The Times of India 10.12.2018
BMC rates itself three out of seven on cleanliness and sanitation
Richa Pinto | TNN | Dec 10, 2018, 09:32 IST
has given itself just three out of a possible seven stars on a
self-assessment of the city’s cleanliness—a requirement for the
forthcoming Swachh Survekshan, according to a senior official. The
selfrating is based on parameters including door-to-door garbage
collection, waste segregation, presence of litter bins, user charges,
grievance redressal, and cleanliness of water bodies. This assessment gets 25% weightage in the overall survey, which is carried out by the Centre (see graphic).
Swachh Survekshan. In 2018, Mumbai did better by 10 places and was also
declared to be the cleanest state capital—a declaration that was called
into question by activists and experts; in comparison, Navi Mumbai was
ranked 9 and Pune 10.
A BMC official said preparations are
on in full swing as the survey is set to be held next month. “The survey
this year will carry a total of 5,000 marks as compared to 4,000 marks
in Swachh Survekshan 2018. We have already begun chalking out the marks
the city may score as per our current situation and where is it that we
need to improve ourselves for better marking. This year, with the
plastic ban having started across the state, including Mumbai, and also
with an emphasis on segregation, we hope to score better. We have also
started the process for the scientific closure of the Mulund dumping
ground and are therefore hoping that we are able to score there as
well,” the official said.
Top Comment
I give 7 star to BMC for honesty.
But
yes i had to visted 7 times to BMC office to register my
marriage(created unnecessary nuisance for me, the reason better known to
them)
survey will be conducted across the country from January 4-31 by teams
from the Quality Council, which has been assigned the work by the Union
ministry for housing and urban affairs.
TIMES VIEW: Mumbai has been witness to
a series of citizen-driven cleanliness campaigns in recent years. That
its Swachh Survekshan rank has fallen since the first instalment of the
survey goes on to prove that the BMC hasn’t kept pace with Mumbaikars in
its drive to keep the city clean. While its waste segregation and
disposal initiatives are laudable, the civic body must pull itself up by
the bootstraps on most other counts, including sanitation.
