The Hindu 27.09.2010
Uncleared garbage: AEEs to be held responsible
Staff Reporter
| Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike issues circulars |
'Reports in the media has brought us bad name'
Officials told to work to avoid public outrage
Bangalore: The death of 19-year-old Bhanupriya has brought to the fore the problems caused by uncleared garbage on thoroughfare. Bhanupriya was killed after she was hit by a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation bus after she skidded on garbage at Krumbiegel Road. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has now issued internal circulars.
In its circular, the BBMP has said that henceforth avoiding garbage spillage on the streets will be the responsibility of the Assistant/Junior Environment Engineer (AEE/JEE).
Directing the zonal offices, the Commissioner has said that reports in the media and complaints from citizens have brought a bad name to the BBMP. “To avoid such public angst, garbage should be collected regularly from every house and taken to the collection point. Officials must also ensure that the same is transported without spillage to the dumping yard,” the circular says.
Further, the Assistant Environment Engineer concerned have to take up periodical inspections of the dumping grounds to ensure that the garbage is disposed of in a scientific manner.
Meanwhile, another internal circular has been issued with regard to labour safety and garbage clearance from the main roads of the city, following deaths of two labourers in a week.
On September 14, a 26-year-old labourer from Ranchi was crushed to death at the Rabindranath Tagore Circle underpass construction site. This death has been attributed to the negligence of the contractors and the supervising local executive engineers from the BBMP and the BWSSB.
The Commissioner, on Thursday, issued a circular holding the executive engineer of the particular ward responsible for failing to ensure that safety regulations were in place.
The BBMP has made it mandatory for labourers to wear a helmet and place caution boards at worksites. The circular stated that once a foundation trench is dug, a temporary fencing needs to be placed around it. “Further, if the foundation trench is deep, then the officers need to ensure that Shoring and Strutting is done around the trench,” the circular said.
Besides, signboards indicating construction sites and red lights on either end of the project limits have also been recommended. The Commissioner has asked the executive engineers to visit the construction sites on regular basis and monitor the safety regulations maintained by the contractors.
