The Hindu 03.07.2013
Health inspectors to monitor garbage in wards
With the focus back on solid waste management what with
the Zero Garbage project taking off in 12 wards, the Bruhat Bangalore
Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will now rope in the health inspectors to
monitor the 198 wards in the city.
That apart, the
BBMP will involve residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) and
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to streamline the solid waste
management system in 22 wards that will soon be brought under the Zero
Garbage project. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch the project in
these new wards by July-end.
These decisions were
taken at the expert committee meeting here Tuesday. The meeting decided
that garbage tenders that will be floated soon will include the Zero
Garbage project norms.
The BBMP will also set up an
industries’ and vendors’ empanelment body for recycling and reusing dry
waste that will include plastic covers/bags, glass/plastic bottles,
metals and rubber to reduce the load on landfills and dump yards, a
senior official said.
The civic authority will soon
issue another public notice directing bulk generators, including hotels
and marriage halls, to manage their waste
in situ
.
“The BBMP is yet to fix the quantity, that is, if
waste is above a certain quantity the bulk generators will have to
process it on their own. Anything below that may be handed over to the
civic authority,” the official added.