The Hindu 18.12.2013
Integrated waste mgmt. strategy nears completion
Staff Reporter
The city is all set to adopt an integrated solid waste
management strategy to cope with emerging challenges to implementation
of projects.
A meeting to finalise the report on
integrated solid waste management strategy was held on Tuesday with
international consultants of Cities Development Initiative for Asia
(CDIA), a regional initiative that provides assistance to Asian cities
to bridge the gap between their development plans and the implementation
of their infrastructure projects.
“We incorporated
ideas and suggestions today. The final report will be adopted by the
Chennai Corporation shortly. Any new project pertaining to solid waste
in the city will be designed and implemented according to the strategy,”
said a senior official of the Corporation.
New
initiatives for primary collection of waste, remediation of existing
dumping yards and waste processing will be launched only after the
strategy is adopted. Bids for the primary collection using the new
strategy are expected to be floated next month.
According
to sources in the Corporation, the key aspects of the strategy will
include those focussing on reduction of waste generated in the city,
mainstreaming of informal groups associated with recycling and bringing
down the quantity of waste in landfills. The civic body now generates
over 4,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste on a daily basis.
The Corporation council has already approved private participation in solid waste management.
Officials
from Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd will help
the Corporation zero in on the right technology based on the strategy. A
waste-characterisation study for the city will also be conducted as
part of the strategy.
