Noida’s quest for Swachh tag robs cleaners of their weekly off-days

Noida | Sunday | 13th January, 2019

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“The aim is to ensure cleanliness at public toilets,” the OSD said.Accountability has also been fixed on the sanitation staff this time. Till January 31, all sanitation workers, including those on contract, have been ordered to put in 16 hours instead of eight daily. This will be the first time the city is assessed for Swachh Survekshan.“CEO Alok Tandon has ordered the public health department to ensure garbage collection in the city from twice a day daily to three or more times. A team from the RWA federation will survey all sectors from January 26 to 31 and give awards to top 10 sectors which turn out to be cleanest,” said NP Singh, president, FONRWA. NOIDA: Swachh Survekshan 2019 seems to have finally made Noida act on the long-pending sanitation problems of the city.On Saturday, the Noida Authority increased the working hours of its sanitation staff and cancelled their weekly offs to ensure that no garbage is littered on roads ahead of the cleanliness survey this month..