Sanitation
(i) Services provided by sanitary section:
1.Sweeping of Roads/lanes/Bazar area
2.Cleaning of drains
3.Cleaning of Public Toilets
4.Cleaning of Secondary Storage Bins (Dustbins)
5.Door to door garbage collection service
6.Removal of dead animals
7.Spraying of insecticides
8.Maintenance of public gardens.
(ii) Ban on Use of Polythene:
Awareness program on usage and hazards of polythene bags amongst residents and each shopkeeper in Cantonment area, has carried out by distributing pamphlets containing information regarding ban on polythene and fine to be imposed on the offenders. Surprise checking by sanitary staff is being carried out to prevent use of polythene bags.
(iii) Efforts made for improvement of Solid Waste Management:
Door to door garbage collection was started in civil area through auto rickshaws carrying garbage bins. An NGO – Civic Response Team has been engaged to impart training to the employees as well as creating awareness amongst the residents for segregation of garbage at source. Door to door collection of garbage with segregation has been implemented in the Civil and Military area and an improvement in sanitation, health and hygiene is seen. This has also evolved in eradicating dustbins and minimizing their count. Garbage thus collected is being deposited at trenching ground. The contractor has installed Screening machine at Trenching ground for segregation of garbage. Approval for site for dumping garbage and solid waste at trenching ground (Sy No. 207/1) has been received from Pollution Control Board. The present segregated organic garbage is laid down in rows called as windrows and sprinkled with water and sprayed with bio culture (microbial) in liquid form daily and turned with the help of JCB once in a week. This manual method with systematic and punctual process followed would ensure the heap of garbage reduced to powder – muddy substance which is manure after a process of four to five weeks. In this way the land used for dumping garbage in pits can be reclaimed and put to use for generating revenue. Non organic / Non degradable substance is being collected separately and sold by the agency. This work has been outsourced during the period under report.Bio-medical waste management and incineration facility for disposal of bio-medical waste has been started for Cantonment General Hospital through a private agency.
(iv) Tree Plantation:
During the year 4500 saplings were planted at trenching ground and various areas in the Cantonment. Survival rate was 90%.