Former Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari chaired a review meeting of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADs) at the Municipal Corporation Office in Chandigarh today. The Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh, Nishant Kumar Yadav; Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Amit Kumar; Additional Deputy Commissioner Amandeep Singh Bhatti; Chief Engineer of the Municipal Corporation, Sanjay Arora; Chander Mukhi Sharma, Pawan Dewan, Waseem Mir and various other officials attended the review meeting.
During the meeting, Tewari emphasized that MPLAD projects must be fast-tracked and expedited because they cater to the micro-level development needs of the community. Tewari requested the Deputy Commissioner that, given that there was such a large demand for installing CCTV cameras from all across the city, there is a need to really understand as to why, notwithstanding such robust police bandobast (arrangements) in the city, there is still a palpable feeling of insecurity, which is impelling this massive demand of CCTV cameras from the grassroots level.
Tewari also directed that an audit be conducted with regard to the functioning of the CCTV cameras, which have been installed in various parts of the city from December 2024 onwards, when the MPLAD scheme started getting operationalized. Tewari further directed the officials that, if any projects which bring relief, succor, comfort, convenience to the people of Chandigarh and serve a tangible public purpose, come to their attention, they should also be brought to his notice, so that they can be added to the slate of projects to be implemented.