SrinagarCoordinator Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, Wenesday chaired a meeting with officers of various Departments to review the status of pending complaints received by the CMs Grievance cell.
During the meeting, the Coordinator was apprised about the status and nature of complaints. He took a detailed review of each and every complaint. He stressed the officers to be prompt in addressing the complaints.
In order to keep people informed about the status of their grievance, he said that a brief note about each complaint should be put on the Grievance Cell website so that it can be known whether it is in process or has been redressed. He said this would help people to get to know about the activities the Grievance Cell.
The Coordinator also asked that officials to update the grievance cell website regularly. He further asked them that the information they send regarding the complaints should be precise and added that he expects a time-bound reply from concerned Departments so that complaints dont pile up.
He added that the aim of the Grievance Cell besides redressing grievances is to empower common people and assure them that they are being heard by the Government and the administration.
The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer R&B Kashmir, officials from Department of Labour and Employment, Health and Medical Education, Industries and Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Forest, Environment and Ecology, Road and Building, General Administration, Education, Information and Technology, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.
Mufti for measures to combat pollution, scientific waste disposal at Gulmarg
Coordinator Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, Wednesday called for making concerted efforts to combat pollution and putting in place effective mechanism for scientific disposal of waste in famed ski resort of Gulmarg.
The Coordinator CMs Grievance cell stated this at a meeting with officers to take stock of the pollution control and disposal of waste in the tourist resort.
During the meeting, Mufti asked officials about the time frame during which waste disposal plant will be constructed at Gulmarg. To make the process speedy, he asked the officers to expedite process of getting necessary clearances so that work on the plant can be built on time.
The Coordinator was apprised about various steps taken for the scientific disposal of various types of garbage at the Gulmarg. He was briefed that for the proposed plant one kanal of land is presently under consideration. It was said that the plant would need further expansion in future to meet the requirements.
On the occasion, the Coordinator highlighted the hazards of rising pollution levels and its ill effects on the environment and human lives. He said that collective measures are needed to safeguard and tackle the situation at various levels.
He impressed the officials to devise a mechanism so that waste collected at the plant is recycled at the site only thus helping in reducing energy usage and air pollution.
The meeting also discussed many related issues like increase in pollution levels by cement factories, brick kilns and stone crushers.
The meeting was attended by Chief Executive Officer Gulmarg Development Authority Chief Conservator Forest, Kashmir, Director Environment and Ecology, Regional Director Pollution Control Board, Deputy Secretary CM’s Grievance Cell and other concerned.
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