The Times of India 30.12.2014
Contractor sends garbage vans late, faces 50k fine
NASHIK:
The garbage collection contractor of the Panchavati division will be
fined Rs 50,000 for the delay in collecting garbage in the division on
Sunday.
Garbage vans failed to reach the division and collect
garbage till late in the morning. After the Municipal Corporation (NMC)
health officer was informed, he went to the division and vans began
collecting the garbage after 10am.
About the delay of the
garbage vans, a source in the contractor’s firm said that the garbage
vans were low on diesel and due to unavailability, they procured diesel
late in the morning.
Health officer, Sunil Bukane, said, “I
have asked the divisional sanitary inspector of Panchavati to take
action against the contractor for sending the garbage vans late. Garbage
was not lifted in the division till 10am, as garbage vans did not get
the diesel on time. All 35 garbage vans in the division did not have
diesel. We charge Rs 1,500 for each garbage van for being late.”
He said that the contractor is expected to fill fuel in all garbage
vans a day earlier, as vans leave for garbage collection early in the
morning. But all of a sudden all 35 vans were missing from the
Panchavati division on Sunday morning. Noting this, the health officer
was informed by his subordinates and the fuel was filled after his
intervention.
“The contractors have to fill fuel in the vans
one day earlier and they are aware of it. They will have to pay around
Rs 50,000 for the delay,” Bukane said.
Citizens often complain
of various garbage-related issues including that of unattended garbage.
The NMC has started an SMS system for citizens to lodge complaints, but
these issues are yet to be resolved.
