Amritsar Sep 22 PTI A close aide of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu was appointed as the new chairman of the Amritsar Improvement Trust on Wednesday Daman Uppal replaced Dinesh Bassi a loyalist of former chief minister Amarinder Singh Uppal a municipal councillor was given the appointment letter by Chief Minister Channi in the presence of Sidhu here Bassi welcomed the appointment of Uppal saying it was the decision of the party high command Bassi told the media that he was informed over the phone on Wednesday morning that he would be relieved as the chairman of the trust Channi his two deputies Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa OP Soni and state Congress chief Sidhu on Wednesday morning paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here PTI JMS CHS VSD RDK RDK
Charanjit Singh TejaTribune News ServiceAmritsar August 23The citys first musical fountains installed at Company Bagh have been lying defunct for the last four yearsAccording to information the Amritsar Improvement Trust AIT had hired a company which also runs Sun City Amusement Park on the garden to operate the musical fountainsJoshi during his tenure used to get all the works done through the AIT thus bypassing the Municipal Corporation MCThe MC claimed that memorandum of understanding signed during Joshis tenure was a major hurdle in maintenance of musical fountainsThe MC had made efforts to call the contractor responsible for its operation but to no avail
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