Children’s Day celebration with the Mayor, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation

November 14, 2019

Students of the IBDP Y1 were treated to a unique experience of witnessing the proceedings of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, from the viewers’ gallery in the Assembly Hall of the MCC, in Sector 17. The Mayor, Shri Rajesh Kumar Kalia, accompanied by the Municipal Commissioner, Mr. Kamal Kishore Yadav and Councilors, invited the children to join in the celebration of Children’s Day with a heartwarming cake cutting ceremony.

Later, during an informal interaction with the Mayor, the students posed pertinent questions regarding pressing issues facing the city. Answering questions posed by Dhairya Dua about the proposed metro project and Tribune flyover, the Mayor said that both projects are on track and progressing well. Tapreet Brar quizzed him on the steps being taken by the administration to check pollution due to fireworks and he responded that the High Court orders have helped the administration to cut down on sale and use of firecrackers to a great extent in the city.