Finance
Summer temperatures have begun to rise unnaturally as a result of exceptional rainfall and the existing unstable climatic conditions. Furthermore, because of larger building surfaces, more road surfaces, and infrastructure that absorb solar heat radiation, urban regions have greater summer temperatures.
Given the scenario, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department has published a detailed SOP with stringent directions for all ULBs to follow it and take the necessary procedures.
PHEO/ULBs are obliged to provide adequate drinking water to all urban areas. For this purpose, water supply pipelines should be kept in good operating order, and any complaints should be addressed within 24 hours.
Water tankers should be dispatched to various scarcity areas to provide drinking water as an emergency solution to ensure water supply. If additional tankers are required, they can be hired.
All Tube Wells/Hand Pumps must be kept functioning, and spare parts must be kept on hand for Hand Pumps/Tube Well repair.
Control Rooms will be opened as normal in PHEO/WATCO city level offices and controlled by responsible personnel to respond to complaints about water scarcity. The heat wave warnings issued by IMD should be watched on a frequent basis, and if necessary, the control room of IMD/State EOC should be called for such information.
The ULBs should begin opening more Water Kiosks- PANIYA JAL BITARAN KENDRA, or drinking water distribution facilities, at important locations such as roadsides, crossroads, public offices, bus stops, railway stations, marketplaces, and so on, through Mission Shakti-SHGs/ Federations/NGOs. The water delivered in such water kiosks must be portable quality, and proper sanitation must be maintained, including the use of long handle dispensers and daily water changes.
Agencies who perform such work solely for self-promotion and then discontinue it after a few days should be avoided and severely penalized.
Strict enforcement of municipal solid trash and garden/tree residue burning will be ensured. Adequate awareness can be raised to keep one pot of water in front of homes for stray birds and animals, which should be changed on alternate days for sanitary reasons.
C & D garbage from the roadside must be cleared in accordance with the rules. To check and arrest the flying dusts, perform the instructions below:
Construction Agencies and Households must be cautioned to cover their construction area to avoid spillage or earth/dust and sprinkle water over uncovered portion while executing the works. They should ensure safe disposal of spillage and demolition materials immediately otherwise they should be penalized.
Vehicles transporting construction material like sand, bricks, cement and garbage must be fully covered with tarpaulin sheet and their speed is to be limited.
The earthen layer beside the road should be maintained at lower level than to metal level so that same will not come over to road again by rainwater or vehicular movements.
Residual Fly ash generated from burnt coal/ briquettes by the roadside hotels and eateries shops are being piled up on road which is causing dust pollution and temperature rise. Use of coal or coal briquettes is to be banned in all urban areas.
All the water bodies in and around urban area should be rejuvenated, restored and repaired and these should be made free from pollution to make it usable and increase access to public.
All the Environmental Acts/Rules, NGT guidelines concerning improvement of urban area environment must be followed strictly and authorities concerned like Police, Forest, OPCB etc. handling their respective portion of job.
