The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, March 3
Anup Gupta, Mayor of Chandigarh on Thursday visited the cremation ground, children’s burial ground, Christian cemetery and Muslim graveyard at sector 25, here. He was accompanied by Mrs. Poonam, area councillor, Anil Masih, councilor and prominent persons of city and other concerned officers of MCC.
During the visit at the cremation ground the Mayor asked the concerned officers to check the drinking water supply and rectify the same at earliest. He asked the officers to keep clean the water cooler area; repair and replacement of fans and electricity fittings; repair and replacement of benches, cleaning of all compound twice a day; malba scattered in open space inside the compound be removed and area be proper landscaped; timely pruning of trees; repair and replacement of electricity points in toilet block area; leaking water taps be repaired/replaced; road gullies be cleaned properly; broken tiles be repaired/replaced and wherever required repair works of walls & roofs and whitewash of the buildings etc.
The Mayor and team of officers also visited children burial ground. The Mayor asked the concerned officers to clean the area properly and low line area be leveled with putting additional soil. He asked them for pruning of trees and repair the fencing wherever required. He asked the Sanitation staff to lift the broken garbage bins from the parking area.
The Mayor also visited Gaushala nearby the cremation ground and asked the concerned officers for properly lifting of cowdung from the internal compound and manage the leftout of cowdung technically as per the Municipal Solid Waste rules.
The Mayor also visited nearby Christian cemetery and instructed the concerned officers to repair and maintain the toilet blocks besides ensuring regular cleaning arrangements of the area. He asked them for provision of temporary sheds and leveling of open area wherever required. He asked the concerned officers for provision of public toilets near the sitting area besides providing lights and high mast light inside the compound.
The Mayor further visited Muslim graveyard and instructed the concerned officers to arrange the electricity cables properly, which hanged in trees and boundary walls. He asked the engineers to repair and replace the tin shed wherever required at the earliest besides provision of widening the entry gate to Muslim Graveyard.
