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from the organic waste, and installing material recovery facility at trenching ground,
Devguradiya.
Compost pits have been built at fruit and vegetable markets, along with a biomethanation plant which has been set up at the Choitharam Sabazi Mandi (the largest
vegetable market in MP). IMC has removed garbage bins that used to overflow and
attracted stray animals, as well as birds. They were also an eyesore. Swachhata
Samitis have been set up in schools as well as colleges. Participants in religious and
other such processions are encouraged to keep the streets free of litter. Moreover,
public toilets have been built in large numbers.
9.3 Tangible in Indore City at a National Level in 2017
Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, was at the 149th position in
2014 in the Swachh Survekshan’s cleanliness ranking. It climbed to the 125th place
in 2016 and to the top in 2017. Today, Indore is considered as India’s cleanest city as
per the Swachh Survekshan 2017—Swachh Bharat survey is conducted by Quality
Council of India across 434 cities of the country and is based on the feedback of
18 lakh respondents. The development was a result of corporation’s efforts to make
the city garbage- and open defecation-free.
By December, the IMC began slapping spot fines ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 500
on those found spitting on roads, urinating in the open areas, or littering garbage.
‘Efforts to deter offenders have not worked in the past. We hope public shaming
would work as a deterrent this time,’ says the Mayor. She has also announced a plan
to publish offender names in newspapers and get them broadcast over the radio. She
has gone out of her way to fine offenders personally on many occasions.
The local government body has taken several other steps to stop people from
littering. The IMC has distributed more than 30,000 dustbins to householders and
shopkeepers owners in order to encourage them not to throw waste out of their
windows. The bottle-shaped dustbins fit into car bottle holders and are now sold for
Rs. 35 each in the city. The Indore Municipal Corporation has taken other steps too,
such as employing 1000 ragpickers in order to segregate dry and wet wastes and
installing recycling units in gardens, hotels, and marriage halls to create compost
from the organic waste.
Compost pits have been built at fruit and vegetable markets, along with a biomethanation plant which has been set up at the Choitharam Mandi. The Indore
Municipal Corporation has removed garbage bins that used to overflow and attracted
stray animals as well as birds. They were also an eyesore. Swachhata Samitis have
been set up in schools as well as colleges. Participants in religious and other such
processions are encouraged to keep the streets free of litter. Moreover, public toilets
have been built in big numbers.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
—MK Gandhi
J. Chauhan et al.
from the organic waste, and installing material recovery facility at trenching ground,
Devguradiya.
Compost pits have been built at fruit and vegetable markets, along with a biomethanation plant which has been set up at the Choitharam Sabazi Mandi (the largest
vegetable market in MP). IMC has removed garbage bins that used to overflow and
attracted stray animals, as well as birds. They were also an eyesore. Swachhata
Samitis have been set up in schools as well as colleges. Participants in religious and
other such processions are encouraged to keep the streets free of litter. Moreover,
public toilets have been built in large numbers.
9.3 Tangible in Indore City at a National Level in 2017
Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, was at the 149th position in
2014 in the Swachh Survekshan’s cleanliness ranking. It climbed to the 125th place
in 2016 and to the top in 2017. Today, Indore is considered as India’s cleanest city as
per the Swachh Survekshan 2017—Swachh Bharat survey is conducted by Quality
Council of India across 434 cities of the country and is based on the feedback of
18 lakh respondents. The development was a result of corporation’s efforts to make
the city garbage- and open defecation-free.
By December, the IMC began slapping spot fines ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 500
on those found spitting on roads, urinating in the open areas, or littering garbage.
‘Efforts to deter offenders have not worked in the past. We hope public shaming
would work as a deterrent this time,’ says the Mayor. She has also announced a plan
to publish offender names in newspapers and get them broadcast over the radio. She
has gone out of her way to fine offenders personally on many occasions.
The local government body has taken several other steps to stop people from
littering. The IMC has distributed more than 30,000 dustbins to householders and
shopkeepers owners in order to encourage them not to throw waste out of their
windows. The bottle-shaped dustbins fit into car bottle holders and are now sold for
Rs. 35 each in the city. The Indore Municipal Corporation has taken other steps too,
such as employing 1000 ragpickers in order to segregate dry and wet wastes and
installing recycling units in gardens, hotels, and marriage halls to create compost
from the organic waste.
Compost pits have been built at fruit and vegetable markets, along with a biomethanation plant which has been set up at the Choitharam Mandi. The Indore
Municipal Corporation has removed garbage bins that used to overflow and attracted
stray animals as well as birds. They were also an eyesore. Swachhata Samitis have
been set up in schools as well as colleges. Participants in religious and other such
processions are encouraged to keep the streets free of litter. Moreover, public toilets
have been built in big numbers.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
—MK Gandhi