How to make Karachi Clean
The polite way of Kigali
There are less punitive ways to be clean and tidy, however. Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, seems to have achieved a clean and litterfree environment without the threat of harsh fines. It rises up on a treecovered slope and is mainly built of concrete, but the level of upkeep is extraordinary.
Painting the kerbs of Kigali. Residents of the Rwandan capital tell you with great pride that their city is cleaner than New York and London. Photograph: Tom Gilks/Alamy http://www.rwandapedia.rw/explore/umuganda
Umuganda, also known as community work, was reintroduced to Rwandan life in 1998 as part of efforts to rebuild the country after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The program was implemented nationwide though there was little institutional structure surrounding the program. It wasn’t until 17 November 2007 with the passing of Organic Law Number 53/2007 Governing Community Works and later on August 24, 2009 with Prime Ministerial Order Number 58/03 (determining the attributions, organisation, and functioning of community work supervising committees and their relations with other organs) that Umuganda was institutionalised in Rwanda. Today, Umuganda takes place on the last Saturday of each month from 8a.m. and lasts for at least three hours. To help Umuganda activities contribute to overall national development, supervising committees have been established at the village level and up to the national level. These committees are responsible for organising what work is undertaken as well as supervising, evaluating and reporting what is done. Rwandans between 18 and 65 are obliged to participate in Umuganda. Those over 65 are welcome to participate if they are willing and able. Expatriates living in Rwanda are also encouraged to take part. Those who participate in Umuganda cannot be compensated for their work – either in cash or in kind.
While the main purpose of Umuganda is to undertake community work, it also serves as a forum for leaders at each level of government (from the village up to the national level) to inform citizens about important news and announcements. Community members are also able to discuss any problems they or the community are facing and to propose solutions together. This time is also used for evaluating what they have achieved and for planning activities for the next Umuganda a month later.
The Danda idea of singapore
Yet when it comes to awarding marks for effort, spotless Singapore really should score high on any list given the way it enforces cleanliness and tidiness. The island citystate has draconian laws about many things, from pornography to tipping. In the 1960s, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew introduced strict antilitter laws, which are still in force today.
Anyone convicted of dropping litter can be fined up to S$1,000 (£480) for the first conviction. Repeat convictions cost up to $5,000, and may lead to a community service orders or antilittering lectures (only given in Chinese), to curb repeat offenders. In the case of a third offence, law breakers may be made to wear a sign reading “I am a litter lout”. Paid Idea
Residents in New Capital, Kankerbagh and Bankipore circles of the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) can dispose of their garbage for Rs 60 a month from April.
The civic body will launch doortodoor garbage collection in the three circles on April 2, urban development and housing minister Maheshwar Hazari confirmed to The Telegraph on Sunday. The service will not be free, and charges have been fixed according to different categories. Each household in standalone households or apartments has to pay Rs 60 a month for garbage collection from the doorstep.
Hazari will launch the service on April 2.
"Through doortodoor garbage collection, we want to make the city completely filthfree," the minister said. The urban development and housing department, he added, was eyeing an effective waste management plan. "We are mulling setting up of garbage recycling plants in two to three wards of Patna, which can help convert organic and inorganic waste into compost. We have found a successful model in Muzaffarpur where the urban local body had installed such a plant."
While residents have to pay Rs 60, small vendors and shops will have to shell out Rs 100 a month. Marriage halls, coaching institution and nursing home owners will have to pay Rs 5,000 monthly and star hotels have to cough up Rs 10,000 a month for the service. Two Patnabased agencies Patheya and Nishika have been selected to execute the work in the three circles through tender. Both agencies have been engaged for three years.
Civic body officials will start collecting the monthly user charge from April end .
Patna municipal commissioner Abhishek Singh said the garbage collection work will not start in the Patna City circle in the initial phase because an agency is yet to be chosen. Tender formalities for the Patna City circle will be done soon, Singh said. "We have also included a provision for imposing penalty on the private agencies if they are found not doing their job properly," he said. "In case we find the agency has not collected waste from an area on time or we receive complaint from residents about doortodoor garbage collection, penalty of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 will be imposed on the agencies under various categories."
Residents are eager for the work to start.
"Who likes to see garbage in front of their house? It spoils your mood for the whole day. It will be awesome if this programme is seriously implemented," said Nagesh Rana (43), a bank employee who lives in Kidwaipuri.
PMC officials also expect the project to be a boon for the city if implemented properly. "This door todoor garbage collection drive will ensure the civic body takes charge of it and the waste is disposed of properly," said an executive officer in the civic body. "There are many people who would dump garbage at any place but this work will stop that. Garbage should not be seen anywhere in the city and this system can ensure this."
Tax collection
Commissioner Singh said 50 point of sale machines will arrive at the civic body on Monday and tax collectors will go door to door with the machines from Monday or Tuesday so that residents can pay taxes with debit or credit cards.
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