The Hindu 25.07.2016
Bedi visits Kurumbapet dumpyard
She instructs officials to ensure waste is collected and disposed of in a proper manner
Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Sunday visited the dumpyard at Kurumbapet where over 500 tonnes of municipal solid waste collected from across the Puducherry urban area deposited every day.
On finding un-segregated waste dumped in the yard, Ms. Bedi instructed the officials to ensure that the contractor collected the segregated waste from the public and disposed of in a proper manner in the yard.
Ms. Bedi asked the officials to create a Gaushala (cow shelter) so that bio-degradable waste would be utilised. Oulgaret Municipal Commissioner M.S. Ramesh explained the measures taken by administration at the dumpyard to streamline waste management.
The officials also explained that a bore-well would be drilled and high-mast lights erected besides raising the compound-wall and establishing a weigh-bridge.
Mr. Ramesh also explained to the
Lieutenant Governor that the municipal administration has plans to allow
the collectors of plastic waste inside the dumpyard as they help in
better maintenance.
