Apathy of administrative officers in several departments came to light during the district Panchayat meeting with issues related to unaddressed public grievances being raised by the members on Thursday. District Panchayat member Ramesh Chand informed that widening and beautification of Rajawala Dunga motor road has been done by the public works department since 2006. A total of 22 electricity poles were earlier installed in the middle of the road but which were supposed to be shifted on the corner side of the road. Due to department officials’ negligence, such works have not been completed so far. More than 50 accidents took place in the area as vehicles got accident after hitting the poles. Taking cognizance of this complaint, the president Chaman Singh has directed the PWD and power officers to conduct joint physical inspections of the site and take measures to shift the electricity poles without delay. PWD officers were also directed to release fund to the power department to complete the project.
Another district Panchayat member Dinesh Kumar raised the issue of irregularities in appointment of guest teachers in education department in Chakrata and Vikasnagar. The chairperson has directed the chief education officers to conduct inquiry over this issue within three days and take action against the education officers if they are caught guilty.
In order to make gram Panchayat empowered, it has been principally approved that wherever in villages, tax is being collected by District Panchayat, the Gram Panchayat would not collect tax. BPl members have been exempted from the tax. A Panchayat member Manju Dobhal informed that forest department officers are releasing monkeys in villages. The president Singh directed the officers not to release monkeys in villages. They are to be released in forest areas. Action will be taken against the officers if they release monkeys in villages.
Tajender Singh informed that tube well number 144 is dysfunctional and it should be rectified soon. The administrative officers of various departments were witnessed fumbling to give answer to the public representatives.
On the appeal of district Panchayat member Rajesh Panwar that Indian solider Shishir Mall, resident of Chandrabani, Raipur died after fighting in the encounter with the terrorists in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday, the meeting was called off before the scheduled and various departments’ review could not take place in the meeting. The next meeting is expected to be held in October.