ITANAGAR, Dec 13: Mayor, Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC), Tame Phassang appealed to the denizens to follow the ‘Indore’ model of ‘Jan Bhagidari (People’s cooperation)  to make  Itanagar one of the cleanest capitals like  Indore of Madhya Pradesh.
Speaking to reporters here at Naharlagun after attending six days training at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, and Exposure tour to Indore as well as Jaipur, the Mayor opined that Indore, India’s cleanest city  5th time in row follows the concept of Jan Bhagidari in keeping the city clean. From a rickshaw puller to the person in top position everyone takes the responsibility for keeping the city clean, he asserted.
Besides attending the training programme at IIPA, the team of Corporators, PMC Councillors along with the officials of the  IMC visited  Solid Waste Management Plants and  Sewage Treatment Plants at Indore and Jaipur to get first-hand information about the technologies. Team also interacted with the Mayors and officials of both the Corporations, he added.
Phassang also informed that IMC will now use technologies for cleanliness and for that, a mobile App will be developed soon. Moreover,  at least 26 new garbage trucks has arrived for IMC, recruitment to strengthen manpower has been initiated and construction for two  Solid Waste Management Plants at  Karsingsa as well as at Chimpu has been already started following the guidelines of NGT, stated the Mayor.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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