Says 58 speed boats procured to beef up coastal vigilance after the 26/11 are lying unused.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rapped the state government for not making sufficient financial provisions to operate the vigilance speed boats that were bought after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
In its report tabled in the legislative assembly last week, the committee also expressed its disappointment over the poor rate of computerisation of police stations, the poor quality of construction of the state public health headquarters at CST, and the sorry state of the beggars’ home in Chembur and the women’s hostel in Juhu.
The PAC said that most of the speed boats, bought to beef up vigilance on the seafront, were not being utilised because there was no fuel supply. A total 58 boats were procured by the state and central governments.
“Each boat consumes nearly 200 litres of petrol every day. Since there is no provision for the expenditure for the fuel and the maintenance, most of the boats are lying idle, defeating the whole purpose,” the PAC stated. It has suggested that a financial consultant be appointed in the office of the director general of police to manage this matter.
The committee also pointed to the need to hasten the computerisation of all the police stations across the state. Expressing its discontent that computerisation of only 1,054 police stations had been done so far, the committee has directed the government to adopt state of the art technology for networking between the police stations.
The PAC, which is headed by member of the legislative assembly and BJP leader Girish Bapat, has also advised the government to strengthen the security at key dams supplying potable water. It observed that the dam areas were being protected by private security guards and some were unguarded, and the committee said that it would be better that the government set up its own security system for the dams.
The committee raised questions over the quality of the construction work for Arogya Bhawan, the headquarters of the state public health department at CST, in Mumbai. “This is a cause of concern, as the proposed construction of the buildings of the health departments at district levels would possibly be done on the same lines. Better co-ordination between the public health and the public works departments was necessary,” it stated.
The PAC pointed a finger at the women’s hostel in Juhu that has been lying unused as it is in a precarious condition. “In the wake of the scarcity of hostels for working women, the hostel with a capacity of 600 has been unutilised. The women and child welfare department should immediately take up the work of the makeover of the hostel,” the committee stated.
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In its report tabled in the legislative assembly last week, the Public Accounts Committee says each police boat requires 200 litres of petrol daily
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The committee says the state has not provided finances; suggested appointment of financial consultant to manage the matter
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The PAC also expressed disappointment over the slow pace of computerisation of police stations
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