SWACHH SATHI ORIENTATION PROGRAMME BY BERHAMPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
Berhampur:A Meeting cum orientation to the “SWACHH SATHI” and supervisor regarding segregation, Swachha app complaint registration, night sweeping monitoring, uses of proper dustbin, FSSM,toilet monitoring etc ..and also prevention of Corona Virus has been conducted at Town hall BeMC .in presence of Collector Ganjam, Commissioner BeMC and others staff members of BeMC.
If Berhampur Municipal Corporation plan materialises, in the days to come, the civic body would not only be able to give the town a clean look but also create a source of their environment clean.
The plan that makes these things possible is a solid waste treatment plant on the outskirts of the town.
Collector Ganjam Mr Vijay Amruta Kulange said,Initially, wet and dry garbage would be collected separately from households by workers employed by the civic body. The collected garbage would be sent to the treatment plant where the wet garbage be put into a well. Then it would be treated with salt and jiggery. Three weeks later, the trash turns into compost and will be ready for sale.
There would be number of such wells at different part of this Silk City. Dry garbage would be separated. While shreds of glass, plastic and iron pieces would be sold to scrap dealers.
BeMC Commissioner, Mr Chakravarty Singh Rathore said the town generates more than 10 tons of garbage daily. As the area of the Corporation has been expanded, it is estimated to go up to 15 to 30 tons, making the proposed plant essential to give the people a clean environment.
“Setting up of the plant will go a long way in getting us a healthy and cleaner environment to live in,” observed BeMC Commissioner Mr Rathore.
A source in the municipality said some women of the self help groups (SHGs) have been appointed as ‘Swachh Sathi’, one for every 600 families. Similarly, one supervisor has been appointed for every 2,400 families according to the norms by the HUD,Govt of Odisha.
The responsibility of these ‘Swachh Sathis’ is to visit every household to get an idea of how much garbage is being produced by each family. At the same time, they will convince the residents the need for segregation of garbage at source. The supervisors will monitor them, the municipality source added.
