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Assistant Engineer, Urban Affairs, East Garo Hills.

Williamnagar Municipal Board, East Garo Hills, Williamnagar.

The Williamnagar Municipal Board(WMB)is an Urban Local Body(ULB),isresponsible for the administration, development, and maintenance of civic amenities in Williamnagar. The Board operates under the Meghalaya Municipal Act. And its primary goal is to ensure the well-being of its residents by providing essential services and infrastructure.

Key Roles of Williamnagar Municipal Board:-

1. Urban Governance: Ensuring proper governance and administration within the municipal limits.
2. Planning and Development: Preparing and implementing plans for urban development, including town planning and regulation of construction activities.
3. Public Service Delivery: Providig essential services like water supply, sanitation, waste management and street lighting
4. Regulartion and Compliance: Enforcing laws and regulations related to building codes, trade licenses, and encroachments.

Functions of Williamnagar Municipal Board

1. Waste Management: *Collection,segregation,transportation, and disposal of solid waste. *Maintaining the dumping ground and Material Recovery facility (MRF). *Promoting waste segregation at the household level.
2. Sanitation and Public Health * Maintaining cleanliness and public spaces, markets, and drains *Providing public toilets and managing community sanitation programs.
3. Water Supply: Ensuring safe drinking water supply to households and public institutions.
4. Urban infrastructure Development: *Construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, and public buildings. *Development of markets, vending sheds, and recreational spaces.
5. Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation: *Implementation of housing schemes for economically weaker sections. * Addressing urban poverty through skill development programs and livelihood initiatives
6. Environment Protection: Managing green spaces and promoting tree plantation drives * Addressing issues related to air, water, and land pollution.
7. Tax Collection and Revenue Generation: *Collecting property tax, trade licenses, and other municipal taxes. *Exploring avenues for additional revenue generation to fund civic projects.
8. Disaster Management and Mitigation: *Collaborating with state authorities to manage urban disasters. *Development plans to mitigate the mmpact of floods earthquakes, and other emergencies.
9. Community Participation and Awareness: *Engaging citizens in developmental activities and decision making:. *Conducting public awareness campaigns under programs like Swachh Bharat Mission.
10. Support for Marginalised Groups: *Ensuring welfare programs for Safai Karamcharis and other vulnerable groups. * Encouraging NGOs and community-based organisations to work for the urban poor.

Waste management initiative under SBM 2.0

• Construction of public infrastructure like vending shed, meat market, public toilets, MRF Compost plant.
• Bio-medical waste treatment plant Establishing & maintaining a plant for the safe scientific treatment of biomedical waste to prevent environmental hazards.
• Roads. Footpath
• Street Lighting & Urban Illumination.