The Hindu           07.10.2014   

Civic body officials adopt dhalaos, streets

Municipal councillors and officials have adopted garbage dumps and streets near their respective residences to monitor cleanliness of the area as part of the civic bodies’ sanitation drive.

After the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission on October 2, the Capital’s municipal corporations have intensified their regular cleaning work, with senior leaders and officers taking up monitoring responsibilities.

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has asked councillors and officials to ensure that garbage dumps are cleared twice or thrice a day and overall sanitation is maintained.

“All councillors and officials have adopted areas and dhalaos near where they live. If the senior officials are on the ground and spending hours to monitor the situation, the safai karamcharis are bound to work,” said an SDMC official.

The officials have been asked to make sure the “zero garbage hour” — the point in the day when dhalaos are supposed to be cleared — is followed. Apart from that, they are patrolling their areas to check if the streets are clean.

NDMC Leader of the House Mira Aggarwal said: “I’ve been given the Civil Lines Zone so I’ve been taking rounds of the different wards in coordination with the councillors to assess the cleanliness.”