Singh

For centuries, artists, writers andthinkers of various shades and

denominations have been foundstanding in the front row, to bring aboutchange in the society through theircreative tools and farsightedness andhave been successful in infusing freshblood in the veins of society.

Though some may debate theoccurrence of the very existence ofgender-specific social concerns beingportrayed in art, yet there is no denyingthe fact that women artists like allwomen- are the real absorbers of theshocks of mindless and rapid socialturmoils and tremors. A woman is thefirst person who can relate to aproblem, as a mother being the fulcrumof a family, a society and a country.

While looking at the works ofwomen artists, it is amply clear thatany change, good or bad, affects themthe most and they have an uncannysense of transferring their pains andjoys into their works of art, songs andwritings, with a rare sensitivity andintrospection. A mere glance at the

tribal and folk paintings of variousregions in India, will reflect that it isthe woman who carry forward thetraditions, customs and social concernsof a particular region in their owninnocent, yet true to life, scribbles andmotifs.

As the great woman artist, AnupamSud, sums it up, “I paint the femalebody as I am most familiar with it. It ismy territory. It isn’t glamorous for meas it is for men. For women, it’s asource of pleasure and pain. Men can’tunderstand the fear associated with thebody. For them, night can be beautiful.For a woman, it is scary if she is alonefor the fear of what might be loomingout there in the darkness. She feelsinsecure.”

Mother, daughter, sister, friend,heroine, lover, crone, goddess-- thewoman artist recognises these separateincarnations of herself. She is neithervoyeur nor interlocutor, but in someway always the protagonist of her owncreations. The onus of portraying thegenuine aspirations, desires, concerns,fears and follies of a woman lies with awoman painter, instead of harbouring

the expectations of their portrayal frommale painters. This is not merely a fakefeminine slogan or a fluke fashionableagenda.

It is heartening to note that the dueawareness about these aspects hasfound favour with a large number ofwomen painters in Indiancontemporary art and they are saying itin subtle, yet vocal idioms. Theirremarkable works are a true testimonytowards the voicing of their concernswhich are crying for change.

DEEP SENSITIVITYWay back in early 1930s, the first Indianwoman painter, who took a plunge inthe river of psychological,philosophical, social and emotionalcurrents, was no other than AmritaShergil, who created moving picturesoozing with deep sensitivity and astrong yearning for true liberation. Sheaddressed the condition of frail rusticgirls and ladies in pensive moods,besides daring to create some of herown nudes in realistic European style.

Exploring sensitive issues like

The FEMININEbrush says it all

‘Bindi’ by Bharti Kher

‘Three Girls’ by Amrita Shergil

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modesty and femininity can be ascomplex as intriguing. But for someoneas Gogi Saroj Pal, who considers art asher religion, adding a touch of realityto feminism with the stroke of a brushis just a way of life. Described as thefirst feminist woman painter of modernIndian art, Gogi Saroj Pal hasconsistently explored the condition andlives of women through her paintings.Taking up issues of gender prejudice ininimitable style, she flawlessly breatheslife into her figures using paintingbrushes and a rich palette.

MYTHS, FABLES AND FOLKLOREIn her paintings, Gogi Saroj Palexplores the vast reserve of India’smyths, fables and folklore. But she wasnot content with Ganesha, Durga,Mahisasurmardini and the likes. Shewas among the first to revivesignificant mythical figures and forms,prominently the ‘Kinnari’ (femaleversion of the centaur), ‘Kamdhenu’(half-woman, half-cow), ‘HathyoginiKali’ and ‘Hathyogini Shakti’.

Anguish, protest, disturbance and anunabashed figuration in respect to thefemale body define the work of artistNavjot Altaf. Her figures are neverdiminished by sentimentality. Theversatility and courage of this artistare manifest in the most candid andexplicit portrayals of the female innude form. Her polychromatic nudesculptures address sexuality andfecundity with the vigour and truth ofprehistoric art. She portrays woman as‘Earth-Mother’, ‘Mother Goddess’,symbol of fertility and implicit withsexuality.

Gurgaon-based eminent artist BhartiKher, who has carved a niche for herselfin the international art scene hasdiscovered her roots through thehumble cosmetic circular object called‘Bindi’ which is struck on the foreheadof an Indian woman. Yet this tiny redcircle denotes the power of a womanunderlining the concept of Shakti andfertility.

LIBERAL USE OF OBJECTSWorks of Kanchan Chander, dottedwith a liberal use of objects, coins, keysand locks, reflect some of thedisturbing experiences of women in apatriarchal society, and at the sametime, describe her journey, both as awoman and as an artist. Arpita Singhhas packed her pictorial scenes withpeople and things; there are dots andother patterns, flags, bouquets andbaskets of flowers, birds and ducks andthe girl-child’s playthings. There areguns, cars, aeroplanes and portraitheads and busts.

The most evocative amongst thewomen artists, is well-known artistAnjolie Ela Menon, who through herworks of young girls and women withblank eyes and mute expressions ontheir faces peeping from behind thehalf-shut doors and windows in searchof openings and flights, has uncoveredthe undercurrents of inherentabhorrence of a female child in oursociety.

Artist Arpana Caur has narrated the

pangs of being a girl in her owninimitable style, juxtaposing symbols ofneedles, threads, scissors, embroideries,stars and gotta tilla in awe-inspiringworks which speak volumes of thedrudgery and plight of a girl child anda woman.

OLD HINDU PRACTICES Artist Vasudha Thozhur’s‘Untouchable’ recalls the Hindupractice of Sati, in which a widowcommits suicide on her husband’s pyre.In her transgressive treatment of thispatriarchal horror, Thozhur paintsherself seated defiantly on a burningpile of wood, inviolable and untouchedby the flames. The promising nameswho are engaged in telling the story ofa woman through their canvases are abrave breed and they include ShebaChhachhi, Anju Dodiya, Nalini Malini,Shukla Samant, Nilima Sheikh, AnitaDube, Shilpa Gupta, Rekha Rodwittiya,Rini Dhumal, Vasundhara Tiwari, JayaGanguli, Jayashree Chakravarty,Rummana Hussain, Mithu Sen and soon.

More and more Haryana-basedwomen artists are carving a niche forthemselves in the field of contemporaryart led by Bharti Kher, Kavita Jaiswal,Kavita Singh, Nutan Dhiman andothers who are constantlyexperimenting with newer metaphorsand perceptions and approaches,thereby enriching the cultural andartistic fabric of Haryana. g

The writer is Assistant Professor,Department of Fine Arts, Punjabi

University, Patiala‘Passion and Possession’ by Kanchan Chander

‘Hathyogini’ by Gogi Saroj Pal ‘Untouchable’ by Vasudha Thozhur

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Pearls of wisdom by Saint Kabir

Chalti Chakki Dekh Kar, Diya Kabira RoyeDui Paatan Ke Beech Mein, Sabit Bacha Na KoyeLooking at the grinding stones, Kabir laments

In the duel of wheels, nothing stays intact.

Bura Jo Dekhan Main Chala, Bura Naa Milya KoyeJo Munn Khoja Apnaa, To Mujhse Bura Naa Koye

I searched for the crooked, met not a single oneWhen searched myself, "I" found the crooked one

Aisee Vani Boliye, Mun Ka Aapa KhoyeApna Tan Sheetal Kare, Auran Ko Sukh Hoye

Speak such words, sans ego's ployBody remains composed, giving the listener joy

Dheere Dheere Re Mana, Dheere Sub Kutch HoyeMali Seenche So Ghara, Ritu Aaye Phal Hoye

Slowly slowly O mind, everything in own pace happensGardner may water a hundred buckets, fruit arrives only in its season

Sayeen Itna Deejiye, Ja Mein Kutumb SamayeMain Bhi Bhookha Na Rahun, Sadhu Na Bhookha Jaye

Give so much O God, suffice to envelop my clanI should not suffer cravings, nor the visitor goes unfed

Dukh Mein Simran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na KoyeJo Sukh Mein Simran Kare, Tau Dukh Kahe Ko HoyeIn anguish everyone prays to Him, in joy does none

To One who prays in happiness, how can sorrow come

Chinta Aisee Dakini, Kat Kaleja KhayeVaid Bichara Kya Kare, Kahan Tak Dawa Lagaye

Worry is the bandit that eats into one's heartWhat the doctor can do, what remedy to impart?

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