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SMC spends Rs 1149 lakhs on waste transportation

Tuesday, 22 October 2013 06:53 administrator
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The Kashmir Times             22.10.2013

SMC spends Rs 1149 lakhs on waste transportation

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has spent over 1149.36 lakhs on the transportation of wastage during the past three years while an amount to the tune of Rs 185.34 lakhs have been spent on collection of waste.

In the year, 2010-2011, Rs 343.78 lakhs have been spent on transportation of wastage, Rs 380.45 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 425.13 lakhs in 2012-2013.

For collection of wastage, Rs 141.23 lakhs have been spent in 2012-2013, Rs 26.74 lakhs in 2010-2011 and Rs 17.37 lakhs in 2011-2012.

A huge amount has also been spent on sanitation staff which increased from Rs 1065.19 lakhs in 2010-2011, Rs 1154.34 lakhs in 2011-2012 to Rs 1233.94 lakhs in 2012-2013.

Additional Rs 27239 lakhs have been spent for grand-in-aid under the non plan budget during the past three years.

Under the planned budget, SMC has spent over Rs 1800 lakhs for C.C D.P, Rs 150 lakhs for street lights, Rs 363 lakhs for community halls and Rs 50 lakhs for solid waste management.

In the year 2010-2011, it has spent Rs 8569.25 lakhs for grand-in-aid, Rs 9232 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 9438.17 lakhs in 2012-2013.

For C.C.D.P, it has spent Rs 592.83 lakhs in 2010-2011, 799.825 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 450 lakhs in 2012-2013.

Rupees 75 lakhs have been spent for street lights in 2010-2011 and same amount from 2011-2012. In 2010-2011, Rs 236 lakhs have been spent of community halls, Rs 90 lakhs in 2011-2011 and 37.50 lakhs in 2012-2013.

The information was stated by the government during the recently concluded assembly session.

Government revealed that SMC spent Rs 592.83 lakhs on the construction of drains, lanes and footpaths in 2010-2011, Rs 799.825 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 450 lakhs in 2012-2013.

Not more than Rs 50 lakhs have been spent on libraries in three years. For salaries of its employees, Rs 17864.72 lakhs have been spent in three years.

However, there is a huge dearth of 727 staff members in the corporation. It includes 395 safaiwalas, 11 ward officers, three food inspectors, 13 sanitary inspectors, two junior health supervisor, basic health worker, telephone operator, junior steno, 22 junior assistant and 172 class IV employees. 

 

BMC to hire PR firms to raise awareness about waste management

Monday, 21 October 2013 07:39 administrator
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The Indian Express            21.10.2013

BMC to hire PR firms to raise awareness about waste management

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to engage public relation (PR) firms to educate citizens on effective waste management. It has called for proposals from firms to devise strategies to spread awarenesss about garbage disposal in housing societies.

Along the lines of Bhagidari scheme in Delhi, encouraging people's participation in governance, the BMC aims to use the consultants for preparing a detailed communication strategy regarding solid waste management. "The company will help create various mediums of mass communication to spread the message of effective waste management. It will also hold workshops and seminars to educate the public," said Prakash Patil, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Solid Waste Management (SWM).

At present, Advanced Locality Managements (ALM) committees facilitate meetings between officials and citizens for civic issues like waste management and road repairs. "We hope to finalise the tender to appoint the firm within the next two months," said Patil.

Repeated efforts of BMC to ensure segregation of dry and wet waste have failed. According to Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Rules, it is mandatory for local municipal bodies to enforce segregation at source. Data indicates that only 2-4 per cent of Mumbai's daily garbage is actually separated.

The BMC's environment status report for 2012-13 pegs the waste generated by the city at 9,700 metric tonnes per day, of which 3,800 metric tonnes is biodegradable, 2000 metric tonne is recyclable, 1,200 metric tonne is inert matter and 2,700 metric tonnes is construction waste and debris.

According the report, a Mumbai resident on an average generates 475 gram of garbage per day. Of this, 54 per cent is wet organic matter and 15 per cent is dry organic matter. One of the most immediate and long-term measures suggested for improvement of the waste collection system of BMC is reduction of waste at source by separation into dry and wet waste. The measures also include involvement of NGOs, private and public sector organisations and industrial houses.

In May, the BMC served notices to over eight lakh households for failing to segregate garbage. If societies do not comply with the rules, BMC can refuse to collect waste. It can also penalise housing societies by levying a fine on them. 

 

Finally green signal for JMC project on PPP basis

Wednesday, 09 October 2013 11:12 administrator
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The Kashmir Times             09.10.2013

Finally green signal for JMC project on PPP basis   

JAMMU: After having remained in limbo for years, finally the much-hyped solid waste management project of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has finally moved an inch forward with the latter getting approval from the government to start it on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis.

According to JMC authorities, the project was for long held up as certain technical challenges made it difficult for the Jammu Municipal Corporation to start operations at the site identified for solid waste management in Kot Bhalwal.

But the first step toward disposing of solid wastes has finally been taken up with the JMC getting approval from the government to start the project on Public-Private Partnership basis last month.

Speaking on the issue, Joint Commissioner (administration) JMC Kapil Sharma said, “The JMC had sought government’s approval for undertaking the project on Public-Private Partnership basis. The government has given its sanction for developing the site for solid waste management purpose.” With the sanction in hand the next phase of the process will be to issue tenders.

“Since this is the first time in the entire state that such a project of disposing of solid waste on PPP model has been initiated, it will take some time for it to fructify,” said the joint commissioner.

Although the site for development of this facility had been identified in May this year (350 Kanals approximately) at Kot Bhalwal, the sanction from the government to develop the site on PPP basis came only a month back.

Now, the next phase will be to float tenders and obtain the best possible technology for the purpose.

Presently the garbage disposal operations (also known as landfill sites) are being carried out at Bhagwati Nagar. But with the development of this solid waste management site at Kot Bhalwal the more complex issue of solid waste disposal will be resolved. The quantity of solid waste has seen a gradual increase in the city of Jammu with burgeoning population.

It was way back in 2000 that the Ministry of Environment and Forest had issued Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000, under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 yet the progress on implementing them can best be described as tardy.

The lack of a proper solid waste disposal site leads to environmental hazards causing grave danger to public health. Under Rule 4 of Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules the competent authority is the Municipality of that particular area for the purpose of collection, storage, segregation, transportation, disposal and processing of solid wastes.

 
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