The Hindu 23.08.2013
MCC to collect hotel waste in Mangalore north
The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) will start
collecting waste generated from hotels, restaurants, juice centres and
wedding halls from 30 wards in Mangalore City North Assembly
constituency from next month, said an official of the civic body.
The
MCC started collecting the bulk waste generated from business
establishments of 30 wards in Mangalore City South in March. A
corporation estimate said the city generates about 26 tonnes of bulk
waste every day.
According to MCC environment
engineer Madhu S. Manohar, two vehicles would collect the waste from the
north. The collection of waste in both the areas did not start
simultaneously because of issues related to bidding and awarding of
contract in the north, he said.
Not paying fees
The
collection in the south is not free from issues. Though four vehicles
of two contractors were collecting the bulk waste, all establishments
were not paying the monthly users’ fee to the contractors. The users’
fee, ranging from Rs. 600 to Rs. 2,000, was fixed after consulting the
business owners at a meeting at MCC on October 4, 2012. The standing
committee for public health, education and social justice, in its
meeting on November 8, 2012 approved the fee, the official said.
To
streamline the fee collection, the corporation has decided to send
demand notices to the establishments from next month. The notice will
have the licence number of the establishment, owners’ name, ward number,
and the amount to be paid. There are a total of 1,670 licensed bulk
waste generators in north and south Mangalore.
The
traders would have to make the payment directly to the corporation in
cheque. A separate account would be created to credit the users’ fee.
This amount would not go to the general health account. Maintaining a
separate account would help to identify the non-payers easily, he said.
Rubbish facts
Bulk waste generated per day: 26 tonnes
Users’ fee: Rs. 600 to Rs. 2,000
Bulk waste generators: 1,670