The Times of India 02.08.2010
PCMC to collaborate with NGO for garbage collection
PUNE: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) hopes to start garbage collection through volunteers of Swach an NGO using hopper rickshaws and Ace vehicles in a fortnight.
Speaking to TOI on Saturday, R.B. Chavan, health executive officer, PCMC said, "The agreement between PCMC and Swach is expected to be signed within a fortnight, after which Swach will start collecting the garbage."
Chavan said, "We are still holding discussions with Swach to decide the route charts, the places to segregate garbage and other subjects. The agreement will be signed after finalising all these aspects."
Chavan said, "This is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project being implemented by the PCMC and Swach. PCMC will provide the vehicles, while volunteers from Swach will operate them and collect the garbage from houses in the municipal limits. PCMC has already purchased 60 hopper rickshaws and is purchasing another 157 Tata Ace vehicles which will be given to Swach volunteers. If we feel there is a need for more vehicles, then the PCMC will purchase another 145 Tata Ace vehicles. The union government has approved the purchase of a total of 362 vehicles under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme. The union government has sanctioned a project under JNNURM for house-to-house collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of garbage, with a total expenditure of Rs 70.34 crore."
He said, "We hope to get the possession of 157 vehicles in a fortnight. A total of 200 volunteers of Swach will be given training to drive these vehicles. Tata Motors has agreed to provide training to 100 volunteers, while the rest will be trained by the PCMC. It is a 25-day training, after which the volunteers will get a permanent driving license."
Speaking to TOI, Sakina Bahora, in-charge of Swach's PCMC garbage collection project said, "40 girls and 60 boys have been selected for undergoing the training to learn driving skills. Tata Motors will provided the training as parts of social responsibility work."
The volunteers will be taught to drive under the PCMC's backward classes welfare schemes by the All India Local Self Government Organisation at the rate of Rs 3,000 per person. The expenditure incurred on training male volunteers will be borne through the PCMC's urban poverty alleviation scheme, while the expenditure incurred on training female volunteers will be borne through the PCMC's backward classes women welfare scheme.
Meanwhile, a proposal will be tabled before the standing committee on Tuesday to seek its approval for incurring an expenditure of Rs 3 lakh for training 100 volunteers of Swach for the house-to-house garbage collection.
Speaking to TOI on Saturday, R.B. Chavan, health executive officer, PCMC said, "The agreement between PCMC and Swach is expected to be signed within a fortnight, after which Swach will start collecting the garbage."
Chavan said, "We are still holding discussions with Swach to decide the route charts, the places to segregate garbage and other subjects. The agreement will be signed after finalising all these aspects."
Chavan said, "This is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project being implemented by the PCMC and Swach. PCMC will provide the vehicles, while volunteers from Swach will operate them and collect the garbage from houses in the municipal limits. PCMC has already purchased 60 hopper rickshaws and is purchasing another 157 Tata Ace vehicles which will be given to Swach volunteers. If we feel there is a need for more vehicles, then the PCMC will purchase another 145 Tata Ace vehicles. The union government has approved the purchase of a total of 362 vehicles under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme. The union government has sanctioned a project under JNNURM for house-to-house collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of garbage, with a total expenditure of Rs 70.34 crore."
He said, "We hope to get the possession of 157 vehicles in a fortnight. A total of 200 volunteers of Swach will be given training to drive these vehicles. Tata Motors has agreed to provide training to 100 volunteers, while the rest will be trained by the PCMC. It is a 25-day training, after which the volunteers will get a permanent driving license."
Speaking to TOI, Sakina Bahora, in-charge of Swach's PCMC garbage collection project said, "40 girls and 60 boys have been selected for undergoing the training to learn driving skills. Tata Motors will provided the training as parts of social responsibility work."
The volunteers will be taught to drive under the PCMC's backward classes welfare schemes by the All India Local Self Government Organisation at the rate of Rs 3,000 per person. The expenditure incurred on training male volunteers will be borne through the PCMC's urban poverty alleviation scheme, while the expenditure incurred on training female volunteers will be borne through the PCMC's backward classes women welfare scheme.
Meanwhile, a proposal will be tabled before the standing committee on Tuesday to seek its approval for incurring an expenditure of Rs 3 lakh for training 100 volunteers of Swach for the house-to-house garbage collection.
