Hubballi: Bengaluru and Mysuru have been recognized for the use of effective methods in disposal and management of solid waste, according to research, ‘wise cities’ carried out by Niti Aayog, and the Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi.
While Bengaluru has shown a way in hiring internet technology and communication (ICT) for effective solid waste management, mysuru pioneering methods in the handling of biodegradable solid waste have been highlighted in the report.
The 244-page report is a compilation of a comprehensive review of the tools and methods used for waste management in 28 cities in 15 states.
Bengaluru has been identified as one of five cities where the current work is on the way to improve efficiency in waste processing.
Bengaluru has topped the charts when it comes to using technological innovation to overcome the problem of increasing waste management.
With more than 1.3 crore populations, it has won first in this category, followed by Leh, Vijayawada, Keonjhar and Kakinada.
This report refers to the initiative outreach conducted in Bengaluru by Hasiru Dala, an organization that specializes in offering services in waste management.
“Hasiru Dala reaches fabric pickers and convinced them to be part of a pilot project in a particular area in Kadma, including the Flat ECC, Agriculture, and part of the Kadma market.
Nearly 50 fabric pickers are trained in the door collection to the door, and separation waste.
They are replaced The name as a social entrepreneur, and based on their performance, promoted into a vendor.
This project was then expanded to another area, and more than 200 fabric pickers have now changed the vendor, “said the report.
Among other ICT tools, Bengaluru’s Civic Agency uses a radio-frequency-based attendance system (RFID), geo-marking cellular-based collection and applications to identify areas that are susceptible to disposal of feathers.
As a result, these tools have helped Bengaluru extend door gathering services to the door to the whole city.
“Nearly 6,100 tons of waste produced in Bengaluru every day.
Technology innovation has changed the city waste management system, which is now transparent and easy to monitor.
Disputes between body officials and community contractors, which outbreaks of major cities of big cities, are now part of The past in Bengaluru, “added the report.
The ‘Zero-Waste Management’ plant founded in each zone in MySuru City Corporation (MCC) has proven to be a ‘game changer’, the report shows.
This plant accepts bio-degradable waste separate from five wards, on average.
“The MCC has emerged as a Torchbearer in processing biodegradable waste, which is converted into compost.
Compost is then packaged and sold to farmers in the nearest villages and to the Horticulture Department.
The compost unit on the outskirts of Mysuru can process for 200 tons of waste per day, while waste Non-biodegradable was sent to one of the 43 collection centers in the city, “read the report.