ITANAGAR, Jan 17: Sixteen new sanitation vehicles for Itanagar Municipal Council (IMC) were distributed among different wards.
With these additional vehicles, all the 30 wards would have dedicated vehicles for garbage disposal.
This was informed by Capital Complex Deputy Commissioner, Prince Dhawan at a city level ‘Swachh Survekshan’ workshop held at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday.
Additionally, each subdivision of the IMC, consisting of five wards would have a dedicated vehicle for highway cleaning and a heavy duty excavator each.
The DC further stated that new dustbins have been procured which would be distributed to enable segregation of wastes into dry and wet wastes at individual household level.
All the waste collection points in the city would have two dustbins marked with different colours for wet and dry waste. Separate garbage bags of two separate colours would also be made available for household segregation of waste.
The DC appealed to the public to cooperate in keeping the city clean and participate in the ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018’.
He also requested the public to pay civic charges and segregate wastes at household level.
Details of the ‘Swachh Survekshan’ may be accessed on the website ‘www.itanagar.nic.in’. Citizens have also been requested to download the Swachhata application from the Pay Store.
The workshop was attended by councillors, chief municipal executive officer, administrative officers of Itanagar Capital Complex, assistant engineers and officials of IMC, besides various NGOs engaged in sanitation activities. (DIPRO)
