DK ZP to soon launch Grama Snehi(Village Friendly) System

DK ZP to soon launch Grama Snehi(Village Friendly) System

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, June 10, 2014:  Asha Timmappa Gowda, the new President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has informed that the Zilla Panchayat will implement a Grama Snehi or Village Friendly system  in order to find early solution to grievances of people residing in various ZP constituencies.

 

 

Addressing press persons at the ZP office on June 9, Monday she said  under the new System  people can directly approach their ZP members with their problems.

ZP Vice President Satish Kumpala said  the ZP members who hear the woes of the people, will then  bring the same to the notice of officials  and visit the  areas along with the officials and hold a review meet.

ZP Chief Asha Timmappa Gowda said a sum of Rs 20 lakh each has been released to 21  Gram Panchayats to facilitate solid waste management under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. A plant  of segregating plastic wastes  from the garbage will be set  up in Bellare on a land measuring 1.6 acre, she informed.

 Stating that waste treatment units are already operative in Kadaba, Tannirpantha, Laila, Uppinangady, Subrahmanya, Vittal and Kinnigoli, she said the manure is sent to the market in different names.

She also said there is a plan to meet the Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly to  re-implement the  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojan. A delegation will also be taken to the CM to discuss the multi-village drinking water project, she informed.

The ZP Chief further requested public not to dump poultry wastes in rivers and instead convert them into manure.

ZP members Santosh Kumar Rai Boliyar, Shailaja Bhat, ZP Chief Secretary NR Umesh and others were present.