Health Minister and Jamshedpur West MLA Banna Gupta held a high-level meeting with the deputy commissioner of the district and other senior officials of the civic bodies and instructed them to strengthen the cleanliness system especially along the riverside areas.
In the three-hour long meeting, law and order in the district as well as development projects were also discussed.
Gupta gave instructions to improve the cleanliness system in the riverside areas of the assembly constituency along Marine Drive, to protect the Swarnrekha river.
The meeting was attended by district SSP M Tamil Vanan along with civic bodies officials of Jamshedpur, Mango and Jugsalai. Tata Steel vice-president, corporate services Chanakya Chaudhary and TSUISL senior general manager Dhananjay Mishra. It was also decided that TSUIS will supply water in the settlements of Jamshedpur West assembly constituency.
Gupta said that he has instructed the police officials to work in a proactive manner and arrest the elements indulged in organised crime so that criminal elements involved in extortion activity and those indulged in arms or narcotic drug supplies may get a clear message and would refrain from perpetuating such crime.
"Beside getting stern against the criminals, we will have to see that those arrested in grievous crime cases are tried in speedy trial court. Once the criminal elements are arrested and tried in fast-track court, the intensity of criminal activities in the region will automatically subside," said an official.
He added: “We have assured the Minister to implement his suggestion for improving law and order situation in the city and also apprised about issues concerning safety. We informed the MLA about the detection of the drug gang involved in most of the serial shooting incidents in the city.”
The Minister has suggested creation of 24x7 check-points in all entry points to city, getting all the TOPs (police outposts) operational, making it mandatory for professional criminals released on bail to report at local police stations every fortnight for better monitoring of his activities, proper execution of warrants and installation of CCTVs on different major thoroughfares of city.
“He has suggested for creation of 24x7 check-points at entry points to city with wireless service, making names of warrantees and professional criminals public through district police websites, making all TOPs operational, keeping city major areas under CCTV surveillance and effective monitoring of warrantees and professional criminals activities,” said an official who was also present at the meeting.