Admin pulls out all stops to make CM’s birthday grand

Rajkot: It is the chief minister’s birthday on Monday. The entire administration of Rajkot — municipal corporation, collector office, police commissioner office and district panchayat — were busy for weeks to make it a grand affair.
Vijay Rupani celebrates his birthday at his home town Rajkot and a slew of functions have been planned to mark the day. With the functions celebrating his five-year tenure as CM to be held simultaneously, this birthday will be a busy one for Rupani as well as the district administration.
Sources said that many IAS and IPS officers have endured sleepless nights for weeks preparing for the big day. “The preparations are akin to that of a national festival. The programs are being planned on a scale as if it’s not August 2 but October 2, the day Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated,” an officer who wished not to be named said.
“Generally, several programs are planned on Rupani’s birthday but this is the first year his birthday is being celebrated at such a big scale,” a BJP worker added.
The Rajkot municipal corporation (RMC) and district collector will be organizing functions at two venues, one at Dhramendrasinhji college ground and the other at Atal Bihari Vajpayee auditorium.
To mark the day, RMC will be launching a mobile app for transportation service and a citizen portal. Also, the CM will inaugurate the project under which death and birth certificates will be issued from every ward.
CM will be present during a tree plantation drive, on the lines of miyawaki method, at Vagudad village which the RMC will be holding in collaboration with Sadbhavna Ashram. Rupani will also lay the foundation stone for hostel for ‘Divyang’ children to be constructed at a cost of Rs 26 crore.
Rajkot police have also planned several programs to be inaugurated by the CM. The police have constructed a community hall at Ramnathpara police line, where a jail existed during the British rule. The inauguration of this hall and tree plantation in its premises will be done by the CM. The police have also organized blood donation camp for children suffering from Thalassemia
‘Sampark’, a software developed for the police personnel to monitor police station activity from their mobiles and laptops, will be launched by the CM. The police aim to provide corporate style service to citizens using this software.
Rajkot police has planned two traffic chowkis on AIIMS hospital road which will be inaugurated by the CM, and two books one describing Rajkot city police’s work during Covid pandemic and other to make people aware about cybercrime will be released by the CM. Rajkot police’s narcotics cell and anti-human trafficking cell will also be inaugurated by CM.
Apart from the long list, the CM will also attend several functions of Pujit Rupani trust, two functions of Swaminarayan temple and some functions organized by BJP.