The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been directed to achieve 100% segregation of waste at source, take immediate action for bio-mining the legacy waste in waste processing sites and comply with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016.
Recently, in a meeting with officials of both BBMP and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The KSPCB officials, who were present at the meeting, pointed out that 750 tonnes of rejects are being stored at Doddabidarakallu processing plant and 1 lakh litres of leachate, which is stored at the site, are flowing into low-lying areas. Though a 25 KLD leachate treatment plant was established at the site, it was being operated at a capacity of 6 KLD. At Kannahalli plant, 5,000 tonnes of waste is being stored in the open and the 25 KL leachate tank overflowed into an abandoned quarry.BBMP officials, meanwhile, stated that suitable technology selection for leachate treatment had been placed before the Technical Guidance Committee, and the technology is expected to be selected shortly.
After this BBMP decided to promote citizen participation in civic activities, especially in managing solid waste, the BBMP is set to launch its ‘Citizen Participation Programme’ (CPP) from Wednesday.As part of the programme, the civic body aims to train solid waste management trainers and identify ‘Shuchi Mitras’ (volunteers) in every ward for effective micro- and macro-management of the SWM programme.
The civic body is set to focus on Solid waste management in all the 198 wards by dividing the BBMP officials and residents of the localities into three groups.
The programme this year will carry out several activities with citizen participation, including training, tracking and monitoring for effective micro- and macro-planning of SWM.Along with training and providing materials for the participants, the BBMP plans to have two major SWM events in a year along with door-to-door awareness programmes, home composting sessions, community drives, field visits and recognition of waste management workers.
Participants and volunteers will be divided at the lane, block and ward level. The BBMP plans to have 12 zonal coordinators, 36 constituency coordinators, 128 ward coordinators and 641 shuchi mitras in the programme. Unlike the previous years, the BBMP will give shuchi mitras ID cards this year, giving them the power to stop anyone littering in public areas. Thus helping in making the city clean