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Municipal chief promises action against corruption

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The Hindu                                  04.03.2013

Municipal chief promises action against corruption

Staff Reporter 

Says every effort will be made to beautify Karimnagar.

Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner M. Vanaja Devi has said that the district administration would take all measures for the development and beautification of municipal parks.

Speaking at a Face-to-Face programme organised by the Lok Satta district unit and Karimnagar Consumers’ Council here on Sunday, she said that she would not tolerate encroachment of municipal parks by anyone and take stern action against land-grabbers.

The Municipal Commissioner said that she would check corruption in the Corporation and implement the Citizens Charter effectively. Expressing concern over the damage caused to the roads in the town, she said that she would soon convene a meeting with the contractor who was executing the underground drainage works.

She said that she would also convene a meeting with the builders and owners of various apartments and take corrective measures following several irregularities in the construction and maintenance of apartments in the town.

She said that they would take measures for the plantation of more trees and eradicate the use of plastics. She also said that she would accord priority for the sanitation.

During the programme, she was flooded with several complaints such as encroachment of roads by small-time vendors, auto-wallahs and other traders, use of motor pumps by residents to draw more drinking water from taps, maintenance of street lights, etc.

The residents also appealed to her to stop plying of tractors during the morning hours in the town as they caused accidents.

She was also requested to impose tax on vinyl posters in the town.

Lok Satta district president N. Srinivas, general secretary T. Rajamouli, Karimnagar Consumers Council leaders Prakash Holla, R. Chandra Prabhakar, Apartments Welfare Association leader Kumara Swamy, retired DRO Bandari Ankaiah and others participated in the programme.

Last Updated on Monday, 04 March 2013 06:16