Dehradun District Magistrate SA Murugesan ordered withholding one day’s salaries of Ayurveda, tourism and Homoeopathy officers after they were found to be absent from the public hearing held at Collectorate on Monday. In all, 60 complaints had been received from the common people during the public hearing. DM Murugesan heard out the grievances of the people and directed the department officers to address their concerns at the earliest. Some of the complaints were addressed on the spot. Such hearings are being held on every Monday since November 20, 2017.
The DM heard out the grievances of the people on the occasion and directed the department officers to address their concerns at the earliest. Of the applications received, 10 public complaints were related to Municipal Corporation while six were related to Revenue Police, five were regarding Police and four regarding the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) among other issues communicated to the district administration during the public hearing.
He further said that the objective of conducting such public hearings on each Monday was to invite the people to present their concerns followed by their redressal on the spot. He also asked the department officers to forward the applications to the other departments concerned to ensure prompt action on them.
Among others who attended the public hearing were chief development officer GS Rawat, additional DM Arvind Pandey, ADM Beer Singh Budhiyal and DDO Pradeep Pandey.