By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Dehradun, 5 Sep: For the effective and successful implementation of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan’, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has directed the officers to run a large scale cleanliness campaign at public and commercial places, offices, institutions, roads, highways, markets, trekking and camping sites and other tourist and religious destinations across the state with public participation, awareness, advocacy. Also to set up single window camps for health checkup and social security coverage for Safai Mitras. She has also instructed that participation of self-help groups and NGOs be ensured in the campaign.
To solve the problem of debris on Chardham routes, CS Raturi has ordered that appropriate places for dumping zones on the Chardham route be identified. Along with this, the Chief Secretary has asked the Secretary, Drinking Water, and District Magistrates to ensure inspection of all STPs. All DMs are to ensure a dependable system of connecting all STPs to the drainage system.
Focusing on social security and insurance of Safai Mitras, CS Raturi directed the District Magistrates to increase their access to social security by organising single window camps on a large scale for Safai Mitras during the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign and link them with welfare schemes. She has directed the Health Department to organise health camps for Safai Mitras and provide them information about health and medical services, tests and treatment as well as welfare schemes of all other related departments.
Describing the Green Leaf rating of all hotels and homestays in the state as very important from the point of view of cleanliness and environmental conservation, the Chief Secretary has urged the Tourism Department to take immediate action in this regard. She has ordered ensuring strict adherence to the standards of cleanliness in the case of cloud kitchens.
In order to make the system of mandatory installation of garbage bags in all vehicles in the state effective, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has directed the Transport and Police Department as well as the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board to actively conduct checking campaigns.
The Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan 2024, a nationwide cleanliness initiative of the Government of India, will be conducted from 17 September to 2 October.
This year, under the theme of Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan “Swabhaav Swachhata-Sanskar Swachhata”, emphasis is being laid on promoting cleanliness as a part of behaviour.
The campaign includes three major components: public participation, achieving cleanliness, and recognition of Safai Mitras, sanitation workers and other stakeholders who have been an integral part of the programme for the last decade.
This fortnight-long campaign will have extensive participation of the district administration and the state government, which will develop a collaborative and coordinated approach towards cleanliness across the state.
Secretary Shailesh Bagauli, Additional Secretary Nitin Bhadauria along with officials from Urban Development, Drinking Water, Tourism departments and all district magistrates were present at the meeting virtually.
