Municipal Corporation of Dehradun has been conducting a special sanitation drive for the city since Tuesday. Under the direction of the municipal commissioner Vijay Kumar Jogdande, a team has been formed by the MCD which is working at various points. The team is also looking after the proper garbage collection from 60 wards along with fogging and cleaning the drains. The team has also given charge of removing illegal hoardings from various parts of the city. This aside, the people using banned polythene or polystyrene materials are also being slammed with fines.
On Thursday, the drive was conducted in Govind Garh, Sudhowala Road, Jhanda Mahola, Haridwar Road, Tyagi Road, Kishan Nagar, Ring Road, Racecourse Road, Tibbati market, Rajiv Colony, Rajpur Road and some other places. In all, 122 people have been slammed with fine for using polythene or polystyrene materials and also for dumping garbage on the roads. Total Rs 19,000 has been collected on Thursday by way of collection of fines. Besides, 22 illegal hoardings and posters have been taken down from Nehru Colony.
Speaking of the ongoing drive, the municipal commissioner Vijay Kumar Jogdande said on Thursday that stern actions would be taken against those who are found obstructing the drive especially regarding the removal of the illegal hoardings.
Since Tuesday, the civic body’s sanitation drive has been going on in various areas like Chakrata Road, Moti Bazar, Tilak Road, Gandhi Road, Prince Chowk, Pathribag Mahola, Kishanpur, Nala Pani, Yamuna Colony and Kaulagarh. In all, 158 people have been fined for using banned polythene and polystyrene items and for dumping garbage on the roads. Around 626 posters have been removed from various areas of the city. Around Rs 33, 300 were collected on the first two days of the drive, a civic body officer said.