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The Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched a thrust to upgrade burial and cremation grounds crossed each the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) pursuing directions of the Andhra Pradesh High Court successful a nationalist involvement litigation petition. A full of 1,803 specified facilities person been identified successful the State, highlighting the standard of the initiative.
Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, S. Suresh Kumar, connected Friday directed officials to guarantee minimum work standards successful 15 days, informing that immoderate lapse would beryllium viewed seriously.
He mandated proviso of functional toilets, 24x7 h2o proviso and capable lighting astatine each the sites, terming these arsenic “non-negotiable minimum services.” Municipal Commissioners had been asked to behaviour idiosyncratic inspections and taxable compliance reports wrong the deadline.
Mr. Suresh Kumar observed that attraction of burial and cremation grounds was mandated nether the municipal laws and the 12th Schedule of the Constitution.
The authorities besides called for a elaborate spread appraisal and proposals for infrastructure augmentation, including compound walls and sanitation systems, portion strengthening section absorption committees.
A State-level committee, headed by the Chief Secretary, had been constituted to reappraisal facilities and urge measures, arsenic per the directions of the High Court.
The authorities reiterated that attraction of specified grounds was a statutory responsibility, and assured strict monitoring of compliance.
