The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) is all set to participate in the ‘Swacchata Sarvekshan’ for the second time again with the aim to grab top position in this sanitation challenge. ‘Swacchata Sarvekshan’ initiating from January 4, the team of Quality Council of India (QCI) will visit State capital for assessing the city on different parameters on January 20. The three days review task under QCI team supervision will continue till January 22.
From hoardings to massive advertisement campaigns, the civic body this year is all geared up focusing on different aspects to be assessed. The officials have ensured arrangements like pre-fabricated modular toilets, compost units at vegetable markets, hotels, restaurants, twin dustbins including other essential sanitation arrangements at city to grab better position in competition.
Deputy Mayor, Sanjiv Vijaywargia has claimed that in the coming days Essel Infra will take up the charge of few more wards for proper management of solid waste disposal. “Within four days, Essel Infra will take up the charge of 14 more wards. Now approximately 27 wards will be covered before February. Tender is out for the maintenance of pre-fabricated modular toilets as well. More numbers of compost units are likely to come up at different places in the month of January,” added Vijaywargia.
With approximately 500 cities participating in the sanitation competition from across the nation, the assessment will be done out of 2,000 points, under three important sub sections. For Urban local Bodies (UlB) 900 points are set whereas 600 points will be given after receiving the feedback for public while 500 is for direct observers who will monitor the procedure and keep a track of work progress. RMC has issued a ‘Swacchta Sarvekshan’ 2017 Guideline, ‘Swacchta Sarvekshan’ 2017 self-assessment tool, Swacchta App to monitor and supervise the workers including Swacch Residence Welfare Association concept to rise up to the standard of the competition.
“We are on the right track this time. Around 22 modular toilets have been made functional. Task of installing approximately 250 twin dustbins at commercial areas at a radius of 100 meter is complete. Besides, vegetable markets, 10 compost units have been set up at different public places. This year, we are actively involving public in each task. Awareness level is high among the city residents, as 19 thousands Swacchata mobile apps have been downloaded so far,” added, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Bidyanand Sharma.
‘Swacchta Sarvekshan’ conducted under the flagship programme of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan will end on February 4. In the survey conducted in 2016, RMC was ranked 63 out of 72 municipal corporations putting it in the dirtiest city list.