Intensify campaign, issue challans to violators: MC chief to health officials

Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal directed health branch officials to take stern action against those dumping waste in the open or burning waste and ensure cleanliness in the city.

The officials were directed to intensify drive against the violators and issue hefty challans, if anyone was caught dumping waste in the open or burning the same.

Further, Dachalwal issued a warning to the officials that strict departmental action would also be taken against them, if they failed to ensure cleanliness at the ground level.

The directions were issued during a meeting held at the MC’s Zone D office here on Monday evening.

Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar, MC Additional Commissioner Paramdeep Singh, Joint Commissioners Vineet Kumar and Abhishek Sharma, Assistant Commissioners Neeraj Jain, Gurpal Singh and Jasdev Sekhon, CSO Ashwani Sahota, Health Officer Vipal Malhotra, Chief Sanitary Inspectors (CSI) and Sanitary Inspectors (SI) were among others present in the meeting.

The MC Commissioner said the civic body had been regularly appealing to residents to stop dumping waste in the open and strict action would be taken against those who were indulging in the practice.

He told the officials to move to the field on a regular basis and ensure cleanliness in their respective areas.

Dachalwal said he would also be conducting surprise inspections in coming days. Besides taking action against the violators, the civic body would also act against officials who failed to perform their duty at the ground level.

A few employees had also been suspended in the past as they failed to ensure cleanliness in their respective areas.