Garbage heaps visible, but AMC in slumber
Friday, 17 July 2009 12:13
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The Times of India 17.07.2009 Garbage heaps visible, but AMC in slumber ALLAHABAD: Due to negligence of the Allahabad Municipal Corporation, piles of garbage strewn have become a routine feature in different localities in the city. People's woes have been compounded as the AMC sanitary staff fails to discharge its duties efficiently. The apathy of civic officials assumes importance since cleanliness is needed in the rainy season owing to the threat of spread of various diseases.
The problem is acute in the Old City which is characterised by dingy lanes, narrow bylanes and clustered houses. Areas like Rani Mandi, Chowk, Mohtashimganj, Bahadurganj, Muthiganj, Colonelganj, Nakhas Kohna, Garhi Sarai, Khuldabad, etc are reeling under sanitation and garbage related problems.
Complaining about the non-cooperative attitude of the sanitary staff, Kusum Kesarwani, resident of Rani Mandi said, "It is not possible to come out of our houses during the day time as piles of garbage can be seen everywhere in our narrow lanes. As the garbage is not lifted, even light rains spell havoc and the stench emanating from it becomes unbearable.''
Alok Agarwal, a resident of Chowk, said, "Though our area is the main commercial hub of the city but AMC has a turned a blind eye to it. Further, as hordes of people throng the commercial establishments, they also spread garbage.''
There is also threat of spread of various diseases in the city on account of non cleaning of drains. The problem is compounded in the area that are Here too AMC apathy is widespread as rarely sanitary staff is seen cleaning the area.
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MCD to spend Rs 50cr on white, green dustbins
Friday, 17 July 2009 12:07
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The Times of India 17.07.2009 MCD to spend Rs 50cr on white, green dustbins NEW DELHI: After spending Rs 12 crore on green and blue dustbins many of which have been reported useless by the sanitation field staff the MCD is all set to purchase white and green dustbins at a cost Rs 50 crore. The civic agency plans to provide two dustbins to every household and ensure door-to-door segregation.
The civic agency plans to begin the project by July 20 in Rohini and Civil Lines zones and extend it to other zones by December. According to MCD, door-to-door segregation will help solve city's solid waste management problem immensely. "Once the project begins, only 25% of the present quantity of waste will find its way to the landfill sites. The rest will either be composted, recycled or used for energy generation,'' said an official.
However, MCD officials admitted that even if the proposed project is in place by the year-end, they will be able to process only 57.22% of the waste. The official added: "We will provide two bins, which will be joined, to each house owner. The green bin will be for biodegradable waste and the white one for recyclable waste. It will cost MCD Rs 50.40 crore to purchase these bins.''
Said a resident of GK-I, Alka Singh: "So much money is spent on bins but you can never find one in market areas. Garbage is always strewn out on the roads. Even if MCD purchases these bins under the door-to-door segregation scheme, what is the guarantee that people will actually use them?''
Water once a day now, but only till rains oblige
Friday, 17 July 2009 11:01
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The Times of India 17.07.2009 Water once a day now, but only till rains oblige PUNE: The city seems set to get some respite from the water cut with the state irrigation department releasing water from the Khadakwasala dam on Thursday evening.
Though the present water cut has not been officially withdrawn, the water discharged from the dam into the Mutha right bank canal is currently being lifted by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) at its water treatment centres. This is in addition to the water being supplied to the PMC through the pipeline running between the Khadakwasala dam and the Parvati water works.
PMC water department head Pramod Nirbhavne said water was flowing in the canal at the rate of 1,000 cusecs. "We have, therefore, decided to provide water once a day," he added.
Nirbhavne, however, said that the alternate day water supply may be resorted to again if it doesn't rain much and if the water release through the canal is stopped by the irrigation department. "We will review the situation in a day or two to streamline the water supply," he added.
State water resources minister Ajit Pawar had on Thursday instructed the irrigation department not to release water from any dam which was less than 80 per cent full.
Avinash Surve, superintending engineer of the Pune irrigation division, told TOI that the irrigation department started releasing water from the Khadakwasala dam on Thursday evening since the dam's storage capacity had increased to 91 per cent. "We are releasing the water from the canal and not through the river," he said.
Asked why the irrigation department was not waiting for the dam to be filled to capacity, Surve explained that water had to be released as around 10 per cent of the dam's water storage capacity has to be kept reserved for "flood absorption".
Asked whether the irrigation department would continue to release water only through the canal, Surve said, "The canal can accommodate water release up to a rate of 1,150 cusecs. If it rains heavily in the catchment areas and the dam level goes up to 93 per cent, we will have to release water through the Mutha river."
Meanwhile, the rains in the catchment areas during the last couple of days have helped build up the collective storage in the four dams (Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar) to 7.55 TMC (27.44%) on Thursday.
This is close to the storage mark in these dams on the same day last year. The four dams had storage of 29.02% on July 16, 2008. | | |
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