Amritsar MC chief inspects cleanliness work

Amritsar, July 16

MC Commissioner Malwinder Singh Jaggi on Friday conducted an inspection of the cleanliness drive initiated by the health wing of the MC.

On Wednesday, Jaggi had visited several roads and expressed his dissatisfaction over the levels of cleanliness in the city. He had also convened a meeting of senior health officials and prepared a roster to clean all major roads under a special cleanliness drive.

Employees of the health wing in the north zone conducted the drive from Kacheri Chowk to Celebration Mall. Employees of the central zone cleaned the GT Road from Rigo Bridge to Khalsa College for Women and Sheran Wala Gate to Darbar Sahib.

East zone employees cleaned the area from Husainpura Chowk to Alpha One. Sanitation workers in the west zone swept clean the road from Canal Office Chowk to Puranni Chungi at Chheharta. Similarly, MC employees were deployed in the south zone where the area from Chatiwind gate to Sultanwind gate was given to them.

The Commissioner inspected the team working at the Mall Road and gave instructions to remove all the garbage lying on footpaths and roadsides.

This time, the MC has prepared the roaster for 15 days. The zonal teams would clean one or two roads in their respective areas. Senior health officials and sanitary inspectors would supervise the cleanliness drive. After cleaning all major roads, a new roaster would be prepared for the next 15 days. — TNS