Mansa, December 18, 2017: In a serious bid of making village ponds a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Mansa Deputy Commissioner Dharam Pal Gupta today ordered all the SDMs to take every possible step to clean village ponds.
He stated that the survey report resented before him by the Health Department portrays an ugly picture of the village ponds. He said that its shocking that some villagers are releasing water laced with human excreta and animal waste into the village ponds.
Village ponds are actually meant for the bathing and drinking of water for the animals reared in the villages, the DC said. He added that the officials involved in the survey of the village ponds cited numerous reasons behind the release of polluted water into the village ponds.
While excessive use of water from the electric motors to wash toilets and bath animals is one of the chief reasons behind the overflowing of the village ponds, the washing of toilets and release of animal waste are reasons behind diluting of the pond water.
The Deputy Commissioner stated that the dirty water of village ponds will not only wreck havoc for the health of the animals but it will also severely affect the fitness of human beings. He said that the issue has to be take up very seriously and very quickly with all the concerned senior officers, employees, villagers, panchayat and the respective village sarpanches.
The Deputy Commissioner asked all the SDMs to personally monitor the progress of creating awareness in this regard by visiting every affected village under their respective areas. He directed the SDMs to hold meetings with the panchayat members and sarpanches to find a permanent solution to the problem.
He also offered all kind of assistance and help by him for an immediate solution to keep the village ponds clean. He also ordered to put up the progress file in this regard before him after every 15 days.