In view of upcoming Durga Puja festivals the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has decided to set up a control room at the Municipal Corporation building for helping the Puja Samiti members in need of immediate assistance during the 10 days long festivity. launching the helpline number, Mayor Asha lakra on Tuesday said that the phone service will be made functional from September 27.
“Any Durga Puja Samiti member having civic issues ranging from waste disposal management to idol immersion can dial on 0651-2209751 asking for the help. According to the need, the Municipal Corporation will send the team on the respective puja pandals spread across the city,” said the Mayor during the meeting conducted with the Durga Puja Samiti members on Tuesday.
“From September 27 to September 30, deputation of adequate number of staffs will be ensured to assist the members. A special team at RMC control room will register the queries from 6 AM to 10 PM. The members can also text the officials of the Municipal Corporation, if their grievances does not get resolved in stimulated time,” added, lakra.
All the Puja Samiti members have been asked to form a committee to ensure immersion of idols considering the State Pollution Control Board norms. If all goes well, immersion process will be carried out only at the four selected ponds situated at different directions in the Capital City. The Municipal Corporation alongwith the Puja committee members will soon draft a proposal regarding the selection of ponds including creation of artificial ponds on pandal premises.
Additional Municipal Commissioner (AMC), Divyanshu Jha has instructed all the puja samiti members to ensure parking of vehicles approximately 100 meters away from the puja pandals. Also, the RMC has instructed the members to deck up the big advertisement hoardings away from the roads to ensure smooth vehicular movement ensuring that no additional charge will be incurred upon the puja pandals following the prescribed guidelines. Jha has also urged to the members to keep at least two cartons near every vendor for easy disposal of waste materials.
Furthermore, issuing orders to the senior officers of the district administration and the police department, Ranchi DC, Manoj Kumar said that creation of puja pandals must be avoided at disputed lands. Advisories like getting authorized electricity connection, arrangement of preliminary health services near puja pandals, separate lost-found counters; installation of CCTV cameras must be there at every pandal including use of loudspeakers must be avoided at sensitive areas like religious places, schools, colleges etc.
Also, the senior police officers during the meeting have asked the DSPs to conduct peace committee meet. Instructions like ensuring regular patrolling on motorbikes and strict action against anti-social elements under section 107 must be taken immediately considering any suspicion.