To increase the volume of waste collected at the doorstep of residents, GVMC has identified another 32 wards.

“Workers
in these wards and members of self-help groups are being given training
and we are ready to partner with NGOs too in the activity,” Municipal
Commissioner M. Hari Narayanan said on Tuesday.

These steps were
being taken with a view to reducing dumping of wet waste at the dump
yard that would result in the release of gases and GVMC would endeavour
to reduce the volume by the World Environment Day on June 5, he told
mediapersons here.

At the mini compost yard at Gajuwaka 20 to 30
tonnes of waste from 2400 commercial establishments and market yards was
transported and compost made. The compost was being used for the
corporation greenery, he said.

Profession tax

Following
the issue of GOs by the State government, GVMC would collect profession
tax directly from 2017-18. Until now the Commercial Taxes Department
was doing it and transferring it to the corporation. “We have taken the
data from them and necessary training is given to the staff,” Mr. Hari
Narayanan said. It is expected to bring a revenue of Rs. 10 crore to Rs.
15 crore. It can be paid for now at e-seva, ‘Mee Seva’ and ‘Saukaryam’
centres and later online facility will also be introduced.

The
Commissioner said with more people utilising the 5 % incentive for
payment of annual property tax, in April Rs. 31.7 crore, much higher
than Rs. 17 crore in the corresponding period last year was paid.

He
said there was no problem with regard to water supply and GVMC was the
first to come out with a Summer Action Plan in the entire State.