Monday, 16 January 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ conducted a cleanliness campaign in Ranjhawala on Sunday morning under his Swacch Ward Sundar Doon campaign. The Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ along with the councillor, local people and sanitation workers also participated in the campaign. The mayor carried out sanitation works like sweeping, cleaning garbage from roads, disposing of roadside garbage in garbage collecting vehicles and removal of silt from choked drains. He also cleaned the garbage accumulated through littering in various spots of the ward. The mayor has been conducting and participating in three-hour cleanliness campaigns every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for over three months in order to raise awareness among locals about cleanliness and waste management. The MLA also appreciated the initiative of the mayor to raise awareness about cleanliness among the local people through his volunteer labour in different wards thrice a week, which is inspiring many local people. The mayor said that the MCD aims to get into the top 50 cleanest cities of the country in Swacch Survekshan 2023 which is not possible without citizens’ participation. He also directed the sanitation team to ensure all sanitation facilities are being provided in each ward by the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) and agencies deployed to carry out sanitation-related works. He also appealed to locals to approach MCD if they find any irregularities in sanitation conditions of their respective wards.
