High-level Committee reviews on 'Swachh Hyderabad' Hyderabad, July 4 (INN): The Swachh Committee, consisting of Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Ministers, Legislator, MPs, MLCs, Special Secretary to CM Narsing Rao and other officials, on Saturday held a review meeting on Swachh Hyderabad at GHMC Headquarters.
The main aim of the meeting was to strengthen the Swachh Hyderabad programme duly upgrading the infrastructure to the existing sanitation works in the twin cities in a proper planning. The Committee discussed about various aspects pertaining to civic related issues with an intention to make the city to a World Class. In the review meeting the Committee Members have proposed to buy 2500 auto trolleys and 1500 tricycles for which modalities are being worked out so as to implement the sanitation works in a proper way.
It has been decided to implement the existing Owner-Cum-Driver scheme to the auto trolleys duly involving the local youth those who are in the field of during door to door garbage collection every day and in the first phase, 2000 auto trolleys will be purchased;
The people who are having driving license and must be a citizen of the city and priority will be given to the city youth who are already in the field of door to door garbage collection. For each auto rickshaw approximate an amount of Rs. 5 lakhs may be incurred where as 10% subsidy will be given to the SC/ST candidates given subscription and 20% to others.
SC/ST, BC Minorities will be given preference as per the Government norms. Each auto driver has to cover at least 800 houses every day. The people who are performing their duties collecting door to door garbage will be given special preference.
The GHMC is likely to involve 3 to 4 agencies to monitor the sanitation works. The vehicles which are going to be purchased strict vigil and maintenance will be taken care by the GHMC. The auto trolleys will be working on par with the private cabs. The tricycles will be used in the areas / colonies where the auto trolley cannot go and the Committee has suggested to purchase 1500 tricycles.
News Posted: 4 July, 2015
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