The Indian Express 28.08.2012
PMC plants to process waste generated from Manjari village
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday accepted the proposal
to collect waste generated from Manjari village, which is outside the
civic jurisdiction, and process it at its plants.
“The village gram panchayat had urged the civic body to collect
the waste every day and treat it in the processing plant at a cost of Rs
10,000 per month,” said Mayor Vaishali Bankar after a meeting with
party leaders. She said the PMC’s move will help the village, which is
situated outside the civic jurisdiction, to remain clean.
However, few parties opposed the proposal. They said the decision
would set a wrong trend. “This will pave the way for all the villages
outside the PMC limits to make the same demand and it will be difficult
for the civic body to accept it. We are unable to properly manage the
waste generated in the civic jurisdiction and additional waste from
adjoining villages will add on to the problems,” a leader said.
The civic body spends Rs 160 per tonne for processing the waste
generated. Handling the waste of Manjari village for just Rs 10,000 per
month would put financial burden on the civic body, he added.