CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, Under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Dr. Dinesh Chandra, a review meeting of Gram Panchayat Development Scheme, District Sanitation Committee and Trinetra Scheme was called in the Collectorate Auditorium. In the meeting, points like remittance of grant amount for individual toilets, review of marking of revenue villages under ODF Plus, operation and maintenance of community toilets, discussion regarding IEC activities with inter-departmental coordination, Govardhan Project, Operation Trinetra etc. were discussed.

After completion of the construction work of 859 community toilets out of total 884 community toilets in the district, instructions were given to the Sub-District Magistrates to identify the land and make it available for the remaining 25 community toilets. In the meeting, under Operation Trinetra, various schemes in the Gram Panchayats of the district and security of public places built under Swachh Bharat Mission, Rural Finance Commission and other schemes and assets transferred to the Panchayats, assessment/monitoring of the good performance of the work being done under the schemes and ODF. In order to be a plus, instructions were given to install CCTV cameras and public address systems in all Gram Panchayats as far as possible. He said that for the program, first of all, those Gram Panchayats should be selected on priority basis in which the work of Operation Rejuvenation, construction of cow shed and Anganwadi center has been completed. DM Dr. Dinesh Chandra said that in all the Gram Panchayats, CCTV cameras and public address systems are installed at major places of the Gram Panchayats, community toilets, village secretariat, primary and upper primary schools, major roads, main entry and exit gates of the Gram Panchayat, main intersections. And it will be installed at intersections etc. But there will be a ban on installing CCTV cameras at personal places.

The use of CCTV cameras, public address system and loudspeakers will prove to be a revolutionary step in implementing the Chief Minister's special campaign Mission Shakti in rural and remote areas. With its help, it will help in providing quick help in emergency situations, making people aware, spreading weather related information and warnings to the general public as well as ensuring the safety of women. In the meeting, Chief Development Officer Sumit Rajesh Mahajan, Additional District Magistrate Finance and Revenue Rajneesh Kumar Mishra, SP Dehat Sagar Jain, PD DRDA Pranay Krishna, Deputy Commissioner Self-Employment Inderpal Singh, Deputy Director Agriculture Dr. Rakesh Kumar, District Panchayat Raj Officer Alok Kumar Sharma and others concerned. Officials were present.