The Pioneer 08.12.2010
New measure for civic waste disposalGeetika Thakur | Panchkula
In a bid to do away with garbage in the city, the administration has identified six spots where garbage can be kept in cemented enclosure. Here, concrete boundaries will be constructed around the garbage bins so that the waste does not get scattered and can be collected easily by the trucks.
A walk down the city lanes presents a dismal picture of city’s civic upkeep. Civic waste lies scattered near the dustbin posing health and environment hazards, not only for those living in the vicinity but also the trespassers.
While the administration blames the people for not keeping the city clean, people blame the administration for shying away from its responsibility. Panchkula Deputy Commissio-ner Ashima Brar said: “Though we keep a track of all bins in the areas and have deployed trucks to pick them up for regular cleaning, situation goes out of hand, when people do not dump garbage in the bins.”
On other hand, people say that the civic waste is creating foul smell and posing health hazard. Krishan Goyal, president of Sector 19 Resident Welfare Association, says: “Not only the garbage bins create problem, the connecting roads in some sectors also get blocked due to garbage. Foul smell everywhere has made it difficult to walk.”
Overflowing garbage containers, scattered filth, stagnant water and foul smell are common picture in various sectors of the city. Administration claims that the civic bodies have been told to keep the city clean and remove garbage everyday, but the administration claims fall flat as the garbage can be seen everywhere in the city, which are not removed on regular basis. Even posh areas like Sector 8, 9, 11, 3 and Sector 44 are no different. Scattered garbage and over-flooded garbage bins can be found everywhere.
Even administration realises the danger posed by the waste. Deputy Commissioner Ashima Brar says: “The garbage creates a tensed situation even for us. The problem is due to people’s carelessness by not throwing garbage in bins provided by the civic body. It is unfortunate that people are running away from their responsibility.”
Due to various potholes, water gets collected in the garbage bins. With moisture accumulating in the bins, such garbage leads to diseases like dengue, malaria and typhoid along with other waterborne diseases.
The administration feels that any measure to be effective needs active cooperation from the people, which can be brought in by creating awareness. Brar says: “While we are working to create awareness, we have identified six places across the city for storing the garbage. Though residents must start acting sensible but at least to justify our part, this step has been taken.”
