MC Ludhiana scores 97% in terms of cleanliness of residential areas, 89% score in terms of Door to Door collection of Waste and 93 percent for cleanliness of market areas
Ludhiana, July 18 (Rajkumar Sathi). Municipal Corporation (MC) Ludhiana has bagged 39th position in the national ranking under the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 conducted across the country. The results of the Swachh Survekshan have been announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India and Municipal Corporation (MC) Ludhiana was categorized among the cities with population above 10 lakh. Civic body officials stated that working under the guidance of Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur and MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, various initiatives have been taken for processing of the waste generated in the industrial hub of the state on a daily basis. Under the swachh survekshan, MC Ludhiana scored 97% in terms of cleanliness of residential areas, 89% score in terms of Door to Door collection of Waste and 93 percent for cleanliness of market areas. Similarly, the city has scored 53% percent score for cleanliness of public toilets and 50% score for cleanliness of water bodies as various steps have been taken to clean Buddha Dariya too. Further, the project for bio-remediation of legacy waste is going on at a fast pace and heaps of garbage at the main dump site of MC on Tajpur road would soon be a thing of the past. Under the first phase of this project, over 4.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste (out of total 5 lakh metric tonnes) has already been disposed off through bioremediation. The contract for the second phase of the project, wherein around 20 lakh metric tonnes of waste has to be disposed off, has also been awarded. Around 9 acres of land has been freed from waste at the main dump site of the civic body. The officials stated that the bioremediation of 2.19 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jainpur dump site of the civic body is also going on at a fast pace. Further, the project for processing of 1100 metric tonnes of fresh waste generated in the city has already been launched and the fresh waste is being processed on a daily basis. The project to process fresh waste aims to ensure that garbage does not accumulate at the dump site again. Civic body officials stated that a number of other initiatives have also been taken to improve solid waste management in the city including installation of static compactors to stop open dumping of garbage in the city. The responsibilities of Sanitary Inspectors (SI) among other officials of the health branch have been fixed to ensure cleanliness on the main roads and internal parts of the city. Taking a major step to stop illegal slaughtering, the civic body has also launched sealing drive against the meat shop owners involved in illegal slaughtering. A number of shops have been sealed under the drive. Further orders have also been issued to stop the street vendors from littering. Orders have been issued for placing wet and dry dustbins near the vends. They have been directed to ensure that no garbage/waste is dumped around their vends, otherwise challans of upto Rs 2000 would be issued against them and FIR would also be registered over repeated violations. MC Commissioner Dachalwal stated that the construction and demolition (C&D) waste processing plant has also been commissioned in the city to recycle the C&D waste generated in the city. He further stated that the city secured good scores in terms of cleanliness of residential areas, market places etc and more steps are being taken to improve solid waste management across the city. The civic body officials further appealed to the public that they should also support the civic body in the process to improve solid waste management. The residents should hand over segregated dry and wet waste to the garbage collectors. Further the residents should stop dumping the waste at open spaces/plots to keep the city clean.
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