District Coordination Committee meeting: MLA demands action on occupation of government lands

A meeting of Surat District Coordination and Grievance Committee was held under the chairmanship of District Collector Ayush Oak. In this meeting held in the meeting room of District Seva Sadan-2, the District Collector asked the officers of the department to resolve the issues raised by the public representatives within the time limit. In the meeting, MLA Arvind Rana said that laborers and beggars are living their lives on the footpath or road under the flyover bridges of the city. Sometimes they become victims of accidents.

Night shelters should be started for them. He demanded action under the Land Grabbing Act against those who illegally occupied government lands in the city-district. MLA Vivek Patel proposed to extend night bus from Udhna-Surat-Gandhinagar-Vadnagar and bus from Udhna to Jalgaon and extension of Volvo bus from Ahmedabad to Surat to Udhna station. Collector asked the department to take appropriate action. The MLA also proposed to set up a new power sub-station in Didoli-Nava village area.