70th Birth Day Volume Year 2009 to 2010 of Prof Dr Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana
ARTICLE No.17: dated: 29th April 2009:19:00PM
ARTICLE No.17:
THE VISAKHAPATNAM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
By
C. S. Rao, (Retd.) Indian Economic Service (Government of India),
302, Sri Venkateswara Towers, D.No. 47-3-31, 5th Lane, Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam-530016:
Tel .No.0891-2534353.
ABSTRACT:
An Economic Model need to be developed to help the master planners of Visakhapatnam and the like Mega-cities of India, for avoidance of their considerate views of finance ready cash generation in the style of existing Municipality practices and expressively to avoid the imminent and concomitant creation of Health & Environmental Hazards by pavement sellers. Valiant efforts and unprecedented action plans might only save Visakhapatnam city from its hazards of environmental destruction and exploitation. Need of a Public park at the vacant land (of the X-Jail) in the middle of Mega City for relaxation, greenery and enjoyment for the aged, family members and the children..
Keywords: Environmentally clean Mega cities, High Court Order, Public Park, Econometrics, Urban development, Pollution Board, Member Secretary, Vintage Visakha President, PIL petition.
Preamble:
Valiant efforts and unprecedented action plans might only save Visakhapatnam city from its hazards of environmental destruction and exploitation. The natives of the city have become virtually a minority without any powers of expression or redressers. The attempts by various organizations have become sidestepped and the migrant populace have become the voting power. The dismal picture of the city, is that it is governed by people who have scant respect or appreciation of the city of Academic Excellence and of its’ Scenario Beauty. Every opportunity in the name of development projects is being made and opportunities are being deliberately created of the city’s exploitation by the greedy and in the name of so-called populous opinion. Prof A.R. Subrahmanium, President Visakha Vintage has also made a PIL petition in this context that was received and acknowledged.
the order of High Court:
The present author has spectacularly won “By the order of High Court petition dated 24 -2- 2005 in W. P. No. 3032/2005 his petition and the court while directing the registry to post the W..P on 28 -3- 2005 ordered that in the meanwhile, it is directed that status quo obtaining as on today shall continue to be maintained with respect to A.C.30.00 of land vacated by the x jail authorities and there shall not be any allotment of the said land except with prior approval of court.(Order Follows: High Court W.P. 3032/2005:Asst.Registrar, High Court of Andhra Pradesh)” Wire (1).to Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban development Dept., Sectt, Government of AP: (2).The Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Collectorate, Visakhapatnam 530002: (3) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Visakhapatnam, Asilmetta, Visakhapatnam 530003: (4). The Member Secretary Pollution Control Board, Visakhapatnam Branch, Govt.of AP, VUDA administrative office, Siripuram Junction, Visakhapatnam 530003: (5). The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam Urban Development authority, Visakhapatnam
ARTICLE No.17:
THE VISAKHAPATNAM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
By
C. S. Rao, (Retd.) Indian Economic Service (Government of India),
302, Sri Venkateswara Towers, D.No. 47-3-31, 5th Lane, Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam-530016:
Tel .No.0891-2534353.
ABSTRACT:
An Economic Model need to be developed to help the master planners of Visakhapatnam and the like Mega-cities of India, for avoidance of their considerate views of finance ready cash generation in the style of existing Municipality practices and expressively to avoid the imminent and concomitant creation of Health & Environmental Hazards by pavement sellers. Valiant efforts and unprecedented action plans might only save Visakhapatnam city from its hazards of environmental destruction and exploitation. Need of a Public park at the vacant land (of the X-Jail) in the middle of Mega City for relaxation, greenery and enjoyment for the aged, family members and the children..
Keywords: Environmentally clean Mega cities, High Court Order, Public Park, Econometrics, Urban development, Pollution Board, Member Secretary, Vintage Visakha President, PIL petition.
Preamble:
Valiant efforts and unprecedented action plans might only save Visakhapatnam city from its hazards of environmental destruction and exploitation. The natives of the city have become virtually a minority without any powers of expression or redressers. The attempts by various organizations have become sidestepped and the migrant populace have become the voting power. The dismal picture of the city, is that it is governed by people who have scant respect or appreciation of the city of Academic Excellence and of its’ Scenario Beauty. Every opportunity in the name of development projects is being made and opportunities are being deliberately created of the city’s exploitation by the greedy and in the name of so-called populous opinion. Prof A.R. Subrahmanium, President Visakha Vintage has also made a PIL petition in this context that was received and acknowledged.
the order of High Court:
The present author has spectacularly won “By the order of High Court petition dated 24 -2- 2005 in W. P. No. 3032/2005 his petition and the court while directing the registry to post the W..P on 28 -3- 2005 ordered that in the meanwhile, it is directed that status quo obtaining as on today shall continue to be maintained with respect to A.C.30.00 of land vacated by the x jail authorities and there shall not be any allotment of the said land except with prior approval of court.(Order Follows: High Court W.P. 3032/2005:Asst.Registrar, High Court of Andhra Pradesh)” Wire (1).to Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban development Dept., Sectt, Government of AP: (2).The Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Collectorate, Visakhapatnam 530002: (3) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Visakhapatnam, Asilmetta, Visakhapatnam 530003: (4). The Member Secretary Pollution Control Board, Visakhapatnam Branch, Govt.of AP, VUDA administrative office, Siripuram Junction, Visakhapatnam 530003: (5). The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam Urban Development authority, Visakhapatnam
News:
Ramesh Susarla has said in a report dt.Oct 17th, 2005 of The Hindu, Newspaper that there is a stiff resistance by Vizagites to convert the vacant land of the X-Jail to make it a concrete jungle and they have opted for maintenance of it with the natural green cover of hundreds of years old trees including that of the exceptionally powerful Neem trees. (These trees hold the oxygen in its photosynthetic process even during the night times- Prof Madam Maheswari, first D. Sc . (Botany) in India, Botany Professor of AU). Centuries old boundary wall has already been demolished in the name of road widening that eventually would help to promote illegal use of pavements by “gadda” goods and food sellers, making it an unbearable pollution hazard of waste, throw-away rubbish etc foul smelling and unhealthy material. The unscientific and uneducated argument of allowing these to flourish on the pavements is that they fetch daily income to Municipality, ready cash for the utilisation by Municipality, for its thoughtful enterprises of road building etc. works.
An Economic Model need to be developed to help the master planners of Visakhapatnam and the like Mega-cities of India,
i. For avoidance of their considerate views of finance ready cash generation in the style of existing Municipality practices, and
ii. Expressively to avoid the imminent and concominent creation of Health & Environmental Hazards by pavement sellers.
Picture of the Old Jail area is given below:
Ramesh Susarla has said in a report dt.Oct 17th, 2005 of The Hindu, Newspaper that there is a stiff resistance by Vizagites to convert the vacant land of the X-Jail to make it a concrete jungle and they have opted for maintenance of it with the natural green cover of hundreds of years old trees including that of the exceptionally powerful Neem trees. (These trees hold the oxygen in its photosynthetic process even during the night times- Prof Madam Maheswari, first D. Sc . (Botany) in India, Botany Professor of AU). Centuries old boundary wall has already been demolished in the name of road widening that eventually would help to promote illegal use of pavements by “gadda” goods and food sellers, making it an unbearable pollution hazard of waste, throw-away rubbish etc foul smelling and unhealthy material. The unscientific and uneducated argument of allowing these to flourish on the pavements is that they fetch daily income to Municipality, ready cash for the utilisation by Municipality, for its thoughtful enterprises of road building etc. works.
An Economic Model need to be developed to help the master planners of Visakhapatnam and the like Mega-cities of India,
i. For avoidance of their considerate views of finance ready cash generation in the style of existing Municipality practices, and
ii. Expressively to avoid the imminent and concominent creation of Health & Environmental Hazards by pavement sellers.
Picture of the Old Jail area is given below:
The Hindu on the 18th July 2009 brought out the welcoming specific news item of X-Jail vacant land to be made as an environmentally healthy public park for relaxation, greenery and enjoyment for the aged, family members and the children.
CONCLUSION :
The city dwellers need to have a rethinking on their healthy and environmentally clean surroundings’ in the city with the primary object of leading a life in a city of environmentally compatible public parks and natural relaxation centres for the aged, family groups, and especially the budding children for their Brain & Body healthy growth, instead of living in concrete jungles and in between the gigantic commercial exploiters’ complexes.
Visakhapatnam: Tuesday, 27 April 2010 Time: 10:26:01 A.M.
The city dwellers need to have a rethinking on their healthy and environmentally clean surroundings’ in the city with the primary object of leading a life in a city of environmentally compatible public parks and natural relaxation centres for the aged, family groups, and especially the budding children for their Brain & Body healthy growth, instead of living in concrete jungles and in between the gigantic commercial exploiters’ complexes.
Visakhapatnam: Tuesday, 27 April 2010 Time: 10:26:01 A.M.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Both Shri C S Rao and Prof Maheswari of Visakhaptanm expressed their fond memories of late Prof, K,Rangadhama Rao D.Sc(Madras) D.Sc.(London) when they were students at the Andhra University during the decade of 1950s. Following is a picture of the ART's College Principal's Office.
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