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Court order spurs CMC into action

CUTTACK: It’s now turning out to be more as a rule than a perception. No government agency in Cuttack works unless it gets a direction from the High Court. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) went head over heel on Wednesday to remove the garbage from the city as the High Court deadline for it ended in the evening.

The High Court, expressing concern over the Cuttack garbage after the city remained under muck-filled rain water for over three days, asked the CMC on Tuesday to clear all garbage including water-logging if any, within 24 hours.

“At least 500 metric tons of garbage were strewn across the city due to overflowing of all drains in last four days,” said CMC health officer Niranjan Das. Following the High Court order, the CMC on Wednesday engaged at least 1,500 sweepers, garbage lifters and labourers in all the 48 wards of the municipality to remove garbage. But they failed to meet the deadline due to rain on Wednesday afternoon.

“We could have completed the work on Wednesday itself. But due to rain in the afternoon, the work got little delayed and we are hopeful of finishing the job by Thursday afternoon, if it doesn’t rain again” Mr. Das asserted. “We have engaged 25 trucks, 20 tractors and a few other carrier vehicles to remove the garbage. Some more trucks will be engaged on Thursday,” the health officer who is overseeing the cleansing job said. CMC law officer Digambar Swain said that the High Court order was being implemented in letter and spirit.

Meanwhile, Deputy Mayor Madhusudan Sahu told newsmen here that the civic body was always concerned for the safety of life and property of people. “At least ten medical teams are currently touring each ward of the civic body chlorinating wells,” Mr. Sahu said.

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