BJP’s Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral candidates Asha lakra and Sanjiv Vijayawargia on Thursday promised to take forward the developmental activities being carried out in the Capital together, if they get an opportunity to serve the public again.
During a press meet organized here at Morhabadi, the BJP contestants spoke about their future plan of actions. Focusing on a few new projects, lakra said that the emphasis will be on completing the pending projects besides, taking up some new ventures to ensure uniform urban expansion.
Taking up the basic civic issues like availability of water, sewage-drainage, parking space at prime locations, including identification of vending zones, the top contenders said that their focus will be on ensuring construction of ‘Jal Minars’ under AMRUT scheme at a few selected wards, renovation of ‘Raen Baseras’ (Shelter Homes), beautification of Sarna, Masna spots, restoration of ITI bus stand on the line of Birsa Munda Bus Terminus, creation of ‘Vivah Mandap’ (Marriage ceremony place) for which lands have been identified and construction of bus and auto-rickshaw stands.
The two contestants further added that attempts will be made to start the long awaited electronic crematorium at Harmu Mukti Dham established in 2008.
Establishment of art and culture centre for conducting cultural programmes besides, construction of crèche homes with all modern essential facilities is also on the cards, said the contestants.
lakra also presented a brief report of the tasks undertaken during her tenure. From construction of roads, transforming five slums with all essential facilities, ensuring construction of 721 mini HYDTs, arrangement of 65 water tankers to meet the requirements besides, the ‘Smart City’ project, lakra said that her attempts is to shape up Ranchi at par with other big cities.
Vijayawargia said that attempts were made to reduce the holding tax rate, decrease trade license rate up to 75 percent and deduct user charge for public convenience up to 50 percent. He added that sincere efforts were put to expand Ranchi – the biggest Municipal Corporation of the State in the recent years by engaging public and introducing new services.
On further enquiring about the utilization of funds, Vijayawargia said that 80 percent of money has been used in developmental activities so far. He further added that approximately Rs 3.50 crore has been received under 14th Finance Commission in the last 1-2 years for carrying out different developmental tasks.
In addition, clarifying their stance on anticipations being made about them at different levels of coming together ahead of this civic poll like ‘Best Friends’, both the contestants said that they were never involved in fights for personal gains. lakra said that her fight was with the ‘System and corrupt practices’ and not with any specific person.
Similarly, Vijayawargia said that as an elected representative, at times clash occurs but that was only regarding ‘working style’ considering public interest. Both the contestants assured to work in coordination in public interest holding the ideology of BJP.