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*Mayor Inaugurates Cancer Screening Camp for the Well-Being of Sanitation Workers and MCC’s Staff*

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*Chandigarh, September 9:* To support the health of its sanitation workers and staff, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has organized a month-long health camp under the “Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao” campaign. This initiative is in collaboration with the TCI Foundation and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC). The health camp supports the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and MCC’s commitment to the welfare of its sanitation workers. 

City Mayor Sh. Kuldeep Kumar inaugurated the mega cancer screening camp at the Community Centre, Sector 11, in the presence of Sh. Sachin Galav, area councillor, Joint Commissioner Sh. Gurinder Singh Sodhi, PCS, MOH Dr. Inderdeep Kaur, other senior officers of the civic body, and MCC employees.

Cancer cases are increasing in our society, making early detection and timely treatment essential. This camp provides an important opportunity for cancer screening for our sanitation workers and employees, helping to extend their lives. The camp will also promote healthy lifestyles by raising awareness about the early signs and symptoms of cancer through information and education.

The month-long health camp will screen all sanitation workers involved in garbage collection from households and commercial areas, as well as those working at Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). Key highlights of the cancer screening camp include Oral Cancer and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screenings for males and Oral, Breast, and Cervical Cancer screenings for females. The camp also offers free medical check-ups, vaccinations, and healthcare services, including general health examinations, vision tests, dental check-ups, and the distribution of essential medicines.

MCC plans to organize 30 health camps, benefiting over 8,000 employees, irrespective of their employment criteria (Regular, Contractual, Agency, Daily Wage). These camps will be held at various locations, as strategically planned by the sanitation Wing.

Mayor Sh. Kuldeep Kumar commended the sanitation wing’s efforts in organizing an awareness and screening camp. He emphasized that the health and welfare of sanitation workers and MCC staff are top priorities. He reaffirmed that the Municipal Corporation has provided insurance coverage for all garbage collectors and MRF staff, regardless of their employment status.

He also noted that organizing this health camp is a fitting tribute to these unsung heroes and reflects the city’s commitment to its workforce. In 2023, Chandigarh was honored with the ‘Safaimitra Surakshit’ title by Her Excellency, the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu. Through initiatives like this, we are dedicated to maintaining that honor and ensuring the well-being of our sanitation workers.

The Mayor expressed gratitude to all garbage collectors, sanitation workers, and MCC staff for their hard work, which has improved waste segregation in the city and achieved 100% collection of segregated waste. He highlighted the city’s rise from the 66th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2021 to the 11th rank in 2023, urging citizens to continue their efforts to make Chandigarh a cleaner and healthier city.

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*Mayor reviews the progress of SS-2024*

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*Chandigarh, September 6:-* City Mayor Sh. Kuldeep Kumar said here today that a special squad of officers will be constituted to deal with day to day affairs related to Swachh Survekshan-2024 parameters on ground level.

While presiding over a review meeting, the Mayor asked the concerned officers to constitute a team of officers in which all the wings of MCC will look after daily affairs of the Survekshan on ground level. He said that the team will check all the violations related falling under the jurisdiction of MCC and defaulters will be challaned on the spot as per the norms. He further said that the team will also see problems and issues related to their respective wings and resolve the same at their own level.

The Mayor directed to organize monthly awareness camps in the villages, colonies and slums including all peripheral areas of city to create awareness among citizens regarding swachh survekshan and its parameters. He said that special cleanliness drives be carried out on regular basis to clean toilets besides providing drinking water facility in the colonies and villages.

The Mayor asked the concerned engineers to put up status of legacy waste mining project at Dadumajra dumping site and regular camps be organized at the Dadumajra village and colony to resolve their day to day problems and other issues.

He asked the officers for monitoring the maintenance of toilet blocks outsourced to contractors on weekly basis through mobile app instead of monthly monitoring. He said that contractors not performing up to the mark in maintaining the toilet blocks be pulled up and their contracts be cancelled. He said directed that awareness material such as boards, hoardings of Swachhata campaigns be displayed in the toilet blocks falling under the jurisdiction of MCC.

The Mayor said that citizens be involved in Swachh Survekshan 2024 through creating mass awareness campaigns on regular basis. He said that LED display screens be arranged in heavy populated areas including sector 15, 17, 19, 22 and 34 to display various components of SS-2024 and different parameters. He said that projection of MC projects and best practices be displayed among masses.

He said that intensive awareness campaign be started to use Swachhata App among citizens and SLA be monitored properly. He said that Resident Welfare Associations and Market Welfare Associations be involved in all campaigns as they are major role players and stakeholders for implementing the schemes related to Swachhata.

The Mayor said that segregation of waste at source level be monitored properly specifically in peripheral areas of the city. He said that city level Self Help Groups be engaged to create door to door awareness for various components i.e. ban on single use plastic items, segregation of waste at source level, home composting, recycling of waste materials etc.

He said that that social support groups be created for cleanliness in slums and proper survey be conducted at these areas besides creating whatsup group for day to day problems and issues faced by residents of slum areas.

For street vendor zones, the Mayor said that they should be zero litter and well organized including providing the facilities of toilet blocks and drinking water. He asked the concerned officers to introduce single pattern pre fabricated mobile stalls for the vendors so that they look uniform in the vending zones.

On Plastic Mukt Shahar, the Mayor said that violators be challaned during first time and FIR be lodged against the permanent defaulters. He directed the concerned sanitary inspectors to nab the supplies of single use plastic bags to the vendors in apni mandis, market places and other vending sites.

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