Day: July 12, 2021

Shyam Sood
Rajouri July 12 :–Enforcement teams in a drive to implement Covid-19 protocol across Rajouri district have recovered fines worth Rs 1,64,320 from scores of violators on Sunday & Monday.
The total amount fined since April 1 this year has reached more than twenty- four lac. People have been asked to wear face masks and maintain physical distance besides taking Covid vaccination doses at their nearest Covid Vaccination Center.
Pertinently after 3-4 days suspension due to non-availability of the vaccine, the vaccination was resumed on Sunday, but once again suspended for tomorrow in few health blocks because once again vaccine was not sent by the higher authorities from Jammu.
According to a daily media bulletin, the health department has collected 2178 samples today while out of 1121 reports received 2 cases were detected positive.
The district still has 37 containment zones while out of 10802 active cases (detected during 1st and 2nd wave) 10499 have recovered, 222 died and 81 are still active ( 6929 detected during the 2nd wave).
The overall positivity rate of the district is 2.51%, the recovery rate is 97.1 %, while 2, 39,719 tests have been conducted during the 2nd wave.Out of 81 active cases,28 are under treatment in the hospitals, including 6 in GMC Rajouri, 15 in the Army hospital, and 7 in the hospitals outside the district.
The district has achieved 101% target as far as vaccination for health care workers, 98% for front line workers, and 105% for above 45 years age group.
31% persons of above the 18 years age group have also been given the first jab of the vaccine.
4,13,175 tests, including RAT3,00,821, have been conducted across the district during 1st and 2nd wave out of which 10802 were tested positive while the reports for 966 tests are still awaited.

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SAYED KAMRAN ALI

Poonch July 12:–Pervaiz Malik Afridi while talking to the media said that their appointment as REK teacher is a kind of joke because after working day and night ,keeping youths busy in grounds ,worked enthusiastically during pandemic but govt.is giving them 100 rupees a day.
He said that all the apppointees are scholar ,some has done Phd and Mphill but they have been made slaves for nothing.
Even a labour gets 600 rupees for working 6 7 hours ,there is minimum wages act in many states still this REK forum is being treated differently.
Afridi said that we approached every office on divisional level and All the LG’s but our greivences are still pending ,they have not been redressed till now.

He added that we are getting frustrated day by day ,our parents, family members and kids are effected due to this injustice,we after working hard to improve sports culture and infrastructure in our areas have no time for our children and not even we could meet our daily needs.Our condition is worst then a begger.

We have faith on your goodself(Shri Manoj Sinha) and we are witnessing every move of yours ,we appreciate the decisions you took and are taking for the betterment and development of UT JK,now we too are humbly requesting you to look into our matter and fulfill our demands we deserve.

SHYAM SOOD
Rajouri July 12 :–Magisterial inquiry has been initiated by Rajesh Kumar Shavan, District Magistrate, following the collapse of a portion of about 14 meters high retaining wall of road connecting under construction Rajouri GMC complex in the morning in the Maira village and the subsequent death of a man buried under the debris.
“Immediately after the incident, an Engineer of the construction company was conducted to press the machines for the rescue of the man, but he refused & said he will wait for orders either from XEN, PWD, or the district administration” said Kulbir, Sarpanch of Maira.
“We then contacted the administration and XEN, PWD and Additional DC reached the spot and the rescue work could begin at about 10.30 am” he added.
Kulbir and other villagers alleged that they several times raised the issue of cracks developed in the retaining wall with the officials of executing agencies but nobody bothered and this incident happened and they are (PWD & Contractor) responsible for the mishap and death..
The Army also joined the rescue operation after the mishap. After the body was retrieved villagers, family members held a protest on the spot and demanded suitable financial assistance to the family and inquiry against the responsible officials/officers.
Pertinently the construction work with project cost of Rs 139 crores was started in 2017 and 2019 was the deadline for the completion but the target was missed.
Executing agencies were asked to expedite the work before the possible inauguration date set at the end of this month.
The remaining work of filling of about 14 meters high boundary wall was going on war footing to meet the timeline and vibrators were used to level the ground.
“The reason behind the collapse of the retaining wall could be the use of vibrators to level the road and heavy rains in the morning today, wrong designing, lapse in the construction, or sub-standard material used etc, by Kapai Construction Co. The Inquiry has been initiated, and things would clear only after that,” said a senior PWD officer.
Meanwhile, Rajesh Kumar Shavan, District Magistrate (DM also DC) who visited the spot and interacted with the people, has ordered a Magisterial inquiry being conducted by S.D Singh,Additional DC ,and will be helped/assisted by a 9 members team of Engineers from different departments.
Additional DC has been asked to conduct an inquiry into all aspects of the use of sub-standard material, faulty drawings, poor supervision by PWD in-charge officers etc,.
DM also assured ex-gratia relief as per rules. FIR has also been lodged in this incident
In the order, it was mentioned that allegations were made by the people & family members about sub-standard material used in the construction of GMC and its related infrastructure.
It was also alleged that (came to the notice of administration) the basic drawing of the approach ad is faulty due to which a steep height has been created which has led to the collapse of the wall.

Tariq Shawl

Thannamandi July 12:–Citizens of Thannamandi Town hold a protest against PHE Mechinical department Rajouri at main chowk of Thannamandi . During protest citizens alleged that 80 lakhs rupees spent by PHE deptt in 2004 in the construction of Dug Well to supply portable drinking water to the public of Thannamandi town.

Protesters said in last 16 years deptt fails to provide drinking water from the said Dug Wellt. They alleged that all the machinery missing from the tank . They demanded an enquiry should be initiated in this regard. Tehsildar Thannamandi Mehmood Rayaz Khan along with president Municipal Committee Thannamandi Shakeel Ahmed Mir reached on spot . They assured that Exen Mechenical Rajouri (PHE) shall visit Thannamandi within days to pacify the problem of the public who suffered badly due to non availability of the drinking Water.