The New Indian Express 06.11.2013
section, the image of GHMC took a severe beating with senior officials
and the General Body being aware of the corruption in the particular
section. Express file photo
Despite the pending disciplinary charges against more than half a
dozen draughtsman grade-III working in different circles of Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for various alleged
irregularities, the corporation has decided to promote them as town
planning supervisors/town planning assistants.
In the ordinary meeting held in the last week of October, the GHMC
Standing Committee chaired by mayor M Majid Hussain and attended by
commissioner, Somesh Kumar and others, approved the accused’s
promotions.
Due to the large-scale corruption prevailing in the town planning
section, the image of GHMC took a severe beating with senior officials
and the General Body being aware of the corruption in the particular
section. No building permissions are approved without making payments to
the town planning staff.
In the last Standing Committee meeting, a preamble was submitted
through commissioner, AC (administration)- general administration and
town planning department for filling up of the posts of town planning
supervisors from draughtsman grade-III by promoting about 12 draughtsman
grade-III as town planning supervisors/town planning assistants,
subject to six conditions detailed in the preamble.
The 12 draughtsman grade-III who are said to be eligible for
promotions as per seniority list prepared by the chief city planner
(CCP) include N Giri Raj, B Gopal, G Narsing Raj, Abdul Aziz, D
Malleshwar, G Phillip Kumar, B Vittal Rao, D Samson, N Sai Baba, MN
Venkataramana, E Surender Reddy and Shaik Mohammed Ali.
Of them, disciplinary charges are pending against N Giri Raj, Abdul
Aziz, D Malleshwar, G Phillip Kumar, D Samson, N Sai Baba and E Surender
Reddy.
As many as five cases are pending against Giri Raj for violating
building rules and zoning regulations in the areas of East Srinivas
Nagar Colony, Ameerpet, Musheerabad and Bhaloolkhanguda. Surender Reddy
is accused of allowing an illegal construction in Narayanguda near the
flyover bridge. A disciplinary case is pending against Abdul Aziz for
discrepancies in processing a BPS application in Circle-14.
Malleshwar, Phillip Kumar, Samson and Sai Baba, allegedly failed to
stop unauthorised construction against a big corporate hospital located
on Minister’s Road in Secunderabad.
GHMC officials told Express that promotion to the post of TPSTPA
would be purely on a temporary basis and the employees will be reverted
at any time without assigning reasons, if any genuine claims are
received and considered in the future.
