BENGALURU: The ‘Ward One’ campaign, started for cleanliness in the city, has got tremendous response from people. Following the success of the first phase, the second phase of campaign will be launched in more than 50 wards from November 7. Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has instructed officials that there should be no compromise in quality.
The Ward One campaign was taken up in five city corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority limits. In the first phase it got unprecedented response from public. Hence, Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has instructed officials to start the second phase of campaign in more than 50 wards from November 7. He has warned officials that rather than hurriedly finishing the campaign, the work should be of highest quality.
In the first phase, work has been done in 43 wards. In this phase, a total of 704 potholes have been filled in 357.41 km area. About 426.6 tonnes of garbage has been cleared from 342 black spots where garbage was thrown on roadside. In all, 1,141.2 tonnes of waste has been cleared at 820 places. Also, 29.68 km footpaths have been repaired and 455.15 km of footpath encroachments have been cleared.
Along the same lines, in second phase also, they have proceeded to find solutions for basic facilities and problems of wards. In the second phase, the minister has instructed that local residents’ welfare associations and various civil organizations should actively be involved. He has instructed officials to have coordination between departments, to take strict action to clean garbage in vacant sites under BDA limits.
