Some people believe residents should have responsibility to keep the street clean and tidy. Others believe it is the government who should given this responsibility. Discuss and give your opinion.

 

Some people believe residents should have responsibility to keep the street clean and tidy. Others believe it is the government who should given this responsibility.

 Discuss and give your opinion.

Individuals 

-  Obligatory for the locals, who are directly impacted by the 

    surroundings. 

- Evil will be nipped in its bud since individuals are the cause of this

Government 

- Government should don the mantle

   - They collect taxes 

   - They have the expertise and resources to dispose off the garbage effectively 

Cleanliness is an important virtue, and it is not limited to own premises, but extends to the surroundings too. However, when it comes it maintaining clean streets, a war of words tends to ensue, as to who should take the onus of this, local dwellers themselves, or  the authorities.  

There is a general perception that this task should be obligatory for the locals, who are directly impacted by the surroundings. Unclean neighborhood with littered streets and alleys support unhygienic conditions and often breed various infection carrying insects and pests such as mosquitoes and flies, which will eventually enter the homes  and inflict the inhabitants of the locality with various diseases, affecting their physical and mental wellbeing unfavorably.

Furthermore, if citizens take up this initiative, the evil will be nipped in its bud: insanitary conditions of the areas surrounding homes is a  problem in making that finds its source in the lifestyles and habits of  people themselves. It has been observed that it is them who go around littering the streets carelessly, without considering the aftermath of such actions. Thus, inhabitants should take this task up as a part of their social obligation.

However, many opine that the government should don the mantle of affording sanitary conditions in localities. Authorities gross huge amounts of revenues from the tax payers on this account, and fund municipal bodies – that are finally entrusted with the job of keeping the areas clean. Additionally, government agencies also have the tools and expertise to dispose of the refuse effectively.  

Overall, I cannot imagine the job of sustaining clean surroundings being the burden of either the government, or people alone. This onus must be jointly shared by both the authorities and dwellers of the communities though the latter should play a proactive role.