Residents and ALMs in Bandra are now working closely with the BMC to resolve civic issues in their area under an initiative called the Local Area Citizen’s Committee (LACC).
A project initiated by the BMC, LACC involves weekly meetings between BMC officials and residents of the area, which are held at various localities. The LACC was introduced in Bandra by Anil Khoje, H-west ward officer, on Oct 28.
How the LACC works
• Everyone can attend “While ALM members need no prior permission to attend the meetings, non-members just need to get an approval from the local official in-charge of LACC,” says Bharti Kakkad, a member of the Union Park ALM.
• Meet officials who look into issue “Residents can now interact with junior officers who actually look after the area and handle their problems,” explains Khoje.
• Colour-coded system determines priority “Issues are colour-coded on the basis of priority. The issues marked red are to be attended immediately, orange takes about a week and issues marked green take longer. So people know exactly how long their problem should take to be resolved,” says Valerian Fernandes, member of St Leo’s Road ALM.
• Small group, enough time Fernandes explains, “In the monthly meetings, not everyone got adequate time to present their cases. These weekly meetings give us enough time to discuss all issues.”
Admits Khoje, “As it is a small group there’s better interaction between the officers and residents.”
Here's where the meetings are held
• Ward number 72
Corporator Deepak Padwal
School Petit Municipal School, opposite Bhabha Hospital
• Ward number 73
Corporator Alijaan Shaikh
School Supari Tank School, Chapel Road, next to Barista
• Ward number 74
Corporator Kavita Rodricks
School Chimbai Municipal School, Chimbai
• Ward number 75
Corporator Prakash Bobade
School Hasnabad Lane Municipal School
• Ward number 76
Corporator Vilas Chawri
School Danda Municipal School, Khar
• Ward number 77
Corporator Ashish Shelar
School Laxminagar Municipal School, 14th Road, Khar | |
| Differences between ALM meetings and LACC |
| Main features |
ALM
meetings |
LACC |
| Colour coding system to prioritise cases |
No |
Yes |
| The convenor of the meetings |
Ward
officer |
Junior engineers
in-charge of the areas |
Who can attend these
meetings |
Strictly for ALM
members |
Open to non-ALM members as well |
Where are the
meetings held |
At the ward office |
Held in the local
corporator’s area | |
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