True Grime! Ahead Of Cleanliness Campaign In City, A Reality Check
It also includes dedicated cleaning in unauthorised and resettlement colonies, slums, railway tracks and office buildings.
Several residents and councillors of Municipal Corporation of Delhi-administered areas, however, question its effectiveness when the basic sanitation services continue to be compromised on a day-to-day basis. MCD's central and west zones have been severely impacted for a long time. Although a concessionaire was appointed recently in the central zone for six months until a new contractor is selected for door-to-door garbage collection, numerous localities continue to suffer.
"We have been living near Escorts Hospital in Okhla's Masihgarh for years and the entire lane in front of our house has turned into a garbage dump. The site is next to a school and it has been this way for almost a year now. We are living in the national capital and this has been the scenario," said Lily Bhasker. "During the monsoon, it becomes impossible to live here due to mosquitoes, flies."
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On Thursday, TOI found garbage dumped at several places at prominent intersections or public places, including Sukhdev Vihar and Dakshinpuri.
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Chitra Jain, president of New Friends Colony residents welfare association at Ashoka Park, said three overflowing dhalaos surrounding the area on Gurdwara Road at Taimoor Nagar, on Ashoka Park Road and at Bharat Nagar junction "are overflowing almost throughout the day.
Residents now not only complain about the stench but also fear an impending health disaster". A mechanised compactor was supposed to replace them, but it is yet to materialise, she alleged.
"For the past three years, the RWA is cleaning the 26 backlanes as MCD often cites a lack of adequate manpower. For maintaining the colony's 10 parks, we have engaged three gardeners and three helpers as MCD again has a shortage," Jain claimed.
The issue of inadequate sanitation services in the west zone has also been raised several times in the MCD house and the standing committee. According to Janakpuri AAP councillor Parveen Kumar, the civic body allocated Rs 4 lakh to each councillor three days ago under the one-month drive.
"Of this, Rs 3 lakh is for road repair and Rs 1 lakh for engaging more garbage-collecting vehicles. Besides, Rs 5 lakh is given to each division for the maintenance of public toilets.
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"Tendering these works will take another 10-15 days, and by that time, half of the month would be gone. Also, who does road repair in the monsoon? Our area has 12 garbage-lifting vehicles on paper, but in reality, only two-three tippers visit for collection," he said.
According to the plan, the first two days will be dedicated to govt offices, at least four days to unauthorised colonies, and two days to schools. Fifteen days will be allocated for night sweeping of commercial markets and 10—Aug 4 to 14—for cleaning public toilets, C&D waste collection sites and railway tracks.
Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said the central zone faced the problem as one agency was leaving and another was taking over. "In a week, we will improve the situation. In other areas, too, we are taking appropriate steps. The special campaign is in addition to regular cleaning jobs," said Singh.
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