Tribune News Service
CHANDIGARH, Jan 9 — "There is no city planning that can succeed in the face of the facts of our society, the habits of our people, lapses of our administration, and poverty and lack of education and health care of our people," says Mr K.R. Narayanan, President of India.
Speaking at a special session of international conference celebrating "Chandigarh — 50 years of the idea" at Law Auditorium of Panjab University here this afternoon, the President complimented Le Corbusier for taking some of these social facts into account while planning Chandigarh and to a degree "his city is better off than most other cities of India in the matter of services, health and educational facilities, greenery and relatively pollution free environment." ...
Mr Satya Pal Jain, MP, stressed the need for a joint integrated approach for the development of the periphery of Chandigarh. The Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism, Mr Madan Lal Khurana, said that Ministry of Tourism would help improve Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake and Museum and Art Gallery besides completing a de luxe five-star hotel at a cost of Rs 34 crore in the city. ...
