Said L-G Anil Baijal on Moday while taking stock of beautification works done by civic bodies
Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal on Monday reviewed the progress of sanitation and beautification works undertaken by the three municipal corporations — north, south, and east — in the national Capital. He told the civic bodies to maintain hygienic conditions in the toilet complexes, streets, and public parks of the city.
Besides, the L-G directed the three corporations to send a weekly progress report about these works to the Urban Development (UD) Department.
"All three municipal corporations told the L-G that efforts were being made to ensure that all toilets complexes have proper lights. Also, they informed about the upcoming projects such as building toilet units and installing LED lights in their respective areas," a statement issued by the L-G's office read.
Baijal also told the corporations that they must continue to take steps that focus on cleanliness and sanitation of the areas and also ensure that the communities were involved in maintenance of assets.
Further, the L-G also reviewed the progress on encroachment removal on 29 identified stretches. "Baijal emphasised that places that are made encroachment-free should not be allowed to be encroached again. These places had bottlenecks holding up vehicular movement for hours," the statement read.
The meeting was attended by chief secretary Anshu Prakash, senior officials from the Urban Development Department, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), and all three municipal corporations.
Meanwhile, earlier this year, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) launched the first public 'Pink Toilet' equipped with a sanitary pad vending machine and incinerator in the city. While all three municipal corporations had announced opening of toilets at public places and busy markets, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), this was the first toilet to have a sanitary pad vending machine.
The corporations had in 2015 received Rs 120 crore from the Centre under the SBM to build toilet blocks, besides other sanitation work in the national Capital. According to the SBM guidelines, there must be a toilet complex available at a distance of every kilometer in the national Capital.
According to a report published by the north corporation on sanitation earlier this year, the civic body, which has over 800 toilet blocks under it, has built 50 women toilet seats in the last one year, which became functional a few months ago. The east corporation, which has 400 toilet blocks under it, has built 70 new blocks under the Mission.
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- Meeting’s focus was hygiene in toilet complexes, streets and public parks of the Capital
- The L-G stressed on need to involve communities in maintenance of assets
- Progress on the encorachment removal on 29 stretches was reviewed, with emphasis being on keeping further encroachment at bay
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