The Hindu 03.09.2009
Mass cleaning in 21 wards of north zone
Staff Reporter
| “Increased dumping of carry bags in open created more pollution” |
— Photo: K. Ganesan. 
CONCERN: Mass cleaning camp under way in the city on Wednesday.
MADURAI: The Corporation on Wednesday began mass cleaning programme in 21 wards of north zone.
The Corporation Commissioner, S. Sebastine inaugurated the programme, in the presence of North Zone Chairman, K. Esakkimuthu, at DRO Colony.
The Commissioner said that increased usage of plastic carry bags and dumping of them in the open created more pollution. Limited number of sanitary workers in each ward was engaged in their daily garbage removal work from the dustbins. They could not collect the plastic bags that often got strewn around owing to wind.
Hence, to keep the environment clean, the mass cleaning had been proposed during which sanitary workers from several wards would be mobilised to work in select wards.
Besides cleaning the garbage and picking up plastic bags, they would remove blocks in drainage channels. The workers would also involve in fogging activities.
Mass cleaning would be taken up in all the 21 wards and completed in every street within 15 days. The sanitary workers would do mass cleaning in the afternoons after discharging their regular duty in the mornings.
Responding to a request from DRO Colony Residents’ Association secretary, F.V. Jayakumar, the Commissioner ordered officials to place dumper bins at vantage points in the colony so that the residents do not dump garbage in the open. Mr. Sebastine sought the cooperation of the residents in keeping the surroundings clean.
The Corporation has already distributed red and green dustbins in many places to collect segregated degradable and non-degradable waste from the houses.
The mass cleaning programme would continue in the wards in a cycle of 15 days. The City Health Officer, V. Yasodamani, Assistant Commissioner (North Zone), S. Chandrasekaran, were present.
