Garbage van to be on doorsteps at your will

  • | Friday | 29th March, 2019

“We are working on proper planning and system upgrade to provide garbage collection service on suitable timings for convenience of citizens. “Change in timing had affected garbage collection work in some households, where residents could not stay at home because of work and other reasons,” said officials.They said that as a solution to this problem, we have decided to allow citizens to book garbage collection vehicle as per their convenient time. “We cannot expect residents to compromise with their timing just to ensure disposal of their household waste. INDORE: For Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), getting better never stops when it comes to Swachhta. Once introduced, it is expected to be a big relief for many citizens,” he added.

INDORE: For Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), getting better never stops when it comes to Swachhta. Taking door-to-door waste collection to the next level, citizens would soon be able to book garbage vehicle at their own convenient time.The civic body is contemplating plans to introduce the facility for convenience of citizens, who face difficulty in disposing waste due to change in garbage collection timings.The civic body collects garbage from door-to-door in single shift, and this has affected a section of residents, who used to dump waste during evening hours.Civic body officials said that this would be a great help for people including office-goers, who have to leave for work early and return late in the evening. “Change in timing had affected garbage collection work in some households, where residents could not stay at home because of work and other reasons,” said officials.They said that as a solution to this problem, we have decided to allow citizens to book garbage collection vehicle as per their convenient time. “We cannot expect residents to compromise with their timing just to ensure disposal of their household waste. So we have decided to work on improving the service,” they added.Detailing about this facility, officials said that the service would be made available for citizens through IMC’s 311 mobile application.“This facility would be available for residents free of cost for three times a month. After that a nominal charge would be collected from them if they wish to avail the facility for more times,” said a senior official.IMC commissioner Asheesh Singh said that this plan is in initial phase. “We are working on proper planning and system upgrade to provide garbage collection service on suitable timings for convenience of citizens. It would take a few months for us to start this facility. Once introduced, it is expected to be a big relief for many citizens,” he added.

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