NMC launches River Cleaning Campaign
   Date :06-May-2019

 
Staff Reporter;
 
NagPur Municipal Corporation (NMC) launched River Cleaning Campaign at three places on Sunday beginning with Pora river near Sahakar Nagar ghat in presence of Nanda Jichkar, Mayor. Later, the campaign was launched at Nag river near Yashwant stadium, Sangam Chawl at the hands of Kaustubh Chatterjee, followed by Pili river at Nara ghat at the hands of Ravindra Thakre, Additional Municipal Commissioner. The corporation launched this drive during the past some years. This time, the drive would continue till June 5. The drive began with performing pooja at the places and then sanitary workers started desilting rivers with the help of JCB.
 
The workers also took out silt from the rivers. Abhijit Bangar, Municipal Commissioner, is leading the drive while Ulhas Debadwar, Chief Engineer, will lead the campaign. NMC has given different responsibilities to the officials in the machinery. Bangar has appealed to citizens to extend active cooperation in cleaning movement. Ram Joshi, Aziz Shaikh, Additional Commissioner, Milind Meshram, Mahesh Dhamecha, Harish Raut, Prakash Warhade, Raju Bhiwgade, Mahesh Morone, Ashok Patil, Ganesh Rathod, Assistant Commissioners, Sunil Kamble, Dr Pradip Dasarwar, Health Officers, Rohidas Rathod, Divisional Health Officer, Dr Gajendra Mahalle, Veterinary Officer, Ameen Akhtar, Rajesh Bhutkar, Girish Wasnik, Asaram Bodile, Anil Nagdeve, Executive Engineers, Ajay Paza, Kamlesh Chavan, Praveen Kotangale, Shailesh Jambhulkar, Deputy Engineers, Rambhau Tidke, Dhanraj Rangari, Zonal Health Officers, Sangita Girhe, Zone Chairperson, Dinesh Yadav, Manoj Sangole, Sudhama Chaudhari, Corporators, Ujjawala Sharma, Surbhi Jaiswal, Vishnudeo Yadav, Vikas Yadav, Dipak Girhe, Sanjay Chaudhari and others were present.