The Hindu 21.07.2009
Twin cities to become cleaner
Staff Correspondent
For cleaner surroundings: Hubli-Dharwad Mayor Viranna Savadi (left) and other councillors walking through Gandhiwad locality in Hubli on Monday after the launch of the special cleanliness drive.
Hubli: The Mayor of Hubli Dharwad, Viranna Savadi, launched the special cleanliness drive in the twin cities on Monday in the wake of increase in the number of cases of chikungunya and dengue.
The Mayor formally launched the drive first at Gandhiwad off Gadag Road and then at Bankapur Chowk. Apart from senior officials of the Health Department, councillors of various parties including Deepak Chinchore, Altaf Kittur, Rajanna Koravi and others were present on the occasion.
It might be recalled that after an elaborate discussion on the lack of cleanliness in the twin cities during a special general body meeting, Mr. Savadi had announced that a special cleanliness drive would be taken up in all the wards.
He had said that there were as many as 115 personnel in the Health Department in each of the 12 zones in the corporation and all of them would be deployed for the special cleanliness drive in each ward for three to four days.
Accordingly on Monday the staff of the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) was divided into various batches and they took up cleaning in various localities .
On Monday, special cleanliness drive was carried out in Gardenpet, Desai Oni, Dora Galli, Mochi Galli, Cholinavar Oni, Shikkalagara Tanda, Walwekar Hakkala, Siddanapet and adjoining localities. Apart from clearing the drains and sweeping roads, fogging was extensively done to check the menace of mosquitoes. Pesticides were also sprayed at localities where it was found necessary.
Officials of the zone no. 11 of the corporation said that the cleanliness drive would be completed in all the wards of the zone by August 1.
