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Elite club serving rotten food to members

Friday, 15 October 2010 10:13 administrator
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The New Indian Express  15.10.2010

Elite club serving rotten food to members

HYDERABAD: Next time, think twice before having a meal at the famous Fateh Maidan club located in the Lal Bahadur stadium.

A special team constituted by the health and sanitation wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) conducted a surprise check on all four kitchens of the club and found to their shock that rotten chicken, mutton and vegetables were being served to members and their guests.

The raid was conducted after the GHMC received several complaints from members and visitors informing that stale food was being served to customers. GHMC officials found the club running four canteens- M/s Bhavani Caterers, M/s Chinese Corner, M/s Leo Caterers and M/s Ankith Caterers. All four kitchens were found in an unhygienic and dirty  condition by GHMC staff.

They found large quantities of chicken, mutton, and vegetable items stored in the refrigerator for the last several days. Officials said that after getting an order from the customer, the eateries used to prepare food items from the rotten chicken, mutton and vegetables and serve the same. The kitchen workers also did not possess medical certificates, GHMC officials told Expresso.

GHMC staff lifted nine food samples from four kitchens and sent them to the State Food Laboratories, Nacharam for bacteriological and chemical analysis.

The Fateh Maidan club is very popular for its Hyderabadi food. It has over 3,000 members including many MPs, MLAs, MLCs, bureaucrats and business magnets. Everyday, about 500 to 600 members along with families and guests throng for having lunch or dinner.     

The GHMC has prosecuted the club for violation of the bye-laws for the Regulation of Eating Houses (or) Hotels, 1973 of HMC Act, 1955.

The special team also carried out surprise inspections on other eateries that include M/s Lavish Corner on Chapel road and M/s New Hills Snacks & Tea on Hill Fort road.

GHMC has urged all hotel-owners to maintain their kitchen and premises in hygienic condition and asked them provide wholesome drinking water and freshly prepared food to customers. Periodical and surprise inspections of all eating establishments will be carried out by respective food inspectors.

Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 10:15
 

Filth cleaned from Buddha Nallah lies on the banks

Thursday, 14 October 2010 11:08 administrator
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Indian Express    14.10.2010

Filth cleaned from Buddha Nallah lies on the banks

Raakhi Jagga Tags : Buddha Nallah, municipal corporation Posted: Thu Oct 14 2010, 05:46 hrs

Buddha Nallah

Buddha Nallah
Ludhiana:  A choked Buddha Nallah outside the municipal corporation limits was cleaned in June; however, the filth can still be seen lying on both sides of the nallah. Reason: the drainage department says funds were for cleaning the nallah only and not for picking the filth.

It needs to be mentioned that a sum of Rs 1.84 crore had been released by the deputy commissioner in June to the drainage department to clean all the 18 drains of Ludhiana after Samrala villages were flooded due to a breach in the choked distributor. Of this amount, a part was spent on cleaning the 17 km stretch of Buddha Nallah downstream, which is outside the MC limits. When Newsline visited the site, heaps of filth, both industrial and domestic waste, were spotted on the nallah side near villages Partapsinghawala, Kherabet, Balloke etc. The heaps lay there the entire monsoon, and it is possible that a part of it may have again gone inside the nallah. But even now, the drainage team is not in a mood to lift this filth.

A senior official in the Drainage department said: “The filth was left to dry on the banks; moreover, it can be seen in the areas where no population exists. We cleaned the nallah with the special funds released, but those were not sufficient for picking the filth.”

DC Rahul Tiwari was shocked to hear that the filth is still lying on the banks of the nallah: “It dries in few days time only and hence it should have been picked during the cleanliness drive only. I will ask the drainage team to get the area cleaned.”

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 October 2010 11:10
 

NMC mulls hiring private agency

Wednesday, 13 October 2010 11:05 administrator
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The Times of India         13.10.2010 

NMC mulls hiring private agency

NAGPUR: Fed up of trying to get work done by its own staff, NMC's market committee has proposed to outsource the work of sprucing up the premises of civic body-run schools and commercial complexes.

Market committee chairman Alka Dalal admitted that she was fed up of trying to get work done by NMC sanitary workers, 'most of whom are lazy, lack skills and simply do not want to work'.

"They come just to mark their attendance and are never on the spot. Many have outsourced the work to others at cheaper rates. When we visited NMC schools and commercial complexes, we found that the premises were not as clean as they should be. Hence, we have forwarded a proposal to hire private agencies through tenders," she said.

There is a marked difference in places that were previously managed by NMC staff and are being maintained by contractors now. "Urinals, for example, are cleaned using hi-tech machines and are much cleaner than they used to be. We wish to attain the same standards in schools and commercial complexes as well," Dalal said.

A teacher from a NMC-run school in Teka said, "The toilets are not cleaned regularly. At some schools, the toilets are so filthy that students, especially girls, never go there." At some schools, corridors are reduced to dumping areas as unused furniture is stacked here. Shop owners in commercial complexes, too, have similar complaints.

A shopkeeper at NMC Complex at Modi No. 2 in Sitabuldi, said, "We never use the toilets and as far as drinking water is concerned, we carry our bottles from home." Chief health officer MR Ganvir denied having any knowledge about the proposal. He said, "Our own staff are engaged in cleaning the schools," he said.

A survey conducted in April revealed some startling facts. It was found that several NMC schools in the city lacked even basic drinking water facilities. These pitiable conditions are more prevalent in the rural areas.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 11:07
 
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