The Hindu 01.12.2009
CMC to try waste segregation at source
Staff Correspondent
Udupi: Herga Dinakar Shetty, president of the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC), said on Monday that the council would initiate a project of waste segregation at source in 150 houses here on an experimental basis.
Mr. Shetty told presspersons that under this project two buckets would be provided free to each house. Wet waste would be dumped in one, which would be cleared daily by self-help groups (SHGs). Dry waste would be put in the second bucket, which would be cleared once a week. Waste segregation at source would help in producing manure and recycling waste. More roads in the city would be widened. The Badagupete and Tenkapete roads leading to the Sri Krishna Math/Temple would be widened by 20 feet. Badagupete Road would be widened from Kalsank to Rajangana Cross, while Tenkapete Road would be widened from Ideal Circle to Hotel Woodlands Cross. Kanakadasa Road would also be widened. It had been decided to spend Rs. 16 crore on land acquisition and Rs. 5 crore on widening the roads, he said.
It was decided to spend Rs. 6 crore on asphalting roads, Rs. 62 lakh on concreting roads and Rs. 63 lakh on constructing concrete drains. The thoroughfares in the city would be repaired at the earliest as the Paryaya festival was fast approaching, the CMC president said. At present, drinking water was being supplied for eight to 12 hours a day in different parts of the city under the Swarna River Second Stage Drinking Water Project. This would be gradually increased to 24 hours. The number of public taps would be reduced to check wastage, Mr. Shetty said. The Town Hall would be renovated at a cost of Rs. 2 crore, and Bhujanga Park would be developed at a cost of Rs. 1 crore. An overhead tank would be constructed at Manipal at a cost of Rs. 1 crore. A playground would be constructed at Beedinagudde at a cost of Rs. 3 crore, he said.
CMC vice-president Indira Shekhar and Commissioner Gokuldas Nayak were present.
