In an effort to promote hygienic practices in Vizag, the Greater
Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is all set to organise the
Swachha Visakha Marathon. The civic body announced that the marathon
will be held on Friday, from the Kali Mata temple at RK Beach to the YSR
statue at VMRDA Park. Inviting the citizens to join the event,
the GVMC revealed that the marathon will be flagged off at 7:30 AM on 13
November. Earlier, the officials planned to conduct the event on 12
November. Due to the current climatic conditions in Vizag, the marathon
has been postponed to the following day. Setting sights on Swachh Survekshan 2021,
the corporation is leaving no stone unturned to slot Vizag in the top
spot. The officials are making arrangements to ensure prompt
door-to-door collection of these wastes under the GVMC limits. These
activities are being monitored through the Online Waste Management
System (OWMS). Earlier on Tuesday, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal
Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner, G Srijana said that the corporation
has been successful in achieving 84 percent under door-to-door garbage
collection. She said that while staff at several wards are 100 percent
successful in the garbage collection, some other employees need to put
in extra efforts to reach the goal. Directing the officials at the GVMC,
Mrs Srijana said that all staff should work towards achieving 100
percent under door-to-door garbage collection. The GVMC
Commissioner instructed the sanitary inspectors to make sure the hotels,
restaurants, and commercial establishments do not dump their wastes in
the dumper-bins which were placed for the use of households. She asked
the officials to ensure shifting the garbage from bins to the dumping
yard by 10.30 AM every day. Furthermore, the civic body has been
focussing on promoting the segregation of waste at source and the usage
of 3 bins. In a bid to create awareness among the public, the municipal
corporation has been conducting awareness campaigns to promote waste
segregation. The GVMC has also served notices to those who failed to
segregate dry and wet wastes. VISAKHAPATNAM: With the pandemic driving plummeting sales at .. |
