Under the Swachh Bharat campaign the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) organised its ‘Dry Polythene’ and ‘Drainage cleaning’ campaigns at Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Bairagarh on Saturday.
Mayor Alok Sharma,Huzur legislator Rameshwar Sharma, BMC Chairman Surjeet Singh Chouhan and Corporation Commissioner Chhavi Bharadwaj participated in the Campaign.
During the campaign 92 trucks of waste polythene were collected and disposed off. Also encroachments near the drainage area were removed and the Drains were cleaned properly. The Sant Hirdaram Nagar was divided into 17 sectors for Dry Polythene campaign and Bairagarh into 19 sectors for cleaning of the drains. Each sector was allotted to a responsible official of BMC working in different departments.
The BMC officials and employees gave voluntary labour in the cleaning of the area from 6 am to 9 am. Drainages near more than 50 shops and houses were cleared of encroachments using JCBs and labours.
Alok Sharma, Rameshwar Sharma, Singh and Bharadwaj participated in the cleaning of Sant Hirdaram Nagar’s Chanchal square where they collected polythene wastes and sent a message to the public regarding the importance of cleanliness. They also encouraged all the employees and officials of BMC participating in the cleaning campaign.
Encroachments like platforms, stairs and ramps were razed off in front of Alok Sharma, Rameshwar Sharma, Singh and Bharadwaj and they esured the drains were cleaned properly. For this the Bairagarh area was divided into 19 sectors with each sector allotted to a specific cleaning worker under health department.
The collected waste of drainages mounted up to 10 Dumpers, 16 Magics, 12 Mini Trucks. Alok Sharma and Bharadwaj observed the whole activity during the campaigns and gave directions where ever necessary.
Under the Dry Polythene campaign 25 Dumper, 19 Mini Trucks and 48 Magics full of waste polythene was collected and disposed off.