The Hindu 15.11.2013
Survey of garbage in Adyar to begin
As part of efforts to decentralise solid waste
management in the city, volunteers of Transparent Chennai, a research
organisation, will begin a survey on the composition and generation of
garbage in ward 173 of Adyar zone next week.
In the
run-up to this pilot project, volunteers of the organisation will start
distributing dustbins and garbage bags to residents of the ward from
Friday to encourage them to collect various types of waste.
Avni
Rastogi, a researcher at Transparent Chennai, said the ward was chosen
for the project as it comprises various socio-economic groups, including
12 slums. Some of the areas to be covered include R.K. Mutt Road,
Srinivasapuram, and MRC Nagar.
The ward, comprising
14,443 households and 960 commercial establishments, was already mapped
during the first phase of the project. “We plan to survey five per cent
of the households in the ward. We will collect garbage from 750
households and 50 shops spread over nine days from November 21 onwards,”
she said.
This will help volunteers study the type
and volume of garbage generated by each resident, and the value of
recyclable components of waste. The garbage will be weighed and
segregated. On the disposal of collected garbage, Ms. Rastogi said they
were working out modalities to hand over recyclable waste to
non-governmental organisations.
The team will analyse
the data and submit their findings and a proposal for a decentralised
solid waste management system, such as a biomethanation plant, and
segregation sheds by January to the Chennai Corporation.
“We also plan to develop a tool kit if the civic body wants to adopt the model in other wards,” Ms. Rastogi added.
