Bemina Roads in deplorable condition
Sir,
That after years of
persuations the Works Minister had been kind enough to
order black topping of Trunk Roads of Bemina Housing
Colony. The work was entrusted to (Truck Terminal
Division) R&B Srinagar, who started work in
September, 1999. In October, only two roads, among the
Trunk Roads of this Colony, were black topped. The people
heaved a sigh of relief. But alas, this relief was
short-lived. Only after few days, cracks/fissures
appeared in the newly constructed Trunk Road of Sector
2/A, 2/B, 2/1A, 2/1B. The number of cracks increased day
after day. By October ditches started appearing on the
major portion of these roads.
The reason for all this is
the use of sub-standard material by the Engineering
Deptt. We would request through the Columns of this
esteemed paper that :-
a/. Immediate enquiry into
the whole matter be ordered by the Govt. and the
Engineering Staff responsible for all this be brought to
book.
b/ Immediate steps are
taken to have roads repaired to the proper standard so
that people are not put to further hardships.
Yours etc...
Inhabitants of
Bemina Housing Colony,
Srinagar through Abdul Rahman
Financial crisis
Sir,
Our State Government
always contended that financial crisis in our State is
because of inadequate release of funds from the centre.
The irony is that this destablisation reached its zenith
only after the installation of responsible Government in
the State. It is really to my wonder that Centre has
assured our State Government to waive off loan upto the
tune of Rs 1250 crores. This clearly shows that Central
Government is working through our CM's hegemony and sweet
will.
Inspite of Comptroller and
Auditor General's report which has exposed large scale
misappropriation and lapses in spending State as well as
Centre's funds by our State Government, none at the helm
of affairs both at Centre and State paved any serious
attention to the CAG's report. The CAG's report is
unambiguous in its indictment of the State Government of
providing Rs 4 lakhs to its one of the Council of
Ministers for paying a visit to a foreign country for
minor operation, which could be well operationalised by
our State doctors in any local hospital. I fail to
understand why our Ministers run to foreign countries,
inspite of the fact that Medical Science in India have
made tremendous progress since fifty years of our
freedom. The CAG report also criticised failure on the
part of most of the Ministers to file returns of income
before the Speaker of the House without justification. To
file return of incomes and pay tax is the legal duty of
all the Ministers. I feel surprise that even MLA's and
MLC's from the opposition parties are sailing in the same
boat.
It is stated in the
constitutional provisions clearly that CAG must ensure
that not a farthing from the consolidated fund of State
should be spent without the authority of appropriate
legislation. But to every one's surprise, it is not the
case of a single farthing or penny, but it is the case of
billions of rupees which get exhausted in this political
arena, where I may say that my State is state number-one
though I feel embarrassed to say, so rarely such
embarrassment is seen on the faces of shameproof
political leaders of my state.
I am of the opinion that
financial crisis in our state is not because of
inadequate financial assistance from centre but because
of self development programme being launched by our most
of the ministers including MLAs and MLCs who are
concerned for accumulating wealth and least concerned for
the miseries and sufferings of common masses.
I would like to also
mention that our State gets maximum of the Central
Government assistance in the form of 60 per cent grants
and 40 per cent loans among all the states of our
country.
Whatever the eventual
outcome of this damning indictment of the Government, the
story so far demonstrates that the State Government has
learned very little from these reports.
Yours etc....
Roopesh Kumar Sharma
Matta (Kishtwar)
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