The Pioneer 10.07.2013
Officials told to ensure proper sanitation
The Dehradun Mayor
Vinod Chamoli on Tuesday pulled up officials of the MCD and Doon Valley
Waste Management company and directed them to work together to
facilitate the desired level of civic sanitation in the city.
The Mayor chaired a meet with officials a day after the Mukhya Nagar
Adhikari had said that the corporation will take over sanitation works
in 30 of the 60 wards under MCD as the DVWM was not working
satisfactorily.
On Monday the MNA, Ashok Kumar had said that the corporation will take
back the sanitation work from the DVWM in 30 wards as the company was
failing to facilitate the desired level of sanitation.
The municipal workers would facilitate sanitation in these wards, he
had said. Responding to this the company officials had said that they
were being falsely accused of inefficiency. They would have to
reconsider the contract if the MNA executed his decision, the officials
had said.
On Tuesday, the Mayor chaired a meeting with the MCD and company
officials and pulled them up. Talking to The Pioneer, Chamoli stressed
on the need for the MCD and DVWM working together to ensure the desired sanitation level.
“The MCD cannot turn away from its administrative responsibilities.
More than 1,000 MCD workers are employed for sanitation work and the
corporation officials are also supposed to regularly monitor the
sanitation work both by our staff and by the company. This should not be
a case of the MCD versus the company because at this time the company
is a co-partner of the corporation. I have directed officials of the
corporation and company to pull up their socks and work efficiently in
coordination,” said the Mayor.
Referring to the protest by citizens following improper dumping of
garbage around the existing municipal trenching ground at Sahastradhara
Road, the Mayor said that the wrongly dumped waste was being removed and
the road to the trenching ground is being cleared to ensure that the
collected garbage is dumped in the designated place.
Observers point out that this is not the first time that the Mayor has
pulled up officials and directed them to work efficiently on the
sanitation front.
However, sources inform that factors like resources shortage and
alleged corruption are preventing the MCD and DVWM from facilitating the
desired level of sanitation in the State capital.
