MC Baramulla councillors seek ‘bigger role’ in town’s development

The councillors of MC Baramulla sought bigger role for the municipal council in the development of the town.

The councillors raised the demand at meeting with the deputycommissioner Baramulla on Wednesday, sources said.

   

The councillors during the meeting highlighted variousissues they are facing in discharging of their duties.

While stressing the need to recruit more sanitation workers,the councillors said in the face of manifold increase in the population overlast three decades there has been no “further recruitment” of the sanitationworkers.

They said the present strength of the sanitation workers issame as it was few decades back.  “Thepresent strength of sanitation workers is unable to deal with the garbageemanating from the residential as well as commercial areas in the town.

“The authorities need to increase the strength of sanitationworkers,” the councillors told the Deputy Commissioner Baramulla during themeeting,” sources said.

They also called for greater role of the councillors in thedevelopment works of the town.

“Every councillor knows the issues his ward faces. Once adevelopment work is being carried out in a ward by the PDD, the R&B or anyother department, the involvement of councillor will ensure maximum benefit tothe ward,” they said.

They also demanded adequate monthly honorarium besidesproper accommodation to the councillors so that they can “focus on thedevelopment activities across the town”. 

“The authorities need to arrange accommodation of thecouncillors within the respective municipal council limits so that they canconcentrate better on the civic facilities to the local people,” a councillorsaid.

The interactive meeting was chaired by the DC Baramulla andwas attended by Joint Director Planning, President Municipal Council Baramulla,Assistant Regional Transport Officer and other officers.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, G N Itoo, assuredthe participating councillors that their genuine demands would be considered onpriority and necessary steps shall be taken up for their fulfilment, sourcessaid.

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