In order to bring the deteriorating sanitation arrangement of the town on track District Magistrate/Mukhya Nagar Adhikari at Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD), BVRC Purushottam chaired a meeting with the officials of the MCD. During the meeting he also claimed that he will try to improve the worsening sanitation level of the town within four to five days.
Improving the sanitation level of the city would be his top priority, he said, adding that the around eight magistrate including the additional district magistrate and sub district magistrate are being involved in this task who would mainly be responsible to present a daily report after conducting a regular survey from morning 8 am to 10 pm.
Purushottam informed that around 50 per cent vehicles of the company are in out of order state. While disclosing the main reason behind the worsening sanitation arrangement of the city he said that among the total four compactors provided to the DVWM only two are on road while two are off road, among the total 8 DP vehicles only 5 are in working condition. Out of 42 Tata Ace vehicle provided to the company only 28 vehicles are on road and rests are in out of order state. Among the total 243 cycle rickshaws provided to the company only 115 are on road and the remaining 128 vehicles are in out of order condition. He stated this to be a major reason behind the deteriorating sanitation arrangement of the city.
The officials of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) are also instructed to assess the condition of the vehicles and provide the report. He said that an amount of Rs 10-15 lakh would be required for mending the out of order vehicle and this expense would be bear by MCD. In a fresh decision taken to improve the sanitation arrangement of the city, the company Doon Valley Waste Management (DVWM) officials are now handed over the charges of mere 10 wards and the sanitation responsibility of rest 50 wards would be looked after by MCD, he added.
He said that a committee of officials including members from Urban Development department has been formed who will finalize the exact tipping fees to be paid to the company officials. He said that he will try to bring a final clearance for the trenching ground within 10 days. Among those present on the occasion were District Magistrate Administration, Alok Kumar Pandey, Additional District Magistrate Finance, Pratap Singh Shah, Sub DM, Sadar Sonika, City Magistrate Girish Gunwant, SDM, NS Dangi and officials from MCD.