In order to motivate people for keeping their surrounding clean, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Wednesday presented award to the hotels, hospitals, Resident Welfare Association (RWA’s), schools and market associations for adopting Swachchhta acitivities.
SDMC brand ambassador Gautam Gambhir presented award to the first prize winners. Among those entities who received the award are lodhi Hotel, Holy Family Hospital, RWA Giri Nagar, Kalkaji, SDMC primary girls school Sriniwas Puri and market association Defence Colony receive the awards.
Speaking on the occasion, Gambhir requested people to download ‘Swachhta MoUHA App’, a fourth generation complaint redressal mobile App. While referring to the damages of E-Waste to the environment, Gambhir also launched an E-Waste collection/management system at Nehru Place which is the largest market of computers and other electronic goods in Asia.
“The App can pinpoint the location of the complaint with accuracy using the Jio- location of the picture. The complaints are to be redressed within 12 working hours by the concerned municipal Corporation,” he said.
SDMC Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat said that the civic body has been undertaking swachhta activities with a commitment to make entire its area clean and safe for every citizen. She exhorted citizen to render their constructive co-operation in Swachhta Sarvekshan 2018 which begins on 4th January. “We are working hard to improve our ranking in the SwachhSurvekshan- 2018,” she said.
It may be noted that in the Swachh Bharat reckoning of 434 cities for 2016-17, areas falling under the SDMC were ranked 202.