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BBMP asks contractors to clean up act

Thursday, 02 December 2010 05:59 administrator
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The Deccan Chronicle  02.12.2010

BBMP asks contractors to clean up act

Dec. 1: The pathetic state of garbage collection centres in the city, has finally forced the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Paalike (BBMP) to act.

Shocked by the unhygienic conditions at the garbage collection centre at Neelasandra, chairman of the BBMP standing committee on health, Manjunath Reddy, said stringent clauses would be incorporated in the forthcoming garbage tenders to stop this.

While conducting a inspection in the East zone of the city on Wednesday, he found pourakarmikas working in an unhealthy atmosphere and exposing themselves to health hazards.

He directed the officials to provide them gloves and shoes and also slap notices on garbage contractor Gopinath Reddy for the laxity on his part and for sub-leasing garbage collection. As per the terms of the contract, the BBMP is empowered to deduct five percent of the billed amount for collection of garbage, if the tender norms are violated.

The dirty surroundings at the popular Hyderabadi Biryani Centre on Victoria Road and the failure of the owner to renew the trade licence, also caught the committee’s attention. The officials were directed to slap a notice on the owner and take samples of the food for conducting tests.

Mr Reddy also ordered the closure of a meat shop adjacent to the Hyderabadi Biryani centre for its unhygienic state.

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 December 2010 06:01
 

Demolition drive in Sec-45 HIG flats

Wednesday, 01 December 2010 09:32 administrator
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The Times of India        01.12.2010

Demolition drive in Sec-45 HIG flats

CHANDIGARH: The enforcement wing of Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) carried out demolitions of unauthorized portions of high income group (HIG) flats in Sector 45-A amidst allegations that the allottees were not given adequate opportunity to regularize the 'need-based changes' by paying compounding fee. The garages and boundary walls of over 30 houses were razed in the drive carried out under high police presence.

Rajinder Singh, an affected resident, said CHB had issued a notification inviting applications for regularization of changes in the original layout but it was not properly publicized. Also, a clause was added that the applicant should first get a copy of the layout plan from the architecture department, he said.

''However, the architecture department stopped accepting applications in September and the allottees did not get a fair opportunity to apply. CHB's objection that the garage should be four-feet smaller is impractical as it does not leave enough space for parking even a small car,'' added another resident of the area.

The protesting residents alleged that boundary walls of their houses had been demolished, leaving their bedrooms exposed, which posed a serious security threat. ''For the past 19 years, the authorities did not wake up to the issue and now they have gone ahead with demolition straightway,'' said Singh.

After the finance department did not reply to the proposal sent by the board for extension of the deadline for accepting compounding fee, CHB had decided to stop accepting applications for allowing need-based changes in the houses allotted by it. The board decided to send back the applications received after the last date along with the fee deposited by the applicants.


 

AMC warns of penalty on filthy vacant plots

Wednesday, 01 December 2010 09:28 administrator
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The Times of India         01.12.2010

AMC warns of penalty on filthy vacant plots

AHMEDABAD: Litter bugs need to beware. Especially, the builders who keep plots empty for long. AMC is planning to impose penalty on those plot owners who fail to maintain hygiene in their empty plots and leave it open to be converted into garbage dumps.

Municipal commissioner, IP Gautam, on Tuesday said the city was going to implement the Surat Solid Waste Management (SWM) model in the city. He said the new elected body and Mayor Asit Vora have already asked the officials to give priority to SWM in the city and make it more beautiful.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided not only to clear the debris and garbage in the open plots. But, the corporation is also planning to impose fine on plot-owners if they do not maintaining the their lands. Officials said that these vacant plots are cause of concern as these are the breeding grounds for diseases. The AMC has after a lot of thinking decided to go ahead with imposing fines.

Gautam, talking to mediapersons said that many times the corporation is does not have any information regarding the owner of such plots and hence nobody can be blamed. "But, now the corporation is planning to impose fines on such empty plots which are left unattended,"he added.

He added that AMC was planning to fine the plot-owners and recover maintenance money from them. "We will first identify such vacant plots which have been transformed into garbage dumps. The current problem has to be addressed and hurdles like transfering debris and garbage should be done regularly. The AMC has decided to have three new transfer stations — each in north, east and south zones, said Gautam."

He added that the garbage will be compressed at these stations before being transported to Pirana. This would help the corporation to reduce the issue of garbage spilling on the roads. Also officials in the AMC said that the contractor responsible for removing the debris from the city has failed to do so as per the guidelines. He said that the AMC has issued notices to the contractor. If required the contract will also be reviewed.
 
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