Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday launched a special sanitation drive across all its zones, targeting private and vacant plots that had turned into garbage-vulnerable points (GVPs). The campaign focused on sites where prolonged dumping of waste had created unhygienic conditions, increased the risk of disease and caused inconvenience to commuters.Priority was given to locations with heavy garbage accumulation. Municipal teams, equipped with machinery and manpower, were deployed to clear waste and restore cleanliness.In the Patliputra zone, the largest operation was conducted in Ward No. 27 at Cheena Kothi and Khas Mahal. A cattle shed illegally built on private land was removed, and nearly 65 tonnes of garbage was cleared using four JCBs, four Hyvas and 30 sanitation workers.In the Nutan Rajdhani zone, special cleaning drives were carried out on private plots in Ward Nos. 17 and 18 at West Jayprakash Nagar and Chitragupta Marg. The team deployed two tippers, two Bobcat machines and three sanitation workers to remove around four tonnes of waste, improving cleanliness in nearby residential areas.The Bankipur zone witnessed intensive cleaning in Ward No. 36 at Lohani Pur, Lalji Tola, Goraiya Sthan and Prithviraj Chowk. Around 12 tonnes of garbage was removed from private plots with the help of 10 workers, one JCB, one mini Hyva, two e-carts and two handcarts.In the Kankarbagh zone, the drive covered Bengali Tola in Ward Nos. 30 and 31. Using two JCBs, two tippers and seven workers, the civic body cleared approximately 20 tonnes of waste from vacant plots that had become dumping grounds.According to PMC, no garbage was found on private plots in the Azimabad and Patna City circles. Municipal teams in these areas instead carried out deep cleaning of lanes and neighbourhoods to maintain hygiene standards.Following the cleanup, awareness campaigns were conducted at all sites. Residents were reminded that door-to-door garbage collection services are operational in every ward and sector. Citizens were urged to hand over household waste only to municipal collection vehicles and refrain from dumping garbage on vacant plots or public spaces.PMC officials said the corporation’s headquarters control room monitors door-to-door collection vehicles daily. In case of a vehicle breakdown, an alternative vehicle is immediately deployed to ensure uninterrupted waste collection.
