Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Dec 6: District administration has established a composite inter-departmental anti-encroachment cell at Katra to check unauthorised and illegal constructions in the holy town and area notified under Master Plan 2020.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Rajinder Singh Tara accompanied by DTO Arshad Choudhary, SDPO Dr Mohd Saleem, Tehsildar Rajive Mangotra and Naib Tehsildar Gian Chand inaugurated the Cell which has been jointly set up by the Revenue Department and District e-Governance Society.
The anti-encroachment cell is comprised of officers from departments of Revenue, Forest, Police, Rural Development, PWD, Katra Development Authority and Municipal Committee. Members of the cell include CEO KDA, SDPO Katra, BDO Reasi, Range Forest Officer Katra, Naib Tehsildar and AEE PWD. All the officers have been provided a mobile handset along with prepaid SIM card for receiving complaints from public. These numbers have been displayed in public domain. A dedicated landline number has also been provided at the ant-encroachment cell.
For ensuring proper monitoring at district level online reporting system and compliant conferencing system has also been set up. The complaint received will be conveyed to all concerned through conference and also communicated to the monitoring cell constituted in the office of Deputy Commissioner. IT gadgets, computers, mobile handsets and other equipment have been provided by the District e-Governance Society. The cell is located in the Revenue Complex Katra near Camp Office of the Deputy Commissioner.
The citizens have the option of sending complaints through email to jkrea@nic.in which will be forwarded to the anti-encroachment cell. Complaints can be registered on landline number 01991-232224 (Landline), 9906159921 (CEO KDA), 9906164526 (Tehsildar Settlement), 9906159443 (Municipality), 9906198528 (Forest Range Officer, 9419137172 (SHO) and 9419969175 (SDPO).
The inauguration function was attended by officers of various departments and prominent citizens including Sham Lal Kesar, president Hotel & Restaurant Association, Shiv Kumar Sharma President Indian Style Wrestling Federation, Shanker Dogra, Verinder Kesar, Babu Ram Dubey and Pujari Vaid.
Deputy Commissioner, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has complimented the role of all the departments and District e-Governance Society for dedicated efforts put up in establishment of a coordinated ant-encroachment cell.
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