Pimpri: Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to make the city garbage free and garbage free. However, garbage is found lying on the main roads. There are also tree branches and mulch on either side of the road. The Municipal Corporation has appointed 12 ‘Road Marshals’ on a pilot basis to clear the garbage immediately on four major roads of the city. This work will be done for a period of one month from February 22 to March 22.
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has a large number of roads with a width of more than six meters. Along with this, many major roads like Mumbai-Pune Highway, Spine Road have been constructed in the city. BRT lanes are also functional in most parts. However, such highways are littered with garbage. Tree branches and mulch on both sides of the road, debris from bushes in dividers, garbage dumped by citizens, broken dividers on BRT lanes etc. are also found. Due to this there is an atmosphere of filth in the city.
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Road marshal appointed on four major roads of the city
The municipal administration has appointed 12 ‘road marshals’ on a pilot basis on four major roads of the city to expedite the removal of garbage found on the roads. This work will be done for a period of one month from February 22 to March 22. Road marshals have been appointed on four major roads of the city namely Pune-Mumbai Highway, Spine Road, Aundh-Ravet BRT Corridor and Kalewadi KSB Chowk to Dehu Alandi Road BRT Corridor. Three ‘Road Marshals’ have been appointed for one road and two laborers.
…then disciplinary action will be taken
These employees appointed as Road Marshals will have to join the Disaster Management Department and work under Disaster Management Officer Omprakash Bahiwal. The nature of work of these employees has also been prescribed. Since this operation requires one vehicle, drivers have been provided with four vehicles. The ‘Road Marshal’ appointed shall be capable of carrying out the work assigned to him without assigning any reason. Do not use any type of pressure mechanism to abort the operation. Otherwise, disciplinary action will be taken against those involved, it has also warned.
road marshal work
- Continuous patrolling in designated areas daily.
- Immediate cleaning and disposal of waste found during road inspection.
- Calling garbage collection vehicles for cleaning in case of excessive amount of garbage.
- Removal of tree branches obstructing traffic or informing the concerned department.
- To clean the garbage found in BRT route.
- If the divider of the BRT line is found to be broken or defective, report it to the concerned department for repair.
- Disposal of garbage at or near bus stop on BRT route.
- Report the removal of any illegal business or resident at the bus stand to the concerned department.
- To check whether the BRT-PMPML board or signal is on for driver safety.
- Acting as a fast response team in case of an emergency.