Gurgaon pushes for sanitation overhaul with ward-level action plan

Time of India

5 days ago

Gurgaon: A ward-level cleanliness campaign will be launched to address the city's worsening sanitation crisis. The ward-wise strategy, announced as part of an elaborate action plan, includes the deployment of dedicated teams in each ward with no shortage of resources.
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Every ward will be treated as an independent unit, equipped with one earthmover, three tractors, four to five sanitation workers and oversight by the ward councillor, junior engineer and SDO.
"A one-month intensive cleaning campaign will be undertaken in each ward. The best-performing ward will be honoured by the chief minister with a cash reward," urban local bodies (ULB) minister Vipul Goel said on Monday.
Goel, who was in the city to review the sanitation work, asked officials to treat the campaign as a mission, saying "cleanliness in the city is a top priority for the state".
He asked them to make the city "beautiful and clean". The plan was discussed at a review meeting held at the PWD rest house after the minister visited the Bandhwari waste plant.
Goel — while addressing the meeting attended by deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar, MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya, municipal commissioner of Faridabad Dhirendra Khadgata and senior officials from GMDA and MCG — said Gurgaon is seen as a global city and the "work done here sends a message at the national and international level".
Goel asked officials to submit a detailed report of the work done so far. He also said construction and demolition (C&D) waste sites must be improved without delay.
Officials said tenders for C&D waste disposal will be issued before Aug 10. The minister also ordered a survey of 20-year-old sewer lines in areas prone to waterlogging.
"Based on the report, it will be decided whether to repair or replace the sewer network.
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The task must be completed within a month," Goel said.
The minister asked the officials to ensure secondary garbage collection points are properly enclosed to ensure these are not visibly unpleasant and improve hygiene surrounding these points.
He ordered that potholes formed during monsoon be identified for early repair after the rains end.
Earlier in the day, Goel visited the Bandhwari landfill site and directed the officials to ensure proper disposal of leachate generated at the waste management plant.
He also asked the officials to expedite the tender process for the disposal of legacy waste.
MCG chief Pradeep Dahiya said that beautification works at the plant are progressing well.
"Improvements are being made not only from an environmental perspective but also to enhance the site's visual appeal for the general public. The installation of a view cutter to screen the plant from the road has been completed. A tender has been floated for additional works including plantation, fencing, tree guards, surface turfing and landscaping, with an estimated cost of Rs 96 lakh," Dahiya said.
Meanwhile, MCG has launched an intensified garbage collection drive following directions from the ULB commissioner and secretary Vikas Gupta on Sunday.