The district administration of Jagdalpur has decided to take strict action against the contractors who delay construction of ashram buildings, officials stated.
Expressing displeasure on the aforesaid issue, Collector Ankit Anand asked the Executive Engineer of the Rural Engineering Service Department to take appropriate steps to expedite the work.He also reviewed progress of other ongoing works in a time-limit meeting held here in the presence of IAS Officer on probation, Rajendra Kumar Katara, Additional Collector, RR Thakur, and officials from different concerned departments at the district office.
During the meeting, Anand assigned departmental inquiry of a teacher, who was earlier deployed in Fafani village, of not taking charge on his transfer at a new place, to Assistant Commissioner of the Tribal Welfare Department.Besides, the officials concerned of the Tribal Welfare Department were also assigned responsibility of taking appropriate steps to increase 50-50 seats in Pakhnar and Tahkawada situated Ashrams.
The Collector ordered to stop salary of Panchayat teachers, whose attendance report was yet to be made available.On the occasion, Anand learnt about the preparations made in all the societies for paddy procurement process and asked the officials concerned to ensure shed and drinking water facility for farmers.He instructed the Executive Engineer of Public Health Engineering Department to repair all the damaged hand-pumps while directives were issued to the Executive Officer of Energy Department for installing free electricity meter in the house having single-phase power connection.