DW BUREAU / Chandigarh The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh today started the drive to curb the wastage of drinking water and issued 98 notices to the violators and 7 challans have been issued to the violators. Following the orders of Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh 18 teams of SDEs and JEs of MCC started the checking of misuse of potable water from 5.30 am to 8.30 am. It was the first day of the drive when several violators were found misusing drinking water at their houses. A fine of Rs. 5000 was imposed on those challaned. Under the annual drive from April 15 to June 30, watering of lawns, courtyards, washing of cars and other vehicles using hosepipe invites a challan with a fine of Rs. 5000 while notices are issued if leaking tank, taps, water meters and water coolers are found by MCC teams. Those served notices have been asked to get the leakages repaired within two days, later a challan will be issued. Most of the violators were found washing their cars and courtyards.The teams also clicked pictures and made videos of the violations as a documentary evidence. The Commissioner appealed the citizens of Chandigarh to save drinking water and avoid wastage of it. She said that people may opt for TT water for watering their lawns. Migrant labourer murdered Hoshiarpur A migrant labourer was killed allegedly by another worker in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district on Friday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Anoop (28), a native of Jharkhand who was residing in Hoshiarpur's Maili village. The accused, Janjay Bakshi, also from Jharkhand and currently staying in Maili village, has been arrested, they said. Anoop was returning home after working in the fields. When he reached the outskirts of Maili village, Bakshi hit him on the head with a wooden stick. Anoop died on the spot, police saidSome passers-by noticed this, caught Bakshi and handed him over to police, they said. SHO, Chabbewal police station, Sub-Inspector Harprem Singh said a case is being registered in connection with the incident.The motive behind the crime is being ascertained, he said. / PTI / (editor@dailyworld.in)