Visakhapatnam: GVMC Chief Directs Officials to Ensure Post-Immersion Sanitation
Ketan Garg directed officials to completely remove accumulated waste within two to three hours in the early morning and keep the immersion site clean by daybreak.
Visakhapatnam: GVMC commissioner Ketan Garg directed public health officials to expedite post-immersion sanitation works at Ganesh immersion sites along the city’s beach areas and ensure prompt removal of remnants of immersed Ganesh idols, flowers, puja materials and other waste.
The commissioner conducted a surprise inspection of the Ganesh immersion site near the Naval Coastal Battery on Beach Road around midnight on Monday.
He reviewed the immersion process and sanitation activities and checked the attendance and deployment of sanitation workers.
He also enquired about the availability of vehicles, machinery and other equipment.
Garg instructed officials to ensure that sanitation works continued uninterrupted during the night.
He directed officials to completely remove accumulated waste within two to three hours in the early morning and keep the immersion site clean by daybreak.
He also directed officials to record the attendance of sanitation workers through facial recognition devices and personally monitor their attendance and performance.
Action should be taken as per rules against those found absent from duty, he said.
The commissioner directed officials to keep adequate sanitation personnel, vehicles, machinery and equipment ready in advance to ensure uninterrupted night sanitation operations.
He also directed electrical engineering officials to regularly inspect the lights installed at immersion sites and ensure adequate illumination until completion of the immersion process.