Raipur, February 15, 2010
Urban Administration Minister Rajesh Munat has accepted during Vidhan Sabha session that about 140 mobile towers in the capital are illegal. He informed that the notices had been served to the telecom companies who had illegally erected towers in the different parts of the city and on June 22, 2008, a letter was written to the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited to cut the power connection of those towers.
Munat answered in written to the question raised by Congress MLA Mohammad Akbar who had asked from the minister about the names of the telecom companies and the number of legal and illegal towers they had erected in the city. Akbar further asked about the terms and conditions on the basis of which permission was granted for erection of towers. He also inquired about the type of action taken against the illegal tower owners and the targeted time period to remove all the illegal towers.
Munat informed that there were 163 legal towers and 140 illegal towers within RMC periphery. So far, one tower has been removed while from one place the generator set used for the tower has been seized, Munat said. Besides, power connections of two illegal towers have also been cut, he added.
He further informed that the telecom companies had given application pertaining to legalisation of towers by deposition of settlement fee, Munat informed.
49 fake ration cards cancelled in 2 years
Raipur, February 15, 2010
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punnulal Mohle informed in Vidhan Sabha that 49 ration cards were cancelled in two years, i.e. in 2007-08 and in 2008-09. Mohle was answering to the question of Congress MLA Dr Shakrajeet Nayak who had asked about district-wise information about cancellation of fake BPL ration card in 2007-08 and 2008-09 and type of action taken against the guilty card holders, dealers and officials. Mohle informed that ten fake BPL ration cards were cancelled in 2007-08 in Durg district and complaint was lodged against the then sarpanch and secretary of village panchayat Nagdha for committing irregularities in preparation and issuance of cards. Similarly, in 2008-09, 39 fake ration cards were cancelled in Raipur district followed by registration of cases against the guilty woman who had kept all the cards, informed Mohle.
88 tehsils declared drought-hit in 2 years
Raipur, February 15, 2010
The government had declared 88 tehsils as drought-hit regions in two financial years, i.e. in 2008-09 and 2009-10. The information was imparted by Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punnulal Mohle in Vidhan Sabha while he was answering to a question of Congress MLA Haridas Bhardwaj.
Mohle informed that the government declared 38 tehsils as drought-hit areas in 2008-09 and fifty tehsils in 2009-10. When Bhardwaj further asked about the total paddy procured by the government during current and previous fiscals, Mohle informed that about 37.47 lakh MT paddy was procured under Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the kharif season 2008-09 while 30.20 lakh MT paddy had been purchased in current financial year till January 15, 2010.
When Bhardwaj inquired about distribution of bonus amount against paddy purchased in 2008-09 till January 15, 2010, Mohle informed that about Rs 1011.69 crore had been disbursed to the farmers during the specific period.
On Bhardwaj’s another question pertaining to exact figures of beneficiaries under BPL schemes in Raipur district, Mohle informed that till January 15, 2010, the government had issued ration cards to 4,48,236 beneficiaries under Antyodaya Scheme and 79,856 beneficiaries under Public Distribution Scheme (PDS). He further informed that till the same period, 13,020 BPL cards were cancelled of which seven were cancelled after the beneficiaries submitted the cards voluntarily.
Public awareness can make city more organised: Mayor
Raipur, February 15, 2010
To turnaround our city into a clean, green and beautiful capital, we need public awareness. Whether it is a matter of frequent traffic congestions, encroachment done by shopkeepers, poor sanitation or any other civic problem, the RMC can only do better when the people will coordinate with it. After all, this city belongs to each of us and hence we should make joint effort in maintaining it. Now, if we talk about development part of the city, we desperately need a big food zone where people from all corners of the capital could gather and have fun with their families and friends. We also need an amusement park where people could relax, especially in the weekends. Further, I think that we should have one specific space in the city that could be developed as pride of Raipur. We also lack greenery in the city which can be done by massive plantation campaigns and by increasing the number of gardens. I assure the Raipurians that the RMC would let no stone unturned in developing the city into an organised capital and I hope adequate fund will flow from the government for this purpose.
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