City Corporation may adopt a productive route to eliminate the
accumulated garbage before the monsoon season  sets in.  It is
considering to make compost out of the organic waste accumulated in
various parts of the city.

The suggestion came up during a meeting
of councillors convened here to discuss plans for the pre-monsoon
cleaning drive and source-level waste management to prepare the city
before the onset of the monsoon.

‘’A detailed plan of converting
the organic waste into compost will be made later,’’  said health
standing committee chairperson S Pushpalatha.

For the pre-monsoon
cleaning drive, each ward will be given a sum of Rs 25,000.  In addition
to converting into compost, garbage will be treated at the spot itself
either through burying the waste or burning.

In the newly-added
Corporation wards,  health and sanitation committees in association with
residents’ associations will chart out plans for the cleaning drive. In
these places, the fund from MGNREGS is also allotted to carry out the
cleaning activities.

From May 5 to the second week of June, 
conventions at ward level will be called to discuss source-level waste
management measures. The conventions will be planned in such a way that a
maximum of two wards are covered a day. The conventions are to be
convened in the presence of the Mayor, health standing committee
chairperson and suppliers of biogas plants.

Tuesday’s meeting also
decided to ask the government to allocate more funds to take out the
cleaning activities. The councillors also suggested some spots to set up
biogas plants.

‘’There are chances that those who have set up
pipe compost units at home will apply for biogas plants also. In those
cases, the subsidy to be provided will be decided after reducing the
subsidy they have already availed for pipe compost units,’’ said
Pushpalatha.

The meeting chaired by Health Standing Committee chairperson S Pushpalatha was inaugurated by Deputy Mayor G Happy Kumar.