Is Swatch Bharat Abhiyan a Farce in J & K ?

Jammu, 13/Nov/2015: A complaint cum representation demanding cleanliness of the Jammu Haat, commonly called as Exhibition Ground near Jewel Chowk Jammu is itself gathering dust there at the Chief Minister’s office for the last over 2 months.

A petition seeking intervention of the Chief Minister towards the plight of the Jammu Haat venue which is under the administrative control of Directorate of Industries and Commerce Department (J & K Government) was submitted to the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell on 15/Sept/2015 vide no. 56610.

The complainant RTI activist Raman Sharma who is also founder of Save ‘My Tawi Campaign’ in his petition has urged the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to intervene in this important issue regarding cleanliness of the Exhibition ground and submitted “ It is really apathetic that at one side honourable Prime Minister of the Country and Honourable Chief Minister of the state are asking for totally cleanliness for good health but this department (Industry and Commerce) is totally negligent to this important issue.

Sharma has also offered to take the responsibility of cleaning this important site if the concerned department does not have the requisite funds to do so, “ If the department does not have the funds to maintain this and clean the site, I as a responsible citizen willing to contribute for its cleanliness, I shall be offering my free services at least once in a month to clean it and if allowed I will also seek the cooperation of the other responsible citizens to offer their services and funds for the cleanliness of this important site” his petition further states.

He complained that millions of rupees had been spent by the government on building infrastructure there but no maintenance and the infrastructure is left without any care.

There are several fountains installed in the exhibition ground but all of them in poor state, the water pool of these fountains are filled with dirt and garbage. The costly fountains are broken and they are not working. But till date no intimation has been given to the complainant about this important issue and the status shown there on the website http://jkgrievance.nic.in/ remains ‘ under process ’.

It is pertinent to mention here that hundreds of shops are housed in this complex of Jammu Haat besides a few government offices but most of the shops remain closed throughout the year.

Earlier also a similar petition seeking cleanliness of the Exhibition ground was made through the JK Grievance Cell of the Chief Minister (vide no 55517) in the months of July 2015 which was then forwarded to the Jammu Municipal Corporation that after a delay of over 50 days informed that the concerned area does not belong to it and the case may be taken up with the Directorate of Industries and Commerce.

धूल चाट रही है स्वच्छता को लेकर शिकायत

राज्य ब्यूरो, जम्मू : राज्य में स्वच्छता अभियान को लेकर सरकार कितनी गंभीर है। यह प्रदर्शनी मैदान में सफाई करने को लेकर दायर शिकायत से पता चलता है। मुख्यमंत्री कार्यालय में इस शिकायत पर कोई गौर करने को तैयार नहीं है। याचिका आरटीआई कार्यकर्ता रमन शर्मा ने दायर की है। इसमें उन्होंने कहा कि जम्मू हाट जिसे प्रदर्शनी मैदान भी कहा जाता है, यह उद्योग एवं वाणिज्य विभाग के अधीन आता है, लेकिन इसकी सफाई की ओर कोई भी ध्यान नहीं दे रहा है। एक ओर प्रधानमंत्री स्वयं स्वच्छता अभियान पर जोर दे रहे हैं, वहीं इस मैदान की सफाई को लेकर विभाग पूरी तरह चुप है। उन्होंने लिखा है कि अगर विभाग के पास सफाई के लिए फंड नहीं है तो वह स्वयं भी सफाई करवा सकते हैं। इसके लिए उन्हें इजाजत दी जाए। उन्होंने मुख्यमंत्री से इस मामले पर हस्तक्षेप करने को कहा। इससे पहले भी उन्होंने शिकायत सेल में शिकायत दर्ज करवाई थी, लेकिन जम्मू नगर निगम ने यह कहते हुए अपना पल्ला झाड़ लिया था कि यह उसके अधिकार क्षेत्र में नहीं ...

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