New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu has asked the Delhi Government and the municipal bodies to step up systemic efforts to make substantial difference to sanitation in the national capital through effective coordination among all the concerned agencies.
On the eve of completion of one year of Swachh Bharat Mission progarmme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Gandhi Jayanti, Naidu reviewed the state of cleanliness in New Delhi yesterday.
Chief Secretary and Secretaries of various departments of Government of NCT , Commissioners of four municipal bodies, CEO of Delhi Cantonment, Vice-chairman of DDA, CMD of DMRC, senior officials from railways, Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Police and CPWD attended the review meeting.
Naidu informed the top brass of Delhi Administration that the public perception about cleanliness in the national capital is still adverse and needs to be changed at the earliest. He urged the municipal commissioners to ensure proper deployment and monitoring of 65,000 safai workers stating that the output is not commensurate with the number.
He also suggested to the Chief Secretary to examine the Japanese model of burning municipal solid waste without environmental consequences in view of limited availability of land for dumping such waste.
On the suggestion of Naidu, DMRC and NDMC agreed to consider setting up a Waste to Energy Plant.
He asked DDA to examine entrusting maintenance of major parks to Resident Welfare Associations as guardians.
