The Hindu 13.12.2013
Waste processing facilities reviewed ahead of judges’ visit
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is leaving
no stone unturned to show Karnataka High Court judges that it has some
systems in place to scientifically dispose of the garbage generated in
the city.
A week ahead of the judges’ visit, BBMP
Commissioner M. Lakshminarayan, accompanied by members of the expert
committee on solid waste, visited the bio-methanisation plant at
Kuvempunagar (ward number 11) and inspected processing facilities at
Terra Firma plant in Doddaballapur on Thursday.
According
to committee member N.S. Ramakanth, though the capacity of the
bio-methanisation plant is five tonnes, only one tonne is being
processed currently. “The capacity has to be increased slowly. The
capacity can be increased to two tonnes after a fortnight. By the end of
three months, the plant’s actual capacity can be met,” he said.
Mr.
Lakshminarayan said that Terra Firma gets 500 tonnes of garbage (mixed
waste) a day. The authorities there have now installed plastic
processing units that produce low grade plastic, which can be used to
asphalt roads.
Circular
Meanwhile,
a circular has been issued deputing engineers from the BBMP’s Town
Planning Department to monitor garbage clearance in the city. According
to sources, both engineers and health officials will now be responsible
to monitor garbage clearance at the Assembly constituency level.
The
circular states that these officials have to be on the field from 6
a.m. to 11.30 a.m. every day. Attendance will be taken and the executive
engineers concerned will have to release the salaries of the engineers
posted based on the same and the reports submitted by them.
Stringent action would be initiated against those officials failing to attend their responsibilities, the circular stated.