The Hindu 22.01.2015
Training in solid waste management
Training for heads of 42 village panchayats, where the
district administration has proposed to introduce ‘Cleaning Guards’
system to effectively execute garbage cleaning and solid waste
management programmes, was held at the Collectorate on Tuesday.
Inaugurating
the programme, Collector M. Karunakaran said the ‘Cleaning Guards’
system was aimed at carrying out garbage cleaning to ensure better
cleanliness. As this scheme is going to be implemented in 2,000 village
panchayats across Tamil Nadu, the Centre has given as grant Rs.110 crore
to the State. In other words, each selected village panchayat would
receive Rs.5.50 lakh for the programme.
As per the
norms for getting ‘Cleaning Guards’, the beneficiary village panchayat
would have a population of 10,000 and situated close to an urban local
body. Or, the village panchayat should house a tourist spot or a major
industry or be located close to busy highway or railway station so that
‘Cleaning Guards’ system can be introduced there.
The
residents, after separating the degradable and non-degradable garbage
in their houses, should hand over it separately to the ‘Cleaning Guards’
as they visit the houses at a specified time every day. While the
degradable waste will be converted into manure, the non-degradable waste
will be used for filling sanitary and other pits without affecting the
groundwater table and environment.
Every 150 family
will be covered by a ‘Cleaning Guard’, who will be paid by the
village-level Poverty Alleviation Association. He or she will be
provided with uniforms, a tricycle, shredder, identity card, gloves, cap
etc. Project Director, DRDA, H. Vijayakumar, Project Director, Tamil
Nadu Rural Livelihood Programme, Jayakumar, and others participated.
