SDMC ropes in singer Jasbir Jassi as brand ambassador to boost Swachh ranking
New Delhi Oct 23 PTI The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has roped in Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi as its brand ambassador as part of its plan to boost the civic bodys ranking in the next Swachh Bharat survey according to officialsMunicipal Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti on Saturday convened a meeting with senior officials to discuss ways to improve the civic bodys ranking in Swachhta Survekshan 2022A number of decisions were taken during the meet including that Amended Plastic Management Rules 2021 will be implemented and plastic measuring less than 120 micron in thickness will be banned completely the SDMC said in a statementIt was also decided that processing of wet segregated waste 60 TPD will be done in each of the zones of the SDMC it saidMaterial recovery facilities to reduce dry waste transported to landfill site by further segregation of dry waste into five to six different categories for recycling will be set up officials saidThe SDMC said it has identified five brand ambassadors for the Swachh Bharat Mission for organising events at prominent locationsJassi and Ruby Makhija have also been selected as brand ambassadors for the civic body the statement saidIdentification of 20 Swachh champions 10 men and 10 women for contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission will also be done the officials decided in the meetingAdditional Commissioner Ramesh Verma engineer-in-chief P C Meena deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners of all four zones and other senior officials were also present in the meetingDuring the meeting review of various parameters mentioned in Swachh Survekshan toolkit 2022 for attaining better ranking in Swachh Survekshan 2022 was also done officials saidFocus will be on segregation of waste at source in each ward and to reduce waste generation in wards six initiatives under three R reduce reuse and recycle such as Neki Ki Diwar reuse of old clothes toys book bank crockery bank artefacts reuse of old tyres steel boxes and promotion of cloth bags was discussed in the meeting the SDMC saidUpkeep of public and community toiletsbeautification of markets and slum areas training of sanitation workers vaccination of all frontline workers redressal of complaints received on Swachhata App within 24 hours night sweeping in commercial and public areas would also be done as part of the vision the statement saidDissemination of citizen feedback questionnaire among senior citizens and youth through WhatsApp groups social media meetings with RWAs representatives contests on street plays jingle making movies painting poster and mural designs will be doneSwachh ranking of schools government offices markets colonies hospitals dispensers and hotels will be major activities for better Swachh ranking it said PTI KND SRY
New Delhi Oct 23 PTI The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has roped in Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi as its brand ambassador as part of its plan to boost the civic bodys ranking in the next Swachh Bharat survey according to officialsMunicipal Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti on Saturday convened a meeting with senior officials to discuss ways to improve the civic bodys ranking in Swachhta Survekshan 2022A number of decisions were taken during the meet including that Amended Plastic Management Rules 2021 will be implemented and plastic measuring less than 120 micron in thickness will be banned completely the SDMC said in a statementIt was also decided that processing of wet segregated waste 60 TPD will be done in each of the zones of the SDMC it saidMaterial recovery facilities to reduce dry waste transported to landfill site by further segregation of dry waste into five to six different categories for recycling will be set up officials saidThe SDMC said it has identified five brand ambassadors for the Swachh Bharat Mission for organising events at prominent locationsJassi and Ruby Makhija have also been selected as brand ambassadors for the civic body the statement saidIdentification of 20 Swachh champions 10 men and 10 women for contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission will also be done the officials decided in the meetingAdditional Commissioner Ramesh Verma engineer-in-chief P C Meena deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners of all four zones and other senior officials were also present in the meetingDuring the meeting review of various parameters mentioned in Swachh Survekshan toolkit 2022 for attaining better ranking in Swachh Survekshan 2022 was also done officials saidFocus will be on segregation of waste at source in each ward and to reduce waste generation in wards six initiatives under three R reduce reuse and recycle such as Neki Ki Diwar reuse of old clothes toys book bank crockery bank artefacts reuse of old tyres steel boxes and promotion of cloth bags was discussed in the meeting the SDMC saidUpkeep of public and community toiletsbeautification of markets and slum areas training of sanitation workers vaccination of all frontline workers redressal of complaints received on Swachhata App within 24 hours night sweeping in commercial and public areas would also be done as part of the vision the statement saidDissemination of citizen feedback questionnaire among senior citizens and youth through WhatsApp groups social media meetings with RWAs representatives contests on street plays jingle making movies painting poster and mural designs will be doneSwachh ranking of schools government offices markets colonies hospitals dispensers and hotels will be major activities for better Swachh ranking it said PTI KND SRY
