The Hindu  08.08.2012

Vallam to be model for solid waste management

Vallam town panchayat and Neelagirivatta panchayat near Thanjavur will be made models for solid waste management said N.Ramachandran, Vice-chancellor, Periyar Maniammai University, and chairman, Clean Thanjavur Movement, here on Tuesday.

Presiding over the executive committee meeting of Clean Thanjavur Movement, Ramachandran said "Valam Kundra Vallam" is a project aimed at making the town panchayat a model for solid waste management. In this project Periyar Maniammai University, Ponnaiah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology University, Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA) University, Marudupandiyar College, Swami Vivekananda Group of Institutions, and Adaikamalamatha College are involved.

Vallam town panchayat consists of 15 wards and a population of 14,816. People will be given coloured bins – green and yellow – to segregate wastes such as plastic, iron, and glass on one bin and wastes that can be decomposed easily in another bin.

Parasuraman, president of Neelagiri panchayat, said plastics have been eradicated in the panchayat and solid waste management techniques will be taught to people. Ramachandran said other models should be created in Thanjavur.Accordingly wards 58 and 51 will be made models for solid waste management.