With just a few days left for the auspicious Chhath Puja festivities to begin, Ranchi Municipal Corporation is planning to quicken the cleanliness activities with a special focus on the water bodies across the State capital.
As per a directive issued by the Additional Municipal Commissioner Girja Shankar Prasad, a cleanliness drive on the banks of all dams, lakes and rivers will be held. As per the instructions all civil society organisations, zonal supervisors and MPS have been ordered to ensure that cleanliness work across all Chhath Ghats in their wards should be completed latest by October 30. Zonal supervisors have been deputed for the same.“RMC started the cleaning work right after Dusshera came to an end, but with Diwali celebrations the water bodies are back to square one. Apart from cleaning the ghats, barricading work to mark danger zones with red ribbons is also being done. Staircases are also being cleaned while proper lighting arrangement is also being done,” said an official on the basis of anonymity. Apart from cleaning heaps of garbage from the Chhath ghats, the communiqué also stated removal of weeds, clear demarcation pits for waste disposal and sprinkling of bleaching powder on all sides of the water bodies. It also states that the path leading to the pond should be well lit for the convenience of the devotees. The message also directed zonal supervisors to ensure that all work is to be completed by October 30.
The spots selected by the civic body for Chhath celebrations include Kanke Dam, PHED Talab, Joda Talab in Bariatu Chadri Talab, LIG Talab among numerous others.