As part of the solid waste management scheme being
implemented by the civic administration in this holiday destination,
distribution of containers to felicitate source segregation commenced on
Tuesday.

It was inaugurated at the Agraharam here by Udhagamandalam Municipal chairperson K. Sathyabhama.

Municipal
Commissioner K. Sivakumar said that the Integrated Urban Development
Mission-funded scheme was being implemented in a phased manner since
2011-12.

As segregation at source was a vital
component of the scheme, it had been proposed to provide all the 22,000
assessed houses in the municipality with containers to dump separately
biodegradable and non- biodegradable waste materials.

Expressing
the hope that people would extend their cooperation to the civic
authorities, he said that the garbage would be removed to the dump yard
at Theetukkal on the outskirts of the town. The biodegradable materials
would be used for producing manure. Initially, the containers would be
distributed in areas such as Agraharam, Green Fields and Commercial road
which are located close to the main Kodappamund channel that runs
through the town. It would strengthen the Ooty lake conservation
efforts. All the 36 wards would be covered within a month, he said.