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6 vendors booked for encroachment

Thursday, 19 December 2013 10:11 administrator
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The Times of India              19.12.2013

6 vendors booked for encroachment

SURAT: Athwalines police have registered cases against six vendors, who had encroached upon the road opposite Surat General Hospital. The vendors were booked for encroaching the public road and their belongings were seized by the police on Tuesday.

The cases were registered following complaint lodged by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), which has turned a red eye to roadside vendors in Chauta Bazaar for virtually encroaching upon the entire road.

Over 1,500 vendors have been evicted from the city's oldest market and none have returned in the last three days.

DR Gohil, zonal officer of central zone said, "Our teams will continue patrolling in the market on daily basis to ensure that the vendors don't return. Even the tarpaulins in the market have been removed and shop keepers have been advised to display their wares inside the shop."

Gohil added, "The pedestrians and vehicles could easily navigate from the market due to the absence of the vendors"

 

Our officials were just trimming branches: Thane Municipal Corporation

Thursday, 19 December 2013 10:01 administrator
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The Times of India              19.12.2013

Our officials were just trimming branches: Thane Municipal Corporation

THANE: After TOI had carried a report about the rampant tree hacking at Upvan Lake in its December 18 issue, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said that their officials were just trimming the branches. The civic body has, however, issued orders to stop trimming trees at the site immediately.

The civic body had reportedly hacked some trees and a huge trunk was also chopped off at the site for an art festival to be held in January.

Dinesh G Gawde, TMC garden inspector, said that the civic officials were involved only in pruning trees and denied having chopped them. He claimed that the logs found at the spot belonged to a tree that was already uprooted during the rains.

"Only trees with big branches were trimmed and one of them was already uprooted during the heavy rains. As it was located on a slope, we had to trim it. I personally visited the spot on Wednesday and have ordered to stop any further pruning work," Gawde told TOI.

He further justified the act saying that the civic body was planning to create a lawn at the spot for which some branches had to be cut.

The TMC also made it clear that they won't be supporting the upcoming art festival with any financial aid.

 

City development plan hit by mismanagement

Thursday, 19 December 2013 09:43 administrator
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The Times of India              19.12.2013

City development plan hit by mismanagement

VARANASI: A meeting was called by the mayor Ramgopal Mohale to review the progress of the revised city development plan (CDP) at the head office of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Wednesday.

The meeting revealed mismanagement and laxity in the works related to the city development plans.

Many senior officials of various departments including the municipal commissioner Umakant Tripathi were not present at the meeting as they preferred to attend the meeting of Varanasi Vikas Samiti, a social organisation.

Moreover, the members of CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions, the agency appointed by the government to prepare the CDP, presented wrong data while discussing the various development plans. For example, the agency mentioned that there were 210 slums in the city at present but the figure was rejected by DUDA officials saying that it was old data. Similarly, about availability of toilets for the people and supply of water by Jal-Kal, the data presented by the agency were inaccurate and were rejected by the officials of departments concerned.

According to mayor, the meeting is a clear indication of the mismanagement in the development plans which are supposed to be the foundation of the 2040 vision for the city. "What was more disappointing was the absence of senior officials from the meeting which shows their sincerity towards the development of the city. Moreover, the members of CRISIL presented inaccurate data revealing the real picture of work on development plans," said the mayor.

 
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