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GHAZIABAD: Even as the city is struggling with rampant garbage dumping in almost every municipal area, the civic body as come up with an ambitious plan of launching “spot the garbage” challenge on social media, especially Twitter, from this week. Under the initiative, residents will be asked to tag the civic body along with pictures of garbage dumps in their area and the civic body will clean them within 24 hours and provide the geo-tagged photo with location and timing. Officials said that initially they will clean the spot in 24 hours, but over the period of time, the response time will be reduced to just two hours. They added that the department has also formed a “Team-100” comprising one volunteer from each ward whose job will be to keep an eye on civic issues and inform the official concerned so that timely action can be initiated.
Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation sealed the famous Shipra Mall at Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area because of the non-payment of dues. According to reports, the officials held talks with the mall management before initiating the sealing drive on the property. Reports stated that the mall had not deposited dues amounting to Rs 2.22 crore since last 15 years.
Ghaziabad tops the list of India’s most polluted cities several times in a year. Abhijay Jha lists 5 immediate priorities for the city to shake off this dubious distinction and bring a breath of fresh air to its pollution-control strategies Build an
e-waste plant in Loni
One of the biggest pollution sources in Delhi-NCR, the way electronic waste is disposed off in Loni beggars belief in a region that’s supposed to have the most aggressive pollution-control mechanisms. Close to 1,000 illegal factory units process e-waste in Loni by dipping the scrap in acid drums and burning electronic parts to retrieve saleable metals, releasing copious amounts of toxic gases into the air. The factories won’t just go away, so the administration has proposed a major e-waste processing plant here. In 2021, the process of setting up the plant has to be expedited if Loni’s air quality levels are to improve.
LUCKNOW/GHAZIABAD: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed divisional commissioners and district magistrates to inspect all government buildings and old structures in their areas in the aftermath of the shelter roof collapse in Muradnagar that killed 24 people.
If the condition of any building, especially schools and hospitals, is found unsatisfactory during the review, it would be demolished and constructed afresh. “While old buildings would be razed, students would be shifted to other primary schools in the area so that their classes are not disturbed,” an official said.
Adityanath, he added, has also asked officials to ensure that the schools that are constructed afresh are equipped with infrastructure for smart classes. “The CM has said the safety of citizens is of paramount importance for the government and no stone will be left unturned to ensure it,” the official added.
25 killed in cemetery tragedy in UP, civic officials to be booked
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Sun, Jan 3 2021 23:21 IST |
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Roof of cemetery collapses in Ghaziabad, 19 dead, 20 injured. Image Source: IANS News
Ghaziabad, Jan 3 : At least 25 people were killed and 20 others were injured as the roof of a structure in a cemetery in Muradnagar area here collapsed as they were sheltering under it amid heavy rains after attending a funeral on Sunday, officials said.
The incident was reported on Sunday morning when around 50 people, who came for the last rites of a fruit-seller, took shelter under the roof of a recently-built corridor to save themselves from getting drenched. However, minutes later, the roof of the structure collapsed.