Uttarakhand: Seeing the broken bridge, the MLA got angry, called the Secretary Disaster Management and said… Blamgame between officers is your problem
Hello, this is Mr. Sinha(Ranjit Sinha, Secretary Disaster Management)… I am Kotdwar MLA speaking Ritu Khanduri Bhushan. The voice of Namaskar came from the front. Along with this, MLA Khanduri’s anger kept increasing. He spoke in a harsh tone… Hello… Namaskar. You must have heard that our bridge over Malan is broken. What are you going to do about it now?
You know that in every meeting, in every letter, I have asked you to make some arrangements for the bridges. You have to say that it does not fit the standard. Now what will fit into the standard, tell me? This video of MLA Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, who reached the spot after Malan bridge collapse in Kotdwar, went viral on social media.
Send letters several times a year
During a telephonic conversation, Regional MLA Khanduri said that, since last one year I have been sending letters to PW saying that the bridges are not in good condition. Mining is going on here. Nothing happened. We wrote to DM, wrote to you, sent the estimate but nothing was done.
Whatever answer was received from the front, after that the MLA said, Sir, whatever the reason the bridge may have fallen, we were asking you for a wall, wasn’t it? We were asking you to fix it and give it. We have written to you 25 times through EE. I myself have written to you.
This is very unfortunate Mr. Sinha! Nothing was done. I want to fix this bridge fast. Kotdwar has been cut off from Bhabhar. Half of our population is left on that side. For every need they have to come to Kotdwar. I want to know how it will happen. This happened in disaster. I am coming to Dehradun tomorrow. I’ll sit with you I need immediate solution.
Whose blame is it, whose game is it, I don’t care
The MLA further said, I am very disappointed. I was engaged for a year. We were constantly telling you. It is under repair but we had told you in a disaster too, didn’t you brother. Our bridge has collapsed, hasn’t it? It means things have not happened. When any answer came from the front, then the MLA expressed his displeasure.
Said, Mr. Sinha! Blame game between officers is your problem. I am going to talk to the Secretary, PWD, Chief Secretary. The blamegame is going on in your department, I don’t care. I informed you. Everyone did.
Letters have been sent to everyone from the Chief Secretary, PWD Secretary. Now this is your issue. Whose blame is it, whose game is it, I don’t care. When I got some answer from the front, MLA Khanduri said that we cannot do anything, this bridge should be restored as soon as possible… and disconnected the call.
