Amritsar MC to provide free dustbins to shops on Heritage Street

During a meeting held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney, it has been announced that to keep Heritage Street, the main route leading to Darbar Sahib, clean, the municipal corporation will provide free dustbins to food shops operating there. She said that apart from this, large dustbins would also be installed on this route immediately.

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She said that Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sawhney has given a grant of Rs 2.51 crore from his discretionary quota for the maintenance of this road. This money will be spent on maintenence work and painting of the Heritage Street, which is going on and will be completed by July 31 at a cost of Rs 41 lakh.

The Deputy Commissioner said that apart from this, two eight-seater golf carts have been purchased for the convenience of the pilgrims on this route, which will be put into operation soon.

The MC and Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs have been directed to take strict action against any shopkeeper or vendor found littering.