An estimated Rs 5.63 crore has been allotted for the restoration of 867 quarters built under the Valmiki Ambedkar Slum Housing Scheme in Chiraundi, Ranchi. Additional Secretary, CMO, Ramakant Singh, today instructed the Urban Development Department officials to take steps towards sanctioning the amount and start the work of restoration. Singh was reviewing the complaints in a weekly review programme of Jan Samvad Kendra at Suchna Bhawan, where 15 cases were taken up.
In a complaint people from around 400 households are affected due to the closure of water supply from March 2017 in Gopikandar village of Dumka. Due to defunct motor water could not be supplied to the village from tank. The Additional Secretary instructed to start the water supply within a week.
Due to the filling of the soil in checkdam of the Kolbira village of Simdega, about 4,000 people are facing in drinking water crisis. Drinking water supply through pipelines is closed from last four months. The Additional Secretary directed the concerned department to take immediate steps and send report within a week.
In a case 90-year-old Sofia Devi from Bokaro has not been paid old age pension for last 28 months. Similarly, Mayawati Kumari from Deoghar has not been paid disability pension for the last four months, the Additional Secretary instructed to pay the amount and update report immediately.
Nearly nine computer operators employed in District Rural Development Agency in Garhwa are being paid less than sanctioned amount and also their payment is pending since long. The Additional Secretary instructed to ensure regular payment as soon as the allocation is received.
Mukesh Kumar Manjhi and Sachin Kumar Das worked as soil testing through outsourcing in the Chemical Soil Testing Laboratory, Dumka, but they have not been paid. On this complaint, the Additional Secretary instructed to ensure payment within this month.
Ashok Kumar Prasad was working in Road Construction Department, Project Bhawan. He has been missing since last 15 years. Even after 15 years of the incident, his dependent has not got a job on compassion. During the review of this complaint, the nodal officer of the concerned department said that in such case, job can be given only after issuing death certificate. On this, the Additional Secretary instructed that in this regard, consult with the Department of Personnel and Home Affairs and then take action.
Near the Adityapur Health Center in Saraikela-Kharsawan, there is a lot of hassle in the movement of ambulances etc. due to market expansion on both sides of the road. The Additional Secretary instructed to remove the jam and take steps to resolve the matter permanently.