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Need for new bio-medical waste disposal guidelines

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 05:52 administrator
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The Hindu 04.05.2010

Need for new bio-medical waste disposal guidelines

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged the States of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to pool their resources to draft bio-medical waste disposal guidelines.

According to ASSOCHAM, Delhi and the National Capital Region collectively generate over 3,400 tonnes of medical waste annually, most of which remains untreated and dumped with municipal waste causing a serious health and environment hazard. As per its estimates, Delhi's share is roughly about 1,100 tonnes while Noida and Greater Noida produce 800 tonnes, Gurgaon 600 tonnes, Ghaziabad 489 tonnes and Faridabad 425 tonnes.

According to ASSOCHAM, though these places provide the best medical facilities, disposal of medical waste hardly exists and thus policy guidelines are needed to ensure that not only government-owned hospitals but also nursing homes and diagnostic centres at such places are provided with mandatory guidelines for safer disposal of their waste to ensure public health and safety of the environment.

In a representation to the Chief Ministers of Delhi, Haryana and U.P., it has recommended that the three States get together and identify places for setting up of bio-medical treatment plants for disposal of medical wastes.

ASSOCHAM Secretary-General D. S. Rawat said: “Delhi and NCR at present have only four to five bio-medical waste treatment facilities which are always over-loaded with such wastes. Waste disposal should be done as per policy guidelines framed by the state governments. The proposed centralised bio-medical treatment plants can be set up by state government initiatives and through public-private partnership mode.”

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 May 2010 11:42
 

All set for source-level garbage segregation

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 05:45 administrator
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The Hindu 04.05.2010

All set for source-level garbage segregation

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mayor C. Jayan Babu said here on Monday that the City Corporation would soon insist on source-level segregation of garbage for the efficient implementation of the Capital City, Clean City project.

Under the pilot project, households in the wards of Muttada, Nanthancode, Kesavadasapuram, Kowdiar and Kuravankonam will be the first to start segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage in green and white buckets.

The plastic waste in white buckets will be collected once a week and bottles, bulbs and electronic waste once a month.

At a press conference, Mr. Jayan Babu said the Corporation had directed the Kudumbasree Clean Well Unit workers to collect only segregated garbage from households under the project.

“Today, the Corporation Council passed the bylaws for the Capital City, Clean City project. The bylaws, approved by the government, cover all aspects of solid-waste management. From now, we will lay special emphasis on source-level segregation of garbage,” he said.

The Mayor said the bylaws stipulated self-contained solid-waste management mechanisms for apartment complexes. The apartment complexes, whether coming up new or already existing, would have to install solid-waste management systems.

Garbage transport

He said the Corporation had procured five airtight vehicles, each priced at Rs.18 lakh, for transporting garbage to the solid-waste management plant at Vilappilsala. Five more of them would be bought.

“Since it is impossible to transport garbage in the morning hours, these vehicles will have to be parked somewhere during the day. We are trying to identify places where this will not cause much disturbance to the public. We are planning to have service-stations-cum-workshops for parking and servicing these vehicles,” he said.

Deputy Mayor V. Jayaprakash said the Corporation was introducing the concept of household-level vermi-compost pits and biogas plants for processing biodegradable waste in houses with sufficient land.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 May 2010 05:47
 

Govt signs pact for waste management in six cities

Friday, 23 April 2010 11:14 administrator
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Indian Express 23.04.2010

Govt signs pact for waste management in six cities

Lalmani Verma Tags : waste management, lucknow Posted: Friday , Apr 23, 2010 at 0221 hrs

Lucknow: The state government has signed agreements for six cities in Uttar Pradesh where a single firm will handle the entire solid waste management of a city — from collection to the formation of bio-fertiliser and disposal at the landfill sites.

The selected firms will have to begin installation of the processing plant in April. Collection and disposal of the waste will begin within eight months.

Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban renewal Mission, the project covers nine cities — Varanasi, Meerut, Mathura, Aligarh, Allahabad, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Moradabad and Lucknow.

Agreements have been signed between the urban local bodies, the selected firms and the Construction and Design Services (C&DS) of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam for this purpose.

While C&DS is the nodal agency in the project, Delhi-based agency Deloitte is the consultant.

A2Z Maintenance has been selected to execute the project in Moradabad, Aligarh, Meerut and Varanasi, and M/s Jyoti Build Tech in Lucknow. While Subhash Projects and Marketing have been chosen for Mathura and Allahabad, APR Projects will carry out the project in Gorakhpur and Jhansi.

“Agreements have been signed for Varanasi, Meerut, Mathura, Aligarh, Allahabad and Jhansi,” said P K Bhukesh, Director of C&DS. In the other three cities — Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Moradabad — agreements are expected to be signed by the end of this month, he added. While in Allahabad, Aligarh and Jhansi, the firms have started installation process from April 12, in the other three cities, it will begin from April 26.

The state government has also decided to introduce solid waste management system in nine new small and medium towns — Loni, Mirjapur, Jaunpur, Fatehpur, Balia, Barabanki, Sambhal, Basti and Badaun.

The Jal Nigam has received 42 bids for the towns and their evaluation is underway. “In these towns, while the local body will collect and transport the solid waste, the selected firm will dispose of the waste,” said an official. Meanwhile, the management of municipal solid waste in Kanpur and Agra will soon be handed over to single firms.

Last Updated on Friday, 23 April 2010 11:17
 
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