As elections draw near, MC gets active in Jalandhar city

Elections are here soon! Suddenly, inspections are being done, seizure of plastic bags and lifting of garbage and waste is taking place. The Municipal Corporation (MC) has become very active.

Graffiti, cleaning and painting work is also being carried out. Amid all this, strike by MC employee unions has hamper the work. The waste lifting has not been carried out since Saturday and some lifting work was started this afternoon.

Ashok, one of the union members, said until the demands were not met, they would not start lifting. Garbage was spilled on the roadside. Rajinder Beri, former MLA, Jalandhar Central, had recently alleged that the ‘’Swachhta’’ drive was started only for photo-ops and practically nothing was happening on the ground.

“Only photos were clicked, nothing else happened during the drive. It seems that the Punjab Government is doing ‘safai’ by only talking about it. There are mounds of waste everywhere. City roads are a big proof of this,” he said.

The MC Commissioner recently checked streetlights in various areas of the city till 2 am. The areas that were inspected are BSF Chowk, Ajit Nagar and Focal Point.

Recently, the MC also shared an information with the media that sewerage point at Gandhi Camp was made operational and now the problem of contaminated water was resolved by the corporation. The pictures of residents showing clean water was also shared with the media.

Illegal encroachments are being removed and water sprinklers machines are being used. This sudden change has shocked residents who are noticing the increased activity by the Municipal Corporation everywhere.