Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat asked the district magistrates while interacting with them through video conferencing on Wednesday to work diligently and transparently over the priority areas the State Government has marked.
He said that his Government is determined to maintain utmost cleanliness on the village and urban roads in tune with the mission enshrined in Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan. He further said that stealing of the forest product lisa going on frequently must be stopped and at the same time, they must ensure that no forest fire incident happens in their jurisdictional limits.
He stressed on the DMs and other officers to maintain optimum transparency so as to enable the people to understand that the officers are hard working and honest. He further asked them to act promptly on the pleas made by the common people. They must ensure that a person is not forced to visit them twice with the same plea, CM said.
CM asked the DMs to send proposals about trenching grounds/dumping grounds that must be provided for to facilitate proper disposal of garbage. Besides, he asked them to make sure that the char dham pilgrims do not face any inconvenience. With several pilgrims having died of cardiac arrests so far this pilgrimage season, CM asked them to ensure that cardiac ambulances and cardiologists are deployed at Guptkashi. He said that the administration must maintain records of the pilgrims found not abiding by the advisory provided to them by the doctors. The arrival and departure registration of the pilgrims bound for Kedarnath must be maintained to get the exact number of the pilgrims. He also stressed on sanitation facilities being provided for the pilgrims. Rudraprayag DM was asked to take special care of the pedestrian route to Kedarnath. He was further asked to visit the pedestrian route to Kedarnath along with engineers and to solve the problems that are still existing. DMs were asked to take care of the amenities being provided to the pilgrims like traffic management. Besides, the eating joints and hotels dotted along the route must display their rate lists so that the pilgrims are not cheated.
In view of the ongoing sowing season, CM has instructed the district magistrates to ensure availability of seeds and fertilisers in their respective districts and also to publicise the crop insurance scheme and also to bring the farmers who have not yet taken loan for their crops. He asked them to check the role of the private companies regarding the matter of crop insurance. It must be ensured that only certified seeds are sold from the shops so as to stop the farmers from being cheated with fake seeds.
While reviewing the law and order situation of Haridwar district, CM asked the Haridwar SSP to install jammer in Roorkee jail and to make sure that no crime is operated from inside the jail premises.
DMs were asked to work hard to ensure 100 percent literacy in their respective districts. The target of cent percent literacy must be achieved by 2019, he said.
CM also asked the DMs to take tough action to free the roads both in the rural and urban areas from encroachment to minimise the possibility of accidents and also to spare the people the inconvenience they face due to it.
While stating that a state level huge water harvesting campaign would begin on May 25 , he asked the DMs to make it a resounding success. For this, they must work from both offices and residences, he said, adding that Jal sansthan and Jal Nigam have been asked to prepare a giant plan for the campaign.
He also stressed on installing rainwater harvesting system in the secretariat, the chief minister’s residence and the government buildings.
CM also sounded displeased over the declining sex ratio in Pithoragarh district and exhorted the DM and other officials to act on it and to educate the people about its adverse social impact. He asked them to rope in health department, aaganwadi workers and ASHA workers as well.