The Times of India                08.10.2013

RMC cleaning at night to avert traffic snarls

RANCHI: The civic body has started cleaning garbage at night after a letter from the city traffic police over a week ago.

Rajiv Ranjan, the city traffic SP, had written to Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), 10 days ago to clean roadside garbage bins at night to avert traffic congestion in the morning.

"Garbage trucks moving around the city during the day create a lot of traffic problem. They also create hassles for commuters," said Ranjan. It is really troublesome for people who are driving behind that truck as they are under the constant fear of some garbage being dumped over them accidentally."

"I have been getting complaints regarding these trucks and I also used to notice how these trucks create traffic snarls. I wrote to RMC on this and asked them to do the work at night as in other cities. Since the time my letter reached them, I have definitely found some change and am hoping that soon the problem will be sorted out," said the city SP, adding that garbage trucks, if spotted collecting vats in the morning, would be fined.

"We realize that garbage collection in the afternoon is a problem for people. We have started garbage collection at night but to make it a full-fledged plan will take some time," SK, deputy CEO of RMC said,

"After all we also need to see the interest of common people. Once the garbage collection at night starts across the city we will be fining or seizing those garbage collecting vehicles which are seen on the roads in afternoon," he said.