The Times of India      22.11.2013

Govt approves Rs 4.96 crore for waste management

MAPUSA: Solid waste management woes are likely to end soon as the government has approved close to 5 crore for the procurement of equipment for managing solid waste. The government has given administrative approval for 4.96 crore towards procurement of solid waste management equipment for all municipal councils through the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) sources said.

In all, 1,91,000 bins of 10 litres each (green and black) and 590 bins of 20 litres each for segregated waste collection will be allotted all across the state to all municipalities.

GSUDA will also procure 41 door-to-door segregation tricycles, 14 tractor trailed two-wheeler containers, 488 plastic-injection moulded bins of 240 litres, 1,004 plastic-injection moulded bins of 240 litres covered with flat made jacket, 11 hydraulic bailing machines for municipal solid waste block-making and 11 mini-trucks of one tonne capacity.

In total 4.60 crore will be spent for the procurement of solid waste management equipment for the collection system in all municipal councils.

6.5 lakh will be spent on an awareness programme to be conducted for all councillors. 2.4 lakh will be spent on hiring vehicles for monitoring the work of implementation of segregated waste collection. Training programmes will be conducted for the waste collection staff at a cost of 3 lakh. GSUDA will carry out the e-tendering process for the job.

"There are 18,000 houses in the Mapusa municipal council (MMC) jurisdiction and all houses will get two bins for segregated waste," MMC chairperson Sandip Falari said.

"MMC will also get tricycles, tractors, trailers and two more containers," Falari told TOI.