Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 11: A delegation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCI) led by its President Arun Gupta today met Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) and discussed issue pertaining to traders of Jammu city.
The delegation comprised of Anil Gupta, Senior Vice President, Rajeev Gupta, Junior Vice President and Rajesh Gupta, Secretary. Vice Chairman JDA Pankaj Magotra and Commissioner JMC Rahul Yadav were also present during the meeting.
While speaking on the occasion, Arun Gupta raised the long pending demand of Transport Nagar area regarding black topping and construction of drains, etc over there.
The Principal Secretary assured the Chamber team that the tenders for this will be floated in this month and the issue will be resolved as early as possible.
While discussing the matter regarding execution of lease deeds in respect of shops in Shiv Market Railway Station Jammu and lease deeds and rent issue of Bahu Plaza were also discussed.
While discussing the issue of allottees of the Bus Stand Shopping complex, Arun Gupta said that JDA should not ask to the shopkeepers of Bus Stand to pay rent because as and when the shops were allotted to them no basic amenities like electricity and drainage system were available and are not still existing.
Arun Gupta also raised the issue of the Change in Land Use (CLU) notification which was issued in December, and apprised the Principal Secretary about the problem being faced by the common person concerning the notification.
The Principal Secretary assured the delegation that within next few days, the department will issue the new notification with an amendment to resolve the same.
While speaking on the occasion, Arun Gupta said that the smart parking is not acceptable to the traders and the public of Jammu. He requested that no parking slots should be given to any agency.
“We request that a proper mechanism should be adopted by the Corporation to punish encroachers who are violating the law without disturbing the traders and the people of Jammu city,” Gupta added.
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