CPI-ML DELEGATION THE ARA MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER

CPI-ML DELEGATION THE ARA MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER

18-SEP-ENG 15

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA------------------------------A CPI-ML delegation met with the Municipal Commissioner to demand timely action on pressing issues such as repairing dilapidated roads in Ara city, eliminating garbage heaps, and permanently addressing waterlogging. CPI-ML submitted a public memorandum of demands to the Ara Municipal Corporation Commissioner.

A high-level CPI-ML delegation met with the Ara Municipal Commissioner late last evening to demand timely action on pressing issues such as repairing dilapidated roads in Ara city, eliminating garbage heaps, and permanently addressing waterlogging. Expressing outrage over the alleged embezzlement of the Ara Municipal Corporation's annual budget of over ₹1000 crore and total budget of ₹5000 crore, the delegation submitted a detailed memorandum of demands to the Commissioner on behalf of the people of Ara.

Sharply criticizing the corporation's criminal negligence in addressing the dire conditions of life in Ara, which are fraught with dilapidated roads, waterlogging, and heaps of garbage, CPI(ML) leaders declared that if the situation doesn't improve within a week, the CPI(ML) will take to the streets in a decisive struggle. The CPI(ML) leaders stated that the BJP's mayor, deputy mayor, local MLA, and urban development minister must take responsibility for this dire situation in Ara and account for the embezzlement of thousands of crores of rupees. CPI(ML) leader Qayamuddin Ansari stated this in a press statement.

The issues raised by the CPI(ML) before the Municipal Commissioner included the repair of all dilapidated roads in the Ara Municipal Corporation, the elimination of waterlogging, the liberation of Ara from heaps of garbage, the restoration of all defunct streetlights, the proper maintenance of dilapidated toilets and the maintenance of old ones, action against the corruption in the supply of pure drinking water and tap water schemes, the cleaning of clogged drains, and an increase in the wages of sanitation workers and sweepers.

The delegation included CPI-ML Central Committee member Abhiyudaya, City Secretary Sudhir Singh, Kayamuddin Ansari, Amit Kumar Bunty, Dina Nath Singh, Ward Councilors Mohammad Rajan and Lallu Kumar, Milton Kushwaha, AISA's Vikas Kumar, Roshan Kushwaha, Jaishankar Prasad, Sahil Arora, Vivek Kumar, Inquilabi Naujavan Sabha's Niranjan Kesari, Vishal Kumar, Akhilesh Gupta, Raju Ram, etc.

It is known that the situation in the urban area falling under the jurisdiction of the Ara Municipal Corporation remains deplorable. Appeals have been made to the corporation on numerous occasions in the past, but it seems the corporation administration has remained silent. Therefore, we once again appeal to you to announce immediate action on the following demands and fulfill them in a timely manner, otherwise we will be forced to launch an all-out protest..

Their main demands included 1. Immediately repair the following dilapidated roads in the city's municipal area. 2. From Ara Bus Station to Durga Temple Shivganj, 3. From Dharhara Hanuman Tola to Padav via Waliganj Ramgarhia. 4. Construction of a road from Dharhara to Maharaiji's turn via Begampur. 5. Construction of a road from Mirganj to Bind Toli, 6. Construction of a road from Ujiyar Tola Dam to Syndicate via Bind Toli. 7. Repair of all dilapidated roads in the Housing Colony. 8. Construction of a road from Moti Tola turn to Ahirpurwa via Valuahia. 9. Construction of a road from Chandwa Surya Temple to Ramnagar. 10. Road construction from Anaith Guard Lodge via Dr. Mithilesh Singh's house, through Musahar Toli, to the Buddhist Monastery. 11. Road construction from Market Committee Nirmal Singh's house to Yadav Lodge in Musahar Toli. 12. Road construction from Anaith Mathiya via Sethji's house to Jhoparpatti Police Station. 13. Road construction from Godhna Tej Pratap Gate to Anaith Chandni Chowk. 14. Road construction from the Western Over Bridge via Anaith Milki Parvez's house to Yadav Lodge. 15. Road construction from the Bus Stand Canal to the Kali Temple. 16. Road construction from Dharhara Bridge via the canal to Baghautpur Lakh. Relief from waterlogging: 1. Drainage systems should be installed at the gate near the Bhaluhipur Dam Ganga and at the gate near the Vind Toli Dam. 2. Construction of drains to address waterlogging in Hanuman Tola, Waliganj, and Ramgarhia. 3. Reconstruct all the city's outfall drains. 4. Construction of drains in Chandwa, Pakri, Anaith, Anaith Milki, Powerganj, Bahiro, Shritola, Anand Nagar, Dharhara, and Raghu Tola on the outskirts of the city. Freedom from the Garbage Hell: 1. The eastern Gumti from the railway station should be made garbage-free and garbage bins should be provided. 2. Proper management of the garbage that has become a mountain of garbage at the Ara Bus Stand should be ensured. 3. The Sheeshmahal, Town Police Station, V-Mart, Syndicate, and Collectorate ponds should be cleaned twice daily. Out-of-service Lights: 1. Street lights should be immediately replaced in every ward, including the Municipal Corporation. 2. All defunct streetlights, including those at the city's main intersections, bus stand, and Anaith Mathiya, should be immediately restored. 3. Streetlights should be installed at Ramna Maidan, near the church, Maharaja College, and Jain College, where children study. Dilapidated Toilets: 1. Toilets should be constructed near Mahavir Mandir and Anaith Badi Musahar Toli. 2. All dilapidated toilets constructed by the Municipal Corporation, including women's toilets, such as those in Bahiro, Jawahar Tola, Moti Tola, Shivganj, Purvi Nawada, and Bind Toli, should be reconstructed and cleaned regularly. 3. All defunct toilets constructed by the Municipal Corporation should be restored and cleaned regularly. Cleaning should be done. Pure Drinking Water: 1. All the water pipes constructed at Jal Minar Purvi Gumti, Powerganj, Mill Road, Shritola, and the bus stand should be operationalized, ensuring water supply to every household. 2. The roads that were extensively damaged for the tap water scheme should be rebuilt, and the corruption in this scheme should be investigated. 3. The destroyed public drinking water system at the bus stand should be restored. Other: 1. Create a hawking zone in the city to provide identity cards to street vendors and allocate them shops/space. 2. Build a tempo stand for tempo drivers in Ara city, and stop illegal extortion by corporation contractors/brokers. 3. Bridges should be constructed at the dilapidated Bahiro Lakh on the canal and near the Ahirpurwa Surya Temple. 4. The ponds at the Collectorate and Town Police Station should be regularly cleaned and beautified. 5. Immediately install an electric crematorium at Gangi crematorium.