Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat has directed to take stern action against the concerned employees who had issued receipts of a small amount while collecting higher property tax from the residents of Ramnagar ward on his visit to the locality here on Thursday.
The Minister asked the Raipur Municipal Commissioner Taran Prakash Sinha to get the matter on overcharging property tax by the employees investigated and take stern action against the culprits.
The residents of the Ward had complained to the Minister that the Revenue Staff of the Municipal Corporation were involved in overcharging property tax from them.
While hearing another complaint from the women residents of the Ward regarding faulty street lights which results in darkness, Munat directed the officials to get the street lights repaired immediately.
While moving on to the Sudama Ward, the Minister after hearing complaints regarding lack of proper water supply in the locality, directed the Municipal Corporation and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) officials to solve the problem within 10 days.
The Minister also suggested to carry out extension of the pipeline and digging of an additional borewell in the locality while stating that the water supply timing of all the localities be determined.
later, Munat also inspected the swimming pool under construction at a College premises while also having a look at the landscaping work on both sides of Gaurav Path from Vivekand Ashram till Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University premises and directed to complete the work by the end of this month.
The Minister directed that the work on the swimming pool be completed fully by August 15 this year.
The Vice Chairman of Raipur Development Authority Ratan Daga was also present on the occasion besides Municipal Corporation and PHED officials.