The Hindu              30.11.2013 

HDMC launches cleanliness drive in 13 wards

Following complaints about the lack of cleanliness in the twin cities, the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation(HDMC) on Friday launched a cleanliness drive, which will be taken up in various wards on every Friday.

On the first day of the drive; waste disposal, de-silting of open drains, sweeping of roads and spraying of pesticides were taken up in 13 wards.

HDMC Commissioner Ramandeep Chowdhary supervised the drive and advised officials and civic servants on work to be taken up. Around 150 pourakarmikas were involved in the drive. As per a decision taken in a meeting chaired by the Municipal Commissioner on Thursday, the cleanliness drive will be conducted in select wards of the twin cities every Friday. Priority will be given to those areas where a large quantity of garbage has accumulated. The corporation has appealed to residents to call the round-the-clock helpline of the municipal corporation to lodge their complaints on garbage.

On Friday, a cleanliness drive was conducted in localities of ward 1, 3, 11, 19, 23, 30, 35, 36, 41, 45, 47, 61 and 63.

On Thursday, the municipal corporation had decided to set up a special task force to oversee the cleaning works in the wake of several complaints from residents. The meeting decided to conduct the drive in select areas every week, after getting suggestions from residents and council members. It was decided to clean parks in select areas and report back to the solid waste management section on the same day.