Sanitation drive starts at vegetable market after Mayor’s inspection
To ensure hygienic conditions at the main vegetable market of the city on the Bahadurke road, Mayor Inderjit Kaur inspected the place and directed the officials concerned to ensure cleanliness in the market.
The Mayor directed the officials to take up a massive cleanliness drive in the area and clean the site. Working on the directions of the Mayor, the cleanliness drive was started at the place.
MC Joint Commissioner Ankur Mahindroo was present along with other officials of the civic body during the inspection. Mayor Inderjit Kaur said cleanliness drives were being taken up across the city and it was their goal to make Ludhiana number 1 city in the state. She said the public should support the civic body as this goal could not be achieved without the support of the residents.
The Mayor further said all steps were being taken to improve solid waste management in the city and she would be conducting surprise inspections to check the situation on the ground in coming days.
Meanwhile, to facilitate residents visiting different old markets in the city, the Mayor conducted a surprise inspection at the multi-storey parking lot adjoining the Zone A office of the Municipal Corporation (MC) near Mata Rani Chowk and issued necessary directions to ensure cleanliness.
The civic body officials and contractor have also been directed to ensure proper maintenance of the parking.
The Mayor said it was the biggest parking site in the old city area and a large number of residents, who visit the old city markets or the civic body office, park their vehicles at the site on a daily basis.
She said the authorities had been directed to maintain the parking area properly.
The Mayor added that the civic body was also working on the project for overall renovation of the parking site. Till that time, temporary steps should be taken to improve the situation at the ground level.
She also inspected the parking site outside the civic body’s office and issued necessary directions for improvement.
