I have no hesitation in accepting our failure. We have not given optimum level of services. Sorry for this. But I promise A2Z will make Ranchi the cleanest city in the country within a month. I have taken Ranchi as a challenge,” these were the words of National Head, HR & Operations A2Z Vijay Prakash Pandey.
Multiple media reports suggested shoddy cleanliness condition in city recently. A2Z has the responsibility of cleaning the city. With President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit scheduled in the end of this month the panic among the RMC official was obvious.
RMC and also Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) conveyed their message loud and clear to A2Z, serve or face consequences. JSPCB even threatened to issues notices to it.
Pushed to backfoot by the tough stances of the RMC and JSPCB, A2Z in its bid to improve the cleanliness condition and save its face sent its high level official early this week.
“I will stay here in Ranchi till the end of this month but on April 12-13. These two days I have to appear in Supreme Court in connection with some cases. I will see to my self the cleanliness of the city and I can assure you that the city will be all clear in a week.”
But what different is he going to do this time that would make Ranchi the “cleanest city of India”IJ
“Now our compactors and smaller vehicles will start their work at 06:30am in the morning unlike early routine of 9 am. Apart from our existing resources, we will introduce 14 tractors in night services. They will lift the garbage from everywhere,” he said.
He also informed that A2Z had constituted Quick Response Force (QRF) - a team of driver with two support staffs. “As of now three QRF vehicles will ferry in three prime roads covering Raj Bhawan, Main Road, Kutchary, Harmu Road, By-pass, and Airport Area. They will cover these areas n number of times between 9am to 5am lifting the garbage. Number of these vehicles will be increased,” he said.
As per the plans of A2Z they will now send their vehicles in colonies unlike earlier when A2Z staffs used to collect garbage going door to door. “We will identify one lack of household among the 55 wards where roads would allow the movement of vehicles. In other 75,000 households our staffs will continue collecting garbage,” he said.
Vijay also lamented the lack of enthusiasms and awareness among people and it had decided to launch awareness campaigns also. “When the vehicles we move into colonies pre-recorded messages requesting people to cooperate with us will be played on these vehicles.”
He said that the blue print of the plans has been prepared and these will be implemented within a week.
RMC CEO Dipankar Panda expressed satisfaction with the efforts of A2Z in last few days. He also rubbished media report suggesting RMC was planning to revisit its deal with A2Z.