Throwing garbage in the nearest drain and getting away from it has become a thing of the past. A new mobile app designed by the Guntur Municipal Corporation will track those who litter the drains and impose fines on the violators.
The App has been developed and given to the Ward Secretariat Sanitation Workers.
Inaugurating the new mobile app, Municipal Commissioner Kirti Chekuri said that it is the responsibility of the people to keep the city clean, but some people are getting away even after dumping garbage in the streets and drains.
He said, ‘People should understand that it is not only the sweepers who keep the streets of the city clean, but they also have the responsibility of keeping the city clean. The sanitation workers are working round the clock to keep the city clean. We have now developed a mobile app through which the sanitary secretaries have the power to impose fines. Every employee of the secretariat will have to download the app, which will give power to secretaries to impose fines on issues related to environmental pollution, littering on roads, using plastic, posters and flex banners,” said Ms.
The city generates 420 tonnes of garbage every day, which is collected and taken to the dump at Nayudupet, 17 km away. There are over 2,000 sanitation workers, including 1,637 private/contract/outsourcing workers.
The city is a mix of old and new, and many areas of old Guntur have not changed. Narrow roads, clogged drains and high density of population make solid waste management a difficult task.
The commissioner launched the app and a poster in the office. City planner Murthy and CMHO Vijayalakshmi were present.