The Hindu         31.12.2014     

VMC to rope in residents to keep canals clean

C. Hari Kiran, Municipal Commissioner

With increasing complaints about the rampant pollution
in three canals in the city pouring in, the Vijayawada Municipal
Corporation (VMC) is planning to seek the help of resident welfare
associations in ensuring cleanliness along the canal bunds and curbing
the practice of dumping waste into the water bodies.

During
a recent survey, the corporation authorities had identified more than
30 locations, which were easily accessed by various commercial
establishments to dump trash in Bandar, Ryves and Eluru canals . In a
bid to keep a check on this practice, the authorities are now planning
to construct walls at such locations.VMC Commissioner C. Hari Kiran, who
inspected different areas abutting the canals, wanted the officials to
seek the help of residents to stop the practice of dumping of waste into
the canals. Awareness programmes should be conducted over the
importance of disposing of garbage in dumper bins and different
developmental works should be taken up with their assistance.

Residents
can alert authorities, if they come across establishments or people
dumping trash in the canals. He warned the municipal staff that garbage
should be dumped in the dumper bins and should avoid polluting the
canals by throwing the trash into them. He said respective sanitary
inspectors would be held responsible, if municipal staff did not mend
their ways and departmental action would be initiated against the
inspectors.

Expressing displeasure over the poor
maintenance of greenery at the Tummalapalli Kalakshetram, he instructed
authorities to ensure cleanliness and increase greenery in the area.
Later, he visited Hanumanpeta and other areas, said a press release.

Sanitary inspectors to be taken to task for dumping of trash into canals

Plans afoot to build walls at 30 pollution-prone locations along Bandar, Eluru and Ryves canals