The Hindu 26.09.2014
Govt. launches drive to clean up the Capital
People littering will be fined, vehicles wrongly parked
will be impounded and strict action against defacement of property by
unauthorised hoardings will be part of the special cleanliness drive
that will kick off on Thursday in the Capital.
Lieutenant-Governor
Najeeb Jung on Tuesday also directed the civic bodies to augment their
manpower, vehicles and other resources for this drive and all officers
have been asked to conduct continuous field visits. The Municipal
Corporations will also identify critical dhalaos and open garbage
dumping sites for the special clean-up schedule.
While
citizens will be involved, so will RWAs, Traders’ Associations, market
associations, industrial associations, youth, school children in the
cleanliness and sanitation drive. “Citizens should come forward and
participate wholeheartedly in helping us keep the city clean” said Mr.
Jung.
The drive will also cover industrial areas and
it is estimated that more than 600 trucks of malba and garbage lying
there will be removed during this period that will stretch over a
fortnight. The DDA will make special efforts to clear garbage and malba
from its vacant plots, which are over 1,000 such spots. There will be
special emphasise on repair and renovation of toilets, providing sewer
and water connection and construction of new toilets, especially for
women, the government said a statement.
Further,
large bus depots, sanitation facilities and hospital premises will all
be cleaned during this drive. “Crowded bazaars, weekly markets, daily
markets, parking spaces, public toilets were flagged as special areas of
focus,” added the statement.
