City Kemp News
A group of volunteers from Koramangala 6th Block met at the residence of Bindu Rao also a resident of Koramangala 6th Block on Friday to chalk out plans to effectively implement the BBMP’s segregation of waste at their respective homes before handing it over to pourakarmikas as per the High Court order of two bins and one bag.
These volunteers namely Maria Raj, Bindu Rao, Latha Ramesh, Suresh, Nafisa Saleem, Gurappa and Uma representing each zones of 6th Block under the aegis of Koramangala 6th Block Residents’ Welfare Association headed by its President Jayaramu urged the BBMP health officials to increase the number of trucks and autos collecting garbage everyday as the present state seems to be much less when compared to the extent of the area. So also the timings of garbage collection is irregular and sometimes they never turn up, they said.
Volunteer Gurappa said that even though door-to-door collection of garbage is in force for the past many years, still it is not effectively taking place. Another volunteer Latha suggested that it is better to give some incentives to pourakarmikas so that the collection process takes place effectively. Volunteers Latha, Maria, Uma and Nafisa suggested “lets honour them once in a while so that they too are encouraged for their work”.
For instance Nafisa said “Pourakarmikas sweep the road and leave the mounds on the roadside, but the garbage collectors do not pick it up resulting in a mess after a while. Also the entrance of 17 A Main Road is cleaned up, still people dump garbage at odd times. Hence more volunteers need to join hands so that such things can be prevented”.
Method of segregation:
“Kitchen waste, dry waste is to be put in a plastic bin directly. If you like, line it with news paper. Please do not put it in plastic bags. Sanitary napkins, cotton ear buds, cotton waste is to be wrapped in a newspaper, put in a separate bin and given everyday to the garbage collector. Syringes and needles, coconut shells also can be given in this category. It is advisable to give syringes and needles separately to the garbage collector. Please destroy the syringe before handing it over so that it does not get reused by others”, says Maria Raj, a volunteer from Koramangala 6th Block.
“Dry waste can be put in a plastic bag or bin. Please note that soiled plastic covers or containers, aluminium containers should be rinsed and dried before putting them with dry waste. It should not be given soiled. Dry waste in Koramangala 6th block is collected on Wednesdays and Saturdays only”, she says. “A few dark spots in the area have been cleared, thanks to the support from BBMP. While they are supporting us, certain aspects like regularity of autos ro collect garbage, fixed timing of autos and a place to further segregate the dry waste has to be found. The autos try to find a corner of the street every now and then to separate garbage”, she adds.
