Holy city facelift in vain
AMRITSAR: The recent facelift of the area surrounding the Golden Temple has failed to rid the remaining walled city of litter.
Parts of the walled city close to the Sikh shrine are in a pathetic condition. Being congested and overpopulated, these areas have been deprived of the modern solid waste management project.
The special vehicles that go for door-todoor collection cannot enter the narrow lanes. The municipal corporation also planned to execute the use of smart garbage bins in this area seven months back. The plan has not been implemented yet.
Despite being included in the list of smart cities, Amritsar still has tractortrailers carrying the garbage to the dumping site. And this site at Bhagatanwala is the biggest eyesore.
The demand to shift it to another location has become a major issue.
Apart from lack of awareness and sensitisation among residents, the negligence on the part of MC officials is apparent.
The civic body has to overcome financial crisis too in order to pay the sanitation workers timely.
Residents, too, need to act more responsibly. For instance, many don’t give the garbage even when workers reach their doorstep, and throw it outside later. Our teams are penalising those found littering. GURLOVELEEN SINGH SIDHU, municipal commissioner