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VMC looks to revamp street sweeping in Vadodara

Thursday, 08 August 2013 11:48 administrator
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The Times of India             08.08.2013

VMC looks to revamp street sweeping in Vadodara

VADODARA: Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will conduct a survey roping in an agency for the manual street sweeping conducted by sanitary workers in the city. The civic body is looking to conduct the survey in wake of the fact that the city has grown over the years and the size of roads has also changed.

The sanitary workers called as 'safai karmacharis' conduct sweeping of the city's streets in their respective beats. A proposal for roping in the consultant prepared by VMC states that the present allocation of beats and workers was years old.

The proposal states that the system was set when the city had an area of 108.22 square kilometre. This has now increased to 158.7 sq km. The proposed survey will measure the existing beats and reorganize it as per the present needs of the city. The agency will have to finish the task in three months.

The proposal states that the survey will have to be conducted as per the Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, and Solid Waste Management Manual guidelines. It adds that the need for such a survey was also mentioned by National Commission for Safai Karmachari chairperson Kamala Gurjar during a visit to the city.

 

'Bye-Bye Mosquito' campaign takes off

Thursday, 08 August 2013 11:45 administrator
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The New Indian Express              08.08.2013

'Bye-Bye Mosquito' campaign takes off

After a long delay, the City Corporation has launched its programme to ward off mosquitoes in the city. A budget announcement, ‘Bye-Bye Mosquito’, planned to be executed during the pre-monsoon cleaning drive, was inaugurated by Mayor K Chandrika at Thavalode Junction in  Sreevarahom ward in the city on Wednesday.

In the first phase, it is being launched in 40 wards of the Corporation and the Kudumbashree Cleanwell workers, who have been trained for this work, will carry out spraying activities in the households. In each ward, three workers will be deployed and a household is expected to give Rs 5 for each spraying.

 During the inaugural function, the Mayor said that the project would be extended to more wards later. Deputy Mayor G Happykumar presided over.

Health Standing Committee chairperson S Pushpalatha welcomed the gathering. Welfare Standing Committee chairman Palayam Rajan, Works Standing Committee chairman V S Padmakumar, Tax Appeal Standing Committee chairman Syam Kumar, Education Standing Committee chairperson K S Sheela and councillors S Vijayakumar and B Rajendran were also present.

Health supervisor B Biju presented the report.

 

‘Bye Bye mosquito’ launched

Thursday, 08 August 2013 07:12 administrator
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The Hindu              08.08.2013

‘Bye Bye mosquito’ launched

Staff Reporter

Mayor K. Chandrika inaugurated the City Corporation’s ‘Bye Bye Mosquito’ programme at the Thavalode junction in Sreevarahom ward on Wednesday morning. Included in this year’s annual budget, the project aims at carrying out systematic eradication of mosquito breeding sites.

 
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