The acute drinking water shortage and the failure of the door-to-door garbage collection scheme dominated the proceedings of the monthly meeting of the local Municipal Corporation (MC) today. The councillors demanded that residents should be provided adequate drinking water at least on alternate days. Expressing concern over the acute water scarcity in the capital most of the councillors demanded that concrete steps must be taken to provide relief to the people. In an important decision, the MC today decided that the task of garbage collection from homes would now be entrusted to five NGOs rather than one agency. They are Green carpet, Pragti Sudhar Sabha, CDC, Himalayan Enviro Care and Navchetna. At present it is Green Carpet and CDC that are taking care of the garbage collection scheme. However, large portions of the capital are still not covered by the scheme leading to filth and improper disposal of garbage. Each of these organisations will now be given four to five wards for collecting garbage. The MC also ordered an inquiry into appointment of an ineligible candidate in the computer wing of the corporation. The MC also decided to fill about six posts to ensure smooth implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).