Guwahati’s new riverfront park marred by litter just hours after grand opening
The recently inaugurated Rs 327 crore Brahmaputra Riverfront Sati Radhika Shaanti Udyan at Uzanbazar in Guwahati, India, faced a grim reality just hours after its opening. Despite the presence of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the ceremony, the riverfront was quickly littered with plastic bottles, food wrappers, and other garbage, highlighting a larger issue of civic sensibility in the city.
The Uzanbazar Green Initiative, active since 2020, has been working to establish recycling stations and public waste bins in the area. However, the incident at the riverfront indicates that more needs to be done to instill a sense of responsibility among residents. The littering sparked outrage and calls for stricter laws to maintain cleanliness in public spaces.
The riverfront, designed as a model of urban beautification and ecotourism, was intended to showcase Guwahati's progress towards becoming a Smart City. Yet, the Uzan Bazaar episode serves as a stark reminder of the challenges the city faces in achieving this goal.
The incident at the Uzanbazar riverfront underscores the urgent need for both stricter enforcement of cleanliness laws and increased civic awareness in Guwahati. While the city strives for Smart City status, it must first address the pressing issue of public irresponsibility and lack of civic sensibility.
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