Taking cognisance of the various irregularities existing in the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun, the city Mayor Vinod Chamoli chaired a meeting with the officials of the corporation on Wednesday.
Chamoli instructed the officials of MCD to get the 22 defective vehicles repaired within maximum time limit of 10 days. Notably, MCD has provided total 59 garbage lifting vehicles to the Doon Valley Waste Management company, of which around 22 vehicles are out of order for some time now, which has affected the level of sanitation in the State capital with lack of efficient garbage disposal.
MCD would bear the maintenance charges of these vehicles, which would be later on deducted from the monthly tipping fees paid to the company, said Chamoli. Meanwhile, four tractors would be provided to the company in which MCD would pay for two tractors and company will bear the charges for the remaining two tractors. These tractors would be used by the company for lifting the garbage till the defective vehicles are repaired, informed the Mayor.
Irregularities related to the trenching ground located at Sahastradhara Road were also discussed in the meeting. Chamoli instructed the officials of the company to use a JCB machine of MCD for lifting the garbage from the trenching ground.
He further said that the company would have to bear the cost of fuel, driver and maintenance charges of JCB. The officials of DVWM were also instructed to speed up their work in order to make the city clean.The garbage disposal and level of sanitation in town has deteriorated in recent past partly due to the vehicles being out of order. Following repeated complaints by locals and public representatives, the Mayor issued necessary instructions to the officials.
AMNA Uday Singh Rana, senior city health officer Dr RK Singh, DVWM CEO Siddharth Jain and manager BS Negi also attended the meeting.
