P’kula MC uses technology to keep tabs on safai karamcharis

Rajinder Nagarkoti

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, December 25

Keeping a track of safai karamcharis and supervisors has always been a tedious task in Panchkula. But now, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has found a solution. It is using technology to keep tabs on them.

MC Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal said they were using Google camera pictures thorough WhatsApp groups to ensure their attendance. “ They have been asked to post pictures taken before and after the cleanliness work,” he said.

“Sanitary inspectors will also present reports on a regular basis about the sanitation work,” he added. Jogpal further added that the Government had planned a solid waste management project for Panchkula and the Naraingarh cluster. A tender has been floated and the site for it has been identified at Jhuriwala in the district.

Present infra

There are 80 garbage collection points in Panchkula. The waste collected from these points is transported by 28 tractor-trailers to the dumping ground in Sector 23. For the secondary transportation of waste, Panchkula has six dumper placers, three refuse compactors and 15 Mahindra pick-up trucks. There are 607 temporary (on contract) and 74 safai karamcharis (outsourced).

Swachh Awards

The MC will present Swachh Awards for 2017 under seven categories. The categories are swachh clubs/hotel, swachh hospital, swachh park, swachh road, swachh RWA, swachh school and swachh market. 

Waste generation 

Current: 168.3 tonnes per day

2025: 213 tonnes per day

2035: 287 tonnes per day