STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: As a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) launched Thematic Cleanliness Drive with the theme ‘Where is your Dustbin’ from KC Chowk to Jewel Chowk, here on Saturday.
The stake holders involved were the local residents, Shopkeepers Association, Tour and Travels Association and Trikuta Complex Association.
The drive was launched with the joint contribution of students from Government Polytechnic College, Shri Ranbir Higher Secondary School Jammu and Safai Karamcharis from Sulabh International.
Rajesh Gupta MLA Jammu East and Mandeep Kaur, Commissioner JMC flagged off the drive and also participated in the cleanliness drive along with senior officers and officials of JMC.
The shopkeepers were personally asked for keeping the dustbins compulsorily in front of their shops to prevent littering from passersby and travellers.
Large scale installation of dustbins was also done in the said area.
Residents and traders were also convinced to use toilets to prevent open defecation and urination.
Innovatively the students from institute from Music and Fine Arts were invited for painting on the theme of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Clean and Green Jammu. About 100 students and local traders participated in the drive.
Taking the cleanliness drive further to prevent anti defacement, an anti encroachment drive was also conducted to prevent further generation of litter and garbage.
In the process about 30 encroachments from pavements and footpaths were also removed and demolished which were causing obstructions in the free flow of vehicular traffic and hindrance to the pedestrians.
The JMC appealed to all the traders and residents to keep the dustbins for collection of garbage and litter failing which penal action shall be taken against the violators.
