The deadline for completion of pre-monsoon works by municipalities and village panchayats has been fixed for May 31. However, some of the municipalities and VPs seldom meet the said deadline. As a result, works including clearance of drains and nullahs, roadside garbage, chopping of branches of trees in close proximity of electrical wires, filling of potholes, etc get delayed. As far as the VP of Durbhat in Ponda is concerned, works start only in mid-june or so every year.
Since these works are undertaken in a hurry performance in this regard is found to be unsatisfactory. The Directorate of Panchayats should issue a fresh circular to all VPs thereby instructing them to complete pre-monsoon works within the stipulated deadline positively. Of course, this authority should not merely rely on reports submitted by the VPs, but depute its representatives at different jurisdictions in order to get acquainted with the nature of work undertaken during this period. Panchayats failing to undertake tasks satisfactorily and within the given deadline should be taken to task.
Pravin U Sardessai, Adpai-Ponda
