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Bengaluru: Govt to send 1,000 civic workers to Singapore for training in sanitation

  •   Thu, Apr 27 2017 09:15:25 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Apr 27: It is a dream-come-true situation for one thousand civic workers of Karnataka. The state government has drawn up a plan to send them to Singapore in phases to enable them to see for themselves personally and study the way solid waste is managed, and technology and practices involved with the disposal of waste there.

The directorate of municipal administration here has got itself busy with the task of procuring passports of the civic workers in stages for this purpose. For the civic workers who would have so far only dreamt of air travel will be realizing their dreams soon. The trip, being arranged by the directorate of municipal administration under Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes and Tribal Sub Plan for Scheduled Tribes guidelines, envisages sending permanent civic workers of city corporations, municipal councils, town municipalities, town panchayats etc. This trip is believed to help in implementing the sanitation practices being implemented at Singapore here.

Six each from ten city corporations in the sta te, four each from 57 municipal councils, three each from 117 town municipalities and one to two from each of the 91 town panchayats will travel to Singapore along with 40 officials for study tour. The trip will be conducted in stages at the rate of two officials for every group of 50 civic workers, it is gathered.

The selection process is normally completed on the basis of age, length of service, and medical fitness. The civic workers, it is learnt, are happy and eager to undertake this trip which they believe will be a lifetime experience that will help them to hone their skills and learn new things.

M R Venkatesh, chairman of Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission, says that the civic workers are being sent on study tour to a foreign country to create added awareness about cleanliness, hygiene and training in new methods.
  

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  • Rajeev S., Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Better bring 1000 coconut leaves sticks brooms (Maipu soodi / Idi soodi) also from Singapore, we don't have here in Karnataka

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  • lukas, malpe

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    shame for us. We don't have sanitation of our own in india, better bring back british rules once again in India.

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  • UB Kingfisher, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Why only one thousand, to clean all the ministers. MLA, MP and their tails we need at least 10000 people. And to clean western style better make another trip to Europe or USA. We there drink master to pay heavy tax on liquor for all the expenses

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  • G R PRABHU., MANGALORE.

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    It is better to invite few workers from Singapore to teach how to clean. Or appointment civic preson from Singapore to do the cleaning work in karnataka.so that time our workers will learn.

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  • RAJESH, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    What a useless idea. For a training anybody has to go to Singapore ? if they are determined they can learn here. no need to go anywhere.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Same as AMBAREESH trip!!

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  • William DSouza, Mangalore.

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    FOR TRAINING..??? OR HOLIDAY TOUR...??? WHOSE MONEY???

    AFTER TRAINING, A REPORT TO THE PUBLIC (WHO PAY TAX; OF WHICH THE MONEY IS BEING LAVISHLY PAID...) IS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED???

    HOW MUCH WILL BE SPENT? COMMON C.M.. BUILD HOUSES TO THE POOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING... INSTEAD OF JOY TRIP....

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  • VINCY, BANGKOK

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Please respect the initiative taken by the CM. The people who go and come will be questioned by the locals every now and then. They are not going for holiday. Lets highlight that they are going to get training by seeing the city and the process maintained to clean the city.
    The people who go for this will not be spared from questions from media and locals.

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Wow..so generous, just beucse it is from state govt?
    2 years back the entire ministry went to south America to STUDY flora fauna or whatever.. anyone went and questioned them what was the end result? whose money was it?

    Such hpocracy that the same people make fun of Modi's trip even though it is mandatory as the head of the country and it is not a jolly trip as he does not even eat there at times.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Given the past track record of such (useless) tours at the expense of tax payers of India, it would be wise to hire expert from different countries for a period of at least 5 years, so that they can help not only on issues of sanitation, but also eliminating corruption, that leads to good governance and well being of our country.

    It is shame on the part of India to send Indians to tiny countries on such trivial issues, while we talk of smart cities, Achhe Din etc.!!

    Jai Hind!!

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore, Houston/Dallas, texas

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Reading so many valuable comments from people of so many backgrounds always makes an interesting reading for us when we glimpse in so many web sites, newspapers and magazines. India's growing population is certainly gaining so much of knowledge on so many topics that relate to the daily business all over India, particularly Mangalore and our State of Karnataka. Our readers certainly are free to make whatever comments they feel suitable - after all it is the freedom of press and freedom of expression that we enjoy in India which is the best trump card for all citizens, young or old - men or women.

    Sending 1000 Civic leaders to Singapore for getting familiarized with the sanitation systems adapted in Singapore is a marvelous idea indeed. It costs money, it costs time for expertise to travel abroad, and it costs leadership to evaluate what is needed for our State and for our country. Let us select the right people to go abroad and learn the methods and practices used by others in maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation, especially Singapore which is known to be one of the world's best kept disciplined City where they sacrifice so much of time, money and human resources to maintain the discipline and order.

    Let us allocate some of our resources for sending our best people abroad and get trained. Once they bring their knowledge back home, that knowledge can be transferred to other parts of India for purpose of creating better sanitation and better health and hygiene. Somebody has to be the lucky one to go abroad at the tax payer's cost. Somebody has to return home with a bag of knowledge and share with others. Somebody has to be the leader and decision maker while somebody else has to learn the hard way abroad and bring back the best of substance.

    Let us therefore open our hearts and be positive and supportive of other's selection to go abroad and bring back the knowledge that we all rich deserve to share and be shared.

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  • Anil, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Now a days if you buy processing equipment from international market , their technical team will install and give the training to the operators / stake holders without sending anybody to their factories to see how the system works . The decision to send 1000 workers looks just a waste of tax payers money i guess .

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  • Alwyn Crasta, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Sending civic workers to Singapore for training in sanitation (those personnel who are actually performing the work day-in and day-out), is definitely a sensible move, rather than sending politicians on a "study tour" (whose contribution after returning from a foreign trip, would have been worthless or almost "NIL").

    Hope such initiatives involving considerable expenditure to the exchequer, would result in considerable gains to the society at large.

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangaluru/USA

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    After the training if you get back 100 of them, you are lucky Sidduji. The selected people may start to search jobs there now only.

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  • Ramesh Babu, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Antony Fernandes, Mangaluru/USA with your comment something is running in my mind maybe i am right coz you are commenting from USA.

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  • RK, MUMBAI

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    NICE PICNIC AT THE COST OF TAXPAYERS MONEY!!!

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  • Mohammed, Kundapur/Qatar

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Few years before it was for TRAFFIC POLICE to get training in Singapore, but till now don't know what's the result, now this one another, let's see, who will get benefited

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  • Devkumar, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    i m afraid our people wont transfer good mannerisms to people of spore.
    sidduji also give additional money along with ticket to pay if any fine happened.
    training for how many months and who will look after there duty in state.
    oola...dubai dagalu doddu korpare aand pantere chojundu...

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  • Devkumar, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Thanks sidduji at last for your wise choice. While undertaking there task sincerely by civic workers it will take minimum a year..on that time bjp will be on power.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Excellent! Our people do not have an idea of urban cleanliness. let them visit Singapore and get a first hand feel as to how cleanliness and hygiene is to be maintained.

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  • Karthik Karkera, Maryhill Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Oh is it? Going by the past track record these have proven to be jolly rides than study tours instead the government should have called people from Singapore to train these workers in Bangalore

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Only other day CM has shouted at people asking for some funds, telling them no money when we have draught.. but now we have money for sending 1000 people. ministers going on fogeign trips.. where is the fund coming for all these?

    Btw, sending 1000 people or sending 10 and they in tern train 990, or bring a trainer from Singapore??
    But who will teach economics when some people carry so much false pride.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Not sure how productive it will be. But it would be wiser if expertise, personnel and technology from Singapore comes here and start working on this field along with our civic workers which will give them hand-on experience, then on take over from there onwards.

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  • bhuvan, kavoor

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    wish i was a civic workers.. :)

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  • Ramesh Babu, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    BJP need some in Delhi you can join them.

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  • Philip Serrao, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Hahaha, really good news, Our civic workers will go to Singapore for training in sanitation. Now I realize y our cities are always dirty. I wish all politicians also go to UK/US for training in governance, behavior, decency, straightforwardness, etc etc, endless list

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  • Mario, Lalbagh Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    Waste of public money. You don't need to go to Singapore to learn cleanliness or sanitation. If taught here they can easily learn. Another gimmick to waste money and gain money for someone's pocket.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    I guess 'Swach Bharat Abhiyan' team is in America ...

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    First Ganga cleansing, then Swachch Bhaarat Abhiyan and now, teaching cleanliness the way Singapore did it ?

    At whose cost ??

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 27 2017

    hope you know that this is not from Central govt but from state govt. You are mixing it.. In fact state should have extended the same swatch bharat abhiyan instead of bringing new ideas like this one..

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  • Ramesh Babu, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 28 2017

    Rajesh, Udupi, i had been to Delhi and saw what is Swachh Bharat our Mangalore is more clean then Delhi had tough time to get fund from Central to keep Delhi Swachh, this is why people of Delhi have voted to BJP so would like to see what are they going to do this time.

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