Various measures are being taken to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state with the state authorities also asking citizens to adopt measures to maintain hygiene.
However, a heap of garbage has become a regular feature near the office of Dehradun District Magistrate (DM). Interestingly, both the district administration and the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) are not owning the responsibility of clearing the heap.
For more than ten days, a heap of garbage has been lying near the office of DM Ashish Kumar Srivastava. Initially, it was just a pile of trash that included dry leaves, few disposable glasses and plastic wrappers but within a few days it has turned into a heap of plastics, waste papers and disposable glasses which are reportedly thrown by the people in the compound.
On being asked about the garbage accumulation near DM’s office, Srivastava said that the MCD is responsible for collecting the garbage from the buildings. The corporation has been asked to pick up the garbage from here too like it does from other buildings, he added. However, according to the officials of MCD the municipal corporation collects garbage which is put up in its garbage collection vehicle by the workers or managers of the buildings.
When the government authorities are appealing the public across the State to take preventive measures like maintaining hygiene to stall the spread of coronavirus, it appears that the district administration and MCD are not serious about the level of sanitation at the collectorate.