Polluted
city
Sir,
Refer
article ''Keep City Clean'' the Daily
Excelsior dated 30th Nov. While going
through it I felt that there are still
people who feel to bring the broad items,
which need attention to ensure health of
people. I personally congratulate Dr
Gurmeet Singh.
I would
like to support your advice and express
my views on two items i.e leakage in
drinking water pipes and garbage problem.
About the pollution of drinking water I
have been writing to Chief Engineer PHE
and even made countless verbal requests
to his officers for the last many years
but unfortunately that Deptt has not even
the courtesy to acknowledge the
communication. This leakage problem was
even highlighted by a top most physician
Dr K L Chaudhary who had warned the Govt
of the population taking the shape of
epidemic of hepatitis. This also did not
create any impression on the concerned
authorities. So how can one expect any
action on their part.
Other most
burning problem is of garbage dumping. On
this also I tried to invite attention of
the Jammu Municipal Corporation as well
as got the problem to the notice of the
Minister for Housing and Urban
Development personally too. Except verbal
assurance nothing was done. This problem
has mostly affected the area of Bhagwati
Nagar and Mohinder Nagar. Whole of the
garbage of city is carted and dumped in
Tawi river bund by the side of Bhagwati
Nagar. This practice is continuing since
last many years. Most of the vehicular
traffic on the link road of Municipal
Vehicles carting garbage running for more
than 10 hours a day spreading obnoxious
smell and then dumping it near the very
nose of the inhabitants of this area.
This has bestowed a cover of flies to
this whole area wherever and whenever you
are in this area flies cover you and
whole of your belongings. It clearly
shows how serious is the present Govt
about the health of people. As a social
activist I have been ponting out many
issues to the Govt but feel disappointed
when there is no response whatsoever.
This was the case with the previous Govt
too. I had ticked that Govt as deaf.
Inspite of present Govt's commitment on
taking over the reins of the
administration, that it will ensure
proper working and transparency in the
Govt Departments, nothing tangible has
been done so far. But I am sorry to say
that they have also adopted the same deaf
ear policy. A helpless senior law abiding
citizen can pray to Almighty God to take
care of lacs of poor and weak and
helpless people who are not even heard
and not to speak of redressal of their
problems. Should I conclude that improve-
ment of working culture in the deptt and
transparency was mere myth.
Yours
etc...
H N Tiku
42, Bhagwati Nagar
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