The guardians of the streets are back again to prevent citizens from dirtying the city. After much dilly-dallying, the civic body has re-introduced the clean marshal scheme
The guardians of the streets are back again to prevent citizens from dirtying the city. After much dilly-dallying, the civic body has re-introduced the clean marshal scheme.
The drive will start from June 15, catching people spitting or urinating on the street. But this time the marshals will be deployed with clipped powers and tough scrutiny.
An upper cap has been implemented on their fine charging powers. Under the modified scheme, a clean up marshal will not be entitled to charge hospitals and doctors for not following norms while disposing bio-medical waste. The marshals now can only slap fines till Rs10,000.
Moreover, the functioning of the marshals will be overlooked by a third party auditor. “This will ensure that the marshals are working in a fair manner and the fine collected by the marshals is shared honestly with the civic body,” said Manisha Mhaiskar, additional municipal commissioner.
The BMC had launched the ‘Clean Mumbai’ campaign in 2007 under which 373 marshals were hired. The scheme was facing wrath from the BMC’s political wing. Corporators scrapped the drive in December 2010 accusing the marshals of exhorting money and high handedness. Congress corporator Sameer Desai said that the scheme was a failure and did not make even one street free of littering.
In a bid to enable the scheme full proof, all the clean up marshals under the ward officer who will have to give them a daily report. The assistant municipal commissioner of every ward will review their working and will have discretionary powers over functioning of any marshal.
Moreover, a new clause has been introduced under which a marshal itself can be fine for not doing his duty properly. A marshal will can be fined for wrong doings such as not wearing a uniform while on duty, delaying the depositing of the 50% share of the fine amount with the ward office in time.
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