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| Doda-A city amongst dirt, garbage | | | early times report
doda, June 14 : Streets littered with garbage are a common sight in Doda city. At times with heaps of garbage lying unattended, the local residents and shopkeepers at many places are left with no choice but to remove it themselves. The Doda and Bhad-erwah Municipality Karam-charies have reportedly stop-ped cleaning the roads and drains in these areas after local residents refused to pay sanitation fee. Perhaps people's refusal to pay Rs 30 per month as sanitation fee stems from their bad experience about BMC's performance as far as sanitation in residential areas is concerned. Many locals also complain that despite several reminders, the authorities have not installed dustbins in their areas. People have long been concerned over the deteriorating sanitation conditions of the towns.
No wonder the ranking of Doda district as the fourth dirtiest district in the state as per a survey conducted by Urban Development Ministry, did not come as a surprise for most town dwellers. We have become used to dusty and garbage-littered streets. The authorities are yet to employ modern means of waste disposal and management. With the amount of waste growing by the day, there is bleak prospect for residents to have clean streets. Stray dog population has also increased manifold over the years adding to the unhygienic look of the district. Doda district has traditionally served as one of the choicest tourist destinations, but with its worsening condition it won't be a surprise if the tourist arrivals also show a steep decline in coming times. The state government can learn from the dramatic transformation of Delhi from a polluted metro to a better planned and greener city. Maintaining a town's charm is not all about erecting fountains at main avenues or dismantling footpaths in the name of road widening, it is about maintaining the basic standards of sanitation and aesthetics. A casual tour through Doda city and one can realize the chaos it is descending into.
The city is beset with plethora of civic problems. Roads inundated with potholes, overflowing drains, non-functional street lights, long and frequent traffic jams, heaps of unattended garbage, packs of stray dogs, footpaths and roadsides encroached by bunkers...the list is endless.
All these issues also deprive the city of its aesthetic charm. The government has failed to address all these issues despite announcing funds for various developmental projects from time to time. For making Doda city a clean and orderly city, the contribution of people is vital. Without people's active support, any ambitious project in revamping the city will fall flat. The city has suffered from lack of civic sense as much as it has from government indifference and short-sightedness.
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