Waste segregation centre opens in Malleswaram

Malleswaram on Monday got a dry-waste collection centre, where garbage collected from people’s homes will be further segregated and treated accordingly.

This will directly benefit Kadu Malleswara and Rajamahal wards. Malleswaram MLA CN Ashwath Narayan inaugurated the centre. BBMP commissioner M Lakshminarayan and Kadu Malleswara corporator G Manjunatha Raju were also present.

Narayan said the BBMP has come up with various programmes and has been trying to make 22 of its wards garbage-free in the first phase of implementing the initiative. He said the initiative’s success depended on people’s cooperation.

Lakshminarayana said the Palike has proposed to establish 205 dry-waste collection centres in BBMP limits and among them, 150 are already constructed and 55 of them are functioning.

“The dry-waste collection centres will be maintained with the cooperation of local NGOs. Hasiru Dala and My Clean Malleswaram have been cooperating with the BBMP. The need of the hour is cooperation from local MLAs and corporators,’’ said Lakshminarayana.

Stating that segregation of waste at ward level will reduce both the load on dumping yards as well as the expenditure to transport garbage, the commissioner said ensuring a clean environment for people living around the landfills was his priority.

“The residents have to segregate the waste at their homes. The government has enacted a law prohibiting dumping garbage on streets. There is a provision to impose penalty for violating this law. So, the residents have to keep two bins for the segregation of waste at their homes,’’ he said.

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Raju said the construction of another dry-waste collection centre was in progress. “We can solve the garbage problem if residents cooperate with the BBMP,’’ he said.

Managing director of Vennar Organic Fertilizer, Narendra Babu V, said the organic waste converter has the capacity of converting one tonne of wet waste, including garden waste, into manure.

“It can convert the wet waste from 1,000 houses into compost. The other unit, which will be operational within few months, will have the capacity of three tonnes. Wet waste from around 4,000 houses can be taken care of if the new unit starts functioning,’’ said Babu.