The Hindu 22.03.2013
Massive campaign ahead of GVMC’s new SWM programme
A massive campaign involving officials, teachers,
members of self-help group federations and residents will be launched
soon by the GVMC as a forerunner to its implementation of decentralised
solid waste management programme. In the new SWM, wet and dry garbage
will be collected at the doorstep of residents for disposal in each of
the zones.
In each zone an official each from Town
Planning, Public Health, Revenue, Engineering and Urban Community
Development are picked up to form six teams. Besides, a nodal officer is
appointed for each zone to pursue various proposals and clear
bottlenecks at various levels leading to the final implementation.
Besides,
15 teachers working as mandal resource persons have been selected in
consultation with the School Education Department authorities and 15
teachers from corporation schools. “The teachers have been told clearly
about the training they have to undertake in schools and colleges and
only those who are interested have been selected,” Additional
Commissioner (Finance) P. Purnachandra Rao told
The Hindu
on Thursday.
The list of schools, including private
schools numbering 900, junior colleges and colleges has been obtained
from the authorities concerned. Under the leadership of the Deputy
Education Officer, the Supervisor of Schools, the Project Officer of
Balyam and the Director of Sports they will cover all the educational
institutions.
To cover households, 60 women of
slum-level self-help group federations have been selected. They will
campaign among SHG members. The zone-level team will be deployed among
various sections to set up their own composting or roof-top biogas
plants. Each of them will cover different sections of people.
The
modules that are prepared to train various groups are awaiting a final
nod by Joint Director of Municipal Administration S. Khader Saheb who
has successfully implemented the SWM at Suryapet in Nalgonda district.
“Once
the modules are ready, the various groups that will be involved in the
campaign will be trained for a day or two. After that they will fan out
and take up the campaign for a fortnight setting the stage for the final
launch,” Mr. Purnachandra Rao said. The dates are not yet finalised.
Residents
will also be involved with a senior citizen, a student and an SHG
member forming a team for 50 houses. They will be primarily overseeing
whether the wet and dry garbage is being picked up as per the route map
finalised for every 300 houses.
The modules that are prepared to train various groups are awaiting a final nod.