CHENNAI: Garbage collection has been one of the biggest headaches for the Chennai Corporation ever since the new administration took over at Ripon Building. But, an initiative by Corporation Commissioner PWC Davidar, with his rich experience as the State’s IT boss, seems set to help the civic body keep a close watch on conservancy operations.Over the past week, a system has been developed by the Corporation wherein Conservancy Inspectors on the ground would have to send an SMS to a toll-free number to intimate Ripon Building that the various vehicles under their command had left for their daily garbage collection. The two-level SMS intimation is aimed at increasing accountability of ground staff overseeing conservancy operations, an official said.First, the Conservancy Inspectors of the lorry station would have to send an SMS once all the lorries are dispatched into the field.This would have to be done by 7:30 am at the most.Once the vehicles reach their respective wards, the Conservancy Inspector there would have to send an SMS confirming their dispatch into the streets for garbage collection. This would have to be done by 8:30 am.Failure to receive these messages at any stage would be conveyed immediately to the officials concerned by the EDP Cell, which would monitor the SMSes. Based on the real-time flow of this information, officials could immediately act to ensure garbage collection operations go on smoothly.“The whole idea is to increase the accountability of officials on the ground. We already have officials at various levels going around to monitor the work. At any stage, if we receive information that garbage has not been cleared at a certain spot, we can pull up the official concerned ,” said a senior Corporation official. He added that the system would make the review of conservancy operations real time, paving the way for a cleaner Chennai.
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