The Hindu 27.04.2013
Right to Service Act in Kollam Corporation
List of 49 services rendered by the civic body published
A meeting of the City Corporation Council on Friday decided to implement the Right to Service Act in the Kollam Corporation.
In this connection, a list of the 49 services rendered by the Corporation has been published, along with other details.
Building
ownership and residential certificates will be issued in five days. The
number for a new building will be issued within fifteen days of
submitting application. Birth and death certificates will be issued
through the Corporation kiosk in a day and marriage certificates in
seven days. Permit for construction of buildings will be issued in 30
days and occupancy certificate in 15 days.
As per the
law, if these certificates are not issued within the prescribed time
limit, the officer concerned will be slapped with fines ranging from
Rs.500 to Rs.5,000.
Abattoir issue
Meanwhile,
the meeting decided to strictly implement the Pollution Control Board
norms at the abattoir of the Corporation on the banks of the Ashtamudi
Lake near the KSRTC stand at Vadakkumbhagam in the city.
Councillor Honey Benjamin said hygiene standards maintained at the abattoir was pathetic.
While
the service of a veterinary surgeon was not available at the abattoir,
and stink from the facility constantly engulfed a big area of
Vadakkumbhagam.
Animals were slaughtered there without even an examination by the health inspector.
All this posed a threat to the health of people who consumed meat of the animals slaughtered there, Ms. Benjamin said.
Residents in the area were bracing up for an agitation because of the situation, the councillor said.
The
meeting also gave direction to speed up activities to ensure hygiene
across the city before the arrival of the monsoon. Additional sanitation
workers would be recruited for the purpose.
