The Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) with the motive to expedite the preparations for the Swachh Survekshan 2021, has initiated a “major sanitisation drive” in the city along with creating awareness to ensure maximum people participation in order to get their feedback.

According to the officials, the Swachh Survekshan is likely to be held in January 2021. In 2020, Dehradun stood at the 124th position. The city ranked 384th in 2019 and witnessed a major jump in 2020. Upbeat by the performance, the state authorities are contemplating measures to further improve on the rankings.

The major challenge for the DMC will be the new wards as in the recent past there have been complaints about garbage removal and other issues. The authorities have now decided to conduct regular door-to-door garbage collection facilities in 31 new wards, which was a concern in the last few months.

Mayor Sunil Uniyal Gama told TOI, “We want to improve rankings further since there is a lot of scope for improvement. Besides using our machinery and manpower, we will also appeal for the co-operation of people of Dehradun.“The municipal staff will help spread awareness and the door-to-door garbage collection will also get streamlined by the end of this month," he added.

The officials claimed that the preparations will be completed by the end of this month as a team from Delhi will visit unannounced to check the sanitation and other parameters of Swachh Survekshan.

The awareness drive to motivate people for giving feedback during the exercise this year is also a point of focus, officials said.

This year, over 80,000 people participated in the citizen feedback section.

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