At a time when people belonging to all categories are facing difficulties due to the corona-induced lockdown, former Ganjam district BJP president Kanhu Charan Pati has urged the Ganjam district administration to waive rents of BeMV houses and water cess for three months.
In a letter to Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange, Pati hailed all measures taken by the district administration for combating the deadly COVID-19.
Mentioning about related appeal of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Pati urged the Collector to direct the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) to waive off three months' rent for shop rooms it has let out to small vendors across the city.
Pati demanded that the BeMC should announce waiver of holding tax and water cess for three months for all households in the city.
Pointing out that many poor families are yet to get ration cards, the BJP leader requested the Collector to provide rations and other Government supports for three months in advance to them soon. He too demanded similar support for labourers, who were engaged in malls, garages, travelcagencies, hotels and different business units, but could not return home due to lockdown.
Pati expressed unhappiness that the decision of distributing rations and pentions for three months at doorsteps has not been materalised yet. Rather, the dealers and officials are distributing them at PDS points where social distancing is not being maintained at all. He urged the Collector to do the needful in these regards.