Effective measures should be taken to properly enforce the state-wide ban on polythene. Steps should also be taken to raise awareness among the public on this issue, said the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat while chairing a review meeting of the Urban Development and Housing department here on Tuesday.
Addressing the officials concerned, the chief minister stressed on the need for making local bodies financially self reliant.
The chief minister said that the targets set under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana should be achieved within the fixed time limit. Development plans should also be prepared for ensuring the planned development of cities. The district development authorities should also be made active. Considering the expected requirement in the coming few years, necessary arrangements for vehicular parking should also be made in the cities. Appointments to the vacant posts should also be expedited, he stressed.
On the subject of waste disposal, the chief minister said that special focus should be laid on solid waste management. The segregation of wet and dry garbage at the source is important for proper waste disposal. The local residents should be motivated to segregate waste at the source. Sanitation inspectors should ensure inspection of their respective areas every day during the morning. Rawat said that there is also need for focus on the sanitation in toilets located in areas under the purview of urban local bodies.
Officials informed in the meeting that work has been started on district development authorities. Work is also being undertaken on development masterplan for 92 cities in the state. Information was also provided about the Deendayal Antyodaya National Urban Livelihood mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). Regarding, AMRUT, the officials informed that under this scheme, 145 projects related to water supply, sewer, park construction, drainage and other works have been identified in seven cities of the state.
The State’s minister of Urban Development and Housing, Madan Kaushik, chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, secretaries Shailesh Bagauli and Nitesh Jha along with other officers concerned were also present in the meeting.