Under the ‘Drainage Cleaning’ campaign organised by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Tuesday BMC cleared encroachments in front of three shops and seized one kiosk, constructed on the drainage behind the Nadra Bus Stand. The squad also removed encroachments from over the drainage at Karond.
On this occasion Tehsildar, district police force and officials of the Corporation were present. Mayor Alok Sharma, on his review of the cleaning campaign, directed the concerned officials to use strict measures to clear of all the encroachments during the cleaning of the drainages. The Corporation Commissioner Chhavi Bharadwaj also directed the officials to ensure proper cleaning.
The proceedings took place with the help of one JCB and 50 labours in the presence of Tehsildar Mahendra Singh Kirar, anti- encroachment inspector Quamar Saqib, district police force and Corporation’s anti-encroachment and Health Department’s officials.
Meanwhile, under the ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth-Darshan Yojna’ the senior citizens who wish to visit Tirupati can apply till June 20, 2016. A special train will leave from Habibganj Railway Station on July 6, 2016 for Tirupati.
The interested senior citizens can get application from Mukhyamantri Teerth-Darshan Yojna office at Shakeela Bano Community Hall behind Fatehgarh Fire Brigade. The application along with required documents must be submitted in three copies.
The applicants must be above 60 years of age, they must be utilizing this scheme for the first time, they must not be an earning member of the family and they must be residing within the BMC limits.
The senior citizens also need to submit fitness certificate obtained from a government doctor. If the age of the applicant exceeds 65 years, he can take a helper between the age of 18 and 50 along with him. A separate application must be filled for the helper.
Besides, Additional Commissioner GP Mali held public hearing at Corporation Head Office near Matha Mandir. He directed the concerned officials to resolve the issues of the citizens at the earliest.
During the hearing, to include the names in the survey list for the allotment of houses, to remove illegal kiosks form Shahpura and Manish Market and to provide water connection at the earliest were among other complaints.