Segregate waste, residents told

The corporation has stepped up its efforts to segregate waste generated from households.

More stress was given to segregation of waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable, Commissioner and Special Officer, K. Rajamani said here on Thursday after flagging off a garbage disposal vehicle meant for collection of garbage.

He said the initiative should come from each and every resident to ensure that waste was segregated and dumped in vehicles, which would be taken to localities of the corporation.

Apart from educating the residents in a door-to-door exercise, announcement about this system of garbage collection and its importance were being made through public address system.

The field staff were involved distributing pamphlets with a list of biodegradable and non biodegradable waste to residents.

Bryant Nagar, in 43rd ward in the west zone of corporation, has been considered as a model ward of this system, the Commissioner said.

Biodegradable waste could be converted into manure through an effective compost method.

Hygiene is more important to ward off any disease so that residents were asked to maintain cleanliness in their dwellings.

City Health Officer Pradeep V. Krishnakumar and Sanitary Officer, V. Hari Ganesh were present.