Source : The Hindu Date : 25.06.2009
CMC drive against illegal water connections to continue
Staff Correspondent
| Deputy Commissioner inspects Bijapur CMC meeting hall |
Taking stock: Deputy Commissioner R. Shantraju on Wednesday inspecting documents that were burnt in the CMC meeting hall in Bijapur.
Bijapur: Deputy Commissioner R. Shantraju on Wednesday visited the City Municipal Council (CMC) meeting hall, where some miscreants had attempted to set fire to the CMC president’s chair and some official documents on Tuesday during a Janata Dal (Secular) protest rally. The Deputy Commissioner also inspected the documents that were burnt in the incident.
Mr. Shantraju said that the incident may have been staged by some vested interest groups who wanted to divert attention from the operation launched by the CMC to remove all illegal water connections in the city. He instructed the CMC officials not to be disturbed by such tactics and continue the operation until all illegal tap connections were removed and smooth drinking water supply was ensured.
Case
“CMC authorities have filed a case with the city police. A thorough inquiry will be conducted and action will be initiated against the culprits,” he added.
However some CMC councillors, who did not want to be named, said that the presence of important documents at the spot indicated the hand of CMC staff in the incident. Several anomalies had come up at the recent budget meeting and inquiries had been initiated, they said. Perhaps, they wanted all related documents burnt.
“There was no need to keep the officials documents in the CMC meeting hall,” they said. “The staff should bring important files only during the meeting and later keep them in the sections concerned.”