A filthy site: Waste dumped by the roadside in Forest Colony leading to Jotsoma. The unattended waste cause foul smell making it inconvenient for the pedestrians. This photograph was taken during the first second week of September, 2011 and the wastes still remain unattended. (Morung Photo)
Kuzhovesa Soho
Kohima | October 20
Even after repeated notice issued by the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) for maintenance and safe disposal of wastes in all the wards, it has been found that the directives are not strictly implemented. The KMC directed residents of different wards to form sanitation committee(s) and instructed ways and means to dispose waste with a penalty for the defaulters.
In response, the sanitation committees were formed and a routine was scheduled for picking up of wastes on week days from the dumping site in and around their respective colonies. However, the implementation process is found to be in abeyance regardless its directives and notification as some wastes are found unattended for more than a month despite posting of notice penalty board at the disposal site.
It has been observed that the public notice was put up during the first week of September in the main road where the wastes remain unattended till date. Mention may be made that notification was published in media on September 4, 2011 regarding the charges of sanitation fee of Rs 30 monthly to every household (s).
Meanwhile, colony residents while expressing their opinion on the sanitation fee felt that paying the amount would be a problem to some people who are daily wage earners and questioned: “Do the KMC endorse the wards under sanitation taxation? Is it an opening of taxation liberty?”
Some health concerned citizens stated that people take more advantage of violating directives given by authority regarding the safe disposal of wastes, taking into consideration that no practical action were taken up against the defaulters despite issuing of directives. Therefore, it suggested that surprise checking should be carried out.
Expressing concern on maintaining safe environment, every resident have the equal responsibility and due duty, so that healthy environment automatically prevails without any penalty, opined a student activist from Forest Colony in Kohima.
