KHATIMA NEWS
Haridwar
A court has stopped construction of a pumping station in Haridwar’s Shyamlok Colony, where residents and the local welfare association have challenged work carried out for Kumbh preparations. They allege that a colony park was used without permission or acquisition, while an overhead tank has already been completed at the site.
Haridwar
The Upper Ganga Canal at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar has been closed from midnight on October 20 for Kumbh preparations and annual maintenance. Repairs, cleaning and ghat construction have left the riverbed along the ghats exposed. The canal is scheduled to remain shut until November 8, creating a rare annual view of the area.
Haridwar
Food safety officials in Haridwar district inspected hotels, restaurants, dairies, snack units and grocery shops on Saturday. They stopped the sale of meat products, Indian sweets and bakery items at one establishment after finding licensing gaps, missing documents and shared cooking vessels for vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Officials also sent 13 samples for laboratory testing.
