The Hindu 03.04.2013
‘Educate public on garbage segregation’
Expressing dissatisfaction over the measures to educate
Bangaloreans on the need of segregation of waste (dry and wet) at
source, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities to
initiate effective steps to bring awareness among citizens.
A
Division Bench comprising Justice N. Kumar and Justice B.V. Nagarathna
issued the direction while hearing PIL petitions about Bangalore’s
garbage problems.
Pointing out that it is not
possible to ensure segregation of garbage through court orders, the
Bench said only public awareness about civic responsibilities would lead
to segregation at source.
The State government, the
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and the Bruhat Bangalore
Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should work towards this.
Emphasising
the need to put in place waste processing units instead of creating
more landfills, the Bench asked the BBMP to submit a report indicating
the details of the projects approved to process waste and the stages of
their implementation.
Meanwhile, BBMP Commissioner H.
Siddaiah told the court that dry waste collection centres would be
ready in all the 198 wards by the end of this month and this would bring
down the quantum of garbage in landfills. Non-governmental agencies
would be given six months to manage these dry waste centres on an
experimental basis.
Mr. Siddaiah said the BBMP would link solid waste management with trade licences in future.