MC urges residents to keep Amritsar city clean

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 6

Health officials of the Municipal Corporation asked the residents to keep their surrounding areas clean in the wake of the festival. The MC will issue challans to the violators. Meanwhile, Mayor Karamjit Singh issued instructions to the officers of various departments of the Municipal Corporation to keep the city clean in view of Diwali festival. He stated that during the festival days, a lot of activities take place in the city. A large number of devotees visit the city to celebrate Diwali. Hence, there was a need to manage garbage. While instructing the officers of the Fire Brigade Department, the city Mayor said on Diwali, fireworks and lanterns are lit by the people of the city which sometimes leads to unfortunate incidents. He asked the officers of the fire brigade to be vigilant in dealing with any untoward incident keeping in view the safety of the dwellers.

The Mayor issued instructions to the staff of the Fire Brigade Department to avoid any kind of negligence in their duty during the festive season and to take immediate action on every call.

The health officials called the residents to cooperate with the sanitation staff and not litter here and there. Dr Ajay Kanwar, Municipal Health Officer, said bins had been installed in every corner of the street and everybody should put the garbage in it. The MC will issue the challan in case of violation of the instructions.