The Hindu 23.02.2013
Experts to pitch in with ideas on waste management
The Chennai Corporation has intensified efforts to chalk
out a strategy to cope with emerging challenges of solid waste
management.
Fire in dumping yards, protests by
residents and conservancy challenges associated with privatisation of
operations have turned out to be causes of concern for the civic body.
Senior
officials of the civic body have sought advice from experts at research
institutions including IIT, Anna University and city NGOs.
One of such meetings with NGOs was organised at the Ripon Buildings recently.
Organisations
such as Cities Development Initiatives for Asia (CDIA) participated in
the meeting. CDIA is a regional initiative that provides a range of
international and domestic expertise to cities including support for
preparation of pre-feasibility studies of high-priority infrastructure
investment projects.
The firms that will set up new solid waste management plants in Kuthambakkam and Minjur are likely to be finalised shortly.
As
the work is expected to commence by May, the civic body is likely to
soon chalk out a strategy for solid waste management with the help of
experts.
The strategy would include devising simple
methods to cope with problems such as pollution and fires in dumping
yards, and protests by residents.
By the end of 2014,
solid waste generated in the city will be transported to Kuthambakkam
and Minjur where new plants will be commissioned.
Once
the facilities are in place, over 2,500 tonnes of garbage from the
southern zones of the city will be transported to Kuthambakkam.
Another 2,000 tonnes from the northern parts of the city will be taken to Minjur.
