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Reactions from Swachh Smart Society Award Winners
Karthikeyan of Aparna Towars, Kondapur said that their community member formed a subcommittee to maintain cleanliness and waste management. We made posters showing segregation of dry waste from wet.
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| Karthikeyan of Aparna Towers, Kondapur said that their community member formed a subcommittee to maintain cleanliness and waste management. We made posters showing segregation of dry waste from wet. To stop the usage of plastic bags, we would pick up wet waste on a daily basis and dry waste once in a week. The people who collected dry waste were gifted a jute bag. |
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| A Yadagiri of BHEL Avemach Colony, Alwal said that in our colony, we have been practising Community Composting, Haritha Haram, Swachh Hyderabad and other programmes of the civic body. We have 217 houses in our colony and have water harvesting pits to improve the ground water levels. The Swachh Award definitely encouraged us, they said. |
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| Kistaiah, Head Master of ZPHS Shivrampally said that is a nationwide programme for cleanliness. The award by the GHMC provides us great encouragement. We have been educating our children on dry/wet waste management at the institution. We also educate them to practice the same things at their homes |
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| G Laxmi of RGK Vambay Colony said that for the past two years, we have been focusing on segregation of dry waste and wet waste and creating awareness among the colony members. Apart from segregation of waste, we have aimed on not to use plastic material. |
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| Athni Shetty, Vice President of Saket Sriyam informed that they started the Haritha Haaram programme in the society and the members took part in it. To keep the society clean, they asked all households to segregate dry waste and wet waste and in the near future we plan to create awareness on not to use plastics as well |
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| P R Rammohan Roy, president of Vikaspuri Cultural & Welfare Associations said that cleanliness, greenery and waste management, besides other social works, differentiate their colony association with others. We sanction scholarships to poor children who reside near our colony, for their education. Moreover, we carry out immersion of Ganesha idols inside our colony in the immersion pond for past several years. |
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| President G S Rao of Saket Residency Welfare Association said that this is the third year we have bagged the award for the cleanliness in the society. We have arranged a vehicle for transporting garbage; we make sure that the surrounding areas of the residency are also kept clean. We have also started home composting and asked all the households to take up this initiative to for a clean society |
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| Jyothi of Ekta Prime Hyline Park, Gachibowli said that it is a great programme taken up jointly by The Hans India and GHMC to keep the area clean. Under this programme, around 20 people participated and we collected waste from the area and gardens in the society and transported it to the dump yard. |
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| President Guri Shetty Chandrashekar of Vasavi Colony said that they asked the residents to segregate the waste; and with the help of GHMC a vehicle is arranged for dumping garbage. There are 12 roads passing though Vasavi Colony and we make sure that garbage is picked up from all the areas regularly, he said. |
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| Venkat Reddy of Green Meadows, Vanalthalipuram appreciated The Hans India and vowed to continue the efforts. |
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| Mohan of Aparna Country, Miyapur said that the GHMC officials have been working towards Swachh Hyderabad and Swachh Telangana to keep the city clean. The Smart Society Hunt is a great initiative to make people aware, he said |
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| Residents of Aparna Osman Everest, Mettuguda called the recognition a suitable reward and said that it would stimulate them to be vigil about the wellness and sanitation of their locality. Support of newspapers like The Hans India and residential welfare association is important to achieve good results in Swachh Bharat programme. |
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| Nageshwar Rao of Chitra Layout, LB Nagar said they took up cleanliness programme in the society to make people aware to keep the surrounding clean. They took up plantation drive and asked the residents to segregate dry waste and wet waste. |
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| Residents of Silver Springs Apartment, Chintal appreciated the move and resolved to work in collaboration with others to create a clean and green Hyderabad. They said that the award was the result of their continuous struggle to keep their apartment clean and ideal in all the aspects. |
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| Association members of GK Prides, Yapral said that everyone who maintains cleanliness deserves the award. They said that every citizen must follow the norms stipulated by the civic body. |
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| Association members of the Vishnu Splendor, Srinagar Colony said that they have been working towards Swachh Hyderabad in order to maintain their residential area clean and hygienic. They said that the award was a good reward for their association and residential complex. |
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| K Satyanarayana, President of Kalyan Nagar Venture 3, Borabanda dedicated the award to the residents of the colony. Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation for our own safety was our primary motto. However, we were contributing to the city wide Swachhata campaign. This is a great moment for all of the residents of Kalyan Nagar Venture. |
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| Aappi Reddy of Meenakshi Residency, Hitec City said that they conducted awareness among people to segregate dry and wet waste towards a clean society. We also took up plantation programme in order to have a green city. |
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| Association members of Awohs Colony, Diamond Point were happy to be recognised and vowed to continue their efforts to maintain cleanliness. They said that they would continue to inspire other localities by their approach towards the campaign. They said that the core of the Swachh Awards was to encourage and promote sanitation and habit of healthy lifestyle among the citizens. |
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| Society members of the Mani Enclave, Yapral said that it was a challenge for them to prove that they have been practicing Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Generally, gated communities stipulate a few rules and don’t care about the implementation; however, at the Mani Enclave it was not the case. They strictly followed the waste management programme from the GHMC |
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| President Harindar Reddy of Indu Aranya, Nagole said that this is one of the biggest gated communities with 252 villas; the smart society hunt is a great encouragement to the colonies and residents. We created awareness among the residents and also took up initiative to make the society green and clean. |
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| Residents of Janapriya Apartments, Attapur expressed happiness over their selection for the award. They said that it obligates them to be vigilant on waste management and cleanliness |
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| Dr Swetha, Director of quality, Max Life Hospital, LB Nagar said that the Smart Society Hunt is a good initiative which has given us an inspiration to keep the surroundings clean. We collect bio-wastes and segregate it so that it would not spread infection to the patients. In order to educate the staff, we have been conducting training programmes on cleanliness |
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| S K Ahmed, Vice President of Nallagandla Vegetable Market-Serilingampally said that there are around 200 vegetables shops in the Nallagandla market. With the help of the GHMC staff, we have been creating awareness among the shopkeepers and citizens on cleanliness. As a part of sanitation, they have distributed dust bins to the vegetable vendors. “We have installed CCTV cameras in the market to keep a watch on vendors,” he added |
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| Dr Ramesh of NIMS, Khairatabad said that the union of Swachh stakeholders and GHMC was possible only with the support of fourth estate. We strive to keep our premises clean. Generally, we distribute sweets on Diwali and this Swachh Award is like a Diwali gift for us. People must come forward to support civic authorities and make the masses aware of the cleanliness campaign by The Hans India |
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| Krishna Reddy of Sairamnagar, Champapet said that The Hans India and GHMC took a great programme to implement and create awareness among the people to take up initiative such as segregation of waste and recycling and reusing of wastes, in order to make a green society |
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| Sravanthi of Saroornagar Rythu Bazar said that it was is the first time they received the award and this is a great initiative taken up by The Hans India and GHMC. Such kind of programmes would boost us to work towards cleanliness and segregation of waste |
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| K Sunil Kumar-In-charge General Manager of Tourism Plaza said that they observe utmost care in not only food quality, but also the hygiene, besides dealing with the waste produced on daily basis. Similarly, housekeeping and serving are also best in Plaza Hotel. We also monitor the health conditions of the employees associated with cooking, serving and other works in the hotel. |
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| Manohar Sharma of Umanagar Colony, Begumpet informed that they wished to see their locality clean. They strived for best waste management and provided a habitable atmosphere for residents. The award will serve as a boost for us to work more in the direction of sanitation and garbage free localities in city, they said |
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| Sharma Kamaraju of Siri Sampada Residency, Vidya Nagar said that their primary goal is to keep residential premises clean and hygienic and contribute to the Swachh Hyderabad programme. We want to see our city a clean and green city, he said |
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