The Hindu 26.09.2013
Bangalore to learn from Salem
A delegation of more than 200 people, including 130
councillors, led by Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Bangalore Mayor
B.S. Satyanarayana, and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
Commissioner Lakshminarayana visited the solid waste management plant at
Chettichavadi here on Wednesday.
Mr. Satyanarayana
said that the aim of the visit was to study the solid waste management
here and to replicate the model in Bangalore.
“We are working out a solution for the scientific disposal of solid wastes and garbage in the city,” he added.
“The
city is developing at a quicker pace. The garbage generated was about
4,500 tonnes a day,” said B.V. Ganesh, a Councillor. The inability to
dispose garbage in a proper way led to they accumulating in villages.
This affected the health of villagers who complain of in mosquito and
stray dog menace. Underground water was getting polluted because of the
dumping of wastes, said the Councillors. Mr. Ramalinga Reddy said that
the biggest problem faced by citizens of Bangalore was segregating
wastes.
“Since the entire garbage cannot be processed
at one place, the process of segregation and disposal will be
decentralised. Eight such units will be established in the city,” he
added.
The team studied the way waste has been used to create wealth.
