The District Council Of Pamplemousses

ANNUAL REPORT

July 2018 – June 2019 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st July 2018 – 30th June 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents 1. CHAIRPERSON STATEMENT ...... 4 2. CHIEF EXECUTIVE STATEMENT ...... 6 3. ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE STATEMENT ...... 7 4. PROFILE OF THE COUNCIL ...... 12 4.1. Mission Statement ...... 13 4.2. Vision ...... 13 4.3. Our Objectives ...... 13 4.4. Meeting of Council and Committees ...... 14 4.4.1. Council Meetings ...... 14 4.4.2. Permits and Business Monitoring Committee ...... 15 4.4.3. Executive Committee ...... 17 4.4.4. Ad-Hoc Committee ...... 17 4.4.5. Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee ...... 17 4.4.6. Procurement Committee ...... 18 4.4.7. Bid Evaluation Committee ...... 18 4.4.8. Management Committee ...... 19 4.4.9. Health and Safety Committee ...... 19 4.5. Major Achievements ...... 19 5. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT ...... 19 5.1. Human Resource Section ...... 20 5.2. Internal Control Section ...... 26 5.3. IT Section ...... 27 5.4. Health and Safety Section ...... 27 6. FINANCE DEPARTMENT ...... 28 6.1. Procurement ...... 28 6.2. Financial Highlights ...... 28 6.3. Recurrent Revenue ...... 29 6.4. Recurrent Expenditure ...... 30 6.5. Capital Expenditure ...... 31 6.6. Summary of Financial Statements for the period July 2018 - June ………2019...... 32 7. LAND USE & PLANNING DEPARTMENT ...... 38 8. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT ...... 41 8.1. List of Projects implemented during Year 2018 – 2019 ...... 42 8.2. List of new roads constructed for year 18/19 ...... 42 8.3. List of roads resurfaced for year 18/19 ...... 43 8.4. List of Drains constructed in year 2018/19 ...... 44 8.5. Lanterns fixed for year 18/19 ...... 44 9. PUBLICH HEALTH DEPARTMENT ...... 45 9.1. Composition of municipal solid waste ...... 49 9.2. In House Teams ...... 50 9.3. Clean Up Campaigns ...... 52 9.4. Rodent Control ...... 54 9.5. Cleaning of Rivers, Canals, Drains and Rivulets ...... 54 9.6. Cleaning of Barelands/Wastelands ...... 56 Page 2 of 64

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9.7. Herbicide spraying ...... 57 9.8. Lopping of branches ...... 57 9.9. Business Monitoring Section ...... 57 9.10. Markets and Fairs ...... 58 9.11. Cemeteries and Crematoriums ...... 59 10. WELFARE DEPARTMENT ...... 61

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1. CHAIRPERSON STATEMENT

It’s my pleasure and honour to present the Annual Report 2018/2019.

Change creates opportunity and opportunities must be optimized for customer satisfaction and one of the important challenges for policy makers is to manage change as human beings are resistant to change. I have tried during the financial year 2018/2019 to bring changes in the mindset of our human resources. Thus changes occurring in our District are challenging the core principles of Local Authorities and propelling us forward in new and exciting ways.

The District Council of Pamplemousses is growing fast and the growth is bringing energy and diversity in our District. The community focused budget of Rs 303,368,957 resulted in the Council investing more than Rs 79,843,403 in infrastructure and facilities that will benefit not only the residents of today but also those of the future. There are many challenges facing the Council, but the current economic climate was certainly one of the most confronting. Such an economic condition reflected particularly challenging time in developing a responsible budget which provides residents with the service-facilities they needed.

The year 2019 marked our 7th year as a Local Authority. For the last 7 years our core business was to provide social services to the inhabitants, and this won’t change. We shall move forward; we will strengthen and extend our services by investing more and more in our statutory duties. The environment is challenging

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and the Council had to be more sharply focused on productivity as the clients are looking for speedy action, efficiency, integrity, control, precision and sound management in our mission, to ensure a healthy and sustainable natural and eco-friendly environment.

The Council has been fully devoted to regaining any trust that may have been lost by implementing managerial reforms and measures in empowering service delivery and I am proud to say I have been successful in bringing reforms by empowering decision making processes and strengthening risk management systems. As the fundamental essence of our operations is to provide social service and this is a task which is spearheaded by our human resources, and I have been successful in enhancing the capabilities of the Council’s human resources.

Furthermore, with a view to regaining balance between our resources and our expenses, emphasis has been laid on cash flows, management of our debts and our investments. My actions have been an endeavour that has contributed to the society’s welfare. Likewise, I had stressed on the fact that our employees should fully exert themselves to faithfully serve the stakeholders.

To sum up, as Chairperson I have formulated short, medium and long term objectives by tenaciously pushing forward with managerial reforms and strengthening our human relations, followed by displaying the results of my efforts to the stakeholders through the social media.

I am devoted to winning back the trust of our stakeholders and I have assured that everyone in the organization is united in the commitment to advancing the Council’s goals and objectives.

I humbly ask for your continued understanding and support of our efforts. Thank you.

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2. CHIEF EXECUTIVE STATEMENT

The District Council of Pamplemousses has the great pleasure to submit its Report on performance for the period July 2018- June 2019 as per the requirement of the Local Government Act 2011 duly amended through the Finance and Audit Act 2015.

The Chairperson, District Councilors and the Chief Executive seize this opportunity to thank all the Head of Departments and their staff for their great commitment, dedication and hard work to achieve competitive result on the overall performance of the Council.

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3. ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE STATEMENT

The District Council of Pamplemousses has 18 Village Councils under its jurisdiction, being administered by two Assistant Chief Executives, Mrs A.Aumeer and Mr D.Nuckchady. In each Village Council mentioned below we have nine members and among them is elected a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson and one of the member is elected to represent his village at the level of District Council who is known as a District Councillor. Each month at least one meeting is being held in each Village Council which is pursuant to The Local Government Act 2011, as subsequently amended.

Under the administration of Mrs Aumeer there are the following Village Councils. During the financial year 2018/2019, many Sports, Cultural, social and welfare activities were organized by members of Village Councils and minor capital projects were undertaken. However, due limited funds, activities organized in one village vary from the other as shown in the table below.

S.N VILLAGE COUNCIL NO. of VC MEETINGS MAIN ACTIVITIES HELD HELD

The Village Council of 10 Sports Day-Football, volleyball, Arsenal table tennis, domino, carom, 1 petanque, quiz competition and fun games Cultural:

Divali Nite: Animation, Live song and dance performances

Mahashivratree: distribution of refreshments to Pilgrims.

Welfare: Christmas Celebration, Animation and Jumping Castles

Senior Citizen Dinner

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of paints for painting of village hall by in house labour

The Village Council of 11 Sports: Football Tournament and Baie du Tombeau Cross Country 2 Welfare: Senior Citizen Lunch and Distribution of Toys-

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Christmas

Cultural: Distribution of Food/Prayer items to socio cultural/religious groups for Mahashivratree

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of ‘’Chapiteaux’’ and Tarpaulins for Village Hall

The Village Council of 12 Sports: Football and Petanque Creve Coeur Tournament 3 Cultural: Divali celebration (fire show, live song and dance performance, fire crackers) and Mahashivratree (Pilgrims received: Distribution of Yogurt)

Welfare: Christmas Celebration- Animation, Magic Show, clown show, Song Performance and fun games (Jumping Castles) , distribution of toys, cakes and refrshments

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of Aluminium bier and Speaker for Village Hall.

The Village Council of 11 Sports: Football Tournament and Congomah Indoor Games 4 Cultural: Mahashivratree: Donations of food/ prayer items to temples and socio cultural groups

Welfare: Educational Award and distribution of books : PSAC, SC and HSC, Prize Giving for Sports Activities, Dance Show, Senior Citizen Lunch

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Cultural: Christmas-Distribution of Toys

Social: Clean-up campaign.

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of Materials for maintenance work in village hall by in house labour

The Village Council of 12 Sports: D’Epinay 5 Cultural: Divali NIte

Welfare: -Chrismas Celebration, Animation, and distribution of toys, Senior Citizen Outing, Educational Award: PSAC, Senior Citizen Outing, Distribution of Food items to disable persons

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of Paints for general painting of village hall by in house labour, purchase of curtains and fixing by in house labour, purchase of materials for renovation of kitchenette of village hall by in house labour.

The Village Council of 10 Sports: Football, futsal and Volley Fond du Sac Tournament 6 Cultural-Divali Nite: Live song and dance performance.

Christmas Celebration: Fun games (jumping castles, face painting, Animation

Mahashivratree and Cavadee- Distribution of Food items and fruits to Pilgrims.

Independence Day Celebration

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Welfare: Christmas Celebration- Animation, distribution of Toys, cakes and refreshments.

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of Items for construction of store for village hall, purchase of chairs and tarpaulins for village hall

7 The Village Council of 12 Sports: Football, futsal and Le Hochet Volleyball Tournament

Cultural: Mahashivratree

(Distribution of Foods items and fruits to Pilgrims), Distribution of food items to Kovil for Cavadee and Govinden prayer

Provision of buses for easter festivals –“40 heures’’

Welfare:

-Senior Citizen Lunch and distribution of gifts to senior citizen- above 300 persons present, Animation and Mimicry

Christmas Celebration- Animation, Magic Show, distribution of toys, cakes and refreshments

Minor Capital Projects: Maintenance work in Village Hall, purchase of curtains, purchase of water tank and tarpaulins for village hall, executive chairs, office table for committee room of village hall.

The Village Council of 12 Sports: Football l Tournament Morcellement St Andre 8 Cultural: Divali NIte-Song Performance and Live Dance

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Mahashivratree (Distribution of Foods items to Temples

Eid Celebration- above 300 persons present- Lunch served (Briani)

Welfare:

Christmas Celebration and Prize Giving Day for Sports Activities- Animation, Dance Performance, distribution of Prizes to winners, toys to children, cakes and refreshments.

Senior Citizen Outing- Breads and refreshments served.

Minor Capital Projects: Rennovation of Toilet of Village Hall

The Village Council of 12 Welfare: Ville Bague 9 Christmas –door-to –door distribution of toys, cakes and refreshments.

Independence day Celebration and Educational Award: PSAC (Distribution of gift, cakes and refreshments).

Minor Capital Projects: Purchase of chairs and Tarpaulins for VC

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4. PROFILE OF THE COUNCIL

The District Council of Pamplemousses is headed by a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson with 21 District Councillors. All the Village Councils are represented by one elected District Councillor except the Village Councils of Baie du Tombeau, Le Hochet and Triolet which have 2 District Councillors.

The District Council of Pamplemousses has 18 villages under its jurisdiction and each village has a Village Council which is headed by a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson duly elected. According to the Local Government Act, the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson have a mandate of two years after which an election is held to elect a new Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.

A budget is allocated to each Village Council for the management of its affairs to wit - Section 51: (a) the organization of sports, leisure and cultural activities; (b) the running of pre-primary schools and entrepreneurship courses; (c) the maintenance and improvement of libraries and computer facilities; (d) the maintenance of cremation grounds and any other public health amenities; and (e) the performance generally of any public works to promote the sanitation and cleanliness of the village and the wellbeing of the inhabitants.

The District Council of Pamplemousses has its own statutory duties as all the other Local Authorities as provided in the Local Government Act 2011 and these are taken care by the under- mentioned departments:

Name of officers in post Department Headed by (July 2018 to June 2019) Chief Executive Mr Jean François DORESTAN Administration Deputy Chief Executive Mrs Kavita TAROLAH Finance Financial Controller Mr Indradev NUNDLOLL Public Infrastructure Head, Public Infrastructure Mr Sobhanand JEETUN Department Land Use and Planning Head, Land Use and Planning Mrs Vijayemallah BUSGEETH Department Mr Kishore Kumar RAMESSUR (July 2018 –March 2019) Public Health Chief Health Inspector Mr Gowtum Singh Surnam (Acting CHI - April 2019-June 2019) Welfare Principal Welfare Officer Mrs Mokshada RAMROOP

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Contact Details of the District Council of Pamplemousses

Address : Morrisson Road, Near CAB Office, Pamplemousses Web Site : http://www.dcp.mu Email : [email protected] Tel : 243-8300 Fax : 243-1452 / 243-3019

4.1. Mission Statement

The District Council of Pamplemousses is committed to provide top quality service coupled with courtesy and honesty.

4.2. Vision

To enhance the living environment of our residents by providing an efficient and effective service in a timely and professional manner.

4.3. Our Objectives

 To meet the needs and growing demands of people living in the rural area by providing a wide range of services, namely scavenging services, road works, burials, street lighting, maintenance of public gardens, welfare services, organization of sports and cultural activities and by executing the work requested by the villagers.

 To be on an appropriate wavelength with changes in order not to be overtaken by innovations taking place in our environment and to keep pace with extended development in the rural residential areas.

 To be in constant contact with our customers and to have frequent exchange of views and discussions about local problems and needs in order to deliver the goods efficiently and promptly (in order to increase the council’s efficiency and enhance the value it obtains from money it spends).

 To preserve good public relations which are essential for the projection of a good image to the public about the Councillors, Officers and their performance. To do so, we aim at working in close collaboration with our stakeholders such as our parent Ministry and the Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Environment & Sustainable Development.

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4.4. Meeting of Council and Committees

Number of Committees for period 01 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

SN COMMITTEE NO. OF SITTIING 1 Whole Council 13 2 Permits and Business 58 Monitoring Committee (PBMC) 3 Executive Committee 21 4 Public Health Committee 12 5 Public Infrastructure Committee 12 6 Welfare Committee 12

4.4.1. Council Meetings

The Council which is composed of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and District Councillors from the 18 Village Councils meet regularly and at least once monthly as specified under the Local Government Act 2011 under the chairmanship of the Chairperson. All policy matters, motions and questions were debated, passed and implemented at the Council meetings.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL – 1ST JULY 2018 – 30TH JUNE 2019

DISTRICT SN VILLAGE ADDRESS COUNCILLOR 1 ARSENAL JOGEEA PAWAN Royal Road Arsenal KUMAR 2 BAIE DU MRS MAUGAN Rue des Langousts, Pont Bruniquel, TOMBEAU JAYSHREE Baie du Tombeau RAMADHIN Ave. Fushsias, Morc. Concorde, Baie du KHEMNARAIN Tombeau 3 CALEBASSES BOOTUN Calebasses Road, Calebasses PREMKOOMAR 4 CONGOMAH SOOKUR DEERAJ Ramlakhan Road, Congomah

5 CREVE COEUR BULATOO DEVANAND Rivalland Rd, Creve Coeur

6 D’EPINAY DABOO BEDANAND Morc Mount, Pamplemousses

7 FOND DU SAC PURGUS SUNAEL R. Tagore Rd, Fond du Sac SINGH

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8 LE HOCHET CANARAPEN Impasse Orient & Mungla str., Le COMRASAMY Hochet JEEBODH GEEANDUTH Impasse 3rd Mile, Nr. Boutique Tamarin Le Hochet

9 LONG MOUNTAIN DOSIEAH PRIYAJ Nr Tamil Temple, Ruisseau Rose, Long Mountain 10 MORC. ST. ANDRE BUNDHOO Royal Road, Nr.Quincaillerie, Morc. St RAVINDRANATH Andre

11 NOTRE DAME MOHOBOOB RIYAAD 1, Avenue Osman, Notre Dame 12 PAMPLEMOUSSES TOTOO VEDANAND Botanical Garden Rd, Pamplemousses

13 PLAINE DES KOORJAH ASRAF PAPAYES Ramgoolam Road, Plaine des Papayes 14 POINTE AUX CHAYETUN ANIL S. Chandrabose St, nr Seegobin Shop, PIMENTS Pointe aux Piments 15 TERRE ROUGE SOMAROO Shivala Road, Terre Rouge KALICHARAN

16 TRIOLET AUBEELUCK Royal Road, Trois Boutiques, Triolet MOHAMMAD IQBAL MANAROO Maheshwar Nagri Rd, 9th Mile, Triolet PRITHIVIRAJ CHANDRANATH 17 TROU AUX CALLICHURN OOTAM 153, Ave., Camilla, Morc. Jhuboo, Trou BICHES aux Biches 18 VILLE BAGUE BACHOO VIJAY Royal Road, Petite Julie KUMAR

4.4.2. Permits and Business Monitoring Committee

The Permits and Business Monitoring Committee which is chaired by the Chief Executive or his representative met on a weekly basis to determine applications for residential, commercial and excision/subdivision of lands and OPPs. All due dates were respected, and permits issued in due time.

Furthermore, the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee also dealt with applications for obstructions of roads, organisation of occasional fairs together with the follow-up of all complaints registered at the Council as well as from other institutions such as the Ministries and the Ombudsman's Office, among others.

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Members of Permits and Business Monitoring Committee:

From 01 June 2018 to 08 April 2019

SN DISTRICT COUNCILLOR ADDRESS 1 PURGUS SUNAEL SINGH Chairperson District Council 2 CALLICHURN OOTAM Vice Chairperson District Council 3 SOOKUR DEERAJ District Councillor- Member

4 JEEBODH GEEANDUTH District Councillor- Member

5 SOMAROO KALICHARAN District Councillor- Member 6 BACHOO VIJAY KUMAR District Councillor- Member

From 12 April 2019 to 29 April 2019

SN DISTRICT COUNCILLOR ADDRESS 1 PURGUS SUNAEL SINGH Chairperson District Council

2 CALLICHURN OOTAM Vice Chairperson District Council

3 SOOKUR DEERAJ District Councillor- Member

4 JEEBODH GEEANDUTH District Councillor- Member 5 JAYSHREE MAUGAN (MRS) District Councillor- Member

6 BACHOO VIJAY KUMAR District Councillor- Member

From 03 May 2019 to 01 July 2019

SN DISTRICT COUNCILLOR ADDRESS 1 PURGUS SUNAEL SINGH Chairperson District Council 2 CALLICHURN OOTAM Vice Chairperson District Council 3 SOOKUR DEERAJ District Councillor- Member

4 JEEBODH GEEANDUTH District Councillor- Member

5 SOMAROO KALICHARAN District Councillor- Member

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6 BACHOO VIJAY KUMAR District Councillor- Member

4.4.3. Executive Committee

The Executive Committee met on 14 occasions to approve the recommendations of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee and those of the Procurement Committees regarding purchase of goods and services exceeding Rs 100,000/-. During the period (1st July 2018 – 30th June 2019), the Executive Committee was comprised of:

Members of Executive Committee:

SN COUNCILLORS

1 SUNAEL SINGH PURGUS

2 OOTAM CALLICHURN

3 VEDANAND TOTOO

4 KHEMNARAIN RAMADHIN

5 DEVANAND BULATOO

6 MAUGAN JAYSHREE

7 KALICHARAN SOMAROO

4.4.4. Ad-Hoc Committee

Ad-hoc Committees were held as and when required mainly to sort out issues pertaining to sports/social/cultural activities with a view to minimize waste of time at Council meetings. All preliminary/basic issues were dealt with at the level of the Ad-hoc Committees and recommendations were subsequently submitted to the Council for approval.

4.4.5. Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee

Local Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Committees (LDRRMC) have been established within the District Council. With the support of the NDRRMC, simulation exercises conducted at the District Council level as per an annual simulation calendar are significantly contributing to

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strengthen their arrangements in support of identifying, mitigating and responding to identified threats. At the District Council, a Local Emergency Operations Command (LEOC) has been established and is activated whenever a disaster or any other crisis becomes imminent within the area of jurisdiction and reports to the NEOC.

The LEOC is multi-agency and is headed by the President of District Council.The LEOC is activated solely for the purpose of coordinating all activities during a disaster and makes use of the well-established command, control, co-ordination and communication system of the Police so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of resources, as far as practicable. The National Disasters Scheme (NDS) is used as the primary source of information in preparation andresponse to identified threats as follows

 Cyclone Emergency Scheme  Heavy Rainfall, Torrential Rain and Flooding Emergency Scheme  Tsunami Emergency Scheme  High Waves Emergency Scheme  Water Crisis Emergency Scheme  Earthquake Emergency Scheme  Landslide Emergency Scheme

From the period of July 2018 to June 2019 the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (LDRRMC) met 6 times and the LEOC was activated on 5 occasions. During that period the LDMC worked on the General Cyclonic season 2018/2019 preparedness whereby she established a list of stakeholders for the LDRRMC and also initiated a roster system in case of a disaster that goes round the clock.An off airport aircraft crash simulation exercise (SIMEX) with the collaboration of the NDRRMC and a landslide SIMEX are in the preparation for the future.

Also, Community Disaster Response Programme (CDRP) for four additional flood prone areas will be implemented whereby Contingency plan of those regions will begin.

4.4.6. Procurement Committee

The Procurement Committee which met on 57 occasions also took into consideration the reports from the Bid Evaluation Committee, the opening of bids, for analyzing and reviewing of bid documents and approved all procurement of goods and services less than Rs100,000/-. Items exceeding Rs 100,000/- which have been recommended by the Bid Evaluation Committee in line with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act were referred to the Executive Committee for approval.

4.4.7. Bid Evaluation Committee

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recommendations were then forwarded to the Procurement Committee and ultimately to the Executive Committee for approval to be in line with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act and regulations.

4.4.8. Management Committee

With a view to disseminate information, follow-up of actions and discussion on new projects together with maintaining discipline and order in the office, the Management Committee met “as and when” required.

These meetings have proved to be successful as several difficult issues which were lagging behind were settled.

4.4.9. Health and Safety Committee

The Health and Safety committee must be carried out every 2 months as outlined by Section 23- OSHA 2005 and thus the committee met on 7 occasions during the period 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2019.

4.5. Major Achievements

The achievements of the Council for the period 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2019 are highlighted below based on the activities and functions of the respective departments.

5. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

The Administration Department which is headed by the Chief Executive has the overall responsibility of exercising administrative and financial control on all departments. It has also the responsibility of coordinating the activities of the Council bearing in mind integrity, accountability and good corporate governance.

The responsibility to implement policy decisions taken by the Council rests solely with the Administration Department. The department is also responsible for monitoring the activities of the 18 Village Councils falling under the purview of the District Council of Pamplemousses.

The following sections fall under the jurisdiction of the Administration Department:  Human Resource Management Section

 Internal Control Section

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 Information Technology Section

 Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Section

5.1. Human Resource Section

The Human Resource Management Section plays a vital role in the administration of the Council. It deals with all human resource functions such as employees’ attendance, employee discipline, appointment/promotion, retirement of employees, follow up of police cases, performance management systems, working out confidential reports amongst others of the District Council employees.

It also liaises with the parent Ministry, i.e. the Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands and the Unified Local Government Service Board to deal with matters pertaining to HR Estimates, assignment of duties to higher posts and change in posting for Officers' cadre amongst others requests from employees such as incremental credit or motor loan and so on.

Moreover, the HR Section also liaises with the Local Government Service Commission to deal with matters pertaining to recruitment, filling of funded vacant posts, request for early retirement as well as disciplinary measures.

It also caters for the training needs of employees at different levels. The HR Section also has the responsibility to operate, manage and update the HRMIS system.

Gender There were 311 male employees and 57 female employees on the establishment of the Council during the year 2018/2019.

Number of Employees by Department and Gender

No of No. of Established Department Officers in Male Female Posts Post 2019/2020 Administration Department 56 51 17 33 Finance Department 12 8 2 6 Public Infrastructure Department 90 71 67 4 Land Use and Planning 22 20 17 3 Department Public Health Department 207 195 193 2 Welfare Department 4 3 0 3 Part Time Workers 24 21 15 6 Total 415 369 311 57

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Gender

Recruitment All the funded vacant posts must be reported to the Unified Local Government Service Board for approval prior to the recruitment exercise which is carried out by the Local Government Service Commission.

Recruitments for the Year 2018/2019

SN POST No. of employees Male Female recruited 1 Clerical Officer 4 1 3

2 Committee Clerk 1 1

3 Assistant IT Officer 1 1

4 Human Resource Management 1 1 Officer

5 Local Disaster Management 1 1 Coordinator

6 Office Management Assistant 2 2

7 Attendant/Senior Attendant 1 1

8 Financial Controller 1 1

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SN POST No. of employees Male Female recruited 9 Chemical Sprayer Operator 2 2

10 Chief Electrician 1 1

11 Tradesman Assistant Painter 1 1

12 Tradesman Assistant (Plumber 1 1 & Pipe Fitter)

13 Plumber & Pipe Fitter 1 1

14 Assistant Building Inspector 5 4 1

15 Planning and Development 6 6 Assistant

16 Driver (Roster) 2 2

17 Field Supervisor (Scavenging) 1 1 (Roster)

18 Refuse Collector 8 8

19 Pre-Primary School Teacher 1 1

20 Senior Welfare Officer 1 1

21 Handy Worker 3 3

22 Village Hall/Sub Hall Attendant 1 1 at the Village Council of Le Hochet

Retirements/ Death/Resignation/Reversion for the Year 2018/2019

SN Post No. of No. of No. retired No. Death reversion Resigned

1 Refuse Collector 2 2 1

2 Procurement & Supply 1 Officer/Senior Procurement & Supply

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SN Post No. of No. of No. retired No. Death reversion Resigned

Officer

3 Sewing Teacher (Part 1 Time)

4 Driver (Roster) 1

5 Local Disaster 1 Management Coordinator

6 Human Resource 1 Management Officer

7 Clerical Officer 2

8 Planning and Development 1 Assistant

Training and Development

Training and development are a must for any organization to achieve competitiveness and enhance the skills and abilities as well as the overall performance of the workforce. Knowledgeable and well-trained personnel would ultimately contribute towards productivity to attain organizational objectives.

However, due to limited budget, it has not been possible to cater for the training needs of every department. Some of our staff members had the opportunity to take advantage of training sponsored by the Parent Ministry and other Ministries.

Furthermore, with the creation of the Civil Service College Mauritius (CSCM) to cater for the growing training and development needs of public officers at all levels including those from local authorities and parastatal bodies, some of our officers have also benefitted from courses organized by CSCM.

The following officers attended Workshop/Courses as mentioned below: Workshop/Training Institution Name of officer/employee Post Held Tender Preparation and Civil Services Mr R.RUNOMALLY AG.Procurement & Supply Evaluation (2 Days) College Mauritius Officer

Induction Programme Civil Services Mrs V. RAMNAUTH Local Disaster Management

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Workshop/Training Institution Name of officer/employee Post Held for Local Disaster College Mauritius Coordinator Management Coordinators Post Disaster Needs National Disaster Mrs K. D. TAROLAH Deputy Chief Executive Assessment (PDNA) Risk Reduction and Management Centre Training Programme in The Environment Mr. M. V. RAMAH AG. Senior Health Inspector Municipal Solid Waste Protection Training Management and Research Institute E – Procurement system Civil Services Mr Y.SOOKUN AG.Procurement & Supply (e-PS) College Mauritius Officer Mr R.RUNOMALLY AG.Procurement & Supply Officer Mr G.BHUGWON AG. Senior Inspector of Works

Mrs B.L.D.FOOGOOA Assistant Inspector of Works Mrs P.APPASAMI- CHELLAMOOTOO Office Management Assistant Mrs T.RAMNOHER - DAWOO Clerical Officer NEL – BLUP Training Economic Mr J.F.DORESTAN Chief Executive\ Session Development Board Mauritius Mrs K. D. TAROLAH Deputy Chief Executive

Mr S.SOOKHIT IT Officer/System Administrator

Mrs V.BUSGEETH Head, Land Use and Planning Development.

Mrs P.BOODHUN Committee Clerk

Mrs S.SACKRAPANEE Committee Clerk

Mr J.BANJHU Planning and Development

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Workshop/Training Institution Name of officer/employee Post Held Officer Mr O.BISSOON Planning and Development Assistant Mr N.RAMGOOLAM Planning and Development Assistant Mr I.BALGOBIN Planning and Development Assistant Mr N.SEERATTUN Planning and Development Assistant Mr R.GOYARAM Planning and Development Assistant Mr B.A. RAMJOOA Planning and Development Assistant Mr M.BANEE Planning and Development Assistant Mr O.K.BEEJAN Planning and Development Assistant Mr Y.Gontier Planning and Development Inspector Mr R.GHOORAH Planning and Development Inspector Miss V.RAJOO Planning and Development Inspector

Mrs R.ROZBULLY Assistant IT Officer

Mr R.CHINTA Assistant Building Inspector Mr P.LOWTOO Assistant Building Inspector Training Workshop on National Disaster Mrs K. D. TAROLAH Deputy Chief Executive Operational Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Local Management Mrs V.RAMNAUTH Local Disaster Management Emergency Operations Coordinator Command National Diploma in Mauritius Institute Mr R.K.JIBNA Building Inspector Building and Civil of Training and Engineering Development Mr R.APPIAH Building Inspector

Workshop on Human National Human Miss B.N.H.MOOKHITH Human Resource Rights Rights Commission Management Officer

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5.2. Internal Control Section

To ensure accountability, transparency and sound financial management system, the existence of the Internal Control Section is vital. This makes provisions for checks and balances in our payment system. The Internal Control Officer is answerable to the Chief Executive only. This Section is an independent one and been assigned to take responsibilities without fear or favor. An efficient and effective audit system reflects the vivid image of this Council.

 With the split of Pamplemousses/Riviere du Rempart District Council, the Internal control system of this council was a weak one due to lack of staffs and internal procedures. Gradually efforts have been made to strengthen the internal procedures and more have still to be done in the future.  Any non-compliance with the procedures by staffs may entail disciplinary actions  Focus has been made on mileage claims by inspectors, new procedures and books have been designed for better control.  Minutes of Committees are now being submitted to Audit Section for approval of payments.  Regular site visits are carried out to ensure employees are present on site of work.  Enhancement on contracts filing by Registry has been initiated upon critical analysis on same made by auditor.  The introduction of site Record Book and Return to Store Book have been implemented to ensure excess materials used on site are returned to store.  Assets inventory at the District Council and village councils are performed with the collaboration of Assistant Chief Executives.  Enforcement of internal controls on regular deposits of cemetery fees has been highlighted by the auditor.  Overtime performed by officers and attendants are closely monitored and controlled by Audit Section. Focus is being made on corporate Governance requirements; i.e equity, fairness and transparency.  Site visits for payment for construction of drains, roads and buildings are done to ensure that payments are not done for “Ghost Projects”.  More attention is being paid on avoidable overtime to avoid waste of public funds.  However, Internal Controller sometimes deplores lack of management support in the achievement of his/her objectives. This must be reviewed and greater management support in the achievement of his/her objectives. This must be reviewed, and greater management support should be obtained in order to ensure efficiency, economy & effectiveness of the use of the Council’s resources.

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5.3. IT Section

The IT Section consists of one IT Officer/Systems administration who is responsible for the section and is assisted by one Assistant IT Officer.

The IT department is responsible for all architecture, hardware, software and networking of computers in the council including the council website. The IT section must cater for all matters pertaining to the introduction, deployment, maintenance and upgrading of IT infrastructures. Furthermore, IT department is responsible to arrange for training or train users along with providing access to systems.

Under the aegis of the Ministry of Local Government, this Council embarked on the:

 Implementation of a GPS/GIS system to monitor vehicles movement  Online Building and Land Use Permit (BLUP) System under whereby thus facilitating the submission of online applications Building and land Use Permits 24/7  E-Payment for Trade Fees  Use of Citizen Support Unit (CSU) for complaints management

Through the use of technology, the Council has improved the delivery of services and increased the efficiency of work process.

5.4. Health and Safety Section

As regards providing a safe and decent work environment, health and safety inductions had been carried out for new recruits. Road Safety and fire safety trainings had been delivered by officers from the "Traffic Branch Division" and "Mauritius Fire and Rescue Services" respectively to sensitize staff on the importance ensuring safety at work. Medical Check-ups, health surveillance, Hepatitis B vaccination, Vaccination against measles and H1N1 were performed by the "Ministry of Health and Quality of Life" for all staff including manual workers.

To promote a safety culture at work, protective equipment had been delivered to all manual grades as well as officers who work on site.

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6. FINANCE DEPARTMENT

The Finance Department provides support to the administrative function by ensuring an adequate distribution of financial resources to allow the Council to achieve its objectives and implement its policies in an economic, efficient and effective manner.

The main functions of the Finance Department are, amongst others:

 To collect all revenues accruing to the Council  To effect all payments for goods and services including salaries to Council’s employees  To prepare the yearly Budget Estimates and Financial Statements for submission to the Ministry of Local Government and the National Audit Office respectively  the procurement of goods and services for the Council  The overall financial administration of the Council including the provision of advice on financial policy and management and the establishment of proper accounting and financial controls.

The Finance Department consists of the following sections: -

 Income  Expenditure  Payroll  Stores/ Procurement

6.1. Procurement In line with Section 160 of the Local Government Act 2011, the procurement of goods, services and works are effected in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2006. Moreover, as per the act, any procurement of goods and services shall be determined by a Procurement Committee composed of: -

 The Chief Executive or his deputy  The Financial Controller or his deputy  One senior officer in charge of a department other than that of the Chief Executive or the Financial Controller

6.2. Financial Highlights

The financial statements of the District Council of Pamplemousses have been prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) issued by the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASB). The Chairman and the Councilors of the District Council of Pamplemousses have the pleasure in submitting the financial statement 2018/19 as approved by the Council at its

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meeting of 26 September 2019 with a surplus of Rs 119.5m as compared to a deficit of Rs 172.3m for the financial year 2017/18

6.3. Recurrent Revenue

The main Income streams of the Council are the Government Grant for recurrent and Capital Project, Trade Fees, Advertising and Publicity, Building and Land Use Permit, Bus Toll, Rental of Building & Market, Burial and incineration fee. The total income of the Council is Rs 431,966,116 for the financial year 2018/19 as compared to Rs 315,178,687 for the financial year 2017/18

Revenue from Exchange & Non-Exchange Transaction

Income 2018/19 2017/18

Trade Fees 21,211,125 22,390,650 Advertising & Publicity 946,536 1,417,903 Recognition of Land & 26,504,452 - Other Amenities Amortisation of 31,980,735 - Government Grant Government Grant 314,215,046 272,684,004 Building & Land Use 10,697,563 9,813,676 Permit Bus Toll 284,832 1,236,476 Rental Income 4,383,150 4,431,350 Finance Income 1,500,935 1,862,497 Burial & Incineration Fees 921,537 789,444 Other Income 19,320,206 552,687 Total 431,966,116 315,178,687

Income for the Financial Year 2018/19

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6.4. Recurrent Expenditure

The main Expenditure of the Council are Compensation of Employees, Utilities Cost, Motor Vehicle Expenses, Repairs & Maintenance, Cleaning & Security Services, Grants & Subidies, Professional & Legal Expense, Finance Costs, Depreciation, Impairment of Assets, Loss on Disposal of Assets, Increase in Provision for Doubful Debt, General Expenses. The total expenditure of the Council is Rs 312,405,572 for the financial year 2018/19 as compared to Rs 487,439,529 for the financial year 2017/18

Expenditure 2018/19 2017/18

Compensation of Employees 150,995,160.00 368,104,742.00

Utilities Cost 25,674,390.00 24,251,863.00

Motor Vehicle Expenses 6,894,602.00 5,601,889.00

Repairs & Maintenance 15,573,355.00 10,267,941.00

Cleaning & Security Services 60,536,213.00 52,327,292.00

Grants & Subsidies 16,286,680.00 14,530,725.00

Professional and Legal Fees 1,187,440.00 996,035.00

Finance Costs 808,500.00 867,300.00

Depreciation 28,981,800.00 5,744,292.00

Impairment of Assets 45,124.00 615,000.00

Loss on Disposal of Assets 35,000.00 - Increase in Provision for Doubful Debt 910,225.00 -

General Expenses 4,477,084.00 4,132,451.00

TOTAL 312,405,573.00 487,439,530.00

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6.5. Capital Expenditure

The main Capital Expenditure of the Council are Land, Building, Public Infrastructure, Plant Equipment, Computer Equipment, Furniture & Fittings and Motor VThe total expenditure of the Council is Rs 312,405,572 for the financial year 2018/19 as compared to Rs 487,439,529 for the financial year 2017/18.

Capital Expenditure 2018/19 2017/18

Land 54,675,067.00 28,083,505.00

Building 78,009,114.00 91,887,406.00

Public Infrastructure 184,620,030.00 132,753,160.00

Plant Equipment 18,679,387.00 2,596,427.00

Computer Equipment 4,065,019.00 3,648,686.00

Furniture & Fittings 3,200,620.00 2,733,050.00

Motor Vehicles 45,898,348.00 47,717,073.00

TOTAL 389,147,585.00 309,419,307.00

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6.6. Summary of Financial Statements for the period July 2018 - June ………2019

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2019 Note 30 JUN 2019 30 JUN 2018 Assets Rs Rs

(1) Current Assets (a) Financial Assets (i) Cash and Cash Equivalents 5 132,647,490 123,785,015 (ii) Receivables -Exchange 6 2,889,733 7,914,401 (iii) Receivables Non-Exchange 8 5,761,500 -

(b) Inventories 9 - 1,100,698

(c) Investments 10 40,000,000 40,000,000

Total Current Assets 181,298,723 172,800,114

(2) Non- Current Assets

(a) Financial Assets (i) Receivable Car Loan more than one year 2,378,418 -

(b) Property, Plant & Equipment 12 354,428,492 303,675,013

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Total non-Current Assets 357,232,406 303,675,013

Total Assets 538,531,129 476,475,127

Liabilities

(1) Current Liabilities

(a) Financial Liabilities

(i) Trade and other payables 14 40,534,486 85,457,177 (ii) Borrowings 15 1,176,000 1,176,000

(b) Provisions for Employment Benefits 16 1,755,234 65,261,345

Total Current Liabilities 43,465,720 151,894,522

(2) Non Current Liabilities

(a) Financial Liabilities

(i) Pension Obligation 17 194,164,149 211,747,900 (ii) Borrowings 15 14,112,000 15,288,000

(b) Provision for Employee Benefits 69,684,009 -

Total Non Current Liabilities 277,960,158 227,035,900

Total Liabilities 321,425,878 378,930,422

NET ASSETS 217,105,250 97,544,705

Equity

(a) Capital Contribution 14,809,398 14,809,398

(b) Accumulated Surplus/(Deficit) SOE 202,295,852 82,735,307

Total Equity 217,105,250 97,544,705

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 19 Note 30 JUN 2019 30 JUN 2018 Rs Rs (1) Revenue- Non Exchange Transaction

(a)Trade Fees 18 21,211,125 22,390,650

(b) Advertising & Publicity 19 946,536 1,417,903

(c) Recognition of Land and other Amenities 21 26,504,452 -

(d)Amortisation of Government Grant 20 31,980,735 -

(e) Government Grant 22 314,215,046 272,684,004

Total Revenue-Non Exchange Transaction 394,857,894 296,492,557

(2) Revenue Exchange Transaction

(a) Building & Land Use Permit 23 10,697,563 9,813,676

(b) Bus Toll Fees 24 284,832 1,236,476

(c ) Rental Income 26 4,383,150 4,431,350

(d) Finance Income 25 1,500,935 1,862,497

(e) Burial And Incineration Fees 27 921,537 789,444

(f) Other Income 28 19,320,206 552,687

Sub Total 37,108,222 18,686,130

Total Revenue-Non Exchange Transaction 431,966,116 315,178,687 (3) Expenes (a) Compensation Of Employees 29 150,995,160 368,104,742 (b) Utilities Cost 30 25,674,390 24,251,863 (c ) Motor Vehicle Expenses 31 6,894,602 5,601,889 (d) Repairs & Maintenance 32 15,573,355 10,267,941 (e) Cleaning & Security Services 33 60,536,213 52,327,292 (f) Grants And Subsidies 34 16,286,680 14,530,725 (g) Professional And Legal Fees 35 1,187,440 996,035 (h) Finance Costs 36 808,500 867,300 (i) Depreciation 37 28,981,800 5,744,292 (j) Impairment of Assets 38 45,124.00 615,000 (k) Loss on Disposal of Assets 39 35,000.00 Page 34 of 64

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(m) Increase in Provision for Doubful debt 40 910,225.00 (n) General Expenses 41 4,477,084 4,132,451 Total Expenses 312,405,572 487,439,529

Surplus /Deficit from Operation 119,560,545 (172,260,841)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS / EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Capital Acumulated Contribution Surplus/Deficit Total

Rs. Rs. Rs.

BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2018 14,809,398 82,735,307 97,544,705

Profit for the year - 119,560,545 119,560,545

BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2019 14,809,398 202,295,852 217,105,250

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 30 JUN 2019 30 JUN 2018 Note Rs Rs (1) Cash Flow from Operating Activities (a) Receipts

18 (i)Trade Fees 21,211,125 22,390,650 (ii) Advertising And Publicity 19 Fees 647,758 1,497,999

22 (iii)Government Grant 319,210,245 314,877,259

23 (iv)Building & Land Use Permit 10,697,563 9,813,676

24 (iv)Bus Toll Fees 232,691 513,792

26 (v)Rental Income 7,045,750 4,300,500

25 (vi)Finance Income 1,290,730 759,292

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28 (viii)Other Income 18,133,709 552,687

Total Receipts 379,391,107 355,495,299

(b) Payments

29 (i)Compensation Of Employees 162,766,463 159,802,633

30 (ii)Utilities Cost 25,674,390 24,251,863

31 (iii)Motor Vehicle Expenses 5,793,904 5,601,889

32 (iv)Repairs And Maintenance 15,573,355 10,267,941

33 (v) Cleaning & Security Services 78,717,650 52,327,292

34 (vi) Grants And Subsidies 16,286,680 14,530,725

35 (vii)Professional And Legal Fees 1,187,440 996,035

36 (viii)Finance Costs 808,500 867,300

41 (ix)General Expenses 4,477,084 4,132,451

Total Payments 311,285,466 272,778,128 Total Cash Flow from Operating

Activities 68,105,642 82,717,172

Cash Flow from Investing

(2) Activities (i) Purchase of Property Plant

and Equipments (58,095,167) (47,309,189) (ii)Proceed from Sales of Property Plant

and Equipment 28,000

(iii) Increase in Investments 35,000,000 Total Cash Flow from Investing

Activities (58,067,167) (12,309,189)

Cash Flow of Financing

(3) Activities

(i)Repayment of Borrowings 15 (1,176,000) (1,176,000) (ii)Proceeds from Borrowings (iii)Increase in Deposits Net Cash Flows from financing

activities (1,176,000) (1,176,000) Net Increase/(decrease) in Cash

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Equivalents 8,862,475 69,231,983 Cash and Cash Equivalents at

beginning of year 123,785,015 54,553,032 Cash and Cash Equivalents at end 5 of year 132,647,490 123,785,015

Difference between the Final Budget and Actual Amounts

 Government release additional fund to finance Local development project and National development Unit Capital Project

 There has been an increase in the number of constructions in the region of Pamplemousses therefore an increase in BLUP collection.

 Stale cheque at the tune of Rs 1.854m has been classified in other income for the period July 16 to 30 June 2018.Additionally Excess provision of 16m for payment of creditors & deposit for previous years has been reassessed and reclassified under other income.

 There has been a saving of 0.8m in Basic Salary due to non-filling of certain post.

 Accrual of 4.7m has been made in cash in lieu of sick leave.

 The pension Liability figure has decrease by nearly 17m which has outweighed the actual pension contribution 18/19

Budget Allocation 2018/19

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7. LAND USE & PLANNING DEPARTMENT

The Land Use and Planning Department (LUPD) has carried out all its prescribed duties in compliance with the provision of Laws, VIZ: -

(i) Building and Land Use Permit (BLP) and Outline Planning Permission (OPP)

The Platform for registering/processing/determination of BLP applications have been replaced by an online system known as the National Electronic Licensing System (NELS). All application are therefore received online as from March 2019.The Front Desk of the Land Use Planning Dept has now been restyled as a Help Desk whereby assistance is extended to applicants who do not have appropriate on-line facilities or are not conversant with the system to submit their on-line applications. The Help Desk is therefore providing the appropriate logistics (such as P.C and Scanning facilities and our officers are assisting the applicants to submit the Online - applications. All BLP application are received, processed, determined and issued online. Applications for O.P.P and Engines/electric motors (MOT) are still being processed on Cissolve system as the NELS has not yet catered for same. (ii) Submission of Planning views on:

 Applications for morcellement permits to the Ministry of Housing and Lands (Morcellement Board)  Applications for Land Conversion permits to the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security.  Applications for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Licences and Preliminary Environmental Report (PER) Approvals to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.

(iii) Attending Courts of Laws: -

 The Department has attended to complaints received from the members of the public and cases for illegal construction /development have been prosecuted at the level of District Court.  Appeal cases entered before the Environment and Land Use Appeal Tribunal have been duly followed up with the assistance of Counsels.  Supreme and Intermediate Courts case have equally been attended and followed up.  Attending to complaints received through the Citizen Support Portal.

(iv) Pre-application meetings.

The LUPD has tendered planning advice to prospective applicants and developers and members of the public by way of pre-consultation meetings.

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(v) Exemption of Building and Land Use Permits.

Requests for exemption of BLPs have been duly issued in compliance with the provision of laws.

(vi) The LUPD which was running with a skeleton staffing, has been so far very pro- active and delivered the planning service in the spirit of facilitating development in line with the provision of the Business Facilitation Act. Except for the carrying of Ex post Control:

Now with the recruitment of 11 additional staffs (Planning and Development Assistants and Assistant Building Inspectors) in September 2018, the department has started to carry out the Ex post Control on all BLP permits issued as from the year 2016.

Please find hereunder statistics on BLPs and details on Court cases attended.

(1) BLP issued as from July 2018 to June 2019

BLP APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED AS OF 01 JULY 2018 TO 30 JUNE 2019

Approved Number of Still in System Set Refusal Applications BLP BLP not yet Total process Error Aside received Issued collected

BLP1 1103 788 15 803 0 281 0 19

BLP2 405 299 8 307 0 85 0 13

BLP3 271 157 5 162 0 104 0 5

OPP 14 6 1 7 0 7 0 0

Tota 1793 1250 29 1279 0 477 0 37 l

Percentage 71.33% 0.00% 26.60% 0.00% 2.06%

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(2) Illegal development surveyed

With the amendments brought to the LGA in October 2018, the enforcement mechanism has changed, and the stop notices have been replaced by the followings notices:

a) Compliance Notice b) Enforcement Notice c) Pulling Down Notice

Please find below table showing the number of notices issued. Some 10 cases are already in shape for prosecution at the level of the District Court.

THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PAMPLEMOUSSES

List of Illegal Development (October 2018 - June 2019)

Name of Inspector No. of No. of No. of No. of Request Compliance Enforcement Puling Down Notice Served Notice Served Notice Served Notice Served R. APPIAH(Building Inspector) 491 23 9 3 BI R. JIBNA (Building Inspector) BI D. Tirbhowan (Building Inspector) ABI N.OOZEER, ABI R.CHINTA ABI D.BHANTOOA ABI P.LOWTOO ABI D.LEELEEA

188 illegal constructions were surveyed out of which:

 28 illegal construction have been regularized  24 illegal constructions were referred for prosecutions  11 cases were convicted for pulling down/restoration orders and 9 cases were fined by the District Court  3 cases have complied with pulling down/restoration orders

(3) Cases at Environment and Land Use Appeal Tribunal (ELAT)

There are presently some 22 cases before ELAT and same are being followed up.

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8. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT

The Public Infrastructure Department is headed by the Head, Public Infrastructure Department who is a Civil Engineer and he is assisted in his duties by a Chief Inspector of Works, two Inspector of Works, one Management Support Officer and one OMA. There is also a Garage Supervisor, whose responsibility is to manage, monitor, supervise the Council’s fleet of vehicles.

The main responsibilities of the Public Infrastructure Department are:  To effect regular maintenance of non-classified roads within the Council’s area.  Construction of new roads declared as public within the Council’s area.  Provision and maintenance of street lighting along Highways, classified and non classified roads as well as lighting of football grounds, volleyball pitches and other Council’s buildings, and its assets inclusive of children playgrounds.  Maintenance of District Council buildings including Village Halls, Sports Grounds and Complexes, Children Playgrounds, Multi-purpose Halls, Public Markets, Cemeteries  among others.  Management and maintenance of Council’s fleet of vehicles.  To issue and keep record of fuel consumption.  Provision, fixing and maintenance of street and village name plates.  Construction and maintenance of drains along non-classified roads.  Supervision of civil engineering projects undertaken by in-house labour and contractors.  Processing of Building and Land Use Permits.  Providing advice to the Council on engineering matters and the implementation and application of relevant legislations including the Roads Act, the Building Act, the Local Government Act and other Acts.  Preparation, processing and implementation and monitoring of capital projects financed by the Government under the LD Programme.  Preparation of payment certificates, monitoring of budgets of Local Development  Projects and ensure that projects are within earmarked budgets  Assist meetings, act upon decisions taken thereat. Local Disaster Committee, ICZM, Whole Council, NDU and many others.  Monitoring the budget/ estimates of the department and deal with financial issues.  Prepare and issue Service Order, Material Requisition, SRN, etc for projects, purchases or other services. Deal and compute arithmetic calculations.  Manage, administer and reply to all queries, correspondences–Roads, Drains, Infrastructure, Road Signs, Traffic Issues, etc.  Performing duties of the Human Resource Department – register, keep records, manage, approve and issue approvals for leaves of employees of the Public Infrastructure Department.  Process requests of Passage benefits of its employees.

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8.1. List of Projects implemented during Year 2018 – 2019

 Construction of Infrastructure/ Amenities – Graded Seat at Congomah, Mon Gout and Calebasses.  Creation and embellishment of Greenspaces – Uplifting and fixing of benches, kiosk, decorative lamps at Le Hochet, Mon Gout and Petite Julie.  Fixing and installation of Indoor Gyms.  Construction of Mini Soccer Pitch at Cite Roma, Le Hochet, Long Mountain, Terre Rouge and Trou Aux Biches.  Lighting of Football Grounds - Renovation to its Cloakroom at Le Hochet.  Construction of a Tennis Court at Petite Julie.  Construction of a Hall (Multipurpose) at Fond Du Sac.  Supply & Fixing of Street lanterns, Poles and Cables – Black Spots identified by Council.  Supply & Fixing of Street Lanterns – Village Council Areas and within newly set up Morcellement.  Construction of New Roads/ Resurfacing of roads.  Maintenance/ Patching along existing roads.  Provision of crusher run on badly damaged roads/ potholes as security measures for security of road users.  Ensure that procedures are followed and to declare roads as public roads.  Repainting/ Re marking of road signs along non classified roads.  Repairs & maintenance of street lanterns.  Construction of absorption drains/ absorption drains to alleviate flooding problems with the villages.  Creation of new children’s play area, fixing of children’s play equipment, fencing/ lighting of same.  Lighting at MUGA Sports Ground at Triolet.  Fixing of indoor and outdoor gyms in villages.

8.2. List of new roads constructed for year 18/19

SN VILLAGE LOCATION 1 Notre Dame Le Verger Road Off Ducray 2 Le Hochet Bootsha Lane 3 Notre Dame Paradise Lane 4 Calebasses Riverside Lane 5 Terre Rouge Govinda Lane 6 Triolet Near Bijouterie Seetohul 7 Triolet Cumcuma Lane (Network) 8 Pointe Aux Piments Extension of Mass Discount Lane (Network) 9 Plaine Des Papayes Extension of Ramdany Lane Page 42 of 64

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8.3. List of roads resurfaced for year 18/19 SN VILLAGE LOCATION 1 Notre Dame Access Road to Cemetery 2 Notre Dame Osman Road 3 Notre Dame Auckbarally Lane 4 Notre Dame Ducray Road 5 Creve Coeur Off Tosca Lane near Bheekoo 6 Congomah Vinayak Lane 7 Boodiah Lane 8 Le Hochet Jeebodh Lane 9 Notre Dame Queen Street 10 Arsenal Ext Route Des Jardins 11 Calebasses Mamode Khan Lane 12 Mon Gout Flamboyant Road 13 Morc Mount, Sookareea Prakash 14 Pamplemousses Super Unic Lane 15 Botanic Lane 16 Pointe Aux Piments Rajiv Gandhi Lane 17 Triolet Ext Kalimata Lane 18 Alladin Lane 19 Long Mountain Jahally Lane 20 Plaines des Papayes Shakespeare Lane 21 Fond du Sac Lane near Futsal 22 Fond Du Sac Maistry Lane 23 Plaines Des Papayes Anfield Road 24 Trou Aux Biches Fleury Sr Mer 25 Triolet SSR Lane 26 Trou Aux Biches Avenue Fleur Soleil, Morc Ramdenee 27 Pointe Aux Piments Nelson Mandela 28 Pamplemousses Kaudeer Lane 29 Pamplemousses Vaishnavi Lane 30 Arsenal Lovers Lane 31 Le Hochet Upgrading of Mareemootoo Lane 32 Le Hochet Upgrading of Ponnen Lane 33 Le Hochet Upgrading of Acacia Lane, Cite CHA 34 Trou Aux Biches Village Council Yard

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8.4. List of Drains constructed in year 2018/19

SN VILLAGE LOCATION

1 Pointe aux Piments Tagore Road 2 Terre Rouge Camp La Boue Road 3 Tombeau Baie Rue Cocotier, Morc Rouillard 4 Trou aux Biches Nr Restaurant 5 Creve Coeur Royal road Upper Creve Coeur 6 Lane Off Tosca Lane 7 Temple Road and Indira Gandhi Road 8 Long Mountain Illot Road 9 Long Mountain Asia Lane, Cite EDC 10 Le Hochet St Michel Road, Riche Terre 11 Le Hochet La Plaine Street 12 Le Hochet Lois Lane

8.5. Lanterns fixed for year 18/19

 Lighting of blackspot areas within council area- 119 lanterns.  590 new lanterns fixed.  Number of street lighting complaints attended – 11,600.

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9. PUBLICH HEALTH DEPARTMENT

BACKGROUND

The District Council, commonly known as the District Council of Pamplemousses, covers an area of about 178.7 square kilometers and the population estimate was at 142,511. It is made up of 18 villages and some are on beautiful seaside resorts in the country. The process of transformation of the District of Pamplemousses, with the many projects undertaken by Government, the Council and the private sector, brings with it many challenges. The biggest challenge which the Council has been facing and continues to face, is to ensure efficient service delivery with existing resources. Furthermore the Council has to consider the challenges of climatic change and its impact on the villages. The priorities consequently are:

 Regular and efficient drain cleaning  Promotion to reduce pollution and energy consumption  Constant sensitization for protection and preservation of the environment  Strategic plans and development goals which should include climate change and its impact on social and economic development  Human resources management and management of change.

Responsibilities of the Public Health department can be attributed to five sections namely: -

 Business Monitoring Section.  Cemeteries/Cremation Grounds.  Refuse Collection and Environmental Issues  Market/Fairs and Traffic Centre.  Wastelands and Environmental Issues

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ADMINISTRATIVE CADRE

ORGANIGRAMME

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Issur Ramdhonee Ramah Gungahvessoon Jowaheer Rawoo Seegoolam Ramchurn

One Management Support Officer and one Clerical Officer are posted in Health department for administrative convenience. Annex is the posting of the Health Inspectors.

The Public Health Department has an important role to play in the promotion of public health by the maintenance of a healthy environment and by providing certain protection against diseases. The responsibilities, as outlined under section 50(2) of the Local Government Act 2011, of the health department are as follows:

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 Providing scavenging services and cleansing of roads and public places.  Cleansing of watercourses drains and canals.  Dealing with problems of wastelands.  Rodent Control  Issue of trade fee for commercial, industrial, professional and other related activities.  Prosecution and attending court cases  Provision and regulation of public markets and fairs.  Management and maintenance of cemeteries and crematoria.  Maintenance of traffic centers and public toilets.  Attending complaints from public, CSU and taking appropriate legal action, etc.  Other office works

REFUSE COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

One of the main statutory duties is to provide scavenging service which contributes enormously in the promotion of good health and sound environment (section 59 and 60 of LGA 2011). The District Council provides a weekly refuse collection in-house service in 13 villages and services of private contractors are hired in 5 villages (Triolet, Baie du Tombeau, Pointe aux Piments, Trou aux Biches and Le Hochet). Wastes which are collected are either disposed at the transfer stations of Poudre d’Or village or at Roche Bois.

Waste collection is carried out on a door to door basis and at least once weekly in the jurisdiction of this Council.

Inhouse Scavenging Service

The logistics involved are as follows:

No. No. of Refuse Field Handy Health of scavenging Year Collector Supervisor Drivers worker Inspector Site Lorries

2014 112 8 10 7 7 14 10

2015 101 12 10 7 7 14 11

2016 (Jan to June) 101 12 11 7 7 14 11

01 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 132 11 11 12 4 15 14

As at November 2018 124 11 7 12 7 16 13

As at June 2019 131 12 13 10 7 17 14

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Quantity of Waste Collected Inhouse

01 July 2017 to 30 01 July 2018 to Remarks June 2018 30 June 2019

Quantity of waste 15,506 4754 As from October 2018 collected / tons weight bridge was not available at Transfer Station

No. of trips 5645 5746

The collected municipal solid wastes are compacted at the nearest transfer stations (situated at Roche Bois) prior to transportation to the landfill. However, neither sorting nor composting of wastes are practised at the transfer stations nor are the wastes directed for recycling. The disposal of solid waste is schematically depicted in Fig. 2.

For an efficient and effective solid waste collection, this authority must take into consideration various factors. These are:

 Frequency of service to be provided in the locality.  Population of the locality  Economic activities in the locality  Number of manpower available  Number of transport available  Period of the year  Socioeconomic status of area served.  Ergonomic/narrowness of roads

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A daily two shift schedule starting from 06 00 to 11 00 and 10 00 to 15 00 has been set up for daily service within the prescribe zone in the villages and every transport is fully equipped. A reasonable number of refuse collectors is provided per lorry to provide an adequate service. The diagram below shows regions where scavenging service is being provided in the north.

In House Service Contract out by Council

Fond Du Sac  Triolet P Des Papayes  Tombeau Bay M. St Andre  Le Hochet Calebasses  Pointe aux Piments Arsenal  Trou aux Biches SSRN Ville Bague D’Epinay/Illot Congomah Pamplemousses Mont Gout Creve Coeur Long Mountain Notre Dame Terre Rouge

9.1. Composition of municipal solid waste

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Fleet SN OLD REG. NEW REG. LOAD YEAR REMARKS

1 6 Z 84 10 Z 17 5 T 2010 Running condition (compactor)

2 6 Z 92 10 Z 18 4 T 2012 Running condition

3 6 Z 93 10 Z 19 4 T 2012 Running condition

4 - 10 Z 22 5 T 2013 Running condition(compactor)

5 - 10 Z 23 5 T 2013 Running condition(compactor)

6 - 10 Z 25 5 T 2014 Running condition

7 - 10 Z 26 5 T 2014 Running condition

8 - 10 Z 28 5 T 2014 Running condition

9 - 10 Z 29 5 T 2014 Running condition

10 - 10 Z 27 5 T 2014 Running condition(compactor)

11 - 10 Z 30 5 T 2014 Running condition(compactor)

12 10 Z 35 3 T 2017 Running condition

13 10 Z 36 3 T 2017 Running condition

14 10 Z 31 3 T 2014 Running condition (Compactor)

9.2. In House Teams

SN SITE IN HOUSE No of Refuse REMARKS collectors

1 Arsenal/ SSRN Hospital 10

2 C. Coeur/ Long Mountain 7

3 Calebasses/ Khoyratty 8

4 D'Epinay/ Mont Gout/Illot 7

5 Fond du Sac 8

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6 Long Mountain I 8

7 Morc St Andre 7

8 Notre Dame 7

9 Pamplemousses 7

10 Plaines des Papayes 1 8

11 Plaines des Papayes/ Bois Rouge 8

12 Terre Rouge 1 7

13 Terre Rouge 2 7

14 V. Bague/P.Praslin/ P.Julie/Congomah 8

15 NHDC Team 7

16 Rivers, Drain, Canal 10

TOTAL 125

Scavenging service data

WASTE COST per COLLECTED PER Av Cost SN LOTS year YEAR Tons per Kg REMARKS

1 Inhouse 45284400 17400 0.38

2 Tbay 8418000 7860 0.93

3 Le Hochet 10126224 5587 0.55

4 Triolet 14076000 4735 0.34

Coastal Villages(Pt aux Piments & Trou aux 5 Biches) 10998600 3800 0.35

6 b.marchand 2856600 672 0.24

91759824 40054 2.79

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1 kg of waste cost Rs 2.79

As per cencus 2016, Population of Pamplemousses district: 140,279

Amount of waste collected per capita per year/kg: 40054000/140279 = 285.53 kg/year

Amount of waste collected per capita per year/kg: 0.8 kg/day

Cost of wastes collected per day/capita: 2.79 X 0.8 = Rs 2.25

9.3. Clean Up Campaigns

Clean Up Campaigns were organised in all villages in March and April in the context of 50 anniversary of Independence.

Bulky wastes campaigns were organised in all villages in the month of December 2018 and in June 2019. In all 483 trips of wastes were removed in December 2018 and 123 trips in June 2019.

E- Wastes campaign has been organised as from April 2019 and is ongoing up to August 2019. As at today the following materials has been collected:

Sn Items Total Quantity Remarks

1 Air Conditioner 18

2 Amplifier 1

3 Automatic Dispenser 1

Batteries, dry cells(except 4 vehicle batterie) 40

5 Bus ticket machine 4

6 Cassette recorder 27

7 Charger/adaptor 15

8 Computer Processing Unit(CPU) 94

9 Cooler and dehumidifier 12

10 CRT screen 7

11 Electric Sewing Machine 8

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12 Electronic calculator 2

13 Electronic musical instrument 1

14 Electronic scale 8

15 Electronic typewriter 2

16 Fax Machine 6

17 Flat Screen 33

18 Hi-fi system 12

19 Keyboard 18

20 Laptop 8

21 Microwave 133

22 Mobile phone 3

23 Mouse 7

Network devices, servers, modems and routers (incl TNT 24 decoder) 28

25 Paper Shredder 0

26 Photocopy Machine 1

27 Printer/scanner 43

28 Projector 0

29 Radio 24

30 Refrigerator 174

31 Telephone 11

32 Television 368

33 Toner catridge/ink carteidge 4

34 UPS, power supply 39

35 USB, Memory card 0

36 Video Player (VCD &DVD) 52

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37 Washing machine 209

9.4. Rodent Control Rodents are responsible for the transmission of deadly diseases such as Plague, Leptospirosis. The Council has formulated a rodent control program in its jurisdiction. Rodenticides are placed in all high-risk areas in villages in a quarterly basis. In addition, wastelands are cleaned to destroy the breeding places of the rodents. The following activities were also carried out in the context of Rodent Control:

 Sensitization campaigns were carried out in order to reduce proliferation of rodents and mosquitoes by distribution of flyers.  Placement of baits and monitoring  Lopping of branches  Cleaning of wastelands  Fixing of fixed bins  Fixing of Keep Clean and No Dumping Plates

9.5. Cleaning of Rivers, Canals, Drains and Rivulets The Council cleanses drains, canals, streams, rivulets and water courses with a view to allowing free flow of water. Regular drain cleaning may sound like a hassle, but a clogged drain is even more troublesome. All in all, the effort makes to keep water flowing smoothly through drains will be worth it in the end.

Cleaning is done as follows:

Type of drains Frequency of cleaning Remarks

Covered drain Once yearly (as & when required) Done in collaboration with the Works Department

Open drain Quarterly

Absorption drain Twice yearly Done in collaboration with the Works Department

Rivers Thrice yearly Phase 1 is done prior to heavy rainfall season as from February up to April,

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Phase 2 as from June to August and Phase 3 starts from September to November prior the cyclonic season

Rivulets and Canals Twice yearly Phase 1 is done prior to heavy rainfall season as from February up to April, Phase 2 as from June to August and Phase 3 starts from September to November prior the cyclonic season

In villages where scavenging is contracted out, cleaning of drains is being done by the contractor itself. Cleaning of drains for in-house service villages are done as and when required with availability of funds. There is a team of 6 Refuse Collectors for cleaning of drains/rivers and canal. The river Citron has been cleaned thrice this year and a team is standing by for any intervention.

Desilting was requested to Ministry of Environment and Water Resource Unit since March 2018 at Riviere Citron, Congomah River and water course at Morc Swan, a reminder has been sent on August 2018. However, the Council has done dredging and mechanical cleaning at:

 Riviere Citron from Mon Gout to Calebasses  Congomah River  Morc Swan Canal at Tombeau Bay  Pamplemousses Breton river  Rivulet Canton Nancy

Problem with watercourse causing flooding  Proper drainage network at Fond Du Sac  Proper desilting of drain at Morc Elizabethville, Tombeau Bay  Desilting of Riviere Citron  Proper drain network at NHDC Terre Rouge behind Northen Printing  Dredging of storm drain at Bois Marchand near CEB.

Drains on classified roads are maintained by the Road Development Authority. (RDA)

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9.6. Cleaning of Barelands/Wastelands

Cleaning of Wastelands

All barelands should be kept clean at all time. The owners should ensure that their barelands be free from littering and dumping, and in a clean state. However, with the increasing number of morcellements, the number of wastelands has increased considerably. Health Inspectors are responsible of the monitoring of barelands and actions are taken against all known owners who fail to do so as per regulations. Owners of wastelands are served notices and a delay of 1 month is given to them to clean and fence same. For noncompliance, these owners are prosecuted. A continuous control, monitoring and survey of wastelands are carried out by Officers of the Health Dept. Actually, wastelands in residential agglomeration are being cleaned. It is council’s policy to carry out frequent surveys of all wastelands found within the limits of its area and to take appropriate action against the identified owners. Unfortunately, Council does not have a cadastral database for owners of land. This explains the large number of wastelands of about 1200 in residential agglomeration.

NO. OF BARELANDS CLEARED NO. OF COST IMPLICATION/Rs PERIOD NOTICES KNOWN UNKNOWN SERVED Inhouse Outsourced REMARKS

2015 (Jan to Jun) Nil 318 36 754,740 163,875

2015-2016 Nil 249 118 286,545 373,463

2016-2017 Nil 141 71 134,436

2017-2018 Nil 730 422 986,000 2000,000

As at Nov 18 Nil 23 26 64,000

820,330 ( extent 128885 977,162 (92,502 As at July 19 Nil 543 64 Sq m) Sq m)

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Around Rs 900,000 has been earmarked for cleaning of wastelands in the jurisdiction of Pamplemousses. The Council has designed the procedure to tackle the problem of wasteland which is as follows; Step 1: Preparation of a list and location of all bare land in all villages Step 2: To trace out the name and address of owner of bare lands through LAVIMS Step 3: Trace out the name and address of owners through the help of the attorney Step 4: Letter sent to known owners to effect payment for plot that has been cleaned since last year and request them to keep clean the plots. Step 5: Cleaning of the waste lands by establishing a proper procedure for each plot. Step 6: Finance department should recoup the cost. For those owners who are abroad, the matter should be reported to the Planning Department for onward recoup when they are developing the land. A note can be inserted in the GIS.

9.7. Herbicide spraying

Spraying of herbicide was effected along all public roads (except classified roads) in the following villages: Morc. St. Andre, Fond Du Sac, Calebasses, Creve Coeur, D’Epinay, Congomah, Long Mountain, Plaine des Papayes, Notre Dame, Ville Bague, Terre Rouge, Arsenal and Pamplemousses

9.8. Lopping of branches Lopping of branches was effected in all public roads except classified roads of the following villages: Morc. St. Andre, Fond Du Sac, Calebasses, Creve Coeur, D’Epinay, Congomah, Long Mountain, Plaine des Papayes, Notre Dame, Ville Bague, Terre Rouge, Arsenal and Pamplemousses. The Council provides this service at least twice yearly through a contractor.

9.9. Business Monitoring Section

The issue of trade fee (section 122(2) of LGA 2011) is another function of the Public Health Department. There are presently around 16,500 economic operators in our jurisdiction. 1417 new trade fees were issued for the period June 2017 to July 2018 and from 01 July to November 2018 the Council have issued 693 new trade fees. It should be noted that as from January 2017 the trade fee not exceeding Rs 5000 is exempted.

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The Council has started cleaning of data and issuing reminders to debtors but had to stop due to lack of funds. Reminders have been sent to the debtors and followed by site visits. All the cases of discrepancies would be tabled in the Council meeting and then procedures would follow for write off. The trade fees for 16 villages have been viewed and all fictitious debts have been adjusted.

Ex-post controls are carried out by Health Inspectors to ensure compliance.

9.10. Markets and Fairs

The Council manages the following market/fairs:

 Pamplemousses Operates on Sundays

 Triolet

 SSRN Traffic Centres- operates daily

TRIOLET MARKET

Section Vegetables General Merchandise Others Food Court Tuck shop

No. of 290 162 28 6 6 Stalls

PAMPLEMOUSSES MARKET

Section Vegetables General Merchandise Others Poultry Fish

No. of 291 50 48 6 6 Stalls

Workforce: 2 Inspectors and 1Police Officer at Triolet Market

2 Inspectors, 1Police Officer and 1 Sanitary Attendant at Pamplemousses Market

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Stall fees collected: Triolet Market - Rs. 1,452,250.

Pamplemousses Market - Rs. 1,408,750.

SSRN Traffic Centre - Rs 218,200.

TOTAL: Rs 3,079,200.

9.11. Cemeteries and Crematoriums

This council manages the following cemeteries and crematorium (Section 50(2g) of LGA 2011):

 Cemeteries No. of Burial No. of Burial effected (July 18 Extent effected (July 17 to to June 19) June 18)

Bois Marchand Cemetery 70 Acres 702 643

Old Cholera Cemetery (Pamplemousses) 3 Acres 31 32

Grande Rosalie Cemetery 3 Acres 4 2

Plaine des Papayes Cemetery 3 Acres 130 122

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Late night burial is effected (up to 10 pm) in all cemeteries at the ease of the inhabitants.

 Crematoria In its jurisdiction the Council has 21 cremation grounds and two Human Gas Incinerators:

Triolet Incinerator

No. of Incineration effected No. of Burial effected (July (July 17 to June 18) 18 to June 19) 79 96

Bois Marchand Incinerator

No. of Incineration effected No. of Burial effected (July (July 17 to June 18) 18 to June 19) 99 231

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10. WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Introduction

The Welfare Department of the District Council is mainly responsible for the organisation and promotion of Social, Cultural and Sports activities. The department’s focus is the social wellbeing of the inhabitants. In addition, the department ensures that the football grounds, children playgrounds, volleyball pitches, mini soccer pitches, green spaces, petanque courts and open gym are well maintained. The other services provided are the hiring of the Plaine des Papayes Multipurpose Complex for weddings, receptions and religious ceremonies. To oversee the proper functioning of the sewing classes and Calebasses Pre Primary School. The Welfare Department is headed by a Principal Welfare Officer; the other staffs are the Senior Welfare Officer, Clerical Officer, and the Office Management Assistant.

List of activities for Year July 2018- June 2019

1. Final Football Tournament at Creve Coeur Football Ground The Council organizes one of the main sports activities known as the Jeux des Villages annually. The 18 villages of the district participate in the football matches. Hence the Final of the Football Match was held on 05 August 2018 at Creve Coeur Football Ground. 2. Fete Pere Laval on 08 September 2018 The Council in collaboration with the Village Councils of Terre Rouge, Baie du Tombeau and Le Hochet distributed foods to the pilgrims of Pere Laval. 3. Final of Miss Pamplemousses

The Finale of Miss Pamplemousses Beauty Pageant was held on 20 September 2018 at Noah Wealth Centre, Jinfei, Riche Terre. It was the first beauty competition organised by the Council and the winner was Miss Ruchpaul Nidhishwaree aged 19 years old from the village of Long Mountain.

4. Sports Gala Nite

After all competitions of the 6th Edition of Jeux des Villages 2018 were completed, a Sports Gala Nite was organised on 05 October 2018 at Le Meridien Hotel, Balaclava to honour the medallists of the Jeux des Villages.

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5. Inauguration of Nursery of Plaine Des Papayes

The first Pepiniere of the Council, named ‘LA PÉPINIÈRE DE SALAZIE’ was inaugurated on 06 October 2018 at Bois Mangues, Plaine Des Papayes in the presence of the Deputy Mayor and Councillors of the Commune de Salazie, Reunion Island. 6. Divali At Fond Du Sac A cultural program was hosted in connection with Divali Celebration at Fond Du Sac on 06 November 2018. Some eminent personalities amidst some 800 guests attended the function.

7. Bal Rann Zariko

The Council in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism had organized “Bal Rann Zariko” in the context of Festival International Kreol 2018 on 17 November 2018 at Terre Rouge Multipurpose Complex whereby activities like dance, games, etc. were organized and gifts were offered to winners.

8. Inauguration of Futsal At Le Hochet The Council in collaboration with the Village Council of Le Hochet organized the inauguration of Futsal and first floor of the village hall at Le Hochet on 25 November 2018. On this occasion, eminent personalities were present and there was also lunch organized for all senior citizens of the locality.

9. Distribution of Toys to Children of Ward 4 Of SSRN Hospital On the occasion of Christmas Celebration, the Council had offered toys, cakes and refreshments to all children of Ward 1-4 of the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital on 21 December 2018. 10. End of Year Party for Staffs

End of Year party and Prize Giving Ceremony were organized for all staffs of this Council including Officers and Manual Grades in December 2018.

11. Inauguration of Futsal at Fond Du Sac

The Inauguration of Futsal, Petanque Court, Children Playground & Volleyball Pitch was held on 25 December 2018 at Fond du Sac. On this occasion, toys were also distributed to all children residing in the locality.

12. Abolition of Slavery

In the context of the 184th Anniversary of the Abolition of slavery, the District Council of Pamplemousses organized a wreath laying ceremony on 01 February 2019 to commemorate the freedom of the slaves. The wreath laying ceremony was held at National Heritage Sites; the Pamplemousses Cemetery, Bassin des Esclaves- CAB Office, at Marche des Esclaves found in the Pamplemousses District Council’s yard.

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13. Stone Laying Ceremony of The Administrative Building Of DCP The Stone Laying Ceremony of the District Council Administrative Building at Calebasses was held on 13 February 2019. The Chief Guest was our Prime Minister, Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.

14. Distribution of Refreshments to Pilgrims of Maha Shivratree Refreshments were distributed to all pilgrims of Maha Shivratree, residing in the north on 04 March 2019.

15. Flag Raising Ceremony At DCP

An annual Flag Raising Ceremony was held on 11th March 2019 among staffs and District councilors at the seat of the Council.

16. Inauguration of Futsal, Senior Citizens' Lunch & Award Ceremony for HSC Laureates 2018

The council in collaboration with the Village Council of Terre Rouge organized the inauguration of futsal, the prize giving ceremony to HSC laureates 2018 & Senior Citizens Lunch at Bois Pignolet in the context of the 51st anniversary of Independence of Mauritius on Sunday 24 March 2019 at Bois Pignolet Community Centre Terre Rouge.

17. Medical Camp at Fond Du Sac on 20 April 2019

A Medical Camp was organized in collaboration with The Village Council of Fond du Sac and Global Rainbow Association. The event was organized mainly to help those affected by the recent flooding on 09 April 2019. The inhabitants had the opportunity to undergo medical examination. On the same day there was a Food distribution t0 families affected by the recent flooding.

18. Working Session with the Chinese Delegates on 24 April 2019.

A Working Session was organized with Chinese Delegates with a view to work out on a twinning agreement on 24 April 2019 at the Conference Room of Intercontinental Hotel Balaclava. Both parties presented their respective projects.

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19. Inauguration of Village Hall, Futsal & Petanque Court at Trou Aux Biches on 29 May 2019.

The Inauguration of Trou aux Biches Village Hall, Mini Soccer Pitch and Petanque Court was held on 29 May 2019. The Village Council of Trou aux Biches acquired a new building for activities and meetings. The Village Hall was inaugurated by the Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius. The Village Hall provides many indoor games such as carrom, domino, pool table and other games. Inhabitants may also have access to the indoor gym equipment. In short, we can say that the Village Hall is a perfect meeting place for the inhabitants who have been deprived of such facilities since years.

20. Inauguration of MUGA At Triolet on 08 June 2019

The District Council also collaborated with the Mauritius Telecom Foundation for the setting up of MUGA Community Wellness Park at Triolet. MUGA was inaugurated by Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius. The MUGA at Triolet provides an array of sports activities to promote a healthy lifestyle such as yoga, aerobic, gym and the mini soccer pitch.

21. Eid Celebration on 19 June 2019

It is an annual feature of the District Council to organize an Eid Gathering. The Council organized a traditional evening with “Ghazal” and “Quawali”. This year we had the opportunity to have renowned singers from Pakistan known as the Hydri Brothers.

22. Inauguration of Graded Seats at Congomah on 29 June 2019

One of its major function of the Council is to promote sports. In this context, the Council has to cater for infrastructural development in the district. Congomah Football Ground is one among the various well-maintained sports facilities and the construction of graded seats will surely encourage many football lovers to enjoy the live football matches. The Honourable Gowkaran Oree and Honourable Monty amongst other eminent personalities were present for the inauguration ceremony.

23. Inauguration of Mini Soccer at Stade Naiko on 30 June 2019 Construction of mini soccer pitches in the villages of the North is another major development. In the recent years we have noted that the youth has showed a great interest in Mini Soccer Pitch. Honourable Soodesh Satkam Callichurn, Minister of Labor amongst other eminent personalities was present for the inauguration ceremony.

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