Swachha Telangana (Clean Telangana Week) from 25th September to 2nd October 2014

Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department – Sanitation – Swachha Telangana (Clean Telangana) – Observance of Swachha Telangana Varostavam (Clean Telangana Week) between 25th September and 2nd October 2014 – Certain Instructions – Issued.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (F2) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 4 Dated: 24-09-2014

Read the following: -

1. G.O.Rt.No.3, MA & UD (W) Dept., Dated: 01.01.2013.

2. Circular No. 152/2014/H1, Dated: 19.06.2014 of C & DMA, Telangana

State, Hyderabad.

3. D.O No.Q-16019/1/2014-CPHEEO/666-F, dated 3-9-2014 of Union

Minister for Urban Development, Government of India.

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The Hon’ble Prime Minister in his speech on the occasion of 68th Independence Day on 15th, August, 2014 placed Sanitation on the top of Government’s agenda and highlighted plight of women not having toilet facilities within their house premises and showing respect to them by providing toilets facilities. Further, Prime Minister emphasized on cleanliness across the Country and requested the citizens to pledge to celebrate 150th Birth Anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi, by making India Clean before 2nd, October, 2019 through peoples’ participation.

2. Government of Telangana is committed to achieve target of 100% Sanitation.

To achieve this in Urban Areas it is planning to create massive public awareness through intensive campaign on cleanliness. As part of this Swachha Telangana Varostavam (Clean Telangana Week) will be observed between 25th September, 2014 and 2nd October, 2014.

3. In the G.O. 1st read above, Government have constituted State Level

Committee as part of State Sanitation Strategy. Further in the Circular 2nd cited, instructions were issued to observe special sanitation drive in all ULBs in the Telangana State from 23.06.2014 to 30.06.2014. As part of to achieve 100% Sanitation all the Commissioners of Urban Local Bodies in the State are instructed to observe the Swachha Telangana Varostavam (Clean Telangana week) from 25-9-2014 to 2-10-2014.

4. The objective of the campaign is to achieve Urban Local Bodies in the State

become totally sanitized, healthy and liveable and ensure and sustain good public health and environmental outcomes for citizens with a special focus on hygienic and affordable sanitation facilities for the urban poor and women. To educate the people about the importance of Sanitation and indirect cost to the Public from neglecting sanitation in the form of ill health, loss of work and cost towards medical treatment.

5. The Commissioners of District Headquarters Urban Local Bodies except

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, are directed to apprise the Swachha Telangana (Clean Telangana) to the District Collectors concerned & circulate the file to the District Collectors for constituting District Level Committee with the following members:

i District Collector concerned In the Chair

ii Mayors / Chairpersons of the ULBs Members

iii Superintendent of Police Member

iv Municipal Commissioners of the ULBs Members

v District Educational Officer Member

vi District Medical & Health Officer Member

vii Executive Engineer (PH) Member

viii Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department Member

ix _ District Transport Authority Member

x One Officer from APSRTC Member

xi District Public Relations Officer Member

xii Project Director MEPMA Member convener

xiii District Collector may co-opt any other District Level Officer, as may

be deemed necessary.

6. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad will constitute Committee for the areas falling within the jurisdiction of Greater

Hyderabad Municipal Corporation with the following members:

i HW Mayor In the Chair

ii Commissioner, GHMC Member Convener

iii District Collectors concerned Members

iv Commissioners of Police Commissionrates Members

v District Educational Officers Members

vi District Medical & Health Officers Members

vii Deputy Directors, Social Welfare Department Members

viii District Transport Authorities Members

ix One Officer from APSRTC Member

x District Public Relations Officers Members

xi Commissioner, GHMC may co-opt any other Officer, as may be deemed

necessary.

7. The Commissioners of all Urban Local Bodies shall also constitute Sanitation

Committee at ULB level with the following members for implementation of Sanitation programmes and achieve 100% sanitation in their jurisdiction:

i Mayor / Chairperson of the ULB In the Chair

ii Commissioner of the ULB concerned Member Convenor

iii Senior Police Officer of the ULB concerned Member

iv City / Town Level Education Officer Member

v City / Town Level Health Officer of Medical Dept Member

vi Depot Manager, APSRTC Member

vii Presidents, Chamber of Commerce & Business Associations Members

viii President, TLF Member

ix Presidents, Resident Welfare Associations Members

x MPs / MLAs / MLCs Special Invitees

8. During observance of Swachha Telangana Varostavam (Clean Telangana Week), it is suggested that for each of the days of the week, focused sanitation drives shall be carried out as mentioned below to get special focus on the programme:

(i) Road & Street Sanitation day

(ii) Schools & Colleges Sanitation day

(iii) Hospitals Sanitation day

(iv) All toilets sanitation day

(v) Institutional Sanitation day

(vi) Stalls / Hotels / Restaurants /Bakeries, Eateries Sanitation day

(vii) Day of Sanitation Pledge for all.

9. Further, the Commissioners of Urban Local Bodies are requested to involve

District Ministers, MPs, MLCs, MLAs, and Ward Members in the programme and especially on the day of Pledge.

10. The District Level Committees and ULB Level Committees shall make necessary arrangements including mobilizing all concerned for achieving the 100% Sanitation. The Commissioners of ULBs are requested to involve Town Level Federation and Slum Level Federation members and utilize the services of Sanitation Resource Persons of MEPMA. The information shall be spread to public through the following means:

• Press releases to the Print & Electronic media

• Through Social Network

• Printing and distribution of pamphlets

• Street Plays

• Conducting of rallies by Students of Colleges / Schools

• Involve NCC Volunteers / NSS Cadets

• Exhibiting Hoardings / Posters / Stickers

• Conduct of Essay Writing / Elocution competitions among Students

• Any other means.

11. The Swachha Telangana Campaign shall be formally launched on 25th

September, 2014 and conduct Rallies for 100% Sanitation be organized in the ULBs in association with a local Civil Society for building awareness.

12. The following activities shall be undertaken during the “Swachha Telangana Varostavam (Clean Telangana Week):

1. Building awareness in public at large about the cleanliness of houses /

premises

2. Display of message of cleanliness through sign boards at public places /

markets

3. Organizing rallies

4. Repair, maintenance, cleaning & sanitization of public / community toilets.

5. Cleaning of Bus stands / roads / streets / parks / Markets / Public places /

Pavements / areas surrounding the Railway Stations.

6. River / Lake / Water Bodies side waste cleaning

7. Cleaning of Toilets in Government buildings / Hospitals / Schools

8. Removal of Debris and garbage heaps in public places / road sides.

9. Cleaning of Government Buildings including removal of excess furniture /

records / lying in corridors.

10. Taking Pledge not to litter on road but carry and put at waste collection

points and not to spit indiscriminately.

11. Educating School Children about the importance of sanitation, through

distribution of IEC material.

12. Organizing Ward Level / slum level meetings and create awareness on

Cleanliness

13. The Commissioners of all Urban Local Bodies are requested to send the reports on daily-wise basis to the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, through the Regional Director-cum-Appellate Commissioners concerned. The Regional Director-cum-Appellate Commissioners are requested to send the consolidated information on day-to-day basis to reach the office of C&DMA by 5.00 PM every day during the campaign. Further the C&DMA is requested to send the daily report to the Government.

14. Therefore, all the Commissioners of Urban Local Bodies are requested to

conduct the “Swachha Telangana Varostavam (Clean Telangana Week) from 25-9-2014 to 2-10-2014 as part of making Telangana State as “Swachha Telangana (Clean Telangana)” to achieve 100% sanitation by 2nd October, 2019 in their ULBs, and make the programme a great success.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

Dr. S.K. JOSHI

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT