Patna: A review meeting was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Patna Municipal Corporation’s Municipal Commissioner, Mr. Yashpal Meena, to review the city’s cleanliness, preparations for the Swachh Survekshan 2026, drain cleaning, and action against illegal meat and fish shops. At the meeting, the Municipal Commissioner directed the geo-tagging of all garbage points in the city.
Monitoring of garbage collectors through CCTV
During the review, executive officials stated that the Municipal Corporation regularly collects garbage from streets, neighborhoods, and public places. Despite this, some anti-social elements reactivate garbage points by dumping garbage in the open after the garbage truck leaves. The Municipal Commissioner directed that all such locations be identified, geo-tagged, and CCTV cameras be installed to monitor those who throw garbage in the open.
The Municipal Commissioner stated, “IoT-based CCTV cameras should be installed at all garbage points in the city and connected to the Integrated Control and Command Center as well as the control room at the Patna Municipal Corporation headquarters. This will make it easier to identify those individuals and shopkeepers who are littering the city and damaging public property by dumping garbage in the open, even after the garbage truck has passed.” The Municipal Commissioner also directed that such individuals be identified and fined. He also stated that if a person or shopkeeper violates the rules three to four times, action should be taken to seal their property or establishment.
It is noteworthy that the Patna Municipal Corporation has already eliminated 650 garbage points through a campaign, while 85 additional garbage points were also cleaned with public support. Despite this, due to the negligence of some individuals, garbage points are again developing in the city. To address this problem, the corporation has decided to take strict action.
Instructions to remove/seal illegal meat and fish shops
The Municipal Commissioner has ordered the removal of illegal meat and fish shops and the sealing of permanent shops operating without licenses. He stated that vendors selling meat and fish in the open should be immediately removed, and strict action should be taken against shops operating without valid licenses. The Patna Municipal Corporation has been running a special campaign against open meat and fish shops for the past month. However, in many locations, vendors are re-establishing their shops after the removal.
The Municipal Commissioner has also directed the imposition of financial penalties on such vendors to effectively control violators.
A total of 1,420 meat and fish shops have been identified in the Patna Municipal Corporation area. Of these, licenses of 72 shops have been issued or renewed, while 880 shops have been declared illegal. The zone-wise status of these shops is as follows:
New Capital Zone
Total Shops – 313
Number of Shops Issued Licenses – 22
Number of Shops Banned – 291
Patliputra Zone
Total Shops – 359
Number of Shops Issued Licenses – 175
Number of Shops Banned – 235
Kankarbagh Zone
Total Shops – 308
Number of Shops Issued Licenses – 301
Number of Shops Banned – 76
Bankipur Zone
Total Shops – 225
Number of Shops Issued Licenses – 9
Number of Shops Banned – 151
Patna City Zone
Total Shops – 28
Number of Shops Issued Licenses – 6
Number of Shops Banned – 10
Azimabad Zone
Total Shops – 187
Licenses Issued Number of shops closed: 7
Number of shops banned: 117
The Municipal Commissioner directed all Assistant Public Sanitation and Waste Management Officers (APSWMOs) to remove and close illegal meat and fish shops.
During the review meeting, the Municipal Commissioner directed all Executive Officers to coordinate with Executive Engineers in their respective areas to inspect ongoing road projects and submit a report to headquarters.
The meeting also reviewed drain cleaning, lifting of construction and demolition materials, operation of public toilets, and preparations for the Swachh Survekshan 2026. Necessary guidelines were issued to the concerned officials.
Additional Municipal Commissioner Mr. Rajan Sinha, Additional Municipal Commissioner Mr. Krishna Swaroop, Deputy Municipal Commissioner Mrs. Jaya, all Executive Officers, all APSWMOs, the City Manager, and the Chief Sanitary Inspector were present at the meeting.
