Various organizations have submitted their suggestions, and objections on steep hike in water tariff with NMC Water Works Committee.
After protests from every corner against steep hike in water tariff, NMC General Body directed Water Works Committed headed by Chairman Praveen Datke to study and submit a report.
Considering this, the Committee invited suggestions, and objections from local people and organization between November 12, and 18.
Various organization including Indian Medical Association (IMA), Nagpur Chamber of Commerce, Abhyankar Nagar Nagrik Mandal, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, Jansamasya Nivaran Samiti, Shahar Vikas Manch, Scientific Society, Rastriya Samajik Vikas Bahuddeshiya Sanstha, and other many organizations have submitted their suggestions, and objections protesting the steep hike in water tariff.
Meanwhile, many individuals have also submitted their suggestions, and objections like Anil Wadpalliwar.
Meanwhile, Jan Aakrosh Samiti has continued to organize public awareness programme. A programme was organized at Rani Laxmi Hall in Laxminagar.
IMA President Dr. Anil Laddhad, Abhyankar Nagar Nagrik Mandal’s Secretary Ravi Kaskhedikar and other guest speakers urged the people to unite and protest against steep hike. This Committee has invited suggestions and objections from local residents. They received around 4,000 such letters and that have been submitted to NMC.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
NMC hints at revising hike in Octroi rates
Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Wednesday informed the High Court that it was considering the suitable modification in the hike effected in Octroi rates. The NMC made its stance clear during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce strongly opposing steep hike in Octroi rates and new policy of charging Octroi on the basis of Maximum Retail Price (MRP).
A division bench consisting of Justice Dilip Sinha and Justice F M Reis asked the petitioner organization to clarify its stance and granted time till Friday.
According to NMC, the new policy was introduced after much deliberations and undertaking comprehensive surveys. The NMC claimed that its new policy of MRP based Octroi was transparent and people-friendly and lamented that petitioner-organisation was presenting it in highly distorted manner.
Making it clear that the NMC administration wants to overhaul the revenue collection policy, the Civic body offered to re-consider the issue in the light of representations and objections raised by trader’s body, albeit after the MRP based Octroi was sought to be introduced.
According to the petitioner organization the NMC has right to determine Octroi rates to determine Octroi rates under section 114(1) of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act for cattle’s and other goods brought within city limits for sale. However the State Government had the final word to determine rate of taxation to prevent evasion of Octroi cess. The rules framed by the NMC had made it mandatory to give description of goods brought within city limits and rule 10 has prescribed that details about manufacturer, weight etc has to be supplied at Octroi check post.
The NMC on July 17, 2009 notified that Octroi would be levied as per the MRP of good. The petitioner body strongly criticized the formula prepared to assess the MRP of the good and claimed that it was irrational and totally devoid of practical reality.
Besides the civic body was also collecting Rs. 5 as administrative cost at every Octroi check-post, the NVCC claimed while opposing it. Now the next hearing is slated on Friday.
A division bench consisting of Justice Dilip Sinha and Justice F M Reis asked the petitioner organization to clarify its stance and granted time till Friday.
According to NMC, the new policy was introduced after much deliberations and undertaking comprehensive surveys. The NMC claimed that its new policy of MRP based Octroi was transparent and people-friendly and lamented that petitioner-organisation was presenting it in highly distorted manner.
Making it clear that the NMC administration wants to overhaul the revenue collection policy, the Civic body offered to re-consider the issue in the light of representations and objections raised by trader’s body, albeit after the MRP based Octroi was sought to be introduced.
According to the petitioner organization the NMC has right to determine Octroi rates to determine Octroi rates under section 114(1) of the City of Nagpur Corporation Act for cattle’s and other goods brought within city limits for sale. However the State Government had the final word to determine rate of taxation to prevent evasion of Octroi cess. The rules framed by the NMC had made it mandatory to give description of goods brought within city limits and rule 10 has prescribed that details about manufacturer, weight etc has to be supplied at Octroi check post.
The NMC on July 17, 2009 notified that Octroi would be levied as per the MRP of good. The petitioner body strongly criticized the formula prepared to assess the MRP of the good and claimed that it was irrational and totally devoid of practical reality.
Besides the civic body was also collecting Rs. 5 as administrative cost at every Octroi check-post, the NVCC claimed while opposing it. Now the next hearing is slated on Friday.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
22 Samples of Swine Flu spoiled: Nagpur
In a shocking incident, blood and throat swab samples of 22 persons, collected for swine flu test, were spoiled. The samples were collected on September 14 and 15 at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur and were sent too National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune on September 15, but it did not reach NIV from Pune airport, clamed Dr. Dipti Dongaonkar, Dean, GMCH. She further said that the samples are to be checked within 24 hours otherwise those get spoiled. But, the samples remained at Pune airport for over 24 hours due to which all samples were spoiled. Meanwhile, samples of two patients who died on September 16, were also among the 22 spoiled samples. On Saturday, five persons were tested positive, taking the number to 53 in the city. An 11-year-old boy, admitted the same day, also tested positive.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation move to seal mobile towers:
Mobile Phone services in the city were hit after Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) sealed 46 mobile towers on Saturday. Additional Deputy Commissioner Ajay Ramteke said, teams, under guidance of Assistant Commissioners of respective zones, took action against illegal mobile towers as per High Court’s directions on a PIL filed by Jamal Siddique. NMC took the action under Sections 53 and 54 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation team also sealed control room of a mobile tower. Town Planning Deptt, Electrical Deptt. Staff assisted Nagpur Municipal Corporation team. NMC issued notice after sealing control units, and deployed security guards. Nagpur Municipal Corporation sealed mobile towers at Pratap Nagar, Humpyard Rd, Ambazari Rd, Sai Temple, Laxmi Nagar, Bhande Plot, Ashirwad Nagar, New Nandanvan, Chitnavispura, Honey Archana Apartment, Sakkardara and other places. The drive will continue on Tuesday. Mobile cos. May take temporary permission after paying fine to resume services, and apply for permanent permission. Payment of Property Tax doesn’t make towers legal, Ramteke said and added that Reliance and BSNL have applied for regularization of towers. Nagpur Municipal Corporation took action on Airtel, Bharti Cellular, Hutch/Vodafone and Idea Cellular and Tata Indicom Cellular. Zone-wise towers that were affected are: Laxminagar, Hanuman Nagar, Dhantoli, Nehru Nagar, Lakadganj, Ashi Nagar, Mangalwari (5 each); Dharampeth (2); Gandhibagh (6); Satranjipura (3).
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Nagpur Octroi Deptt. Sets eyes on banks:
The Octroi Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has tighten its gripped on private and nationalized banks including Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which import gold to the city without paying Octroi cess.
The Octroi Department has sought information from these banks within seven days after receiving notices. Nagpur Municipal Corporation has levied 1 perecnt Octroi cess on gold brought to the city.
It may be mentioned that last year, the department had recovered Rs 7.5 lakh from State Bank of India (SBI) for bringing gold of worth Rs 7.5 crore, to the city. Sources claimed that banks are importing gold worth Rs 50 to 60 crore per annum, to the city from outside the country for selling in the form of coins. The 22 and 24 carat coins are available at these banks.
Milind Meshram, Assistant Commissioner and Octroi Superintendent, confirmed that the department has issued notices to Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, ICICI Bank, YES Bank HDFC Bank and Axis Bank, for disclosing their gold import and receipt of tax deposited to the Octroi Department.
The department has issued notice to Reserve Bank of India, as maximum gold imported by it.It may be added that the civic body is levying Octroi cess on Maximum Retail Price (MRP) on goods and recovering cess from banks will be increased revenue of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
The Octroi Department has sought information from these banks within seven days after receiving notices. Nagpur Municipal Corporation has levied 1 perecnt Octroi cess on gold brought to the city.
It may be mentioned that last year, the department had recovered Rs 7.5 lakh from State Bank of India (SBI) for bringing gold of worth Rs 7.5 crore, to the city. Sources claimed that banks are importing gold worth Rs 50 to 60 crore per annum, to the city from outside the country for selling in the form of coins. The 22 and 24 carat coins are available at these banks.
Milind Meshram, Assistant Commissioner and Octroi Superintendent, confirmed that the department has issued notices to Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, ICICI Bank, YES Bank HDFC Bank and Axis Bank, for disclosing their gold import and receipt of tax deposited to the Octroi Department.
The department has issued notice to Reserve Bank of India, as maximum gold imported by it.It may be added that the civic body is levying Octroi cess on Maximum Retail Price (MRP) on goods and recovering cess from banks will be increased revenue of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
Nagpur Collector agrees to handover open land at Bezonbagh to NMC:
With the consent of Nagpur Collector, Pravin Darade, who was personally present during hearing of the writ petition in public interest filed by Atmaram Ukey and four other social workers, all residents of Bezonbagh area, Justice A P Lavande and Justice P D Kode, at the High Court here, have directed the authorities to hand over the open spaces reserved for garden, dispensary, public utilities, construction of multistoried buildings for the economically backward classes, in the erstwhile Empress Mill and now the Bezonbagh land within the city corporation limits, to the Nagpur municipal Corporation within 4 weeks, after removing encroachments on those lands, if necessary with police help.
Filing a civil application in their petition, these citizens have drawn the Court’s attentions to such lands disappearing at a fast pace due to encroachments and authorities turning Nelson’s eye to the same, as they have failed to implement the Court’s interim directions of December 19 issued by the Division Bench consisting of Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice Ambadas Joshi. The court had directed compliance of these directions by January 31, 2009. According to the petitioners. Total area is about 3,67,978 sq. meters and out of it required open space comes to 73,595 sq. meters. Due to massive encroachment, open space allegedly stands reduced to 14,660 sq. meters, that is only 1/5th of the required open space. The Court had directed survey of encroachments by anyone including the petitioners, within 4 weeks. Survey was also meant to touch the aspect of required open space. The Court has directed further hearing of petition on Sep 30, to get updated with subsequent developments in the case. Adv Firdos Mirza appeared for petitioners. Addl. GP Bharati Dangre and Adv S K Mishra.
Filing a civil application in their petition, these citizens have drawn the Court’s attentions to such lands disappearing at a fast pace due to encroachments and authorities turning Nelson’s eye to the same, as they have failed to implement the Court’s interim directions of December 19 issued by the Division Bench consisting of Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice Ambadas Joshi. The court had directed compliance of these directions by January 31, 2009. According to the petitioners. Total area is about 3,67,978 sq. meters and out of it required open space comes to 73,595 sq. meters. Due to massive encroachment, open space allegedly stands reduced to 14,660 sq. meters, that is only 1/5th of the required open space. The Court had directed survey of encroachments by anyone including the petitioners, within 4 weeks. Survey was also meant to touch the aspect of required open space. The Court has directed further hearing of petition on Sep 30, to get updated with subsequent developments in the case. Adv Firdos Mirza appeared for petitioners. Addl. GP Bharati Dangre and Adv S K Mishra.
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