Countdown has begun to celebrate a year of ‘Swachcch Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On October 2, 2014 when the entire country took pledge to keep their respective cities clean, Ranchiites were no exception to this. In spite of regular awareness drive and almost after one year, cleanliness seems to be a distant dream at many places in the state capital.
An inside view of the glittering Collectorate building tells the real tale. One can find spit marks almost everywhere in DC office premises. Toilets are also not being properly maintained and moreover maximum toilets in the Collectorate building are kept locked which create problem for the public who frequently visit the place for several official work. Water leakage, liters and clogged water at various places on ground floor can easily be spotted at the DC office.
Though there is a provision of toilets in every floor at the building, those are either kept locked or are not being properly maintained by the concerned persons. “We need to keep the toilets locked because public do not keep the toilet clean. Often many people keep the tap open which further leads to the wastage of water and also litter several things inside the bathroom,” said a maintenance staff at the office.
“Regular checking drives are conducted to keep the premises clean. Moreover, many times dustbins which are kept inside the premises are stolen. People also need to develop the basic civic sense among them. As far as those toilets which are locked are concerned, in the future for the convenience of public we will ensure that such thing does not occur,” Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar said.
District Public Relation Officer, Paltu Mahto, also claimed that regular maintenance and cleaning is done inside the DC office premises. “Bathrooms and cleanliness inside the premises are maintained by the different organizations. To monitor such things CCTV cameras have been installed at different places. Since it is a public place it becomes difficult to maintain each and everything. However regular monitoring is done through cameras and those found guilty of dirtying the building are penalised and have to pay `100,” he said.