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Ludhiana: For MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, the contentious issue of solid waste management in the city is top priority. Although there are many loose ends, the first is the lopsided ratio of waste collectors and population. According to an MC report, there are just 2,401 waste collectors for a population of around 17 lakh (within MC limits).
This makes it impossible to cover all areas or achieve 100% door to door garbage collection or 100% source segregation targets. Processing of fresh and legacy waste is also a major hurdle for the new MC chief. Solid waste management has emerged as a major challenge for the entire state.
Recently, National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed environment compensation of Rs 1,026 crore on the Punjab government due to its failure to manage solid and liquid waste. Solid waste processing stopped in February 2021. The new MC commissioner underlined the need to put solid waste management on the fast track.
Civic officials have been claiming to have achieved 100% door-to-door garbage collection in the city but with only a handful of garbage collectors, it is not possible to cover all the households daily. This means that garbage is not being lifted daily. Also, in the absence of fixed timing for garbage collection from houses, collectors come as per their convenience, compounding problems at secondary garbage collection points.
Installation of compactors at a few locations has reduced the incidence of scattered garbage. An official said on condition of anonymity that there were few garbage collectors for the large number of households. He said that even if they took one minute per house, it would still be difficult to visit all houses.
With garbage not being collected daily, he said that people either kept it at home or dumped it in vacant plots. MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal said, “We are preparing a strategy to solve this issue and will start working on it very shortly.” We also published the following articles recently Garbage collection vehicles vandalised, waste collection in Tambaram affected In Chennai, at least 27 garbage collection vehicles belonging to Tambaram corporation's partner, OurLand, were vandalized with batteries stolen.
This has disrupted waste management operations causing delays. The corporation is working to apprehend the vandals and restore regular services as residents complain about inconsistent garbage collection. CCTVs to monitor solid waste management in the south suburb To tackle unauthorized garbage dumping, Tambaram Corporation in Chennai is installing surveillance cameras at over 300 identified hotspots.
Despite initiatives like the binless goal and privatized waste management, illegal dumping persists. The cameras aim to identify violators for immediate action and fines, with plans for expansion if successful. Waste disposal a solid problem for cities of Gujarat Gujarat's key cities such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara face ongoing challenges in managing solid waste.
Waste-to-energy plants proposed to address these issues have encountered repeated delays. Rajkot's plant missed its March 2020 deadline while Vadodara's project is now expected to be completed by March 2025. These setbacks continue to impact local municipalities.
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