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The Environment
Department, by far, fares the worst of all the seven BMC departments which
are under the corporators in each ward. Although one in five people claim
to be unaware about most services of the Environment Department, those
who have commented tend to rate the services of the department as ‘poor’.
Almost half
of all respondents believe that the BMC has been ineffective in controlling
air or noise pollution and over a third state that they have failed to
exercise controls over polluting industries, measuring emission from air
polluting sources and water pollution.
| Services
of The Environmental Department |
Good
|
Poor
|
Average
|
Don’t
know
|
| Water pollution
control from industries |
22%
|
36%
|
21%
|
20%
|
| Control on
noise pollution |
21%
|
46%
|
21%
|
13%
|
| Controlling
air pollution |
20%
|
44%
|
23%
|
14%
|
| Control on
polluting industries |
18%
|
39%
|
20%
|
23%
|
| Measurement
of emission from air polluting sources |
15%
|
37%
|
22%
|
26%
|
The rating
of the staff, too follows suit, with only a little over one respondent
in five agreeing to the ‘efficiency’, ‘immediate action’ and ‘approachability’
qualities of the staff.
| Staff of
The Environmental Department |
Agree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Don’t know |
| Various functions
of the department are handled efficiently |
29%
|
30%
|
13%
|
28%
|
| Immediate
action is taken against complaints or emergencies |
22%
|
33%
|
12%
|
33%
|
| The staff
is very approachable and helpful |
21%
|
31%
|
14%
|
35%
|
The following
graph indicates the 3 wards in which this department functions the
best and 3 in which it
functions the worst.
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