The Pioneer 20.05.2013
RMC-A2Z meets ahead of monsoon
Senior officials of Ranchi
Municipal Corporation (RMC) and A2Z — the waste management agency
in-charge of cleanliness of Ranchi — met on Sunday to prepare a roadmap.
It is intended to help them face the problem of water logging during
monsoon. In the meeting the civic body and A2Z agreed to share
responsibilities of cleanliness of the city.
“Every morning the supervisors of A2Z will meet the ward councillors of
the ward of the areas of their operations. The supervisors would brief
them about the works that they would accomplish in the day. Also they
would inform the councillors about the resources – human and other basic
resources like vans – available to them. In case we find that the
resources are inadequate we will employ labours from our end,” said S
Vijayvargiya, the Deputy Mayor.
In run up to the monsoon the RMC had asked A2Z to improve the situation
of small drains, road side drains and the rest sewerage system of the
city within two months.
The A2Z said that they had prepared a roadmap for dealing with the
problem of water logging in monsoon. “We have raised the number of
compactors to 10 and the number of dumpers has been raised to eight
instead of six. Out of 384 rickshaws available with us we have repaired
184 that needed our attentions. As of now only 15-16 rickshaws need
being repaired,” said National Head, HR & Operations, A2Z , Vijay
Prakash Pandey. In pre-monsoon exercise A2Z has employed four teams in
each ward for clearing the drains within the wards.
Besides, they have divided Ranchi into five zones and each zone will
benefit the services of team of 11 workers who would clear the roadside
drains. Also the agency has decided to employ a dumper and JCB to clear
the bigger drains.
The meeting was also attended by the newly appointed ward councillors.
The ward councillors also shared their problems related to cleanliness
and filth in their wards.
“The problems shared by the ward councillors regarding the drains are
genuine. We have taken note of their grievances. I am hopeful we will be
able to address them efficiently,” Vijay said after the meeting with
the officials. Earlier the deputy mayor had opined that newly appointed
officials of A2Z were not “competent enough” and so the civic body had
decided to call the national head HR & Operations of A2Z.