Raigarh is moving towards development in terms of cleanliness and beauty. In the past eight months, with the construction of roads and drains for approximately Rs 2 crore, the citizens were provided an orderly market environment and lesser traffic. Similarly, 810 complaints of cleanliness and encroachment so far were addressed with the 100-minute rapid action facility.
Corporation Commissioner Ashutosh Pandey said that in the last eight months, many constructions have begun like that of markets (Rs 29 lakh), bus stands (Rs 28 lakh), platforms near Marine Drive platforms (Rs 31 lakh), shops and roads construction from Jogidipa bridge to Siddhi Vinayak Colony (Rs 47 lakh), BT road from Rianpara Chowk to Water World (Rs 48 lakh). The construction of drains in Modi Nagar (Rs 49 lakh) and Marine Drive (Rs 42 lakh), RCC Bridge in Bandhani Nala (Rs 24 lakh) are currently in progress.
Roads, drains, culverts, perch works, community toilets, drinking water portals, dustbins, etc were demanded in the wards under the Mahasafi campaign. The demands were immediately addressed. To make the city beautiful, over-bridges, vacant spaces and 3D wall paintings are under works as part of the Swachh Survekshan 2021. These instill a sense of attraction for the citizens and the tourists in the city. During the Mahasafi campaign, 43 wards have undergone a condensation visit under the direction of Collector Bhim Singh and Mayor Janaki Katju.
The people are being made aware about cleanliness and the need for swachhata. The citizens have now started paying attention to the street and neighbourhood cleanliness just like their homes. The citizens are not only managing the waste from their houses but also dumping the garbage to the right sources and the door-to-door waste collection mediums. Raigarh has become the first Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra to initiate 100 minutes of rapid action to take action on people’s complaints. Mobile numbers have been issued for rapid action too, which are available from Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 2 pm. About 760 cleanliness complaints and 50 encroachment complaints have been addressed. The city is also moving towards development with the realisation of Sughar Raigarh.
Garden facilities
The work of sewage treatment plants is in progress for about Rs 59 crore. The STP of 25 MLD in Banjinhapali and 7 MLD in Atramuda is under construction. The work of laying large pipelines on both sides of the river is underway. According to the contract with the STP construction company, the construction of Oxygen will be done along the road construction after laying the pipeline. The facility of gardens on the banks of river Chhath Ghat will be provided soon. The contract to sell the treatment plant water to NTPC is also under progress. This will also increase the income of the corporation.
Traffic will be eased
The construction of a one-foot divider is under works from Subhash Chowk to the Municipal office. Earlier, barricets were being used as dividers. The Traffic Safety Committee also conducted a meeting in the presence of Singh to address the issue of jamming and barricades.
Campaigns being run by connecting social organisations
Swachhta sandesh, Swachhta cycle rally, murals, rose distribution — events like these are being organised to spread awareness about the need for cleanliness and the Swachh Survekshan 2021 by Corporation Commissioner Ashutosh Pandey. The college students are also competing by painting the walls of the city’s social spaces. Food packets, clothes and ration and blankets were also distributed to the needy.
A house for stray animals
More than 700 stray cattle have been shifted to Sambalpuri Urban Gothan. An action plan has been chalked out to shift the stray bulls too. This will make the city free from stray cattle. The Kanji House of Transport City will also be converted into a Dog House in a bid to create a home for stray dogs in the city.
Garbage-free city and cleaning of ponds
The city is in process to become completely garbage-free. Raigarh’s Garbage Weldable Point (GVP) is being covered with a green net. Similarly, sanitation rickshaws and e-rickshaws have been made accessible to all the lanes of all wards. The time of collecting garbage from the market area is done through sweeping in the night in the market areas. This no longer spreads garbage on the streets. All the ponds of the wards have been identified and cleanliness is done at a very low cost with specially-trained workers. Patrapali, Bhagwanpur, Bhujbadhan, Rinapara, Vijaypur, Atramuda, Darridipi, Kaidimuda, Askapara ponds have been cleaned as well.