The Hindu               18.12.2013

Integrated waste mgmt. strategy nears completion

Staff Reporter

The city is all set to adopt an integrated solid waste management strategy to cope with emerging challenges to implementation of projects.

A meeting to finalise the report on integrated solid waste management strategy was held on Tuesday with international consultants of Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), a regional initiative that provides assistance to Asian cities to bridge the gap between their development plans and the implementation of their infrastructure projects.

“We incorporated ideas and suggestions today. The final report will be adopted by the Chennai Corporation shortly. Any new project pertaining to solid waste in the city will be designed and implemented according to the strategy,” said a senior official of the Corporation.

New initiatives for primary collection of waste, remediation of existing dumping yards and waste processing will be launched only after the strategy is adopted. Bids for the primary collection using the new strategy are expected to be floated next month.   

According to sources in the Corporation, the key aspects of the strategy will include those focussing on reduction of waste generated in the city, mainstreaming of informal groups associated with recycling and bringing down the quantity of waste in landfills. The civic body now generates over 4,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste on a daily basis.

The Corporation council has already approved private participation in solid waste management.

Officials from Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd will help the Corporation zero in on the right technology based on the strategy. A waste-characterisation study for the city will also be conducted as part of the strategy.

The Hindu            12.12.2013 

Nagercoil to be garbage-free

Staff Reporter

Solid waste management goes to private firm

As part of its efforts to get Nagercoil a ‘clean and garbage-free town’ tag, the Municipal Council has handed over solid waste management to a private firm.

The new solid waste management scheme was inaugurated by Municipal Chairperson M. Meena Dev at a function here on Wednesday.

Later she said the implementation of solid waste management in 34 wards of the total 52 wards in the municipality had been entrusted to the private firm to convert the town into one of the clean towns in the State. The 34 wards would be divided into three zones for the successful implementation of the programme and the effective functioning of the workers.

The first zone would cover wards 3, 4, and 26 to 29 and 45; the second zone would comprise wards 8 to 11, 30 to 34 and 13: and the third zone would include wards 12, 20 to 23, 40 to 42 and 46 to 52.

As many as 258 workers would be pressed into service to ensure cleanliness and hygiene in the town.

Of the total workers, 178 would handle man-made garbage carrier. The work would begin from Thursday, said Ms.Meena Dev.

Vice-Chairman Simon Raj, Commissioner Rajan, Municipal Engineer George and other officials attended the function.