City Corporation may adopt a productive route to eliminate the accumulated garbage before the monsoon season  sets in.  It is considering to make compost out of the organic waste accumulated in various parts of the city.

The suggestion came up during a meeting of councillors convened here to discuss plans for the pre-monsoon cleaning drive and source-level waste management to prepare the city before the onset of the monsoon.

‘’A detailed plan of converting the organic waste into compost will be made later,’’  said health standing committee chairperson S Pushpalatha.

For the pre-monsoon cleaning drive, each ward will be given a sum of Rs 25,000.  In addition to converting into compost, garbage will be treated at the spot itself either through burying the waste or burning.

In the newly-added Corporation wards,  health and sanitation committees in association with residents’ associations will chart out plans for the cleaning drive. In these places, the fund from MGNREGS is also allotted to carry out the cleaning activities.

From May 5 to the second week of June,  conventions at ward level will be called to discuss source-level waste management measures. The conventions will be planned in such a way that a maximum of two wards are covered a day. The conventions are to be convened in the presence of the Mayor, health standing committee chairperson and suppliers of biogas plants.

Tuesday’s meeting also decided to ask the government to allocate more funds to take out the cleaning activities. The councillors also suggested some spots to set up biogas plants.

‘’There are chances that those who have set up pipe compost units at home will apply for biogas plants also. In those cases, the subsidy to be provided will be decided after reducing the subsidy they have already availed for pipe compost units,’’ said Pushpalatha.

The meeting chaired by Health Standing Committee chairperson S Pushpalatha was inaugurated by Deputy Mayor G Happy Kumar.