Dear Editor,
Through your esteemed daily, I would like to share my views on Swachh Bharat Mission an initiative of our Prime Minister Narender Modi.
Several campaigns, huge hoardings launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) have failed to improve the sanitation situation in Jammu city as the city still presents a dirty look because failure of the municipal bodies and poor civic sense among residents has turned the city into a huge garbage dump.
Heaps of garbage, stagnant water and blocked drains in every part of the city tell a tale of neglect and indifferent attitude of the concerned authorities and of residents, who dump the waste on roads, in lanes/drains without giving any consideration to the effect on the image of the city.
I feel the money spent by the JMC on media advertisements, hoardings, posters should better be utilised to engage more Safai Karamcharis and equipment required. Also, there is dire need to impose fine on the people who dump their waste on roadsides. Addressing press conferences and rallies is not a solution to this. The need of the hour is that JMC should act at ground level and take some serious steps to make city neat and clean.
D. P Singh (Raju),
Jammu
