PUNE:
The next time you spot illegal tree felling or an injured bird,
reptile, a wild animal in distress or uncleared garbage, simply send an
SMS to the civic authorities.
An alert system has been started on an experimental basis by the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) garden department for citizens to tell authorities and ensure corrective steps.
If the SMS is related to a reptile, bird or wild animal, information provided by the citizens will be forwarded to the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre of the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park for action. The garden department will forward the message to its staff for trees, and for uncleared garbage, the ward office staff will be told.
Additional municipal commissioner Naresh Zurmure told TOI that the SMS alert system has already started. "Contact numbers are being painted on the garbage containers. Citizens can send SMSs to the waste management staff by forwarding the container number and location where the garbage has not been cleared. At present, of the 14,000 containers, 600 have been numbered. We have also received feedback from the Bombay high court about this SMS alert system,'' he said.
The idea is to involve citizens to help the civic body spot and stop illegal tree felling, help injured animals and keep the city clean, he added.
Educational officer Ashwini Shitole said, "The SMS alert system is already functional and we are taking action against complaints. Most pertain to illegal tree felling, dangerous trees, injured birds and snakes. Our staff has been trained to attend to them."
The SMSs sent by citizens will reach the authorities, the complaint will be registered and the complainant will get an acknowledgement and complaint number through SMS.
One can send the SMS 'ALERT T' for tree, 'ALERT S' for snake, 'ALERT C' for garbage, 'ALERT F' for felling tree, 'ALERT D' for dangerous tree. The sender has to give his/her address, name and nature of complaint. The website access is via 'www.pmcalert.org' and sms alert can be sent to 9223050607. BOX
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/flora-fauna/31983368_1_illegal-tree-alert-system-garden-department
An alert system has been started on an experimental basis by the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) garden department for citizens to tell authorities and ensure corrective steps.
If the SMS is related to a reptile, bird or wild animal, information provided by the citizens will be forwarded to the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre of the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park for action. The garden department will forward the message to its staff for trees, and for uncleared garbage, the ward office staff will be told.
Additional municipal commissioner Naresh Zurmure told TOI that the SMS alert system has already started. "Contact numbers are being painted on the garbage containers. Citizens can send SMSs to the waste management staff by forwarding the container number and location where the garbage has not been cleared. At present, of the 14,000 containers, 600 have been numbered. We have also received feedback from the Bombay high court about this SMS alert system,'' he said.
The idea is to involve citizens to help the civic body spot and stop illegal tree felling, help injured animals and keep the city clean, he added.
Educational officer Ashwini Shitole said, "The SMS alert system is already functional and we are taking action against complaints. Most pertain to illegal tree felling, dangerous trees, injured birds and snakes. Our staff has been trained to attend to them."
The SMSs sent by citizens will reach the authorities, the complaint will be registered and the complainant will get an acknowledgement and complaint number through SMS.
One can send the SMS 'ALERT T' for tree, 'ALERT S' for snake, 'ALERT C' for garbage, 'ALERT F' for felling tree, 'ALERT D' for dangerous tree. The sender has to give his/her address, name and nature of complaint. The website access is via 'www.pmcalert.org' and sms alert can be sent to 9223050607. BOX
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/flora-fauna/31983368_1_illegal-tree-alert-system-garden-department
