Civic body carries out spl cleaning campaign around Darbar Sahib
Amritsar, August 28
Municipal Commissioner Harpreet Singh along with MLA from Amritsar Central Assembly constituency Dr Ajay Gupta started a cleaning campaign around Sri Darbar Sahib area in the morning on Wednesday. Apart from focusing on collection and disposal of waste, the drive would undertake cleaning and repair of choked sewerage and water supply systems.
The MC Commissioner also interacted with the area residents and issued instructions to officials to solve their problems at the earliest.
The MC Commissioner said that the civic body is committed to providing all basic facilities to the people. He said that a team of officers of the sanitation department has been deployed for ensuring cleaning around Darbar Sahib.
He said that the Chief Sanitary Inspector and other officials were working under the supervision of MC Health Officer Dr Kiran Kumar.
He said that strict warnings have also been given to the company collecting garbage door-to-door.
He said that in the coming days, a ward-wise list of mobile numbers for door-to-door garbage collection will be issued in every area of the city.
He added that people would be able file their complaints on these phone numbers for quick redress of grievances.
Earlier, the MC Commissioner met Akal Takht chief Giani Raghbir Singh and held discussions regarding preparations for the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
The jathedar apprised the MC Commissioner that devotees from across the world would reach the city on the occasion and as such efforts should be made to ensure cleanliness of areas around Darbar Sahib.
