Chennai: Chennaiites
will soon have to work on their photographic skills as the Chen­nai
corporation has introduced a new scheme in which people can upload
photos of the state of conservancy activities.

The new
system named “Rate your conservancy” launched by the corporation will
also enable people to rate conservancy works in their area from a range
of ‘poor’, ‘average’, ‘fair’, ‘good’ and ‘very good’. Residents can
access the facility which is available on Chennai corporation website
(www.chennaicorporation.gov.in).

“Based
on responses from the public, action will be taken. If the ratings are
good the particular zone will be awarded the ‘best zone’ on a weekly
basis to improve the mechanism,” said a Corporation official at Ripon
buildings.

“So far the corporation has been awarding
ratings every week based on internal rating and monitoring,” the
official noted. “Si­m­ilarly photos of unkempt roads, overflowing
garbage bins, dustbin conditions, debris removal, water table clearing,
centre median dusting and other issues can also be uploaded,” he added.

“This
method can be fruitful for the city’s cleanliness but its success
depends on how frequently people use it,” said J.D. Thomas, a resident
of Taramani. “At the same time, officials concerned must also react
immediately to the responses of people so that we are benefited,” he
added. The system will be applicable to all fifteen zones present in the
city.

“Many garbage bins across the city are overflowing.
If this scheme works, many health hazards can be prevented,” said S.
Suganraj, a resident of Washermanpet.