Jammu a city of traffic jams, garbage dumps: NCP

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 26: State president of  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thakur Randhir Singh has said that city of temples has turned into a city of traffic jams and garbage dump.
In a meeting of the senior office bearers of NCP held  here today, its president Th Randhir Singh discussed various issues of  State besides the celebrations of National president Sharad Pawar’s 76th birthday on  Dec 12, 2016 besides other social and political issues.
Initiating the proceedings of  the meeting, KK Digra,  vice president NCP, chairman Legal Cell NCP welcomed the initiative taken by the new Municipal Commissioner by issuing a notice to all Nursing Homes, Banquet Halls, Commercial complexes, Banks, Hotels, Bars and Restaurant etc, should have a sufficient parking so that there is no public nuisance / inconvenience.
Digra said Jammu city is the most polluted city in the country because of  uncontrolled  traffic and haphazard constructions without proper Master Plan and even now the illegal constructions are being allowed by the Municipal Corporation inspite of the notification issued by the High Court. Digra said,  if  the notification issued by the Municipal Commissioner is not properly implemented, the state NCP will approach the  High Court  and file the contempt against the Municipal Corporation which is allowing big business houses in residential colonies like Gandhi Nagar, Trikuta Nagar and all over the Jammu city.
Meanwhile, Th Randhir Singh formed a Committee, which would expose illegal/ unauthorized  constructions and bring all these in the notice of Municipal Commissioner and higher authorities and also approach the High Court. State president framed the  16 members committee  headed by KK Digra as chairman Rishi Kilam as vice chairman and  R C Bali as secretary besides other members.