The Times of India          21.08.2013

Transparency the mantra: Municipal commissioner

KANPUR: Newly appointed municipal commissioner DK Singh has said that transparency would be the mantra in the municipal corporation and nothing would be concealed.

Soon after assuming the charge, Singh held a meeting with officials. He said that information regarding works undertaken by the corporation would be posted on the website so that people could know the details. Birth and death certificate would be made online so that people do not have to make rounds of the corporation. In the next phase, house tax collection would be made online, he added. About substandard construction of roads, he said that under the new arrangement pictures of road would be put on record before and after construction. More over names and mobile numbers of engineers, length and cost of the road along with time limit would be provided to residents of the area.

About use of substandard material, Singh asked officials to keep a tab on the material used in developmental work. He further said that the municipal corporation would set up its own lab to check and examine the construction material being used.