The Hindu 25.07.2012
Slum dwellers in Chitradurga demand basic amenities
Members of the district committee of the Karnataka
Kolegeri Nivasigala Samyukta Sanghatane on Tuesday took out a rally here
seeking fulfilment of various demands, including property rights.
They
raised slogans against the State government and the district
administration for allegedly not providing basic amenities in their
colony even after repeated appeals.
They demanded
that toilets be constructed for free in all houses in slums, besides
providing an underground drainage system. As the authorities concerned
were demanding various documents for issuing ration cards, they should
be instructed by the district administration to go ahead with the
process based on the records submitted last year.
CCTV cameras
The
protesters said that measures such as installation of CCTV cameras in
government offices be taken to prevent exploitation of the beneficiaries
of various schemes, including old-age and widow pension, by
‘mediators’. Their other demands included increasing the number of
personnel at nemmadi kendras after cancelling the contracts with private
agencies that had been assigned the task, adequate and regular supply
of drinking water in slums, and conducting sanitation programmes in such
areas across the district.
Memorandum
Deputy
Commissioner Vipul Bansal, who received the memorandum, said that steps
would be taken to fulfil the slum dwellers’ demands and officers would
be instructed to provide basic amenities.
- They want toilets constructed for free in all houses in slums
- Increase the number of personnel in neemadi kendras: protesters
