Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 2: Maintaining that Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) is very particular towards Solid Waste Management system especially segregation of waste at the door steps of each household Mayor Jammu , Rajinder Sharma today announced that JMC is going to launch implementation of Solid Waste Management (SWM) system and segregation of the waste in a big way so that the slogan given by him “Mera Shehar Sabse Sunder” may come true.
Mayor said that in city beautification, Solid Waste Management and sanitation will pay a vital role. Solid Waste Management and Sanitation is an essential service in any society. It is to be ensured that no single litter to be thrown outside of the houses, shops etc. means a systematic process to be introduced in the Jammu city.
Mayor said that major components are involved in better management of Municipal Solid Waste in any city i.e segregation, collection and transportation, processing and disposal of the waste. The segregation of the Municipal Solid Waste to be done by the households, shops, commercial places etc on two ways in separate dustbins. Green color dustbin to be used for wet waste (bio-degradable) and blue colour dustbin to be used for Dry waste (non-bio-degradable), he added.
Mayor said that monitoring is an important part of it and for that JMC has decided to launch segregation of household waste in a big way by starting the segregation process initially from 100 households from each ward which will be monitored by councilors of the respective wards, different stakeholders/volunteers health and sanitation staff. Ward councilors of respective wards along with different stakeholders/volunteers Health & Sanitation staff will aware children of 100 selected households of a Ward, then to their parents and their maids for proper segregation of the waste.
It has been also decided that awareness drive will be conducted in the schools which are nearby these houses. Proper safety equipments will be provided to Safaisathies and lime/ bleaching powder will be sprinkled in these areas once in a week.
Mayor disclosed that monitoring of these segregation activities will be taken care by a nine members Committee. Members of the Committee are respective ward councilor, 4 volunteers of the area, sanitary inspector, sanitary supervisor and their helpers.
Mayor said that collection of segregated waste will be done in partitioned auto which will be designated as ward wise and transported to waste processing side via transfer station. JMC is in the touch of multiple agencies / stakeholders who can provide the suitable latest waste processing technologies i.e eco friendly waste management, production of Bio-Compressed Gas etc.
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