Singrauli civic chief Savita Pradhan ordered uninterrupted water supply and tighter cleanliness

Savita Pradhan, the new Commissioner of Singrauli Municipal Corporation, held a meeting with the executive engineer, assistant engineers and sub-engineers and reviewed in detail the construction work under way in the urban area, drinking water supply and the PMAY.

Commissioner Savita Pradhan held meeting with executive engineer, assistant engineers and sub-engineers

The Commissioner first reviewed construction work in the urban area and directed the assistant engineers and sub-engineers of the zones concerned to complete it on time and with quality. She directed that special attention be paid to the quality of materials used in construction. She said development works in the municipal corporation area would be prioritised and that all works had to be completed with quality and on schedule, with responsibility resting on all of them. No negligence in construction work would be tolerated.

The Commissioner took information on the city’s drinking water supply and directed that uninterrupted supply be ensured to every family in the urban area. She discussed aspects of supply, distribution and quality, and directed steps to reduce water wastage and improve the efficiency of the supply system. She also directed that clean and safe drinking water be made available to all residents. Reviewing sanitation, she directed that no negligence would be tolerated and that cleanliness at major places and in wards be continuously monitored. She said she would also check the city’s sanitation during her own surprise inspections.

The Commissioner said garbage collection vehicles had to reach wards on time so that people could put household waste in them. She said that when the vehicles did not arrive on time, people often threw garbage anywhere, so this too should be monitored and the vehicles had to arrive at the scheduled time.

Reviewing PM housing construction, she directed assistant engineers, sub-engineers and ward in-charges that beneficiaries who had received housing funds but were not building should be counselled and told that if they did not build, the money issued would be recovered by attaching their movable and immovable property. At the end of the meeting, she directed all assistant engineers and sub-engineers to coordinate with complainants and close complaints registered on the CM Helpline. Executive engineer Pradeep Chadar, assistant commissioner H.M. Shrivastava, assistant engineers Santosh Pandey, S.N. Dwivedi, Praveen Goswami, Dinesh Tiwari, Abhay Raj Singh, D.K. Singh and Alok Tiru, and sub-engineers Shivani Garg and Vishal Khatri were present.