Meeting regarding Smart City An introductory meeting has held under the chairmanship of Vikram Randhawa, Hon ble Member, J& &K Legislative Council in the Conference Hall of Jammu Municipal Corporation wherein all the Officers of the JMC participated in the meeting. During the course of meeting every officer of JMC apprised about the working of their respectivee sections. Sh. Vikram Randhawa, Hon ble MLC stated that the aim of this meeting is to take guidance from Jammu Municipal Corporation as he has intends to see the Jammu City at par with other Smart Cities of the nation for which there is need of coordinationn from every level. He further added that being MLC he will take up the matters relating to providing of funds for development, improving sanitation conditions etc. with State Govt. so that our city can be an example for other states of the Country. He further stressed about providing of better sanitation facilities to the citizens of Jammu City and also added thatt there is need of more attention of authorities in respect of improving sanitation scenario in Jammu City. He further added that he shall extend his every possible help to JMC for improving sanitation and other related issues. He stated that there is need to create awareness among general masses about the importance of Swachh Bharat Mission so that every citizen could know that without their help the mission of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan cannot be achieved. He further added that there is need of team work spirit so that the results can be achieved and added that he will try his best to enlist the support of all the elected representatives of Jammu to help JMC to achieve the goal of Clean Jammu Green Jammu. Sh. R.S. Jamwal (KAS), Joint Commissioner (A) apprised about different projects/schemes under AMRUT which are being executed by JMC and addedd that after completion of the said projects, sanitation scenario as well as development aspect will be improved upto large extent. He further added that Corporation is working hard to complete the ongoing projects so that desired results can be achieved. He stated thatt until and unless cooperation/ /help is not extended by the citizens as well as by the elected representativee the goal of development and better sanitation facilities is hard to Page 1
achieve. He further gave details of the some projects:- (i) Pedestrian Pathway at Peerkho. (ii) Installation of intelligent traffic signal lights at new identified locations. (iii) Ramp based parking at Panjtirthi, Jammu. (iv) Development of Green Spaces etc. Sh. Vikram Randhawa, Hon ble MLC thanked the Officers of JMC for providing deep working of JMC and assured that he will provide full support to JMC in its every campaign. Among others Sh. Neeraj Gupta (KAS), Chief Accounts Officer, Sh. Ranjit Singh (KAS), Secretary, Sh. Kushal Chand, Joint Commissioner (Works), Sh. Harinder Arora, Sr. Town Planner, S. Surjit Singh, Executive Engineer (Electric), Sh. Satish Wali, Executive Engineer (Trikuta Division), Dr. Anita Salgotra, Health Officer, Dr. Jaswant Singh, Municipal Veterinary Officer, Sh. Kamni Kesar and Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Chief Enforcement Officers, Sh. Subash Chander and S. Prithi Pal Singh, Sanitation Officers, Sh. Prem Raj and Sanjeev Sharma, Transport Officers, Sh. Ankush Kapoor, Informatics Officer weree also participated in the meeting. 09 May 2017 Page 2
Sh. M. Raju, IAS takes the charge of Commissioner in Jammu Municipal Corporation. Today on 12.05.2017 Sh. M. Raju, IAS took over the charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Jammu from Dr. Manmohan Singh, KAS who has been transferred as Managing Director, J&K Housing Board, Jammu. On this occasion a get to gather was arranged where the Officer/Officials of Jammu Municipal Corporation extended their heartiest welcome to the new Commissioner and assured him full cooperation in performing their duties with best of their caliber and ability. Further, Dr. Manmohan Singh, KAS was given a warm send off by the Officers/Officials of the Corporation wishing him success for his new assignments. 12 May 2017 Page 3
Drive against Use of polythene carry bag and allied material On the instruction of Sh. M Raju ( IAS ) Commissioner Municipal Corporation Jammu and under the supervision of Sh. R. S. Jamwal ( KAS ) Joint Commissioner (A), the enforcement staff led by Chief Enforcement Officer under took a drive against the use of polythene carry bag and allied material. During the drive team inspected the shops and other outlets and seized the polythene carry bags and allied material in the areas of Indra Chowk, Maheshpura Chowk, Bhagwati Nagar and charge Rs 12,400 as compounding fee from the defaulters on spot. It is pertinent to mention here that the Government of Jammu & Kashmir vide notification SRO 45 dated 03.02.2017, while exercising powers under sub- section (3) of section (7) of the Jammu & Kashmir State Non- Biodegradable material ( Management, Handling & Disposal) Act 2007 and in super- session of notification SRO 182 of 2008, has imposed ban on the manufacture, stocking distribution, sale and use of polythene carry bags, plastic sheets or like, cover made of plastic sheets, plastic packaging and multilayered packaging less than fifty microns in thicknesss within the territorial limits of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Whereas in terms of rules 4 of Jammu & Kashmir State Non- Biodegradable Material (Management, Handing & Disposal) Rules 2009, every Municipal Authority has been made responsible for implementation of the provision of the above referred act within its territorial area. Whereas, section 10 Chapter IV of the aforementioned Act prescribes the penalties, which are reproduced here as under:- 1. Whoever is guilty of any act of Commissioner or omission in contraventionn of any of the provisions of the Act, or of any rules, notification or order made, issue or given under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extent to one month or with fine which may extends to Rs. 5000/- or with both. Page 4
2. If a person having been convicted of an offence punishable under this Act is again convicted under the Act, he shall be punishable for the second or subsequent offence for a term of imprisonment which may extend up to two months and shall also be liable to fine which extend upto Rs. 10,000/-. 3. Whoever in any manner aids, abets, or assists in the Commissioner of an offence under the Act shall, on for the offence. conviction, be punished with imprisonment prescribed In terms of SRO 45 datedd 03.02.2017, it is hereby ordered that manufacture, stocking, distribution, sale and use of polythene carry bags, plastic sheets or like, cover made of plastic sheet, plastic packaging and multilayered packaging less than fifty microns in thicknesss within the limit of Jammu Municipal Corporation is banned with immediate effect. Any violation of the provisions of the act/ rule/ notification or order shall be dealt in accordance with the provision of section 10 Chapter IV of Jammu & Kashmir State Non- Biodegradable Material (Management, Handling & Disposal ) ACT 2007. 19 May 2017 Page 5
Installation of intelligentt traffic signal lights in AMRUT Jammu approved under In order to finalize an ambitious project of installation of intelligent traffic signal lights in Jammu approved under AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) costing to Rs. 21.95 crores for upgradingg existing 30 traffic signal lights and to install such lights at 34 new locations, a meeting was held under the chairmans ship of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Sh. M. Raju (IAS). During the course of the meeting, a power point presentation was given by M/s. DIMTS, Delhi wherein detailed information in respect of upgradation of existing and installationn of new lights was shared. To redress the hindrances in the execution of the project, all the stakeholders deliberated upon the issue and finalized the locations after consultation with the Traffic Department, where traffic light signalss are to be installed. It was also decided thatt installationn of new traffic signals and upgradation of existing traffic signalss shall be undertakenn simultaneously, so that the project is completed well before the Annual Darbar Move. The new traffic signal lights willl be able to deal two most basic problems of traditional traffic light system remotely monitoring from the Central Control using cameras, sensors and technology; Detection of traffic volume on real time basis and change in signal light. Detection of emergency vehicles such as Ambulances, Police Vehicles etc. and signal lights are alterations accordingly. The new traffic light signal system willl have certain benefits viz. more efficient as are real time based, less waiting time for motorists due to fast response time, excellent operations during emergency situations and increase the traffic handling capacity of roads thus, very little or no jamming on road. Page 6
The meeting was also attended by R.S. Jamwal (KAS), Joint Commissioner (A), Neeraj Gupta (KAS), Chief Accounts Officer, Ranjit Singh (KAS), Secretary, JMC, A.K. Khajuria (KAS), RTO, Jammu, Ms. Nisha Nathya,l S.S.P. (Traffic), Jammu,Kushal Chand, Joint Commissioner (Works), JMC, S. Surjit Singh, Ex. Engineer (Electric), JMC, U.K. Sharma, Executive Engineer, PWD (R&B), Jammu, Dalvinder Singh, Programme Manager, AMRUT (PDMC) and representatives of M/s. DIMTS, Delhi. 19 May 2017 Page 7
Drive against encroachments, sanitation and sale of unhygienic momos. On the directions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation Mr. M. Raju (IAS), a team from Jammu Municipal Corporation comprising of Assistant Commissioner (R), Mrs. Vinakshi Koul (KAS), Health Officer, Dr. Anita Salgotra, Chief Enforcement Officer, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Revenue Officers, Sh. Parmod Kumar, Sh. Ashwani Sudan, Sh. Parveen Gupta, Sh. Sunil Gupta, Enforcement Inspectorss and from Drugs & Food Control Organisation Designated Officer, Food Safety, Sh. Sanjeev Gupta Jammu Urban alongwith team of Food Safety Officers Sh. Ajay Khajuria, Sh. Dalip Singh, Sh. Jai Inder, Sh. Hem Raj constituted under the supervision of Joint Commissioner (A), Jammu Municipal Corporation Mr. R.S. Jamwal ( KAS) to conduct a special drive against encroachments, sanitation and sale of unhygienic momos. To redress a no. of complaints by the general public regardingg encroachments and sale of unhygienic momos in various areas of Jammu City, the joint team of Jammu Municipal Corporation and Drugs & Food Control Organisation on 19.05.2017 conducted an intensive drive in the areas viz Kachhi Chawani, Exchange Road, Rehari, Sarwal, New Plot etc. During the drive the team of Jammu Municipal Corporation removed encroachments and cleared the footpaths & pavements and team of Drugs & Food Control Organisationn seized and destroyed approximately one quintal of unhygienic momos from the said areas and also seized their utensilss used for preparing momos. During the drive, general public, students and civil society appreciated the joint move and also accompanied the team. The civil society also appeal to the departmentt that such type of drives should also be conducted in near future. Page 8
MLC Sh. Ramesh Arora also participated in the drive and appeal to the general public and especially students to avoid consumption of momos which are unhealthy and serious threat to their health. The MLC appreciated the move of Jammu Municipal Corporation and Drugs & Food Control Organisation and appeal to Drugs & Food Control Organisation to continue the move against sale of unhygienic food articles in the city. 20 May 2017 Page 9
JMC starts online Swachh Jammu Public Opinion Poll On the directions of Sh. M. Raju, IAS Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation is organising online Swachh Jammu Public Opinionn Poll in which citizens of Jammu city will participate online though Jammu Municipal Official Website i.e. www.jmcjammu.org and through mobile application of Jammu Municipal Corporation, available in Google and Apple Play Store. The citizens will rate their respective wards on the basis of cleanliness from ranking 1-10. Rank 1 means dirtiest ward and rank 10 means cleanest ward. The online voting will start on 21-05-2017 and end on 03-06-2017. The result will be declaredd on 06-06-2017. The sanitation team of the ward which get Rank I, II & III will be rewarded with Rs. 10,000/-, Rs. 7000/- and Rs. 5000/- respectively. Jammu Municipal Corporation appeals to the respective citizen to participate in the voting, so that Jammu Municipal Corporation gets the feedback of cleanlinesss of the wards. This will help JMC in improving the sanitationn services of respective wards. 20 May 2017 Page 10
JMC Commissioner Flags Off Sanitation Drive In order to give boost to the Swachh Bharat Mission, M. Raju (IAS) Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation today flagged off sanitation drive from A/D Block Gandhi Nagar Jammu in presence of Sh. R.S Jamwal Joint Commissioner (A), Sh. Neeraj Gupta, Chief Accounts Officer, Dr. Anita Salgotra, Health Officer, Sanitation Officer, Assistant Sanitation officer, sanitation staff and locals were also present during the drive. The drive will be conducted in all the 71 wards within the limits of Jammu Municipal Corporation as per schedule. During the drive thorough cleaning / desilting of the lanes/ drains in all the wards will be done. Besidess this sprinkling of lime will also be a part of the drive. Additional men and machinery is also being deployed during these drives to get optimum result. The fogging in all these wards will also be done simultaneously. Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation informed the public that Jammu Municipal Corporation has started online Jammu Swachh Opinion Pole and appealed to participate in voting so that JMC gets the feedback. This will help JMC in improving the sanitation services wherever required. Health Officer appealed the people to cooperate with Jammu Municipal Corporation to achieve the goal to make Jammu clean and green and dispose off their garbage at near collection point or garbage containers. Schedule of Sanitation drive shall be as under: Page 11
S. No Date Day Ward No. Zone 1 22/05/2017 Monday 20-ABC, 21-AB, Main road III 2 23/05/2017 Tuesday 27, 28-AB, 29 33 II 3 24/05/2017 Wednesday 1, 2, 3, 4, 71 I 4 25/05/2017 Thursday 22, 23-AB, Main Road III 5 26/05/2017 Friday 5, 6, 7-AB, 11, 15 I 6 27/05/2017 Saturday 24, 25, 26, 39 II 7 29/05/2017 Monday 8, 9-AB, 10, I 8 30/05/2017 Tuesday 12, 13, 14, 19-ABC I 9 31/05/2017 Wednesday 45, 46, 57 (58, 68, 69, 70 Out Sourced) III 10 01/06/2017 Thursday 30, 31, 32 I 11 02/06/2017 Friday 16, 17, 18, 34, 35 (59, 60 Out Sourced) II 12 03/06/2017 Saturday 47, 48, 49, 50, (52 Out Sourced) I 13 05/06/2017 Monday 36, 37, 38 (62,, 63, 64 Out Sourced) II 14 06/06/2017 Tuesday 42, 43, 44 III 15 07/08/2017 Wednesday 51, 53, 54, Rail Head (55, 56 Out Sourced) III 16 08/06/2017 Thursday 40, 41, 61, (65,, 66, 67 Out sourced ) I & III Page 12
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Joint anti encroachment drive by JMC, Traffic and Executive Police On the instructions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Mr. M. Raju (IAS), joint anti-encroachment drive was conducted by JMC, Traffic and Executive Police under the supervision of Joint Commissioner (A), Sh. R.S. Jamwal (KAS), S.S.P. Traffic Mrs. Nisha Natayal, S.P. Traffic Sh. Rohit, Asstt. Commissioner (Rev.), Mrs. Vinakshi Koul (KAS). During the drive SDPO West and Domana, Chief Enforcement Officer, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Enforcement Officer, Sh. Kamni Kesar, Chief Transport Officer, Sh. Talat Mehmood Khan Revenue Officers, Sh. Parmod Kumar, Ashwani Sudan, Parveen Gupta and Sunil Gupta of JMC, SHO of the concerned police stations and field staff of JMC also accompanied the drive. The drive was conducted to follow the Hon ble High Court directions regardingg encroachment of footpaths by shopkeepers causing obstructions to pedestrians and street vendors causing free flow of traffic and congestion of roads. Anti-encroachment drive was conducted in the areas viz. Canal road to Paloura, Talab tillo, Bohri, Raj Tilak road, Purani Mandi, Old Hospital road, City Chowk, Raghunath Bazar, Gurdwara Sunder Singh road, Below gumat, Vinayak Bazar, Jewel Chowk etc. During the drive, the team of Jammu Municipal Corporation removed encroachments and cleared the footpaths and pavements.the team seized about 8 trucks of material displayed by the shopkeepers in front of their shops and on footpaths causing traffic congestion and free flow of pedestrians. The team lifted 20 (twenty) Nos. of illegal Rehries plying without licence. During the drive, the team also aware the shopkeepers and vendors to keep their goods within their establishments to avoid penal action against them and vendors to ply their rehries/phariess only in the Rehri Zones and specified areas by JMC. The general public and civil society welcome the drive conducted by JMC and appeal to the JMC that such type of drives should be conducted in near future also. Page 14
The Joint Commissioner (A) further appealed to the general public/shopkeepers not to encroach upon the footpaths, pavements etc. which is a main cause of insanitary conditions in the areas. 23 May 2017 Page 15
JMC organized IEC campaign and distributed dustbins Under the guidelines of Swachh Bharat Mission and on the instructionss of Sh. M. Raju (IAS) Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Sh. R.S. Jamwal, Joint Commissioner (A), JMC, Dr. Anita Salgotra, Health Officer, Sh. Suresh Kumar, AEEE Mech. organized Information Education and Communication (IEC) and distributedd dustbins to the households at Gangya Ward No. 56. The dustbins were distributed in two colours i.e.. Blue & Green. On this occasion Sh. Baldev Singh Baloria, SH. Harbans Chowdhary, Ranjit Singh, Om Nath, Rakesh Sangral, L. M. Bhat, Vinay Gupta residentss of the area were present. The Joint Commissioner (A) JMC appealed the gathering that the dustbins in two different colours are being distributed, green bin for biodegradable (wet waste) and blue bin for non-biodegradable (dry waste). This initiative has been taken so that the source segregation shall be started as early as possible in Jammu city. Joint Commissioner (A) assured 100% distribution of dustbins for segregation in the ward. The Health Officer also appealed to all the gathering that the segregation is compulsory under guidelines of SBM so it is responsibility of every citizen to segregatee waste at source and requested the people to start composting in the respective ward with the help of JMC. This will also reduce quantity of garbage being lifted and dumped by the Corporation at dumping sites. Sh. Baldev Singh Baloria appreciated this step taken by Jammu Municipal Corporation to make the Jammu clean and green. He also appealed the residents to segregate the garbage in two different bins provided by the Jammu Municipal Corporation and assured their full cooperation to the Jammu Municipal Corporation for the successs of swachh bharat mission a big initiative taken by Hon ble Prime Minister of India. Page 16
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Anti encroachment drive by Jammu municipal corporation On the instructions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation Mr. M. Raju (IAS), the Jammu Municipal Corporation continuing its drive against illegal rehries/pharies/hoardings and encroachers causing traffic congestion and obstructing free movement of pedestrian ns on footpaths. The drive was conducted under the supervision of Joint Commissioner (A), JMC Sh. R.S. Jamwal (KAS) and Assistant Commissioner (Rev.) JMC Mrs. Vinakshii Koul (KAS). During the drive Chief Enforcement Officer, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Enforcement Officer, Sh. Kaminii Kesar, Revenue Officers, Sh. Parmod Kumar, Sh. Ashwani Sudan, Sh. Parveen Gupta and Sh. Sunil Gupta of JMC, Police force of the concerned Police Stations & other Enforcement staff of JMC also accompanied the drive. The drive was conductedd in the areas viz Indira Chowk, Shalamar Road, B.C. Road, Gumat, Gurdwara Sunder Singh Road, Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Jewel and Narwal area etc. During the drive the team of Jammu Municipal Corporation removed encroachments and cleared the footpaths and pavements. The team seized about 30 illegal rehries plying without licence from these areas and seized 5 trucks of material displayed by the shopkeepers in front of their shops and footpaths causing traffic congestion and free flow of pedestrians. The team also removed illegal hoardings from these areas. The Jammu Municipal Corporation also appeals to the shopkeepers to keep their goods within their establishments to avoid penal action against them and vendors to ply their rehries only in the rehri zone and specified areas by Jammu Municipal Corporation. The general public and civil society welcomed the drive conducted by Jammu Municipal Corporation and appeal to the JMC that such type of drives should be conducted at regularr intervals. Page 18
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JMC conducts an extensive tour of various nallahs falling within the limits of Jammu Municipal Corporation Today on 27. 05.2017 on the directions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Mr. M. Raju (IAS), a team of officials under the supervision of Sh. R.S. Jamwal (KAS), Joint Commissioner (A), JMC conducted an extensive tour of various nallahs falling within the limits of Jammu Municipal Corporation and inspected the ongoing de-silting drive launched by Transport Section of JMC w.e. f. 1 st March, 2017. During the inspection it has been brought to the notice that morethan 1 lac ton of silt and garbage has been removed from barsati nallahs with the help of men and machinery deployed by JMC it includes 1 No. Tracked Excavator, 6 No. JCBs, 12 No. Tippers, 4 No. Front End Loader, 150 Nallah Gang Labour. The drive was launched in orderr to get the nallahs de-silted during rains. The nallahs which have been de-silted so far includes various tributaries of Landoi Choi nallah passing through Nanak Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Trikuta Nagar and Gandhi Nagar, Nai Basti, Preet Nagar Digiana, Valmiki Colony, Sector-4, Kunj Vihar lane. The nallahs on right side of Tawi River whichh have been de-silted by JMC includes Shakti Nagar nallah, Krishna Nagar nallah, Durga Nagar nallah, Talab Tillo, Kabir Colony, Vishal Nagar etc. The operation will continue till September ending when the monsoon season will be over. However, the first phase of de-silting shall be completed before the end of June. During the tour on spot directions were given to the Chief Transport Officer, Sh. Talat Mehmood Khan who is over all inchrage of the entiree de-silting drive launched by Transport Section of JMC to further expedite the de-silting drive and clear all the bottlenecks which generally cause havoc during monsoon season. All the venerablee points of barsati nallahs have been identified by the Transport Section of JMC and on spot instructions were issued to clear all these points well before the onset of monsoonn season so that any kind of losss to the life and property of people can be avoidedd in case of heavy down well before the onset of monsoonn season and to avoid any kind of flash flood pour. Page 20
The JMC has constituted 3 teams 1 each for 3 zones of Transport Section under the control of Transport Officers of Zone-I, II & III namely Sh. Balbir Singh, Prem Raj and Sanjeev Kumar to attend the complaints/grievances of general public with regard to the clearance of nallahs. The public appreciated the efforts of Jammu Municipal Corporation and convey special thanks to the Commissioner, JMC for initiating de-silting drive well in time on such a large scale. The Commissioner, JMC appealed the general public not to encroach upon nallashss and also not throw garbage/building material in the nallas as the same is the main cause of choking of nallahs and it is our duty to clean our surrounds and furtherr assured that JMC will put every possible effort for minimizing the problems of general public. Page 21
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,,,, Thematic Drive conductedd by JMC in and around the Mosques On the instructions of Sh. M. Raju (IAS) Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, JMC conducted thematic cleanliness drive in and around the mosquess within the limits of Jammu Municipal Corporation. The drive was launched in view of holy month of Ramzan as the large no. of Devotees visit these mosques to offer prayers. The drive was launched by Sh. R.S. Jamwal, Joint Commissioner (A), JMC, Dr. Anita Salgotra, Health Officer from Mosque at Gandhi Nagar Apsara Road Jammu. The other main mosques whichh were covered in the drive are at Rail Head, Sanjay Nagar, Bahu Fort, Malik Market, Gujjar Nagar, Talab Khatikian, CPO Chowk, New Plot, Hyderpura Janipura. The Imams of all these mosques were requested to spread the messagee of Swach Bharat Mission among the people who come to offer prayers in the mosques as their message have a great impact to the people. This will help to achieve the goal of Swachhh Bharat Mission. Banners highlighting the messagee which help to keep our clean and green our city were also placed on all the mosques so that the people visit these mosques during the month of holy Ramzan spread these messages among the general masses. Cleanlinesss drives were conducted in and around all the mosques and the staff directedd to maintainn the cleanliness especially during the holy month of Ramzan as large no. of devotees visit these mosques to offer prayers. The Contact nos. of field staff were also shared by the heads of these mosques so that at any time they call the field staff to redress their grievances if any. The Joint Commissioner (A), JMC directed the Electric wing to repair all the defected street lights around all the mosques and en route so that the people don t face any problems as people offer prayers during late hours also in this holy month of Ramzan. Page 23
The Joint Commissioner (A), JMC also directed to Engineering wing of JMC to takeup the minor repair work immediately so that the devotee do not face any difficulty. The Imam of these masques appreciated the steps taken by the Jammu Municipal Corporation during the holy month of Ramzan and also assured that they will convey the message of swachta among the namazis for the success of Swach Bharat Mission. 29 May 2017 Page 24
JMC Conducted Quiz Competition On SBM in association with Newslinee On the instructions of Sh. M. Raju (IAS) Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, JMC conducted Quiz competition on SBM in association with Newsline. A Quiz Competition was organized on Swatch Bharat Abhiyan at Rose Public Hr. Sec. School Shastri Nagar Jammu. The students of five reputed schools participated in the competition and exhibited their full preparedness on the said topic. The schoolss which involved in this marathon Quiz were Rose Public Higher Secondary School Shastri Nagar, S D Tarapuri High School Gandhi Nagar, Govt. Boys Secondary School Shastri Nagar, Govt. Girls High School Gandhi Nagar & Cybernetic Secondary School Kunjwani. The students of Govt. Boys Secondary School Shastri Nagar stood first in quiz competition, and the second position was awarded to S D Tarapuri School and the third position was taken by Cybernetic School. This was a unique event in itself as the school children showed great enthusiasm. The show conceived and directedd by Sh. Sajjad Matto and Sh. Rafi Hyder. Such shows can really help to realizee the dreams of Hon'ble PM Sh. Narendra Modi. Sh. R.S. Jamwal Joint Commissioner (A), JMC and Dr. Anita Salgotra Health Officer distribute the prizes to the winners, runner-up and participants also. After the prize distribution ceremony Joint Commissioner (A), stress the Children to join hands with the Jammu Municipal Corporation and spread the message of Swachta to the every walks of the society for the success of Swachh Bharat Mission. He also apprised that the young generationn found more aware about this mission as compare to the others. He assured that such competition will also be organized in future. Page 25
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Anti encroachment drive by Jammu municipal corporation On the instructions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation Mr. M. Raju (IAS), the Jammu Municipal Corporation continues its intensive drive against illegal rehries/pharies/hoardings and encroachers causing traffic congestion and obstructing free movement of pedestrian ns on footpaths. The drive was conducted under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner (Rev.) JMC Mrs. Vinakshi Koul (KAS). During the drive Chief Enforcement Officer, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Revenuee Officers, Sh. Parmod Kumar, Sh. Ashwani Sudan, Sh. Parveen Gupta and Sh. Sunil Gupta of JMC & other Enforcement staff of JMC also accompanied the drive. The drive was conducted in the areas viz Indira Chowk, B.C. Road, Canal Head, Guest House, Talab Tillo, Bohri, Paloura and Akhnoor Road. During the drive the team of Jammu Municipal Corporation removed encroachments and cleared the footpaths and pavements. The team seized about 5 illegal rehries plying without licencee from these areas and seized 3 trucks of material including AC s, Fans, Coolers and other electronic goods displayed by the shopkeepers in front of their shops and footpaths causing traffic congestion and free flow of pedestrians. The team also removed illegal hoardings from thesee areas. The Jammu Municipal Corporation again appeals to the shopkeepers to keep their goods within their establishments to avoid penal action against them and vendors to ply their rehries only in the rehri zones established by Jammu Municipal Corporation and only after obtaining proper rehri licence from JMC. Page 27
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Desiliting drive for clearance of seasonal Nallah s falling with in JMC limits The Transport Section of JMC has continued its desiliting drive for clearance of seasonal Nallah s falling with in JMC limits during last month i.e 5/2017 the Tpt. section of JMC has taken up many Nallah s under desiliting drive so as to avoid any kind of flash flood during forthcoming monsoon season. JMC has deployed both men & machinery for desiliting of thesee Nallah s well beforee the onset of monsoon season. The Tpt. Section has removed more than 50,000 MT of garbage & silt from Nallah s & deep drains including extra garbage collected during sanitation drive during the month of may 2017. It is pertinent to mentionn that the desiliting drive was started w.e.f 1.3.2017 and will continue up to September ending when monsoon season will be over. So for JMC has removed more than 1.00 lac MT of silt/mulba from seasonal nallah s falling in JMC limits. However the Ist phase of desiliting shall be completed before the end of June 2017. Page 29
Valm iki Nallah JCB = 2 no. Front End Loader = 01 no. No. of Tippers = 6 no. Tracked Excavatar = 01 no Silt removed = 17,0000 mt. Page 30
Shakti Nagar w.e.f (14/05/2017 to 30/05/2017) No. Nallah Gang Labour = 30 JCB = 2 no. Front End Loader = 01 no. Tracked Excavatar = 01 no. Silt removed = 15,0000 mt. No. of Tippers = 6 no. Page 31
Durga Nagar JCB = 2 no. Front End Loader = 01 no. No. of Tippers = 4 no. Page 32
Ravi Gas Agency w.e.f (01/05/2017 to 14/05/2017) No. Nallah Gang Labour = 20 JCB = 2 no. Tracked Excavatar = 01 no. Silt removed = 11,0000 mt. No. of Tippers = 6 no. Page 33
Vishal Nagar JCB = 2 no. Front End Loader = 01 no. Silt removed = 7,000 mt. No. of Tippers = 4 no. Page 34
Nai Basti JCB = 2 no. Front End Loader = 01 no. No. of Tippers = 4 no. Silt removed = 8,000 mt. Page 35