Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is planning to construct the city’s first electric pet crematorium in the Nandigram area (File photo)
GHAZIABAD: Running from pillar to post to find a dignified way to cremate your deceased pet could soon be a thing of the past, at least in Ghaziabad.
Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is planning to construct the city’s first electric pet crematorium in the Nandigram area. The pet crematorium will be constructed at a cost of Rs 10 lakh and a tender for the project has been floated, officials said.
The idea of having a crematorium for pets was discussed at a meeting, following demands from pet lovers who wanted a dedicated pet crematorium in the city. GMC feels that this can also address the issue of disposing of the bodies of stray animals.
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation(GMC) has installed GPS trackers in over 400 diesel vehicles, which ferry garbage from around the city to dumping yards.
The move came after it came to notice that drivers, in connivance with GMC staffers, would show on paper that the vehicles moved from one part of the city to another, even when they didn’t. Thus, they would siphon off the diesel funds.
With the installation of GPS and other mechanisms, the GMC officials claim that they have already started saving Rs 70 lakh per month.
“The need for installing GPS in GMC’s diesel vehicles used to ferry civic waste was felt a few years ago when the corporation uncovered fraud, in which money from diesel funds was siphoned off. After a few hit-and-trials, we have finally devised a mechanism that puts an end to this fraud,” said Mahendra Singh Tanwar, municipal commissioner.
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GHAZIABAD: A month ahead of the arrival of monsoons, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is working on creating groundwater recharge pits in all its 100 wards to replenish the district’s eroding water table.
The rainwater recharge pits are being dug up to help collect monsoon rain and address the depleting water table. “Several pits have been dug up ahead of monsoon to collect rainwater which can ultimately recharge the water table of the region. We plan to dig up at least one pit in each ward, possibly in a park area. This will serve to collect rainwater and recharge the water table,” Mander Singh Tanwar, GMC commissioner said.