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The Ministry of Health to launch a waste monetization drive

Coimbatore: The Ministry of Health plans to help residents make money from garbage that accumulates in homes as part of the dengue control program.
The department has found garbage accumulates in the backyard and on the terrace, causing stagnation of rainwater and turning it into a space for breeding mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.
“To prevent such possibilities, health staff have been asked to identify garbage vendors in their area, who can visit houses to collect garbage,” said Deputy Deputy Department of Coimbatore Director of Health Services P Aruna.
Including broken furniture, bottles, cartons, and coconut shells found at home.
“Health staff have used Panchayat vehicles to collect garbage like that from home.
But people are hesitant to give garbage to the domestic breeding examiner (DBC) who visit the house as part of the dengue control program because they want to sell it to garbage collector.
But many are Can’t do it because they stay away from home to work or unable to find a garbage vendor.
To ensure that items that are not used are removed from the house, health staff identify the garbage vendor to visit houses to gather waste, “the official said.
It will be a win-win situation for residents and vendors because residents can get money from waste and vendors Get a business, said S Mariappan, Mopperipalalayam residents.
Some dengue cases were reported from Mopperipalalayam Town Panchayat five days ago.
Drive will be done as part of a massive dengue reduction campaign that is ongoing in all districts.
The campaign, launched on Friday, will last for a week.
Staff collected tires that were dumped from households and public spaces.
“We have instructed the owners of car repair shops, which have displayed tires thrown out in front of their store, to drill a hole in them to drain water,” Aruna said.

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