East Main Road Government quarters in dire need of maintenance, JKS appeals SDO to solve the issues asap
MUKESH SHARMA
Kalimpong,
June 29:
The
Janmukti Karmachari Sanagthan (JKS), Kalimpong Sub Division Committee put
forward an application regarding the issue of the deteriorating condition of
the Government quarter situated at East Main Road to the Sub Divisional Officer
(SDO), LN Sherpa on June 28, 2012. The JKS faction under the leadership of its
Publicity Secretary, Hem Chandra Subba, also one of the residents of the
Government quarter highlighted the pertaining issues of the Housing Complex.
The Housing area shelters 80 families under its 9 complexes. Apart from the
degrading condition, the said area also faces other problems such as water
shortage, electricity, maintenance, garbage dumping etc. The faction submitting
the application further appealed the SDO to find appropriate solutions for
these problems.
Subba,
informed that the quarters are not provided to them for free, instead they need
to pay 15% from their basic pay to the Government as a token of rent.
Therefore, despite of paying a certain amount still there is no proper
electricity supply, no provision of water and no proper garbage dumping
facility. He further mentioned that they have approached and requested the
Municipality a number of times to look into the matter, still nothing has been
done. Explaining the most prevalent issue of water shortage, Subba added that
water supply comes after all the employees residing in the quarters leave for
their work. Also the drainage system lacks poor maintenance, for the water
instead of flowing within it flows outside it causing much seepage. There is no
plumber to take care of it because after the retirement of the earlier plumber,
none of the plumbers are allocated for the quarters.
After
these issues came under notice, the media persons visited the complex in order
to survey the area. During the survey it could be seen that the condition was
even poorer than what they heard of. Though a street light pole was installed
in the area, there was no electricity flowing through it, water from the drain
pipes was flowing outside as the pipes were leaking and also the garbage bins
were overflowing with garbage and there was no person to take care of it. The
housewives from the quarters expressed their grievances to the media and also
appealed the officials of the concerned Department to solve the issues as soon
as possible. The Government service holders who reside in these quarters have
cautioned that if their genuine demands are not met then they shall stop paying
15% from their salary.
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