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NOIDA: In a bid to cover the gray areas leading up to the city’s ranking in the Swachh Survekshan 2021, the Noida authority has decided to appoint ‘grahiis’ or local representatives of villages who will help the civic body in the waste collection and segregation procedures by spreading awareness. will help promote among local residents.
Noida ranked fourth in the list of cleanest cities with a population between 1 lakh and 10 lakh in the annual cleanliness survey – Swachh Survekshan 2021, conducted by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs – the results of which were announced on November 20.
According to public health department officials, an analysis of the results indicated that the authority’s waste collection and segregation processes were not up to the benchmark within the notified old settlements under its jurisdiction.
“So, we are going to involve the local community from the beginning of this year. We have already thought of some initiatives that can be implemented,” said SC Mishra, a senior project engineer in the public health department.
To begin with, the authority has decided to create WhatsApp groups for each village with a few local residents – Noida has about 165 urban areas and 65 villages.
While local residents would be able to flag issues such as non-availability of garbage collection vans or cleanliness at garbage collection sites at these clusters, residents of Barole, Wajidpur and Garhi started regularly sharing feedback on the authority’s work, officials said. given, he added.
“We have managed to cover three villages within a week since the results of the Swachh Survekshan were announced. We are going to cover other villages in the coming weeks,” said a Noida authority official.
“Apart from garbage collection, we also want proper water supply and sewerage services. Why would we rate the authority if it does not provide these services within the village,” said Hasnain Mohammad, a villager from Kakrala.
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