A State level workshop was organised by the Department of Urban Development and Housing here on Tuesday keeping in mind the preparations of Cleanliness Survey 2020. Department Secretary, Ajay Kumar Singh said, “The officers and the staff should understand that their Annual Confidential Report (ACR) will depend on the city’s star rating. Thus everyone has to work with full dignity in the field of cleanliness”.
Singh also gave several necessary instructions and suggestions in the programme about the list of waste management plants.
“Municipal corporations have already set up four solid waste management plants in the state at Devghar, Giridih, Godda and Chakulia. Several other agenciesare also selected including the four functional plants. You should try to get a four to five star rating,” Singh urged to the officials at the workshop.
He also urged the newly formed 18 municipal bodies to aim for city’s 3-4 star rating. “The newly formed 18 municipal bodies must aim for 3-4 star ratings. The contribution of these bodies is required for setting up of waste management plants,” he said.
Singh pointed out the priorities of the government in the workshop and said, “The priority of the government is cleanliness and adequacy, therefore 40 per cent of the revenue from the internal sources of the urban local bodies (ULB) should be spent on cleanliness.” He further added, “We will pay special attention to cleanliness in the public place in the cities. The cleanliness survey will now be conducted quarterly and not annually so keep the city clean.”
“Cleaning of roads and drains should be mechanical not manual. Machines should be bought for cleanliness. In case of scarcity, proposal for work regulated by machines should be kept in front of the government,” said Singh while emphasising on use of machines over manual labor.
On this occasion, Director of State Urban Development Authority (SUDA), Amit Kumar said, “According to the guideline of ULB this will be a success as this proposal prioritizes cleanliness.” He also advised the officials to keep the MIS report updated.
Officials of Government of India notified that specific personnel will be appointed to have an account of the happenings.
They must keep the quarterly MIS report and Documentation updated.