Mayor launches month long special sanitation drives in all over city under Swachh Bharat Mission
Chandigarh, May 20:- Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh today launched month long special sanitation drive under Swachh Bharat Mission from Sector 22, Chandigarh. These type of joint drives will be conducted throughout city on daily bases till 19th June, 2021.
While sharing information, the Mayor said that this time the sanitation drives will be carried out jointly by the all wings of MCC including Sanitation department for cleaning the whole area, Horticulture department for pruning of trees and cutting grass from parks and road berms, Public Health department for cleaning road gullies and chambers etc. and B&R wing for removing accumulated malba from road berms and other open areas.
During the drive special emphasis will be given on cleaning parks, road berms, streets and backlanes of houses and back side of Market places all over city. He said that underpasses, main roads, repair of existing dustbins, painting of children play equipments and railing etc. will be done during the cleanliness drives. Special emphasis will also be given for the cleanliness of public toilets and community toilets throughout city, mentioned the Mayor.
The Mayor said that during the drives in all over the city garbage will be removed from different areas including horticulture waste, garbage mixed with malba removed, accumulated garbage/malba from open/vacant spaces, cleaning of road berms, repair & cleaning of road gullies and cleaning of parks, pruning of trees, removal of shrubs etc. in open areas.
During the cleanliness drive, workers and manpower from different wings of MCC such as Medical officer of Health, Roads Wing, Horticulture Wing and Public Health wing have cleaned sector 22. The Mayor also distributed gloves, masks and vitamin D3 to all the sanitation workers.
Sh. Shailender Singh, Chief Engineer, Dr. Amrit Pal Singh Warring, Medical Officer of Health, Sh. Krishan Pal Singh, SE, Horticulture, all concerned Executive Engineers and nodal officers, appointed to monitor the month long special sanitation drive throughout city were present on the occasion.
