Cleanliness in Public Markets – Solutions
Based on your inputs, here is a summary of the key Solutions on Cleanliness in Public Markets. Kindly review them and if something important is missing, please add it as a comment.
Soon, we will be compiling a whitepaper on the subject and will submit it for review to the Senior Leadership in the Ministry followed by sharing with key civic agencies and associations.
Thanks for your engagement in Swachh Bharat
Ministry of Urban Development
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Cleanliness in Public Markets – Solutions
1. Dustbins should be placed after every 100 meters in the markets
2. Clean and free public toilets should be made in different markets
3. Social campaigns should be designed to tell people to make throwing garbage in bins a habit
4. Street vendors should be fined if the area around where they are stand is filthy and should be made responsible for its cleanliness
5. There should be heavy penalties on spitting on the road
6. Throwing garbage on the roads should also attract fines
7. The market association should make a mandate where each shopkeeper should collect its daily garbage and throw it in the dump in the evening
8. A tight vigil should be kept on the municipal workers to make sure that they perform their duties well
9. The drainage system should be redesigned to make sure the drains never overflow
10. Plastic bags should be completely banned
11. Municipal collection of garbage from the big dumps should happen twice every day without fail
12. The trader’s associations should be made an integral part of the Swachh Bharat campaign
13. A local cleanliness team should be appointed at each market, funded by the vendor who operate there
14. Guidelines should be made for waste disposal to educated to vendors and visitors
15. Biodegradable waste should be converted into manure and sold to farmers to raise revenue for waste management process more