DSCC Administrator Wants Dhaka as a Model of Peace and Development; Cleanliness Drive on Bailey Road
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Md. Abdus Salam wants to establish Dhaka as a model of development while making it a clean, beautiful and peaceful city. He said their cleanliness programme would continue until the Dhaka metropolis is clean.
He made the remarks on Saturday (14 November) during a cleanliness and mosquito-eradication drive on Bailey Road in the capital, organised on the occasion of the DSCC’s weekly Cleaning Day.
The DSCC administrator said that since taking charge he has been trying to bring the Dhaka City Corporation closer to the people. He also wants to establish an accountable system before the public, and various activities are being carried out every day towards that goal.
Announcing a plan to make Bailey Road a specially clean road, he said the entire stretch from one end of the road to the Shantinagar intersection would be declared a special road, and its scope would be expanded later. The road would be kept clean, and no garbage would be allowed anywhere on it.
The DSCC administrator said discussions have been held with Bailey Road residents, and a separate day’s programme would be observed with the local residents. Initiatives would be taken to plant trees in the area and keep the footpaths clean.
He said that if Dhaka city is not kept clean, city residents cannot be protected from mosquito menace and dengue. Likewise, it will be difficult to protect Dhaka from air pollution. To live healthily, there is no alternative to keeping Dhaka clean, beautiful, green and pollution-free.
Seeking the cooperation of city residents, Abdus Salam said no one should dump garbage indiscriminately. In particular, traders must keep the space in front of their own establishments clean. Dirt cleaned from shops must not be thrown onto the road; garbage must be disposed of at designated places.
Calling on conscious citizens and local volunteers to play a role in the cleanliness activities, he said everyone in every ward and area must join the programme. People should monitor whether garbage is being dumped illegally anywhere and whether the city corporation is cleaning waste properly. If a mosquito menace appears anywhere, citizens should also inform the city corporation whether mosquito medicine is being sprayed. Alongside this, everyone must stand by the people to ensure civic amenities.
He said, “We believe Dhaka city will one day become a beautiful and peaceful city. It will develop as a model of development and will be known in the world as a beautiful city as the capital of Bangladesh.”
The corporation’s chief executive officer, chief waste management officer, chief health officer, officials of various levels, local dignitaries and volunteers were present at the time.
In addition, as part of Cleaning Day, special cleanliness and mosquito-eradication drives and public-awareness activities were carried out in 75 wards under the leadership of the DSCC’s zonal executive officers.
