Chandigarh Vigilance Department UT Sports Department ke under chalne wale alag-alag swimming centres par surprise visits kar raha hai. In inspections ke dauran records ki checking, safety gear ki availability, kisi bhi emergency ya untoward incident se nipatne ke liye paryapt staff ki tainati, aur other operational parameters ka inspection kiya ja raha hai.
Vigilance Department ki team ne ab tak 4 swimming pools ka surprise inspection kiya hai. Pichhle kuch dino mein Chandigarh ke kisi bhi local sports complex mein is tarah ka pehla surprise check mana ja raha hai.
Filhaal UT Sports Department ke paas is season mein lagbhag 12 swimming pools operational hain. Abhi Sector 23 mein do pools (ek all-weather pool aur ek Sports Complex Nursery facility), aur Lake Sports Complex, Manimajra Complex, Sector 8, 27, 34, 38, 39, 43, 50 aur 56 mein ek-ek pool chal raha hai. Haal hi mein department ne Sector 39 mein maujood existing facility ko convert karke apna doosra all-weather swimming pool bhi shuru kiya hai.
Garmiyon ke season mein Chandigarh ke swimming pools mein kaafi bheed dekhne ko milti hai aur membership drive apne peak par hoti hai. Residential areas ke paas wale sports complexes mein membership ki demand aur bhi zyada rehti hai. Har complex mein aam taur par 200 se 300 members hote hain. Iske alawa, scheduled time par professional swimmers bhi alag-alag centres par training karte hain.
Pichhle kuch saalon mein Sports Department ne local sports complexes mein lifebuoy rings aur other safety equipment bhi muhaiya karaye hain. Vigilance Department ke ek adhikari ne kaha, “Ye surprise visits ek regular process ka hissa hai, jismein alag-alag departments ka inspection kiya jata hai.”
Sources ke mutabik, UT Sports Department ne sabhi sports complexes ke coaches aur managers ko bhi ek advisory jaari ki hai, jismein unhe sabhi records update rakhne ke nirdesh diye gaye hain. Department dwara circulate kiye gaye message mein likha tha, “Ye ek routine vigilance check lagta hai. Sabhi employees ko salah di jaati hai ki ve apni zimmedariyan poori imaandari aur nishtha ke saath nibhayein. Kripya sunishchit karein ki registers, attendance sheets aur training schedules sahit sabhi records update hon aur zarurat padne par turant uplabdh karaye ja saken.”
Unhe yeh bhi bataya gaya ki Vigilance Department sabhi stadiums aur sports complexes mein routine inspections kar raha hai, taaki unke kaamkaj ka review kiya ja sake. Saath hi sabhi stakeholders ko nirdesh diya gaya hai ki aisa koi bhi kaam ya laparwahi na ho, jo department ki image ko kisi bhi tarah se nuksan pahunchaye.
Haal ke saalon mein yeh doosri baar hai jab Vigilance Department ne UT Sports Department ke kaamkaj mein dakhal diya hai. Isse pehle 2024 mein department ne Sector 42 Sports Complex ka daura kiya tha, jahan ek parent dwara dakhil ki gayi irregularities ki shikayat ki jaanch ki gayi thi. Shikayat mein aarop tha ki unke bachche ka naam state-run academy ke liye chayanit nahi kiya gaya tha.
Is beech, lagbhag 20 saal ke baad UT Administration ne Additional Director (Sports) ke pad ko dobara revive kar diya hai. Isse department mein deputation par ek aur officer ki posting ka raasta saaf ho gaya hai.
Ab Sports Department mein IAS, PCS, DANICS aur UT Chandigarh cadre ke ek-ek adhikari tainat hain. Isi wajah se yeh UT Administration ke un chuninda departments mein shamil ho gaya hai, jahan alag-alag cadres ke officers milkar kaam kar rahe hain.
