The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) started ward-wise Deep Cleanliness Drive across city from January 22. Chief Minster Eknath Shinde through a video conference chaired a meeting and appealed to all local governing. bodies to undertake the initiative In their respective areas.
All the main roads, internal roads, squares, footpaths will be cleaned in the cleanliness drive. it will be held till February 1. Firex, desludging, water tankers will be used to ensure there is no accumulation of water on the roads.
Introduction of odd-even parking, clearing drainage chambers, maintenance of electricity, telephone, broadband lines, beautification and removal of paan and guthka stains are part of the ini tiative. Municipal Commissioner Dr Abhijit Chaudhari said that the initiative would help improve public health, environment. He has appealed to citizens to participate in the cleanliness drive.
The areas under Dhantoli, Ramdaspeth, Hanuman Nagar, Manish Nagar, Nandanwan, Mominpura, Pachpaoli, Deshpande Layout, Thavre Layout and Anant Nagar were cleaned on the first two days.