Bhilai Municipal Corporation intensifies preparations for Swachh Survekshan-21
   Date :23-Oct-2020

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Staff Reporter :
 
BHILAI,
 
The BMC has planned to start night sweeping in all the markets and places around commercial establishments in city
 
 
 
After crowning the title of ‘Best Self-Sustainable City’ across the country in ‘Swacch Survekshan 2020’ nationwide cleanliness battle, the Bhilai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched the groundwork to improve its score in the ensuing 2021 survey. According to the information, segregation, collection, and recycling of waste and remediation of dump yards are given top priority in the scoring parameters. While the status of water survey, stormwater drains, sewage network, and public toilets are also to be evaluated in the SS-21 league.
 
Officials from Health Department of BMC informed that the toolkit for the Cleanliness Survey-2021 has changed a lot this time around in the survey. The corporation is emphasising that the work should be completed according to the criteria set this time. As, the status of bulk waste generators like hotels, restaurants and their mechanisms to recycle waste will also be analysed in the survey.
 
The BMC has planned to start night sweeping in all the markets and places around commercial establishments in the city. The Swachh Survekshan-2021 is being conducted for a total of 6,000 marks in three phases such as service level progress (documentation of activities) category will be allotted 2,400 marks while certification and citizen’s voice will be allocated 1,800 marks each and direct observation category is amalgamated to documentation and citizen’s voice categories. Assistant Health Officer Javed Ali has pointed out that the major changes in SS-21 league are that the team secretly coming to the city and taking feedback, this time Bhilai will handle this work sitting from Delhi.
 
He also added that there is also 1800 number for public feedback, which is a big number in good results. For this, BMC will have to give relief by settling the complaints lodged before public, because it will be monitored online. Public Relation Officer P C Sarva said that if any hotel worker or shopkeeper found indulged in scattering garbage in drains or improperly disposing-off waste and leftovers, the fine could be anywhere between Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 depending on the gravity of the offense. The enforcement officials have already been instructed to issue hefty challans to those shopkeepers who do not cooperate. Further, the shopkeepers and vendors should be directed to keep dustbins in their shops or near their stalls and vends. “To score 1800 marks of citizen voice, the BMC authority has been focusing to redress all complaints received from the app, with immediate effect”, added PR Officer, Sarva.