RMC starts cleaning city ahead of G20 meet in March

Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has begun cleaning the state capital ahead of the G20 meet, when foreign delegates will converge here on March 20 and March 21.
RMC officials on Sunday said the city walls en route the Radisson Blu hotel (the meet venue) from the Birsa Munda International Airport are being decked up with graffiti.
Delegates from 19 countries — Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States and the European Union are expected to attend the meet. The summit focuses on global economy-related issues such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.
Kunwar Singh Pahan, the additional municipal commissioner of the RMC, said, "The RMC committee is taking measures to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness at the various locations in the city that will be visited by delegates from around the world.
Various locations, ranging from the airport to the Patratu, are being decked up with graffiti.
Unnecessary banners and posters would also be taken down. In addition, arrangements have been made to clean and plant seasonal flowers and plants in and around the road medians of tourist destinations within the RMC wards that the delegates may visit.”
The RMC will also fix the street lights, roads and drains in the areas which the delegates may visit during their stay here, Pahan added.
“Approximately 2,000 roof lights will be added to the poles on the streets of various places. The tender for the street roof lights has already been passed. The arrangement should be finalised by the end of January.
We are compiling a report on the open drains which need to be covered. Also, in coordination with the district administration, we are working on parking facilities near the Radisson Blu hotel to ensure that neither the delegates nor the commuters experience any difficulties," the official added.