Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: Hotel & Restaurant Association Katra (HRAK) President Rakesh Wazir called on Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Ramesh Kumar and apprised him about the alleged irregularities at Ban Toll Plaza.
“The Toll Plaza has become the hub of irregularities and once again a free for all situation has arisen over there wherein keeping aside all the previous orders, letters, guidelines issued from time to time by Deputy Commissioners, Project Directors and other Authorities, local passes are being denied to the eligible people on one pretext or the other,” he said.
While elaborating, he explained that resident of Katra and adjoining areas, whose residences fall within 20 km distance for issuing of local passes, are being stopped on regular occasions on one pretext or the other by Ban Toll Plaza contractor.
Wazir sought to know how the Toll contractor can deny issuing passes to the eligible locals when the concerned Deputy Commissioners have given the list of such areas to NHAI and on the basis of that the passes were being issued for the last more than eight years.
Alleging that the contractor was overcharging from the locals by using muscle power, Wazir said that if this illegal practice is not stopped immediately, it will lead to major law and order problem over there.
Wazir also raised the issue of Tarakot Marg and sought necessary action over the alignment.
Ramesh Kumar listened to Wazir patiently and assured that matter of local passes would be resolved shortly and as far as other matters are concerned, he promised giving of sympathetic consideration to each and every point.
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