Date :11/5/2021
Press Release on 5th November 2021Sanitation Drive launched by JMC in Transport Yards.
JMC in its continuous efforts to ensure sanitation in Jammu City, has launched a special sanitation drive as per the directions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation in Transport Yards Narwal, Jammu. The sanitation drive was started from Yard No. 6 and covered most of the areas from sanitation point of view. During the drive the Health Officer interacted with shopkeepers and other business establishments and aware them about user charges and added that every business establishments should keep dustbins so that the same can be lifted properly by the JMC. The aim of launching this special sanitation drive is to cover most areas of Transport Nagar and aware the shopkeepers about the importance of SBM. During this a dedicated team comprising of concerned Sanitation Officer, Sanitary Inspector/Sanitary Supervisor and other allied staff was put in place under overall supervision of Health Officer, JMC. The Commissioner, JMC have already directed the sanitation staff for putting their every possible effort for providing proper sanitation to the citizens of entire Jammu City so that no area should be left untouched in respect of sanitation as the sanitation is main mandate of JMC and main focus should be on sanitation.
She further appealed to the shopkeepers of Transport Nagar as well as general public to cooperate with Jammu Municipal Corporation and use identified places for disposal of garbage. She also stressed to avoid use of polythene to the extent possible which is the major cause of blockage of drains and nallahs. She stressed for putting every possible efforts in achieving goal of making city Jammu Clean & Green and aim of Swachh Bharat Mission and added that such type of special drives shall continue in future to cover every nook and corner of the city from sanitation point of view.