The Times of India 21.08.2012
Contractor to lift garbage in Pimpri Chinchwad
to lift garbage and clear bins in two of the four divisional areas. The
contractor will appoint workers to collect and dispose of the garbage
at the Moshi depot.
The contractor will collect garbage from
zone A, which includes areas of Nigdi, Akurdi, Chinchwad and Chikhli,
and zone D, which includes Kalewadi, Rahatni, Pimple Saudagar, Sangvi,
Pimple Nilakh, Pimple Gurav and other areas.
The PCMC has
already appointed another contractor for the remaining two areas – zone
B, which covers Pimprigaon, Pimpri Camp, Chinchwad and Chinchwadgaon,
and zone C, which includes Kasarwadi, Bhosari and adjoining areas.
There had been complaints that a private agency appointed for
door-to-door garbage collection in zones A and D was not lifting garbage
from bins and roadsides. As a result, the civic administration has
decided to appoint a contractor only to lift garbage lying along
roadsides, in gutters and in garbage bins.
Shiv Sena
corporator Sulabha Ubale from Nigdi said, “The civic health department
must take steps to clear the garbage lying in bins and along roadsides
in zones A and D, as it makes the wards unclean. Moreover, there must be
a single agency for door-to-door collection and garbage collection from
roadsides, bins and gutters for better coordination.”
The civic
administration has tabled a proposal before the standing committee to
appoint the private contractor for zones A and D. The proposal will come
up for discussion at the committee’s meeting on Tuesday.
PCMC health executive officer Rajaram Chavan
said, “Garbage collection from roadsides, gutters and bins is currently
being carried out by the health department in zones A and D. Trucks
will be deployed in some areas.”