Hubballi: The provisions of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, in 1977 the mandate that citizens were made by members of the Environment Committee to ensure their active participation in the administration of urban areas.
Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC), who is still awaiting the formal appointment of his council, has been this committee for the past 15 years.
But this time, residents accused the Corporators cram these committees with their supporters, with the public guarded in the dark about all equations.
In 2019, The Rashtrotthan Institute of Social Excellence, a group of citizens, launched a conscious campaign.
In 2019 – the Hubballi-Dharwad Committee Committee campaign – where 600 residents have submitted membership in various ward committees.
Allegedly that this initiative by citizens concerned has encouraged Corporators and HDMC officials to change the committee to their personal clubs, filled with their chosen members.
Patil, an employee with public sector units and Ward 37 residents, reminded it, in 2019 , HDMC invites the application for membership in the Committee.
“Many people also apply, but the whole process stopped for unknown reasons.
Now we heard that the environmental committee is being formed again, but it is not given the amount of publicity it needs.
HDMC must publish the committee status through the mass media.
The HDMC commissioner must ensure public participation Local administration, “Patil added.Arvind Nagar Resident Shivashankar Aihole, an educational consultant, indicates that the selection of members for the Committee is in accordance with the choice of action.
“HDMC must accept applications, online and offline so regular workers can also file membership in the Environment Committee.
Each applicant must be given recognition, and guidelines about how the members are selected must be published.
The government must take steps to ensure that the CANporators do not change the committee to become instrument power by filling them with their supporters, “Shivashankar said.
Sorong in HDMC said that the procedure for forming a committee began in September 2019 when Prashant Kumar Mishra was the commissioner of the Civic Agency.
“We are waiting for the City Administration NOD directorate to continue, but the HDMC council work period runs in March 2020, and we can take further problems,” said a source.