The Hindu 10.09.2009
Karur Collector stresses safe disposal of waste
Staff Reporter
| Call to create awareness among the public |
ALL PRAISE: Karur Collector J. Uma Maheswari (third from right) at the garbage safe disposal site near Sathyamangalam on Tuesday.
KULITHALAI: Awareness and sustained education need to be furthered among the public in maintaining the houses and towns clean and green. Spread of contagious diseases could be nullified in towns that take proper care in safe disposal of civic waste, according to Karur District Collector J. Uma Maheswari.
Addressing the regional workshop on “Strategies and Options for Decentralised Solid Waste Management,” here on Tuesday, Dr. Uma Maheswari lauded the initiative of the Kulithalai Municipality in implementing a novel solid waste management collection and disposal method in 12 of the 24 wards in the civic area that borders the Cauvery.
Elected representatives and officials of local bodies could take a cue from the efforts of the Kulithalai Municipality Chairman A. Amuthavel and Commissioner Dhanalakshmi who had infused a sense of public cleanliness and sanitation among the townsmen. In fact Karur town should also try to initiate such an endeavour to keep the city clean by going in for segregation of solid waste at the source itself through proper door-to-door collection of garbage in segregated form.
The Collector lauded the role of sanitary workers engaged in the task, saying their work was central to the success of the whole scheme.
“Proper disposal of civic waste was not a help we are doing to others. Rather we are helping ourselves in keeping our environs clean and we should take the lead in ensuring that all lead a healthy life in clean surroundings,” Dr. Uma Maheswari said.
Exnora Advisor V. Ganapathy, officials and public health officers from various civic bodies in the region took part in the deliberations and the field studies arranged as part of the workshop.
