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Of missing benches of Channi Himmat Park Housing Board to order probe 8/24/2015 11:49:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 24: Seniors officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board Unit -I located in Channi Himmat have started lifting benches, fixed in the Green Belt park for morning and evening walkers to appease influential residents and the VVIPs. According to aggrieved walkers, who come regularly to the Green Belt park, for last couple of days several benches fixed in the Green belt park have been found missing. A probe by them revealed that the benches had been shifted to other parks maintained by individuals in front of their flats located in Pocket 5 of Housing boad flats, Sector 2, Channi Himmat. Resting benches were the only basic amenity available to the common residents but irresponsible behaviour on the part of senior Housing board officials have now deprived the morning/evening walkers of their basic amenity. The DGM Housing Board Unit-I and feigned ignorance. But minutes later when the same officer was countered by the angry residents to ascertain the identity of the Housing board officer at whose behest the benches were shifted , he revealed the name of his subordinate officer, also living in the neighborhood. The said officer is wife of a senior police officer. According to senior residents, when the exercise of uprooting the fixed benches was conducted they tried to contact the housing board officers but failed to reach them in time. As they followed the auto carrier in which the resting benches were shifted to Pocket 5, of Housing board flats, Sector 2 they visited the office of DGM Housing unit -I to apprise him about the developments and seek explanation. DGM Housing board Unit -I while clarifying his position informed, " I am not aware whether any order was issued by the JK housing board to shift the resting benches from the Green belt park to any other place." He said instead of seeking permission and taking senior officer in to confidence the said officer in a bid to oblige her neighbors went ahead and directed the housing board staff to lift the fixed benches and shifted the same to please her neighbors". He said an enquiry would be ordered to fix responsibility.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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