MC ROLLS OUT SWACCH WARD COMPETITION TO ENSURE CLEAN & HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
HOSHIARPUR, 05 AUGUST 2021 : In a first of its kind initiative to further intensify the swacch abhiyan, the Municipal Corporation rolled out the ‘swachha ward’ competition on the occasion of 75th Independence Day. Th results of this competition will be declared on August 12.
The municipal wards bagging first three positions will be awarded with the development grants to the tune of Rs. 20 lakh, Rs. 15 lakh and Rs. 10 lakh respectively as announced by Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder
Sham Arora. Besides this, the safai sewaks, councillors and ward swachhta warriors of the winning wards will also be felicitated on August 15.
Giving details in this regard, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) and Municipal Commissioner Aashika Jain said that the motive of this competition is to make all wards garbage free to ensure clean,green and health hazardous free environment. She also made a fervent appeal to the local residents, market associations, resident welfare associations, NGOs to for their active participation besides assisting the Municipal Corporation in cleaning the city.
The Municipal Commissioner mentioned that the sole criteria to win the developmental grants is ‘Zero Garbage Vulnerable Points’ or elimination of all garbage dumps in all wards other than four secondary garbage collection
points established by the Municipal Corporation. She stated that the committee constituted by the Deputy Commissioner will evaluate all the wards and announce the results.
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