The Times of India 14.03.2013
Cleaner city in offing as VMC to hire more workers
VARANASI: After much wait, the people will finally be able to see a clean city. According to municipal commissioner, RP Singh,
shortage of cleaning staff is likely to come to an end this month as
the tenders for outsourcing of cleaning staff will open on March 18. VMC is looking forward to hire 200 workers on contract.
According to Singh, the present number of workers, which is 600, was insufficient to take the load of cleaning the entire city. In fact around 100 workers were outsourced from village areas of the district from February 26 to March 10, keeping in view the heavy influx of tourists and pilgrims in this period.
According to Singh, as many as 25 extra cleaning staff is still operating near prominent ghats, and other places like, Godowlia, Chowk, Maidagin and Sonarpura where the crowd is dense. The extra staff will be operating twice a day till March 18.
However, a reality check at prominent ghats and areas near major temples of the city revealed harsh facts about the cleanliness drive of VMC.
Floral and devotional wastes were found lying on the stairs of Dashaswamedh ghat, Sheetla ghat, Rajendra Prasad ghat and Darbhanga ghat. Similarly, the situation was worse at Dashaswamedh road, Chowk, Maidagin and Godowlia areas which were cluttered with food packets, edibles, wastes, poly bags and floral garbage.
According to nagar health officer, BK Singh, all the manpower and resources are being used in tackling the situation. The work is going at a good pace and it will take two more days to clear the clutter from the city.
According to Singh, the present number of workers, which is 600, was insufficient to take the load of cleaning the entire city. In fact around 100 workers were outsourced from village areas of the district from February 26 to March 10, keeping in view the heavy influx of tourists and pilgrims in this period.
According to Singh, as many as 25 extra cleaning staff is still operating near prominent ghats, and other places like, Godowlia, Chowk, Maidagin and Sonarpura where the crowd is dense. The extra staff will be operating twice a day till March 18.
However, a reality check at prominent ghats and areas near major temples of the city revealed harsh facts about the cleanliness drive of VMC.
Floral and devotional wastes were found lying on the stairs of Dashaswamedh ghat, Sheetla ghat, Rajendra Prasad ghat and Darbhanga ghat. Similarly, the situation was worse at Dashaswamedh road, Chowk, Maidagin and Godowlia areas which were cluttered with food packets, edibles, wastes, poly bags and floral garbage.
According to nagar health officer, BK Singh, all the manpower and resources are being used in tackling the situation. The work is going at a good pace and it will take two more days to clear the clutter from the city.
