The city’s civic body would launch a special sanitation drive under Swachchh Bharat Mission from January 18.
Arun Sood, Mayor of Chandigarh held a meeting with senior officers of Municipal Corporation regarding the same on Sunday.
During the meeting, the Mayor said that Swachh Bharat Mission is one of his priority jobs during this year and area councilors of each ward will be associated in these campaigns during this week and all councilor meeting will be held at committee room of MC on January 18 to discuss further action of course in their respective wards.
He said that in view of Prime Minister’s visit scheduled on January 24 to receive French President, the Municipal Corporation will clean the city by launching this week-long sanitation campaign.
Sood said that the activities will be taken during the cleanliness drive included cleaning of villages, colonies and sectors under MC limit to remove garbage; road sweeping machines will be used for cleaning of V 4 and V 3 roads; special emphasis will be given to keep SSKs and garbage bins clear and lime will be sprayed around SSKs and garbage bins and polythene, scattered papers and other waste material will be picked with the help of specially made pokers.
He said that special awareness campaigns will also be initiated in the schools falling in the area of campaign and will also be covered to aware the teachers/children regarding health education.
Also, pesticides will be spread in and around the meat shops, slaughter house and other eating joints as a preventive measure to avoid the spread of contagious diseases. IEC activities like distribution of pamphlets, awareness through public address system will be taken, he added.
He said that the engineering work during the drives will be including removal of wild grass from road berms; pruning of trees; removal of shrubs/garden waste; minor repair of jhulla/railing; rectification of non functional street lights and maintenance of concrete pedestal/junction boxes of electric poles etc.
Initially, six areas will be cleaned including Mauli Jagran, Manimajra and villages/colonies of the city where congestion is more than other areas of Chandigarh, added the Mayor.