The Hindu 11.07.2016
‘Waste disposal: Focus is on awareness, not fine’
Minister says garbage collection will be streamlined first
Local Administration Minister A. Namassivayam on Sunday
said that fine of Rs. 500 will not be imposed on people who fail to
segregate waste.
“First, awareness will be created
among the public on the importance of segregating biodegradable and
non-biodegradable waste. We will streamline the process of collecting
the garbage from households,” he said.
He added that a
meeting on segregation of waste will be held with the Local
Administration Department (LAD) officials on Monday. The issues
discussed in this meeting will be presented to the Lieutenant Governor
Kiran Bedi on Monday evening.
Mr. Namassivayam had accompanied the Lieutenant Governor on Sunday to inspect the garbage dumping yard at Kurumampet.
Welfare
Minister M. Kandasamy, Secretary to Government (Local Administration)
P. Jawahar, Director of Department of Science and Technology and
Environment M. Dwarakanath and Puducherry and Oulgaret municipality
commissioners R. Chandirasekaran and M.S. Ramesh were also present.
During the inspection, Ms. Bedi said that a meeting with the Local Administration Minister and officials will be held on Monday.
She
said that people should start segregating biodegradable and
non-biodegradable waste. They should not throw the garbage on the road.
The contractors will collect the segregated waste. Union Territory of
Puducherry should bag the first place for cleanliness.
Replying
to Mr. Namassivayam’s question as to who would segregate the waste, the
Lieutenant Governor replied that it was the responsibility of the
contractors to collect the segregated waste from public. Though the
contract does not stipulate to collect segregated waste separately, the
contractors said that they were doing it on the instructions of the
Lieutenant Governor.
He added that a meeting on segregation of waste will be held with the officials on Monday