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October 21, 2011

London Mayor stresses on waste segregation at domestic level


Chandigarh, October 19
No solid waste management technology can function successfully unless the municipal corporation authorities strictly adopt the practice of segregating the garbage at domestic level, said Amrit Mann, Mayor of Borough of Hounslow, London, here today.

He said segregation of garbage at household-level was initiated by the local government in London long ago, for which the key aspect was to make the residents aware about the utility and necessity of this system.
In fact, the cost of the three-coloured bins, which are positioned in front of every house in London, is borne by the residents. The corporation’s responsibility is only to lift the garbage regularly and dispose it off, he said.
Sharing his experiences, Amrit Mann said to facilitate the public and attend to their grievances, the authorities should constitute quick reaction teams in every wing of the corporation.
Citing example of London, he stated that the complaints of residents like non-functional streetlights and potholes in roads is resolved by the authorities promptly.
Suggestions were made by Amrit Mann to Ravinder Pal Singh, Mayor, Chandigarh MC, that both the corporations should share the technologies in respective areas which they are adopting in various wings of their corporations.

CM lauds Fauja’s feat


Fauja SinghChandigarh, October 19
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today felicitated the veteran athlete Fauja Singh, who had recently set the record of becoming world’s oldest marathoner, for his rare feat.

Lauding the spectacular achievement of Fauja Singh, the CM said through his success, the veteran athlete has brought laurel for the country in general and Punjab in particular. Fauja Singh amazed the world when he completed a 42-km marathon at Toronto to enter the Guinness Book of World Records recently.

Another marathon milestone for centenarian Fauja Singh


Toronto, October 17
Fauja Singh, a 100-year-old runner of Indian-origin has set a new Guinness record of being the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon here.
It took Fauja Singh over eight hours to cross the finish line, more than six hours after Kenya’s Kenneth Mungara won the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon yesterday for the fourth straight year.
Fauja Singh was the last competitor to complete the course but entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
He accomplished the amazing feat, becoming the oldest person ever to complete a full-distance 42-km marathon. Singh, who only speaks Punjabi, also surprised himself.
Through his interpreter, he said he had set a goal of finishing the race in about nine hours. “Beating his original prediction, he’s overjoyed,” his coach and translator Harmander Singh was quoted as saying by the Toronto Star.