HC notice to civic bodies on lack of cleanliness

The court,however,refused to issue a notice to Delhi Doordarshan,asking it to telecast programmes that exhort the public to maintain cleanliness in the city.

The litigation,filed by NGO Nyaya Bhoomi,stated that “widespread insanitary conditions were being noticed across the Capital,and despite repeated complaints to civic agencies,no steps have been taken”.

B B Sharan,a retired Army officer,had filed the PIL on the behalf of the NGO. Stating that the NGO has noticed that almost all the covered drains become waterlogged during monsoon because of garbage accumulation,he said,“The NGO sent its members and employees to check the condition of government schools,MCD primary schools,hospitals,buses and railway stations. It received disturbing reports that while many school toilets were found locked,the rest were in a very bad condition.”

He said even the new DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) buses were not being maintained properly — owing to missing fans and non-functional air conditioners. “At hospitals,on the other hand,we saw heaps of garbage,unclean toilets and water-logged drains,” Sharan added.