Councillors apprise Mayor, Commissioner of residents’ problems

Jalandhar, June 24

MLA Jalandhar Cantonment Pargat Singh, along with, all 11 Councillors of the Jalandhar Counstituency held a meeting on Wednesday with the MC Commissioner Karnesh Sharma and Mayor Jagdish Raja.

In the meeting, the issue of dilapidated roads, non- working street lights, sewer problem and non-availability of the required number of safai karamcharis was discussed. The meeting reportedly continued for more than 2 hours and every councillor was given the turn to speak on the problem of his ward.

The MLA, along with the councillors, apprised the newly appointed MC Commissioner of the problems they have been facing for long.

Rohan Sehgal, Councillor of Ward No. 26 said there were only 10 safai karamcharis in his ward instead of more than 20 more karamcharis. The councillors have been raising the issue of unequal distribution of safai karamcharis in 80 wards of the city for the past two years since the Congress-led MC took the charge.

“Also, I raised the issue of the garbage dump at the Jyoti Nagar with the Commissioner where people throw the waste and foul smell emanates from the area because no proper lifting of the garbage is taking place. We are planning to shift the dump from here but for now I have asked the Commissioner to look at the spot himself,” he said.

The councillors informed the commissioner that they were receiving plethora of complaints from the residents on non-working of street lights. One of the councillors also talked about no patch work on roads and road near the bus stand was in a poor condition. — TNS