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Amid chaotic scenes, Sivakasi Corporation Council gathering connected Monday was abruptly concluded without taking up immoderate subjects connected the docket aft respective councillors objected to including 173 subjects for discussion, connected Monday.
As soon arsenic the assembly meeting, chaired by Mayor, I. Sangeetha, began, DMK councillor (Ward 6) V.S. Srinika objected to mediocre upkeep of the wards. Corporation Commissioner K. Saravanan was present.
She complained that the drainage channels were not cleaned for the past 3 months. Besides, she accused the Mayor of being inefficient. “The State authorities has filled each the sanctioned posts, including that of City Health Officer, Sanitary Inspectors. But, the officials are not doing immoderate work. The Mayor has not inspected the wards successful the past 4 years,” she said.
She was joined by 2 different women councillors. One of them alleged that her ward had not been getting drinking h2o for 4 months. Another councillor questioned wherefore the monthly meetings were not conducted.
The councillors said that lone due to the fact that the meetings were held lone erstwhile successful 3 months, the subjects successful the docket to beryllium discussed was expanding manifold.
“How could the councillors work retired each the 173 subjects and sermon it successful item astatine the gathering held for abbreviated duration,” she asked.
Meanwhile, different pistillate councillor, M. Packiyalakshmi (Ward 27) raked up the contented of encroachment of a onshore allotted for parkland successful Kanthapuram colony successful her ward.
As per the accusation obtained done Right To Information Act, the onshore belonged to the Corporation and the High Court had confirmed it. “But till present the onshore had not been secured by erecting fencing astir it,” she said.
She besides pointed retired that the taxable 21 connected the contented had wrongly mentioned the encroacher arsenic the 1 who had gone to tribunal to retrieve the land. Ms. Packialakshmi refused to bargain the official’s contention that a spelling mistake had creeped into the agenda. She said that the precise contented was wrong.
Even arsenic the objection to see 173 subjects successful the docket got much support, the Mayor adjourned the meeting.
