Keeping Dhaka clean is just as much of a responsibility for its denizens as it is for the administration
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has launched the “Cleanliness Campaign 2014,” reminding citizens that keeping Dhaka clean is just as much of a responsibility for them as it is for the administration.
This is true, of course. It is not realistic to think that the government has the capacity to pick up after every individual instance of littering, retching and spitting, and dumping waste right out on the pavement, activities which are sadly still a part of the everyday sights, sounds, and smells for residents.
However, this does not mean that the administration is exempt from doing its own share of the work.
Ludicrous amounts of waste are still being sorted openly out on the streets. This not only results in noxious fumes but also eats up a sizeable portion of roads, adding to pavement and traffic congestion.
More properly equipped venues are sorely needed in which our waste can be properly sorted.
The city corporations need to up their game and adopt good practice from experience in cities around the world.
The job of keeping Dhaka clean can also be made easier by being efficient in how each household manages its own waste.
Building owners and managers can help reduce waste to an optimum level by engaging in on-site composting and following the awareness-raising ideas of schemes such as the Baridhara Society’s recycling strategy. Every resident needs to play their part in maintaining a healthy and sanitary city.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
