Door-to-door garbage collection in shambles, JMC-G faces backlash
As a result, garbage is accumulating at households, and several residents are simply dumping it on the roads late at night.
"As far as we know, JMC-G has a policy to send hoppers at different times of the day alternately. This was implemented to ensure that households, where all residents go out for work, get a fair opportunity to deposit the garbage. But in our locality in Anandapuri, the hopper van has become invisible in the past few days," said Lokenath Saini, a resident of Anandapuri, under the Malviya Nagar zone of JMC-G.
Drivers of the hoppers claimed that this situation is occurring because they are compelled to cut short their trips due to rainfall. "Most residents don't come out of their homes to deposit their garbage when it is raining. So, whenever there is a spell of rain, they must wait. This is wasting precious time for garbage collection to a great extent. That is the reason why we are not able to cover all the residents or colonies on a single day," said a driver of a hopper van from the Malviya Nagar zone.
On Saturday afternoon, when TOI tried to contact Omprakash Dhanvi, deputy commissioner (Health) of JMC-G, his phone was switched off.
JMC-G commissioner Gaurav Saini and DC (Garage) Karni Singh were also not available for comments. Additionally, several hoppers are not blowing the alarms, making it impossible for residents to realise that the vans have entered the colonies. "Although the vans are not collecting garbage, they are scanning the UD Tax scanners fitted adjacent to the main gates of the buildings. The JMC-G must ensure that taking tax from the people is not their primary focus.
They shall ensure that all residents receive proper services from the civic bodies," said Rajeev Choudhary, a councillor and the opposition leader of JMC-G.
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