ULB commissioner directs officials to prepare sanitation plan

GURGAON, Haryana: Commissioner and Secretary of the Department of Urban Local Bodies, Vikas Gupta, has directed all civic bodies in the state to prepare a sanitation plan.

The plan will include an assessment of the ward-wise population, resources, and manpower required for door-to-door waste collection and secondary waste management. The commissioner has also directed the municipalities to utilize the expertise of agencies involved in the e-waste management sector for disposing of e-waste. Gupta said, “The city should set up processing facilities as per their waste production. A city-specific sanitation plan should be prepared by all the municipalities. The successful models of sanitation can be replicated in other cities. The senior officials should monitor the work in the field and motivate the staff.”

Apart from that, the Director of the Department of Urban Local Bodies also spoke at the gathering regarding the management of solid waste, e-waste, and construction and demolition waste.

Later, the officials also visited a micro sewage treatment plant set up by the civic body in Sector 43, having a capacity of 50 kilolitres per day.

Gurgaon Municipal Corporation (MCG) has also allocated ₹350 crore for health and sanitation, considering the importance of this issue. In addition to that, the department has also earmarked ₹50 crore for environmental projects, including solid waste management and penalties for the National Green Tribunal (NGT).