Garbage dumps with trash overflowing on to the streets will soon be hidden behind movable screens by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) in an effort to beautify the area.
The civic body will be deploying what it calls “view cutters” in order to cover up the ugly sight of its garbage dumps or dhalaos . At the weekly meeting of heads of departments on Tuesday, EDMC Commissioner Mohanjeet Singh ordered officials to come up with a solution to improve the aesthetics as well as cleanliness around the dumps, said spokesperson Y.S. Mann.
“Our aim is that the garbage should be removed from public view,” said Mr. Mann.
The EDMC has 279 dhalaos , including 19 that are open.
Among the options officials are considering are, temporary screens that have artwork or messages for spreading awareness. The screen will work in two ways – obscuring the sight of the garbage as well as improving the aesthetic of the area with murals or slogans of Swachh Bharat, said a senior EDMC official.
The screens will have to be light and movable, as garbage trucks that collect trash will have to come in for loading. In the past, these trucks have broken the gates and walls around the dhalaos .
Apart from the 'view-cutter', the EDMC will also be improving cleanliness around the garbage dumps by making sure no one throws trash outside the screen, on the road.
The unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi had attempted a similar project before the Commonwealth Games in 2010. The walls on three sides of the dhalaos were offered to advertising companies to put up publicity material. However, the scheme didn’t take off as advertisers did not consider the locations lucrative.
The screens will have artwork or messages spreading awareness about cleanliness
