In a wake of rising number of vector-borne diseases, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Friday met with councillors of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by leader of Opposition (loP) Ramesh Matiala and sought cooperation from them to prevent deadly diseases such as dengue, chikungunia and malaria.
The Mayor said all the elected councillors are known faces in their respective wards and they are first contacted by people for remedy of any problem so their role in working out any civic problem is crucial.
“The basic responsibility of the corporation is to provide better sanitation and cleanliness around our jurisdiction. We will be able to improve the ranking of the corporation with coordinated efforts,” she said.
Mayor also stated that she has instructed relevant department for undertaking sanitation and desilting work in a time bound manner.
Matiala handed over a memorandum on behalf of his party councilors with their concerns mentioned about the Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunia, Sanitation and expected water logging points.
loP Matiala welcomed Mayor’s decision about rationally equal deployment of Safai Karamcharies and said “The corporation must undertake development works in all wards. Our councilors will put every possible effort in getting things done from the city government. We have agreed to work together to bring substantial improvement in sanitation and other civic amenities.