Dengue prevention program of DNCC stopped through purchasing deserted merchandise –

• The previous mayor introduced the acquisition of products with out cut price
• Mayor-Councillors in hiding since August 5
• Forestall purchasing plastic merchandise

Dhaka North Town Company (DNCC) has taken a number of steps to regulate the unfold of Aedes mosquitoes right through the monsoon season this 12 months. As part of this, the group takes the initiative to shop for ward-wise deserted plastic merchandise, packets of chips, tin shells and tires. However this process is closed because of non-disbursement of cash from the company.

In some wards the place the councilors had previous bought deserted plastic merchandise on their very own initiative, their expenses are nonetheless remarkable. Lots of those that submitted the deserted merchandise to the councilor’s workplace didn’t obtain the cash. After the autumn of the federal government on August 5, many of the DNCC councilors went into hiding. Later all councilors together with the mayor of DNCC had been brushed aside.

Voters complained that the folks of the Councilor’s workplace didn’t display pastime after they took the deserted merchandise to promote as introduced through DNCC. In some wards, the cash used to be now not paid despite the fact that the products had been purchased. The name-address and cellular choice of the distributors had been written down declaring that no cash used to be allotted to the fund. Because of this, this initiative of DNCC failed prior to it began.

Right away after pronouncing the acquisition of discarded plastic merchandise to kill Aedes, I gained numerous reaction from the folks of the town. On the other hand, the reaction used to be much less in the second one month. This process has been on cling since ultimate July. Now there aren’t any councillors, the councilor places of work are closed in lots of puts. – DNCC Leader Well being Officer Brigadier Common Imrul Kayes Chowdhury

On the other hand, the DNCC claims, the town government’ (right through Mayor Atiq’s) method used to be now not solely proper. The whole thing used to be rushed. Atiqul Islam introduced the acquisition of deserted plastic merchandise with out forming a fund or disbursing cash. Then the councilors misplaced pastime in purchasing merchandise through spending their very own pocket cash. Now DNCC has little interest in the subject.

When requested, the executive well being officer of DNCC, Brigadier Common Imrul Kayes Chowdhury instructed Jago Information, ‘I were given numerous reaction from the folks of the town right away after pronouncing the acquisition of deserted plastic merchandise to kill Aedes. On the other hand, the reaction used to be much less in the second one month. This process has been on cling since ultimate July. Now there’s no councillor, councilor workplace is closed in lots of puts. We’ve not formally introduced a prevent purchasing the product. However DNCC is operating tirelessly to regulate Aedes mosquito.

For this reason the initiative to shop for deserted merchandise

In line with entomologists, Aedes mosquitoes don’t breed in grimy water from canals and drains. Aedes mosquitoes breed in transparent water amassed in discarded can shells, polythene, chips packets, ice cream cups, yogurt cups, tires, commodes, paint packing containers. So DNCC took the initiative to shop for those deserted merchandise.

On April 22, the then mayor of DNCC introduced the acquisition of those merchandise on the opening of a month-long public consciousness marketing campaign to stop dengue in 54 wards in Mirpur Rupnagar house of ​​the capital. Atiqul Islam Then he introduced that each ward councilor can be paid 50,000 taka per 30 days for this paintings.

Resources within the Waste Control Division of DSCC mentioned that in step with the mayor’s announcement, a packet of chips or a equivalent packet will price one taka in keeping with piece, ice cream, disposable cup one taka, can shells two taka, condensed milk quota two taka, soil, plastic, ceramic, melamine 3 taka, different deserted Plastic merchandise Tk 10 in keeping with kg, Deserted tires Tk 50 in keeping with piece, Polythene Tk 10 in keeping with kg, Deserted Sanitary ware commode, basin is mounted at Tk 100 in keeping with piece.

This worth listing used to be hung in each and every ward councilor’s workplace of DNCC and the councilor’s workplace used to be purchasing the products in step with this worth listing. Later, those merchandise had been taken to Aminbazar landfill during the waste inspector regional workplace of the respective ward.

Kuril Miyabari Highway, Vatara. Councilor Workplace of DNCC Ward No. 17 at Retaining No. A-185/5 of A Highway. Final Would possibly, the associated fee listing of deserted merchandise used to be hung on this workplace. Many native other people used to promote deserted merchandise there. However now there’s no worth listing. No person used to be noticed purchasing deserted tea cups, chips packets, polythene.

After the mayor’s announcement, I began purchasing deserted merchandise value a median of 5 thousand rupees in keeping with day. It used to be bought through the titties of the community. Now the actions are closed, there’s no councilor both. – Ward Secretary Nurul Islam Mollah

When requested, Ward Secretary Nurul Islam Molla instructed Jago Information, ‘After the announcement of the mayor, I began purchasing deserted merchandise value a median of 5 thousand taka in keeping with day. It used to be bought through the titties of the community. Now the actions are closed, there’s no councilor.’

He mentioned, ‘The workplace through which I paintings for the councilor’s workplace is the councilor’s personal belongings. He went into hiding on August 20. Now the councilor’s spouse has submit a ‘to-let’ to hire this workplace. We also are being requested to go away. We’re in bother with this.’

In a similar fashion, lately in DNCC ward quantity 19 councilor workplace (Banani), ward quantity 20 councilor workplace (Mahakhali), ward quantity 22 councilor workplace (Dakshin Badda), ward quantity 27 councilor workplace (Farmgate) nowhere to shop for deserted plastic merchandise. To the contrary, deserted plastic merchandise had been noticed scattered at the roads and sidewalks in entrance of those councillors’ places of work.

DNCC’s acquire of deserted merchandise used to be ‘lumpy initially’

DNCC waste control division assets mentioned, there are overall 54 wards in DNCC. Each and every ward with 8 to ten paras or mohallas. There used to be just one position to shop for deserted waste in those neighborhoods, that used to be the ward councillor’s workplace. There used to be no alternative for someone to visit the councilor’s workplace to gather deserted plastic merchandise. Those that went to promote had been additionally now not paid correctly. Since cash itself isn’t exempted. In the sort of scenario the initiative stops.

Ward No. 47 of DNCC with Fayedabad, Kotbari, Moushair and Chalaban spaces of Uttara. On April 22, native councilor Anisur Rahman Naeem spoke with this reporter about purchasing deserted merchandise. Then Naeem instructed Jago Information, ‘Those that are depositing deserted merchandise within the councilor’s workplace, their names, addresses and cellular numbers are being indexed with the day and date. If we get cash from the company, we will be able to name everybody and distribute the cash.’ On the other hand, this cash used to be now not gained through the dealers till August 5, DNCC assets mentioned.

Hasan Zaman, a resident of Uttara’s Kotbari, mentioned, ‘After the DNCC announcement, many tokais, home employees, had been gathering deserted polythene and plastic. Many tea shopkeepers were giving the used tea cups in their retail outlets in polythene luggage to the councilor workplace. However none of them had been paid.’

DNCC Leader Government Officer Mir Khairul Alam known as more than one occasions on his cellular to inquire why the initiative used to be taken to shop for used deserted merchandise with out giving cash, however he didn’t obtain. On the other hand, DNCC Public Family members Officer Maqbool Hossain instructed Jago Information, ‘Legit paintings began right away after the announcement of the previous mayor. However prior to the top of the authentic paintings, he used to be relieved from his tasks through the Ministry of Native Executive ultimate August. It isn’t recognized what the standing of that report is now.’

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