The proposal to completely shut down meat and liquor outlets inside 2.5-km radius round Mata Mansa Devi Temple will probably be taken up on the subsequent normal House assembly of the Panchkula municipal company, scheduled on September 29.

Citing the heavy footfall of devotees from throughout the nation throughout Navratras and different festivals, Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board has for lengthy been elevating the demand to close meat and liquor outlets across the historic temple that might harm non secular sentiments.

Earlier this yr, the board had even handed a decision in opposition to opening of such shops close to the temple.

Spread over 100 acres in Bilaspur village in Panchkula within the foothills of Shivalik Hills, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, one other famous Hindu shrine within the area, the temple yearly hosts two Navratra gala’s within the months of Ashvin (winter) and Chaitra (spring) that see a footfall of hundreds.

Plot allotment for slum-dwellers

Another agenda more likely to be mentioned on the assembly is allotment of 1 or two marla plots to slum-dwellers, residing in Rajiv Colony, Indira Colony and Kharag Mangoli, below the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. A survey on this regard has already been performed. Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal mentioned MC had recognized websites in 4 villages for demarcating the plots.

Also, 4 colonies of Panchkula—Manav Colony, SBI Colony, Association Colony, Bhainsa Tibba, and Chandi Kotla Colony, Chandimandir—have been proposed to be regularized as per Section 3 of the Haryana Management of Civic Amenities and Infrastructure Deficient Municipal Areas (Special Provisions) Amendment Act, 2016.

Other proposals

A proposal has additionally been made to put in air purifiers at completely different locations within the metropolis to cut back air pollution attributable to site visitors, industries and dumping grounds.

The different objects within the agenda embrace establishing of compost pits in all parks, restore of cremation grounds below the municipal space, allotment of 17 kanal and eight marla land to RRC and NDRF on collectorate charges, and shifting of LPG godowns from the town space .

Other than this, a proposal has been moved to cost 5,000 to 10,000 as effective from Vita sales space shopkeepers for encroaching land across the cubicles. Also, 2,000 effective is proposed to be charged from canine house owners who haven’t registered their pets with MC.