Central Team To Analyse Cleanliness In Hyderabad

A three-member team from the Quality Council of India, on behalf of the Union Ministry of Urban Development, as part of a survey, is likely to visit Hyderabad and assess the city's cleanliness and ascertain its progress in implementing various components of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

As per reports, the team members will stay in Hyderabad for at least three days to take stock of conditions in the city. They will collect data on the strength of staff in the sanitation, solid waste management, prevention of open defecation departments and others.

The assessors would visit several areas including developed, underdeveloped, and organised and unorganised slums in the city to take note of garbage collection and disposal mechanisms in place.

As per the guidelines of the Swachh Bharat Mission - flagship cleanliness drive of the Central government - the assessors will collect field information by visiting residential colonies, public toilets, community toilets, bus stands, vegetable markets and other areas to analyse civic amenities.

The evaluation would focus on the strategies being followed for the prevention of open defecation, integrated solid waste management, collection and transportation of garbage, education and information, maintenance of community and public toilets, and coverage of toilets in individual households.

Similarly, downloading of Swachh App, citizen participation on airing public grievances and responsiveness of the officials in rectifying the grievances would also be evaluated.