Grievance redressal camp held at Jagti

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 29: A public grievance redressal camp was held under the chairmanship of Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M), J&K Dr. Arvind Karwani at Mini Township Jagti-Nagrota to review the ongoing development works in the migrant camps at Jammu and to take stock of the various day to day issues being faced by the migrants.
Vijay Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner (Relief), Shiwani Bhan, CAO (Relief), Kailash Devi, Assistant Commissioner (Relief), Sanjeev Kumar Assistant Commissioner (Relief) and senior officers from various line departments attended the camp.
Dr. Karwani patiently listened to the grievances of the public, which mainly included about repair/renovation of flats, allotment of shops, allotment of flats, water supply, sanitation, maintenance of parks and power supply.
Dr Karwani reviewed the ongoing development works of various Government Departments. The Jal Shakti Department was asked to expedite the construction of borewells in the Jagti and Nagrota migrant camps to augment the water supply.
The Executive Engineer PW(R&B) Department, apprised about the progress of works going on in the migrant camps viz. Migrant Camp Jagti, Migrant Camp Nagrota, Migrant Camp Muthi – Buta Nagar and Migrant Camp Purkhoo. He was directed to expedite the completion of approved works of repair and renovation works and make street lights functional.
Dr Karwani emphasised that work monitoring committees headed by the concerned camp commandant and including the representatives from public work under the close supervision of Deputy Commissioner(Relief), to prioritize the repair/renovation works and ensure satisfactory work completion of all works. The site engineers were directed to ensure close supervision on ground to ensure the quality of works being executed and time bound completion, as per the stipulated deadline.
The Deputy Commissioner Relief and Assistant Commissioners Relief were asked to ensure weekly visits in the camps assigned to them as per the roster of duty and take stock of all development works/ problems of migrants, including grievances related to immovable properties in Kashmir Valley.
The Jammu Municipal Corporation was asked to redress the complaints of inmates regarding the quality of sanitation work and asked to deploy additional manpower to further improve day to day sanitation facility viz. collection, transportation and disposal of garbage and refuse in the migrant camps.
Regarding the allotment of shops, Dr Karwani asked the camp inmates to submit their claims/objections against the provisional list issued by the Relief Organisation (M) in the camp office/head office, against dated receipt. He directed the committee of officers headed by the Deputy Commissioner Relief to scrutinize carefully all the claims/objections thoroughly and ensure no genuine claimant is left out.
Regarding the allotment of flats in the migrant camps, Dr Karwani assured the public that the allotments will be made to the poor and underprivileged sections of the society in a transparent and accountable manner, with preference given to widows, persons with disabilities and those suffering from life consuming diseases, solely dependent on relief assistance.

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