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NMC kicks off drive for mosquito, fly free Nagpur

Saturday, 24 August 2013 10:40 administrator
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The Times of India          24.08.2013

NMC kicks off drive for mosquito, fly free Nagpur

NAGPUR: After three successful mass movements, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) kicked-off its fourth drive, this time to make the city free of mosquito breeding sites aiming at prevention of vector-borne diseases. Mayor Anil Sole urged the citizens to ensure their home and vicinity were free of mosquito breeding sites and at the same time directed the civic officials and staffers to do the same in public places.

NMC officials and staffers along with corporators, social activists and students gathered at 150 squares across the city and presented pamphlets highlighting measures to prevent vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya, filaria and also water-borne diseases like gastro, cholera, jaundice, typhoid etc. Within an hour, lakhs of citizens were presented with pamphlets. NMC staffers also displayed banners and posters standing in the squares. The representatives of NGOs interacted with the citizens and also replied to their queries.

"Around 50,000 volunteers participated in the campaign and lakhs of citizens were covered. City will become free from these diseases if every citizen ensured cleanliness in his vicinity. NMC will, as usual, execute works such as spraying, identifying stagnant water areas and filling them, removing garbage, supplying water after thorough treatment etc. City saw dengue last year but fortunately was able to control it to a great extent. These measures are important post-monsoon," Sole said.

Chairman of health consultative committee Ramesh Shingare said various types of projects have been planned for next two months. "Rallies were taken out by schools and local self government on Friday. Some schools have come forward to continue the rallies. Campaign will also be taken to households by teams constituted by NMC in each ward," he said.

Sole kicked-off the campaign from Awale Babu square in North Nagpur. Municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane along with deputy director (health) Dr Milind Ganvir, health officer (sanitation) Dr Ashok Urkude visited many squares and participated in the campaign. Activists of NGO Nisarg Vidyan Mandal and Green Vigil interacted with the citizens while giving them pamphlets.

Shingare said citizens should inform him on phone 9881164150 if they find garbage lying in any part of the city.

 

Campaign to deal with stray animals in Mohali

Saturday, 24 August 2013 08:08 administrator
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The Indian Express            24.08.2013 

Campaign to deal with stray animals in Mohali

A campaign will be launched in Mohali to deal with the problem of stray cattle and dogs. At a meeting with the Municipal Corporation and Greater Mohali Area Development Authority officials, Deputy Commissioner Tejinderpal Singh Sidhu said a large number of accidents were being caused due to stray cattle.

Also, it was suggested that owners of the stray cattle should be penalised. He added the first segment of the cow ranch at Industrial Area Phase One would be completed soon.

The cow ranch is being constructed in two segments and will have a capacity of around 400 cattle once it is completed.

Meanwhile, Municipal Corporation Joint Commissioner Dilraj Singh said a separate dog pound would be constructed for stray dogs and a campaign for their sterilization would begin soon.

 

Rs 35 lakh spent, no respite

Friday, 23 August 2013 10:17 administrator
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The Indian Express               23.08.2013

Rs 35 lakh spent, no respite

Even though the Municipal Corporation has spent Rs 35 lakh in the past few weeks to deal with the stray cattle menace in the city, there seems to be little respite from the problem.

It has been decided to increase the number of cattle catching teams to tackle the menace.

The Municipal Corporation embarked on the venture to send stray cattle to cattle sheds in different areas after the death of a Sector 45 resident whose two-wheeler rammed a stray cattle in April this year. It was decided that since cattle sheds in the city were full to capacity and there was no space to keep stray cattle there, these need to be sent out. After much controversy on the issue, a team comprising the Mayor, councillors and officials visited some cattle sheds.

Around 1,000 stray cattle have been sent out since then. Municipal Corporation pays Rs 2,000 per stray cattle to the management of the cow sheds where these are sent. Trucks are hired for the transportation of the cattle with each truck having a capacity of six. The cost of transporting each cattle boils down to between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500. Funds have also been spent to renovate the cow sheds.

Mayor Subhash Chawla said, "The MC has spent close to Rs 35 lakh for transporting stray cattle outside the city. As per estimates, there are still 1,500 stray cattle left to be transportated. However, now there are additional stray cattle. Sometimes cattle that is being caught belongs to residents of the city or the adjoining areas."

It was been decided that the rule to not release cattle once caught from municipal limits would be strictly followed. Cattle is not allowed to be kept in villages under the Municipal Corporation. However, villagers still keep them. Problems are also being faced from the sectors that share boundary with Punjab.

After another death in the city due to stray cattle, a meeting of the Mayor with the Municipal Commissioner was held on Thursday. It has been decided that the number of cattle catching teams would be increased. Apart from the 38 teams that are there at present, 25 more would be constituted. Help would also be sought from the police for the drives.

Decision has further been taken that people from other wings of the Municipal Corporation would be made part of the cattle catching teams. There are speculations that prior to the drive, the information was leaked. To keep a tab, staff in other wings would be deployed.

 
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