Tharali MlA Dr Jeet Ram said that despite Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna’s announcement and approval for improvement in basic infrastructure like roads, security walls, big and small bridges, panchayat bhawans and up-gradation of Government schools and others, the department officers are yet to execute these works in his assembly constituency.
Some of the disaster affected persons are yet to get their compensation from the State Government.
“In this regard, I had met with secretariat officers several times but they have yet to address grievances of the residents of my constituency," he added.
Dr Jeetram said that infrastructure like Government buildings including schools, panchayat bhawans, roads, security walls, and others with an estimated value of around crores of rupees were either destroyed or damaged in June disaster in his constituency.
Around 20 shopkeepers had shops on government lands which were destroyed in the disaster.
These shopkeepers are yet to get compensation from the Government.
As per Government norms, each shopkeeper should have been given compensation amounting to ` two lakh by the Government. Apart from this, around 150 persons whose homes had been destroyed or damaged in the disasterare yet to get their compensation from the Government, he added.
Most of rural residents in Tharali have no means of earning their daily bread particularly after the disaster in June and they need support from the State.
“In order to provide technical education to the youth of the constituency, we have submitted a proposal for the establishment of Industrial Training Institute to the State government. The department officers are yet to take initiative for the establishment of this institute. In order to help the students complete their higher education in Tharali, we have demanded a degree college under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) from the state government but the officers are yet to take initiative for fulfillment of this demand," the Tharali MlA added.
Moreover, the chief minister had declared upgradation of two Government high schools to Government inter colleges but department officers are yet to execute this.
In addition to this, he had submitted proposal for upgradation of two other Government high schools to the State Government. Despite its approval, the department officers are yet to execute this work. These schools are Government high school Sitel, GHS Kandwal, GHS Jolakot and GHS Kobh.
Dr Jeetram said, “In this regard, I have met the CM and expressed disappointment over lethargic approach towards implementation of the approved schemes in my constituency.”