Udham Singh Nagar: Zila panchayat board meeting proposes trenching grounds at Tirkatisaur in Sitarganj and Dhakiyakala in Kashipur, a dog catcher and a vehicle for stray cattle; pay of absent officers withheld

The zila panchayat's general board meeting was held in Rudrapur on Friday, chaired by chairman Ajay Maurya. According to Dainik Bhaskar, implementing the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 was discussed, and trenching grounds were proposed on zila panchayat farmland in Tirkatisaur village in Sitarganj and Dhakiyakala village in Kashipur. For this, buying two trommel machines and seven weighing machines and rules for charging businesses a user fee for garbage disposal were considered. Buying a dog catcher for stray dogs and an animal-lifting vehicle to take stray cattle to cow shelters was also proposed. To raise income, building shops on Khod land in Nanakmatta and a shopping complex and parking on the old hospital land in Kichha were discussed. Members raised ration cards, school repairs, sagging power lines, leaking water lines and broken handpumps. CDO Divesh Shashni said model schools are being built for about ₹16 crore and orders have been issued to withhold the pay of absent officers. According to the chairman, all 35 members attended, the proposals were approved and tenders will follow soon.