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Udyog Vihar may come under Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon

Tuesday, 11 February 2014 06:02 administrator
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The Times of India            11.02.2014

Udyog Vihar may come under Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon

GURGAON: Management and upkeep of the industrial sectors of Udyog Vihar have been exclusive concerns of the HSIIDC up until now. But some of the civic responsibilities in these parts may soon be taken over by the MCG, according to senior state officials.

Senior HSIIDC representatives in Gurgaon corroborated the claim, saying the MCG may begin work in Udyog Vihar 'within a month or so.'

"The municipal corporation will be taking over hygiene management here, which includes works like sweeping the roads and garbage disposal. The MCG will also be looking after streetlight maintenance in the industrial areas," said O P Goyal, Gurgaon DGM, HSIIDC.Even since the inception of Gurgaon's industrial zones, the HSIIDC has remained the sole authority here. Such a transfer of powers, although limited in scope, remains without precedent in Gurgaon. "The government has decided that the MCG will be taking over some responsibilities here. We have also referred the municipal officials to the state government's directive. We are waiting for their response," Goyal said.

The latest point of contention between Gurgaon's industrial community and the state authorities had to do with property tax collection by the municipal corporation in this area. Plot owners in Udyog Vihar maintained that MCG's tax demand was illegitimate as the civic body had no part to play in the industrial zones, which lay squarely under the purview of the HSIIDC.

Some industrialists are now suspecting that the new government order might be a ruse to provide legal standing to MCG's property tax demand, which has been challenged by local associations in the court of law.

"This is completely unacceptable. The MCG has taken up insignificant duties here only to justify its property tax demand. The point is that the industrial area needs one civic authority, not two," said H R Vaish, president, Udyog Vihar Chamber of Industries.

 

Civic body all set to carry out biometric survey of hawkers

Tuesday, 11 February 2014 05:57 administrator
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The Times of India            11.02.2014

Civic body all set to carry out biometric survey of hawkers

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will be conducting a biometric survey for identifying hawkers - and provide them with identity cards - in all the six divisions of the city from this week.

The survey, to be conducted by a private agency, will include the number of street vendors and their locations in various parts of the city.

"We have appointed an agency to carry out the biometric survey and they will begin the survey this week," said Dattatreya Gotise, deputy municipal commissioner, NMC. "The survey is being carried out as per the National Policy for Urban Street Vendors. Hawkers will have to get themselves registered with the civic body, following which they will be issued identity cards," Gotise said.

NMC officials said that the 12-member Town Vending Committee has already been formed and that the committee needs to finalize locations for hawkers' zones in all six Nashik divisions.

"We have already suggested some spots and will also issue the identity cards soon," an NMC official said.

The identity cards will include a vendor code number, vendor name, category of vendor, address and photo of the vendor, name of any one nominee from the family/and/or a family helper, nature of business, category (stationary or mobile). If stationary, the vending location will be mentioned. All these will be done with the help of the Town Vending Committee (TVC). Children below 14 years will not be included in the ID card for conducting business, as per the National Policy for Urban Street Vendors.

"Till the National Policy for Urban Street Vendors is implemented, the NMC should not evict any hawker. The centre has directed all states to instruct all the municipal corporations to implement the street vendors' policy and the state government has done so. Now the corporation should speed up the process," said Shantaram Chavan, president, Nashik District Hawkers' and Street Vendors' Union. "Vendors form a major chunk of the unorganised sector but are considered as encroachers and are held responsible for congestion. But this is our means of livelihood: people also depend upon us. Once the policy is implemented, it will benefit everyone," Chavan said.

 

Puppet show to highlight solid waste management

Tuesday, 11 February 2014 05:55 administrator
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The Times of India            11.02.2014

Puppet show to highlight solid waste management

PUNE: The Warje Karvenagar ward office had organised a puppet show to create awareness about garbage segregation and nuisance of plastic bags.

A statement issued by the ward office said that the shows was organised for the students and citizen from Kothrud Gaothan and Dahanukar colony areas. A short film on the good practices of solid waste management was screened during the programme.

Earlier ward office had conducted an essay competition for students to promote the importance of solid waste management. The competition was organised on the occasion of independence day.

The ward office had organised 'Anti plastic week'. Action was taken against the people, who were using the bags having the thickness of less than 50 micron for their business purposes. As many as 219 commercial establishment were fined during the drive. The officials have collected plastic bags weighing around 300 kg.

All these drive have been carried out as the part of the Yashwantrao Chavan Pune City Cleanliness Drive conducted by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The drive was launched on on the lines of the Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. The drive took into account parameters such as the status of garbage bins, road cleanliness, garbage segregation, garbage processing facilities and public participation.

Many citizens groups and elected members have demanded ban on the plastic carry bags. The administration and elected members had imposed the ban on plastic carry bags in 2010. The general body of PMC had last year directed the civic administration to strictly implement the same. As per the PMC officials, out of the 1,400 tonne garbage generated in the city everyday, around 15% was plastic waste.

 
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