The public audit of cleanliness and sanitation levels in the city under Swachh Bharat Abiyaan will commence from January 2016 to assess the progress in implementing the mission directives.
The Quality Council of India has been appointed as the agency to conduct an independent audit for nearly 75 cities with a population of more then a million. The public will be encouraged to give their assessment and participate in the survey.
Mysuru was ranked number 1 and declared the cleanest city in the country in the last survey. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is bracing up to retain the ranking with renewed efforts to keep the city clean.
“In connection with the proposed survey and independent audit, the MCC has furnished more than 20,000 telephone numbers – about 2,000 numbers from each of the nine zones of the MCC – to the audit agency for their survey,” according to MCC Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath.
The MCC has also submitted locations for the surveys to be conducted at random and these include slums, planned developed residential areas, places of tourist interest, market places, bus stands, railway stations, unplanned areas, commercial places, industrial areas, etc. “The audit will be held at three places at random in each of the 65 wards of the MCC, which will be ranked based on the marks allotted to them,” said the Commissioner here on Saturday.
The city will be assessed on various parameters including sanitation, toilets in public places, garbage collection and management, zero waste management systems, elimination of open air defecation practices in the city, education and awareness drives, etc.
While 1,000 marks has been set aside set for the processes established by the MCC to handle solid waste, 500 marks is earmarked for public feedback on the progress achieved and another 500 marks is earmarked for the independent audit to be conducted by the Quality Council.
The audit agency will call individuals at random from each of the wards for their assessment of cleanliness levels from January 4. The public may also give their feedback on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in Mysuru. Citizens may call the toll-free number 1800-267-2777 to participate in it.
