Ranchi: Ranchi Municipal Corporation’s (RMC) continuous efforts to clean water hyacinth from Vivekananda Sarovar, commonly known as Bada Talab, have borne results now. Officials said that a team of 22 staffs and civil body officials have been working on it for months to ensure proper cleaning.
RMC deputy municipal commissioner Shankar Yadav on Thursday said, “Not all cities have such large waterbody in its heart. There have been instances where poor upkeep affected the lake’s surface area. Now, we have worked hard to ensure that it is completely clean.”
He added that soon after the end of the festival season, they pressed a dedicated team to clean the lake. “Almost 95% of our total staff was engaged in cleanliness and sanitation drives at several containment zones after the outbreak of the pandemic and it continued till the month of July. But soon after the number of containment zones reduced, we reworked the deployment of our workers to ensure that the waterbody is cle