MCJ has strived hard in giving its citizens a clean and green city. A clean city involves services in different areas like sanitation, greenery and public health. The Health & Sanitation Department of the Corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of making Jalandhar a clean city and is headed by Assistant Commissioner, (Health & Sanitation), duly assisted by MOH, Chief Sanitary Inspector & Sanitary Inspectors.
Services:
• Street cleaning including daily sweeping and other sanitary measures from 7 AM to 11 AM & 2 PM to 5 PM in areas on all days.
• Collection and transportation of garbage daily from 7 AM to 3 PM in areas on all days.
• Sanitary disposal of garbage.
• Special sanitary measures to keep the city clean during festivals and visits by dignitaries.
• Providing or replacing garbage bins.
• Clearing of chokage in urinals and toilets.
How Can Citizen Help?
• Ensure that your premises are cleaned before street cleaning time and throw garbage in the bins before the pick-up time.
• Keep the surroundings of your building clean.
• Segregate your garbage into biodegradable and non-biodegradable components and throw them separately.
• Report non-sweeping and not-lifting of garbage to the concerned Sanitary Supervisor/Assistant Commissioner (Sanitation).
• Use the urinals and toilets provided for public and not the roadsides or walls.
• File a complaint if they are not cleaned or repairs are needed.
• Educate the public regarding sanitary habits and responsibilities.
• Pay Garbage Collection Charges and other charges as levied by the Corporation in time.
Response Time:
• Lifting of garbage - Within 24 hours of complaint.
• No sweeping on roads - Within 24 hours.
• Provision/Replacement of garbage bins - Within 2 days of complaint.
• Removal of chokages in public urinals / toilets - Within 24 hours of detection/receipt of complaint.
• Removal of dead animals/carcasses - Within 12 hours of receipt of complaint/detection.
Whom to Contact:
• Initial Contact - Sanitary Supervisor of ward.
• Second Contact - Health Officer Phone no. 98728-73797.
• Third Contact - Assistant Commissioner Phone no.2282328 (O).
