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| The bins should have been on this road — KC Marg near Lilavati |
Following the clean-up drive, Zinta decided to install 15 bins at different spots in Bandra and Khar. True to her word she promptly got five dustbins (at a cost of Rs 3,100 per bin) installed near Rangsharda auditorium.
However, when the ward officials from the conservancy department went to inspect the area on Aug 16 they couldn't find any of the bins.
Though officials are unsure of what might have happened to the five green and blue coloured 120 litre bins, they suspect that the bins might have been stolen by the slumdwellers nearby.
Ward officer Anil Khoje says he sent his men to check if the bins were installed there, but they couldn't find any.
| Preity Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan |
Although the actress is a little disillusioned by the theft of the bins, she will go ahead with her plan to place them in other areas of the suburb, since she has already bought them and they are lying in her house.
Zinta's much publicised clean-up drive has drawn citywide attention to the mounting garbage problem in the area. However, residents in collusion with the BMC have been grappling with the problem for months now.
metro Bandra has been reporting about the pilot conservancy project Parivartan Prakalp, which was initiated in March (metro March 11-17) to segregate waste and ensure zero visible garbage on the streets.
This meant that community bins were being systematically removed in several areas like Union Park, Carter Road, Pali Hill and Mount Mary where the project had been initiated. Later when the project spread to others areas, bins from parts of Reclamation, Carter Road were also removed (metro April 8-14).
So, while the bins donated by Zinta are in itself a good gesture, it defeats the purpose of the project. Residents and ward officials have mixed reactions about the star's generous gesture
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