All the three civic agencies have geared up to ensure a better rank for Delhi in "Swachchh Survekshan" 2017 which will be conducted to rank 500 cities of India.
Keeping Swachchh survekshan in view municipal bodies in Delhi have started taking steps to beatify the city.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is organising a day-long regional workshop on Swachchh Survekashan-2017 and Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules-2016 keeping in view the need of ensuring a better rank of the city being conducted in hundred cities across the country. While other Corporations North and east have also prepared to take the cleanness mission starting from Thursday.
Both the Corporations have also released a number of data claiming to complete projects in order to maintain its area clean.
SDMC Mayor Shyam Sharma said the inauguration of workshop will deliberate on the entire series of the preparations for the Survekashan which will be conducted in the localities under the jurisdiction from January 7 to 9.
"The move will exhort the Residential Welfare Association (RWAs) to strive hard to improve the rank of the city in Survekashan. The rank will depend upon the status of sweeping, transportation of the garbage and management of all types of waste and garbage; the appraisal by the quality control Council of India and response of the citizens. The ranking will be decided on the basis of score achieved out of hundred marks," he said.
Presenting facts, North MCD Commissioner PK Gupta said that they are ahead in achieving all the set targets. "We have already collecting garbage door to door from 60 wards. The total garbage lifted from all the six zones is approximately 3,900 metric tonne (MT) in 2016-17 as against 3,400 MT in 2015-16. Bhalswa waste to energy plant has been prepared to treat the garbage of four zones and other plant at Narela- Bawana is on trail run," said Gupta.
He said night sweeping in the identified six zones (twelve locations) have already been started in order to keep the city clean. Total of 510 dhalaos and 186 open sites in all six zones are being cleaned regularly. "Further, several initiatives ranging from construction of ladies toilets to repairing hospitals and community halls have been made," added the Commissioner.