Put efforts to make the commercial areas bin-less by promoting waste segregation process and garbage collection services in the urban areas of the Kumaon division. This was stated by newly appointed Kumaon commissioner Sushil Kumar during the review meeting of work done by urban local bodies (ULBs). He connected with the representatives of all the ULBs of the Kumaon division through video conferencing on Friday. Reviewing the work of the civic bodies, the commissioner directed the officials to improve the sanitation facilities in their respective areas. He asked the officials to raise awareness among the public for the segregation of waste at the source. The companies providing garbage collection services in all ULBs need to improve their services, stated Kumar. Moreover, he directed the civic bodies to make efforts to make the marketplaces and other commercial areas of urban areas bin-less and asked them to work towards achieving this goal. Besides this, the commissioner also asked the ULBs to work on the drainage system and the installation of street lights in every area.
