SECUNDERABAD: Offering a glimmer of hope to a few.5 lakh commuters, the ministry of defence (MoD) has sought replies at the closure of 10 civilian roads within the Cantonment house and an in depth record by means of leader executive officer of Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) by means of May 10.
MoD sought after clarifications, in particular on two aspects. Of the roads which have been closed by means of the Local Military Authority (LMA) without following the due procedure (totally or partial), it was mentioned these roads cross thru both A-1 defence land or elegance C (Cantonment) land. The second side is whether these roads had been being used by civilians earlier than they had been closed in 2014. "It needs to be clarified if these roads were being used by the civilians or not before closure and whether vehicular traffic was allowed or not in the first place," an professional letter despatched by means of Shalini Pandey, deputy director normal (Cantonment), Director General of Defence Estates (DGDE), MoD, Delhi, to the SCB CEO mentioned.
When TOI contacted, senior SCB officials mentioned: "It is a fact that we have received a letter from MoD. We will be sending a report to the ministry soon." TOI is in possession of the reproduction of the MoD letter. The letter has additionally been addressed to CEOs of all 62 Cantonments throughout India by means of a top MoD professional.
RWAs welcome MoD’s letter, say it’s a relief for commuters
Elated by means of the MoD’s letter, resident welfare associations (RWAs) mentioned this development will have to augur smartly for commuters. “We welcome the initiative of MoD,” CS Chandrasekhar, a member of Federation of North Eastern Colonies of Secunderabad informed TOI. While 10 roads in Secunderabad Cantonment remained out of bounds for civilians since 2014, restrictions have been imposed on five roads — all in AOC Circle — by which civilians are barred from coming into these roads between 10pm and 7.15am. Telangana executive is in talks with LMA to stay the contentious Gough Road open for civilians beyond the stipulated cut-off date of May 31. Till now, MoD has given five extensions to stay the road open to civilians.
Sources mentioned MoD had to act as force from vice-presidents of 62 Cantonments on closure of civilian roads kept mounting. SCB vice-president J Ramakrishna and Malkajgiri MP Ch Malla Reddy had raised the road closure factor right through a meeting held with defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on May four. Malla Reddy went on to question the LMA authorities if the citizens had been residing in Pakistan that they had been barred from the usage of the roads.
It was on January 7, 2015, MoD had issued a letter (addressed to the three provider chiefs and DGDE) and directed the SCB CEO to reopen all public roads out of doors unit traces that have been closed by means of any authority rather then a Cantonment Board. It additionally had requested if the procedure of segment 258 of Cantonment Act was adopted or no longer. Surprisingly, regardless that the MoD had clearly mentioned to place this letter earlier than the Cantonment Board, till as of late it is not finished in SCB.
Members of the RWAs have been organising protests towards LMA’s choice, while elected representatives have submitted representations to then defence minister Manohar Parrikar and the incumbent Nirmala Sitharaman additionally, pleading with them to open the closed roads for the benefit of the commuters.
MoD sought after clarifications, in particular on two aspects. Of the roads which have been closed by means of the Local Military Authority (LMA) without following the due procedure (totally or partial), it was mentioned these roads cross thru both A-1 defence land or elegance C (Cantonment) land. The second side is whether these roads had been being used by civilians earlier than they had been closed in 2014. "It needs to be clarified if these roads were being used by the civilians or not before closure and whether vehicular traffic was allowed or not in the first place," an professional letter despatched by means of Shalini Pandey, deputy director normal (Cantonment), Director General of Defence Estates (DGDE), MoD, Delhi, to the SCB CEO mentioned.
When TOI contacted, senior SCB officials mentioned: "It is a fact that we have received a letter from MoD. We will be sending a report to the ministry soon." TOI is in possession of the reproduction of the MoD letter. The letter has additionally been addressed to CEOs of all 62 Cantonments throughout India by means of a top MoD professional.
RWAs welcome MoD’s letter, say it’s a relief for commuters
Elated by means of the MoD’s letter, resident welfare associations (RWAs) mentioned this development will have to augur smartly for commuters. “We welcome the initiative of MoD,” CS Chandrasekhar, a member of Federation of North Eastern Colonies of Secunderabad informed TOI. While 10 roads in Secunderabad Cantonment remained out of bounds for civilians since 2014, restrictions have been imposed on five roads — all in AOC Circle — by which civilians are barred from coming into these roads between 10pm and 7.15am. Telangana executive is in talks with LMA to stay the contentious Gough Road open for civilians beyond the stipulated cut-off date of May 31. Till now, MoD has given five extensions to stay the road open to civilians.
Sources mentioned MoD had to act as force from vice-presidents of 62 Cantonments on closure of civilian roads kept mounting. SCB vice-president J Ramakrishna and Malkajgiri MP Ch Malla Reddy had raised the road closure factor right through a meeting held with defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on May four. Malla Reddy went on to question the LMA authorities if the citizens had been residing in Pakistan that they had been barred from the usage of the roads.
It was on January 7, 2015, MoD had issued a letter (addressed to the three provider chiefs and DGDE) and directed the SCB CEO to reopen all public roads out of doors unit traces that have been closed by means of any authority rather then a Cantonment Board. It additionally had requested if the procedure of segment 258 of Cantonment Act was adopted or no longer. Surprisingly, regardless that the MoD had clearly mentioned to place this letter earlier than the Cantonment Board, till as of late it is not finished in SCB.
Members of the RWAs have been organising protests towards LMA’s choice, while elected representatives have submitted representations to then defence minister Manohar Parrikar and the incumbent Nirmala Sitharaman additionally, pleading with them to open the closed roads for the benefit of the commuters.
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