In a review meeting Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand, Vinay Kumar Choubey on Monday reviewing Town Planning Cell of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), has taken major action on gross negligence and inefficiency in the works. On the basis of gross negligence in work posted on contractual staff Town Planner Manoj Kumar at the RMC was removed and his contract was terminated.
At the same time the Secretary issued show cause notice to another Town Planner Gajanand Ram and he asked to submit notice within one week.
During the review meeting, Choubey found that a large number of applications are pending in the Town Planners’ Cell. It was found during the meeting that at present a total of 164 building construction applications are pending for approval, out of which 73 applications are pending with both Town Planner.
In which Manoj Kumar have 56 applications and Gajanand Ram have 17 applications were pending. Not only this, 715 maps of building construction applications are pending, for timely execution of these application the town planner should have consult with LTPs which was not done by them.
The secretary also found that the owners of the illegally constructed buildings were not encouraged to regularize the buildings under the "Scheme for Regularization of Unauthorized Residential Construction 2019", that is why only 110 applications of such cases so far the RMC has received. In view of all these flaws and negligence, Choubey has taken this step.