Civic body to set up hawkers' committee as per national policy
Thursday, 21 November 2013 11:40
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The Times of India 21.11.2013 Civic body to set up hawkers' committee as per national policy
NASHIK: In accordance with the National Hawkers' Policy, 2009, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has invited applications for the formation of hawkers' committee for the city.
Accordingly, members will be appointed for four sub-categories for the committee. Of the four sub-categories, six members have been recommended in the first sub-category by the state government. The NMC has asked for applications from citizens for the remaining three sub-categories. A public notice for interested persons has been issued in this regard.
In the second sub-category, applications have been invited from representatives of hawkers' associations for 12 members of which four will be women. In the third sub-category, applications for six members of which tow will women from resident welfare associations and community-based organisations have been invited. The fourth sub-category is for other non-governmental organisations, representatives of professional groups like lawyers, doctors, real estate developers, architects, etc and representatives of business or commercial organisations, scheduled banks and eminent citizens. In this sub-category, six members will be selected of which two will be women.
"The age of the applicant should be at least 21 years. They should not be have been punished for any serious offence and should not have any tax dues with the NMC. Besides, they should attach a character certificate issued by the police, should have experience of three years in an organisation, should be a resident of NMC limits. The orders, notices and changes by the state government or the NMC will be binding on the members," said a civic body official.
He said the applications will be accepted till November 28 along with all the necessary documents.
"Hawkers' committee or town vending committees (TVCs) are to be set up in each town which would consist of representatives of various organizations and street vendors. Besides, 30% of the representatives from the vendors' category should be women. These committees can divide the municipal areas into vending/hawking zones and sub-zones. All street vendors/hawkers have to be registered as per the 2009 policy," the official said.
He added that the registration process has to be completed in four months from the period of the notification (October 21) by the government.
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Patna Municipal Corporation warns builders against skipping hearing
Thursday, 21 November 2013 11:37
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The Times of India 21.11.2013 Patna Municipal Corporation warns builders against skipping hearing
PATNA: Patna municipal commissioner Kuldip Narayan on Wednesday warned the builders skipping vigilance case hearing against them to take strict legal action if they did not appear on the next date, which is December 7. There are cases against 141 buildings across the New Capital circle, Bankipore circle and Kankerbagh circle for violating building bylaws.
More than 50% of the builders facing vigilance cases filed with Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner for violating building bylaws, failed to turn up for hearing on Wednesday at PMC office. Earlier, around 40% of the builders were absent during the hearing on November 16. Due to Muharram, it was rescheduled for November 20. On Wednesday, 41 builders out of 81 were absent without prior notice. Altogether 40 cases were heard.
"I have sent an official letter to the GM, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (PESU), requesting him to disconnect the electricity supply, permanent or temporary, to the buildings facing PMC vigilance cases. Many builders are avoiding the hearing. If they continue abstaining or fail to reply to the show cause on the next date, we will publish their names in the newspapers and also paste notices on their under-construction buildings," said Narayan. "Strict legal action will be taken against those who avoid responding to PMC's notice," he added.
Many of the builders who have violated building bylaws despite getting PMC notices to stop construction are illegally continuing with the process. Narayan said, "Under section 323 and 327 of Bihar Municipal Act (BMA), continuing with the construction of any building against which vigilance case is on or giving the flats for occupancy without occupancy certificate, is illegal."
"PMC executive officers and concerned SHOs have been asked to keep an eye on such constructions despite PMC notice to stop it, in their areas. The BMA authorizes the PMC officials to lodge an FIR against such builders," he said.
Suggesting the people who are either planning to buy or taking a flat on rent, the PMC commissioner said, "Crosscheck the building map, land ownership papers and whether any vigilance case is lodged against the building or not. For public convenience, we have uploaded on PMC website www.pmcbihar.in the details of all the buildings against which vigilance case is lodged, along with engineer's and vigilance reports," he concluded.
Pune Municipal Corporation to draw up plan for heritage structures
Thursday, 21 November 2013 11:34
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The Times of India 21.11.2013 Pune Municipal Corporation to draw up plan for heritage structures
PUNE: An action plan for conservation and maintenance of 250 heritage structures and establishments in the city will be submitted to the Centre to seek grants under the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the fourth biennial conference of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN), a programme by the Unesco's New Delhi office, Pathak said the three-day conference, which began on Wednesday, will discuss the action plan.
Pathak also offered a permanent office to the IHCN in Pune with two persons as staff for undertaking heritage-related activities in the city. Pathak said, "There are provisions in the development plan to promote heritage conservation. Heritage sites with private players could be conserved and restored with the PMC bearing 50% of the restoration cost. The remaining will have to be borne by the property's owner."
The PMC, in its effort to conserve heritage structures, has involved students from architecture colleges of the city as well as the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation.
K S Raykar, executive director, IHCN, said, "The JNNURM had declared 17 Indian cities as heritage cities in 2005-06. They need sustainable development through a heritage-sensitive approach. We have suggested a three-year action plan for heritage-based development to the civic body, which also deals with garbage management, urban mobility and transport."
Though cities have a master plan for development, most do not address heritage conservation. The action plan includes heritage resource management plan, precinct-level development plans, establishing a heritage house, establishing an interpretation centre, training and capacity building of employees and training the masons. The conference will identify opportunities for sustainable development of Indian Heritage Cities and find ways to optimize economics for the development of heritage properties.
Over 200 delegates from India and abroad are expected to attend the conference, jointly organized by IHCN, Unesco and PMC with support from the ministry of urban development. The inaugural session on Wednesday was attended by Shigeru Aoyagi, director, Unesco and Rathi Vinay Jha, chairperson, IHCN. The conference will have the introductory, plenary and concurrent sessions. Three working groups will discuss topics such as economic impact of heritage and securing heritage conservation.
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