Source : The Hindu Date : 21.06.2009
Door-to-door garbage collection in more wards
Staff Correspondent
BIDAR: Eleven more municipal wards in Humnabad town will soon be brought under Nirmala Nagara Yojana to facilitate door-to-door collection of solid wastes.
Collection of solid wastes in these wards will start within a week.
The project was launched in ward nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, including localities such as Agadi Layout, Basava Nagar, Shivnagar, KHB Colony, Janata Colony and Teachers Colonies, in March.
Nisarga, a non-governmental organisation, has been entrusted with the task of door-to-door collection of solid wastes. Chief Officer of Humnabad Town Municipal Council Mohammed Yousuf told The Hindu that wards nos. 2 to 7 and 11 to 15 would be included under the project. They include localities such as Chattigalli, Kumbara Galli, Vibhuthi Galli, Bazaar Galli, Jawahar Road, Joshi Galli, Syed Galli, Balaji Mandir and Akkamahadevi Math.
Garbage collectors will go door to door every day between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Fee
The garbage collection fee has to be paid to the NGO by the fifth of every month.
The monthly fee for houses with less than 1,000 sq ft. area has been fixed at Rs. 15, for houses with over 1,000 sq ft area it is Rs. 20, for commercial complexes with less than 1,000 sq ft. area Rs. 25, for commercial complexes with area more than 1,000 sq ft. it is Rs. 50 amonth.
Factories having an area of less than 1,000 sq ft will be charged Rs. 50 a month and factories having an area of over 1,000 sq ft will be charged Rs. 100 a month.
