Sanitation drive from September 6
Municipal corporations would ensure cleaning of unoccupied land such as vacant plots and areas around railway tracks
In a bid to ensure proper sanitation in the national capital, Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay on Sunday said that all three municipal corporations here would organise a fortnightlong campaign from September 6 to 20 for cleaning of all unoccupied land..
Mr Upadhyay informed that during the campaign, municipal corporations would ensure cleaning of unoccupied land such as vacant plots, areas around railway tracks and under flyovers and areas where garbage is often dumped while stress would be laid on the sanitation in unauthorised and resettlement colonies.
“All sanitary inspectors, sanitary superintendent, superintendent engineer and zonal deputy commissioners will have to carry out surprise checks on sanitary drives under their areas and ensure at least 2 colonies are taken up everyday under the drive,” a statement released by the party said. It also said that senior officials of municipal corporations would carry out surprise checks in their areas and if poor sanitation is found, stern disciplinary action would be taken against the erring staff.
“We shall not accept any shortcomings in municipal services in Delhi and shall work with full transparency,” Mr Upadhyay said.
Under this campaign, the party would precede with the ongoing sanitation and health drive week, which would be observed bserved from September 25 to October 2.
The state unit president, who is also serving in the South Delhi Municipal Corporeation, said that in this fortnight campaign, responsibilities of both municipal officials and leaders would be fixed.