An empty glass bottle, a currency note of `500 denomination, some garbage dumped in a corner of a house are among some of the photographs which have been uploaded by people on the AAP Government’s Swacch Delhi App. which was recently launched by
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Of about 2,200 uploads, there are many photographs showing garbage of the neighbouring States.
This was perhaps the first occasion when the city Government and the BJP-led municipal corporations had come together on a single platform to clean Delhi. Along the lines of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Kejriwal had announced that his Government would be launching a special cleanliness drive from November 22 to November 30 in the national Capital.
What has surprised the officers monitoring the application is the fact that many people have been uploading photographs of some irrelevant things. A senior officer said one person had sent a photograph of an empty glass bottle. “Another had sent us a picture of a currency note of `500 denomination. Another photograph is of a drawing room. There are many pictures of the neighbouring States.”
The officer said a mechanism was being devised to ensure that only one picture of a particular place was processed. “Many people have sent us several pictures of a single spot.”
The users could also give a missed call on 7666400400 following which they would be receiving an SMS containing the link to download the application. The application can also be downloaded from the Google playstore.
The Government has already set up a control room to monitor the photographs so that the information related to their location could be immediately passed on to the agencies concerned for quick action. While the municipal bodies would be clearing the garbage, the PWD has been tasked with the responsibility of cleaning the concrete waste.
The officer said the senders of photographs of garbage and concrete waste would also be sent follow-up messages and in case they were not satisfied with the work, they could also send a reminder again.
He said once the campaign was launched, each complaint would be attended to within 24 hours.