Gaya civic body takes steps to improve cleanliness score

GAYA: Gaya Municipal Corporation (GMC) has initiated several measures to improve the rating of the town in the forthcoming Swachh Survekshan. Officials said efforts were being made to reach out to each household and create awareness among the people towards cleanliness.
In the Swachh Survekshan results last year, Gaya had managed to bag just 737.74 points out of 6,000. The central team is expected to visit the town in March.
“Special focus is on setting up solid waste management plant at the garbage dumping ground at Naili and improving the sewage system of the town.The tender for solid waste management plant would be issued by the end of this month. Work on improving sewage system is also going on in each of the 53 wards,” GMC commissioner Sawan Kumar said.
He added two people have been deployed in each ward to visit the households and appeal to people to dump dry and wet garbage in separate dustbins.
“Separate dustbins have already been distributed in the houses for dry and wet garbage. Door-to-door garbage collection is being done in each ward. Dustbins have been placed at important places and the garbage is lifted at regular interval,” he said.
Kumar said the NSS students of Gaya College would organise at least three street plays in each ward to make people aware. “Banners and posters have been placed in the vehicles of GMC. The garbage collection vehicles have been equipped with loudspeaker. A public meeting will be organised soon to promote cleanliness,” the municipal commissioner said.
He added, “We have allotted five vehicles especially for the market areas. These vehicles will collect the garbage which shopkeepers throw on roads.”