patna aimed at improving the citys rank in the swachh survekshan2023 the patna municipal corporation pmc has geared up to make patna a garbagefree city by april 30 according pmc officials the city will be thoroughly cleaned even during the night time with the help of stateoftheart machines public spaces including garbage vulnerable points gvps will be painted and beautified besides silt accumulated in drains and back lanes will be cleaned up during the campaign the civic body will also address the concerns of the residentsthe pmc is working hard on various parameters to earn 3star city certificate this year cities are included in the categories 1 star city 3 star city 5 star city and 7 star city under the garbage free city campaign based on the points received by them the city will earn the rating if it achieves 3600 points out of 5200 the ratings are evaluated on the basis of public awareness and waste management the pmc is already running an awareness campaign to encourage residents to celebrate pollutionfree holi pmc staff will also arrange preholi cultural events like geet sangeet and holi milan from march 3 to 5 at 650 gvps where people will be urged to stop burning items and protect the environment from pollutiona monitoring committee has been formed by the pmc by selecting 20 residents around each gvp this committee will seek to track down educate and penalize those who throw garbage at gvpsmeanwhile residents have praised the pmc initiative claiming that it will reduce pollution and disease outbreaks and enhance the standard of living in the city the attempt to make patna a garbagefree city is a sincere step taken by pmc monitoring gvps will help reduce pollution and clearing out drains will help stop the spread of diseases said aaliya mallick a medical student based on bank roadthis year we should support pmc in its efforts to promote a safe and pollutionfree holi by not dumping trash on the road and informing others what to do each resident should strive to help patna achieve the 3 star city rating said divya kumari a class x student of st josephs convent high school