Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has ordered action against the agency responsible for cleaning municipal water tanks after 48 of the city’s 244 tanks were not cleaned within the prescribed six-month period, according to Gujarat Samachar Digital. The AMC has also directed an inquiry into the role of officials responsible for supervising the work.
The tanks are part of the municipal water-supply system serving more than 8 million people in Ahmedabad. Of the 244 tanks, 196 were cleaned within six months, while the remaining 48 missed the scheduled deadline, the report said. The delay has prompted the AMC Standing Committee chairperson to seek accountability from both the contracted agency and officials overseeing the cleaning programme.
The instruction followed a report by Gujarat Samachar Digital highlighting that the cleaning of several water tanks had not been completed on time. The Standing Committee chairperson subsequently said that action should be taken against the agency assigned to the work and that the role of the responsible officer or other personnel should be examined.
The inquiry is expected to examine why the cleaning of the 48 tanks was delayed, whether the contracted agency met its obligations and whether municipal officials carried out timely monitoring. The report did not specify the names of the agency or officials facing scrutiny, nor did it state whether the delayed tanks have since been cleaned.
Regular cleaning of storage tanks is part of maintaining the municipal drinking-water system. The delay has therefore brought attention to the operational chain behind water quality: the scheduling of maintenance, the performance of outsourced agencies, and the supervision carried out by the civic administration. The AMC’s proposed action places responsibility for establishing these details on the inquiry and the corporation’s administrative process.
The report also did not identify the specific locations of the 48 tanks or provide details of any water-quality complaint linked to the delay. No information was given on whether water supply from the affected tanks was interrupted or whether additional testing was ordered.
The AMC Standing Committee chairperson has directed that responsibility be fixed after examining the agency’s performance and the role of officials involved in the work. The completion of cleaning at the 48 tanks and the outcome of the proposed investigation will determine the next steps in the matter.
