The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) is leading in the citizen’s feedback category of Swachh Survekshan 2021 in the state this year as it has already garnered over 3.44 lakh feedbacks. Last year, the corporation had received only about 78,000 feedbacks under this category but this number more than quadrupled in this Swachh Survekshan. The two municipal corporations that follow the MCD in this race as per the statistics provided by the officials are the Municipal Corporation of Roorkee (MCR) with over one lakh citizen’s feedback and the Municipal Corporation of Haldwani (MCH) with about 70,000 citizen’s feedback. Considering the considerable difference among the feedbacks of these corporations, it is highly unlikely that any other urban local body (ULB) will touch this number by March 31.
According to the chief municipal health officer of MCD, Dr Kailash Joshi, the public interaction with the municipal corporation increased this year through Swachhata-MoHUA app where about 300 local residents register complaints about various sanitation issues on a daily basis. This public interaction has made the citizens aware of the Swachh Survekshan which possibly encouraged many to register their feedback, informed Joshi. He said that citizen’s feedback constitutes 30 per cent of the total marks in which the citizens are generally asked questions regarding cleanliness in their nearby area, commercial places and public toilets. He stated that under this category, the citizens are also asked about how much they are aware of the ongoing as well as the last Swachh Survekshan in order to check the level of awareness among the citizens of a city. Joshi added that the MCD is doing good in the said category and the chances are strong that the city will retain the status of ODF ++ this year too which would contribute considerably to get Dehradun city in the top 100 cleanest cities of the country.
Saturday, 20 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
