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| MC Bandipora embezzled Rs 82 lakh grant; Vigilance yet to take cognizance | | follow up | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 7: The State Vigilance Organis-ation (SVO) is yet to take cognizance of the misappropriation of Rs 82 lakh which was provided as grant to Bandipora municipality few years back.
Except purchase of few vehicles by the Municipal Committee (MC) Bandipora, the money given for up gradation of sanitation was allegedly siphoned off. The locals have been demanding a high level enquiry by the State Vigilance Commission (SVC) so that culprits are brought to book and money recovered from them. But not even an FIR has been filed till date.
As already reported by Early Times Few the Municipal Committee (MC) Bandipora received a grant of around 82 lakhs few years back from Wullar Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) for strengthening and developing the infrastructure for scientific disposal of municipal solid waste so as to prevent any sort of pollution within and along the banks of Wular Lake. Inspite of getting get a huge grant the MC Bandipora continues to dump all the garbage in the local water bodies and the irony is that this dumping mostly takes place in famous Wullar lake.
Early this year the WUCMA Chief Executive Director (CED) had shot a letter to Director Local Bodies Kashmir and showed his serious concern about the activities of MC Bandipora. The letter shot by CED to Director Local Bodies Kashmir a copy of which lies with Early Times reads: "During 2013-14 and 2014-15 the authority has provided a financial assistance of 39 Lakhs and 42.90 Lakhs respectively to MC Bandipora through DC Bandipora for strengthening and developing the required infrastructure for scientific disposal of municipal solid waste (M&H Rules 2000) so as to prevent any sort of pollution within and along the banks of Wullar Lake under 13th FCA. The concern civic body has not taken necessary measures which are mandatory under environment protection act and rules framed therein as cited above to ensure scientific disposal of municipal solid waste around the banks of Wular Lake."
The Chief Executive Director (CED) shot this letter after the matter was highlighted by some local whistleblowers. Earlier local media had been exposing the illegal activities of MC Bandipora but due to cold response from WUCMA the authorities of Municipal Committee continued to dump the solid waste into Wullar.
Pertinent to mention that in clear violation of Environment Protection Act, the Bandipora Municipal Committee has been dumping garbage and solid waste including polythene in an open area near Nusoo village located in the outskirts of town. The illegal dumping site according to local residents has not only affected the Wular Lake but has badly deteriorated the health of residents living around this lake.
The MC Bandipora continues to dump all sorts of solid waste on the open road connecting Zalwan Playground near Nusoo area in the town. "The Bandipora MC collects about 50 to 60 tons of waste daily from 17 wards of the town, hospitals and nursing homes. This waste includes biomedical waste as well and dumping biomedical waste material in Wullar is a matter of serious concern. If Rs 80 lakhs has been given to MC Bandipora for upgrading its services where has this money been spend , the locals want answer from Executive Officer of the MC Bandipora. We appeal Kuldeep Khoda Chief Vigilance Commissioner to personally intervene into this matter, " said Mohammad Altaf, a local resident. |
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