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Notices issued to illegal hotels, inns in Golden Temple vicinity

Friday, 15 October 2010 11:01 administrator
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Indian Express   15.10.2010

Notices issued to illegal hotels, inns in Golden Temple vicinity

Dharmendra Rataul Tags : Amritsar Municipal Corporation, Punjab and Haryana High Court Posted: Fri Oct 15 2010, 01:05 hrs

Golden Temple

One of the illegal hotels that has come up in proximity to the Golden Temple.
Amritsar:  Following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Amritsar Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued notices to at least 50 hotels and inns that have come up around the Golden Temple complex. In case a satisfactory reply is not given and commercial establishments fail to produce valid permissions, the structures will be razed. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), filed by the Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), the High Court had recently issued strict directions regarding rampant proliferation of hotels in the region.

Even the government-backed Galliara Scheme, which is meant to beautify the surroundings of Golden Temple and is reaching its final stage, had suffered a setback due to these activities. Around 90 hotels and inns have come up or are in various stages of construction in the area.

“After directions from the HC, notices have been served on 50 such establishments. We have given them some time to reply and then action will follow,” said Municipal Commissioner D P S Kharbanda. The next hearing on the PIL is on November 18 and the MC has to reply and submit an action taken report before the court by then.

Kharbanda admitted that many hotels had not procured no-objection certificates (NOCs) from the MC and the departments of health, sanitation and fire, adding that buildings being constructed were violating the permissible height limit of 38 feet. “There are serious allegations against the owners of hotels and inns. They will have to submit replies to our show-cause notices, failing which the action is imminent,” said Kharbanda.

Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 11:02
 

MC Commissioner inspects development works

Thursday, 14 October 2010 11:23 administrator
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Indian  Express   14.10.2010

MC Commissioner inspects development works

Express News Service Tags : Dr Roshan Sunkaria, Municipal Commissioner Posted: Thu Oct 14 2010, 06:58 hrs

Chandigarh:  Municipal Commissioner Dr Roshan Sunkaria along with a team of officials carried out inspection of the ongoing works of the civic body. He visited a number of sectors to see the works of carpeting that have recently been completed.

During the visit, the Commissioner inspected recarpetting of V-6 roads in Sector 31 B and C, 32 C and D as well as V-5 roads in Sector 32-D and Sector 45. He also inspected work of recarpeting of fire station parking in Sector 11, phirni road in village Burail and V-4 road in sector 11. The other areas that were visited included parking opposite V 5 road in sector 10 and carpeting of parking opposite V-5 in sector 7.

Commissioner further directed the concerned engineers to ensure quality control on the completed roads and take proper samples for testing. He also instructed that over correction should not be done in any road and proper care should be taken during carpeting near curve channels. He said that all the works should be done in set time frame.

The Commissioner further observed that while the quality of work was satisfactory, the workmanship needed improvement. The team comprised of Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer (B&R) and Executive Engineer (Roads-I).

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 October 2010 11:24
 

Applications invited for plastic waste removal

Thursday, 14 October 2010 10:13 administrator
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The Hindu  14.10.2010

Applications invited for plastic waste removal

Staff Reporter

Kozhikode: District Collector P.B. Salim has invited applications from individuals or firms interested in completely removing the plastic waste accumulated at an industrial centre near the Shanthi Nagar colony (Bangladesh colony) at West Hill.

Applications can be submitted to the Corporation Secretary or the District Collector before 3 p.m. on October 18.

The three-member governing committee of the city council is scouting for fresh applicants as Go Green, a voluntary agency, and Kunhi Koya, a contractor, who had been earlier entrusted with the task of removing the plastic waste had failed to remove it.

Both the parties had been given permission to collect the plastic waste from the site in the wake of complaints from residents of the colony. The residents also submitted a complaint on July 7. The agreement was to remove the waste materials in two phases of eight tonnes and 12 tonnes on a weekly basis.

A three-month time frame had been allotted to them for completely removing them. However, they had not only failed to execute the task but only collected what they wanted for recycling purpose.

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 October 2010 10:14
 
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