The Hindu 21.03.2011
BBMP takes up cleaning work at night
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) took up a massive night
cleaning programme across the city between 10 p.m. on Saturday and 6
a.m. on Sunday during which time debris on the footpaths were removed,
potholes were filled, dried branches, buntings and banners were removed,
the mouths of shoulder drains were cleared.
According to BBMP officials, 163 roads were identified
for the intensive cleaning programme. A workforce of 4,600 took up the
cleaning of the 111.5 km stretch in 60 sub-divisions with 284 tractors,
50 lorries and five earth movers.
Commissioner Siddaiah told presspersons here on Sunday
that this night-long programme was essential in the civic body’s efforts
to beautify the city. “We will take up such initiatives once in 15 days
in different stretches. We will identify 150 km stretches at a time. We
cannot do this during the day because of the traffic,” he said.
He said that unauthorised hoardings dotted the
cityscape. The zonal joint commissioners had been directed to identify
all the illegal hoardings in their zones and submit a report.
“We will take up another night drive to remove these hoardings once we get reports from all the zones,” he said.
The Commissioner inspected work on Residency Road,
Kamaraj Road, Old Madras Road, K.R. Puram, Ramamurthy Nagar, Tannery
Road, R.T. Nagar. Councillors Sampath Raj, M. Nagraj and Anand
accompanied the Commissioner during the inspection in their respective
wards. At Tannery Road and Kamaraj Road, residents offered to join hands
with the BBMP in the cleaning operation.
The Commissioner is now considering involving active
residents and associations in BBMP’s work. Officials said that the
inputs of resident welfare associations was essential, as it would help
in resolving local problems.
Officials said the BBMP has not incurred any additional
expenditure on the nigh-long cleaning programme as it was taken up with
the available manpower and equipment.
