Hyderabad, January 09: You have got an opportunity to serve citizens of the city. Utilize it and make the city a ‘jannat’ (paradise). The mayor’s post is not for making money as some previous occupants assumed it to be,” was the advice to GHMC mayor Mohd Majid Hussain by a caller during the Face-to-Face programme organized by the corporation here on Saturday.
The Face-to-Face is held by the GHMC on the first Saturday of every month in which the mayor and officials of various departments field calls from people on their grievances and petitions.
The caller to the mayor did not introduce himself. Other callers, while congratulating him on his being elected mayor, at a young age, urged him to concentrate on improving civic amenities. The mayor received their remarks and suggestions politely.
One of the 12 callers, Jameel from Syednagar from Ahmednagar division, which is being represented by the mayor himself, asked him to expedite the road work in his area.
Majid Hussain said he would inspect the site on Sunday at 9 am.
The caller also brought the issue of water problem to which the mayor said he would release funds for the same from the MPLAD funds.
One Om Prakash Jain from Old City said the traffic police while harassing the devotees for parking their vehicles outside Bhagya Laxmi temple at Charminar were being indulgent towards those doing the same thing at Makkah Masjid.
The mayor said the problem would be solved once the multi-level parking at Khilwath was ready.
Other callers brought to the young mayor’s notice alleged unauthorized constructions and encroachment of government land in various localities and asked the officials to initiate action.
About 11 people responded to the Face-to-Face programme and personally submitted their petitions. GHMC special commissioner Navin Mittal, district revenue officers of Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts and other officials attended.
—-SOurce:TOI