The Hindu              19.07.2012

‘Sanitation top priority’

Municipal Commissioner Md. Abdul Azeem made a whirlwind visit of various localities to inspect sanitation in the city, on Wednesday.

He categorically told the officials that he would not tolerate the dereliction of duties. Departmental action would be initiated if they were found to have neglected their duties, he said. The Commissioner said that the sanitation works should be completed before the dawn. Sanitation should be accorded top priority as monsoon brought diseases also. The silt removed from the drains should be transported immediately without dumping it on the roads . Supply of safe drinking water should be ensured to avoid diseases; he said and inquired from the local people on door to door garbage collection, water supply, health problems etc. On the spot chlorine tests were conducted at a few places to check whether the water supplied was potable.

Measures to close the road-side tiffin centres and eateries functioning in unsanitary conditions should be taken. Upon noticing that the Ryve’s canal was filled with filth and trash, he asked the officials to take steps to clear the canal. Inquiring whether mesh and fencing could be taken up in hilly areas as landslides could occur in rainy season, he asked the officials to submit a report on it.

Chief Medical Officer M. Satyanarayana Raju, City Planner S. Chakrapani, Executive Engineer-III J. V. Ramakrishna, AMOH Z. Srinivasa Rao and others were present.