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Written By srinidhi - 9 April, 2014
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Was watching SatyamevaJayate on TV the other day and as usual there was loads of emotions and the story was about garbage collectors or 'poura-karmikas' in BBMP terms..where they went around explaning their position and it was interesting indeed.
They on a everyday basis handle hazardous waste insluding diapers and other other harmful garbage.
pic from citizen matters
So the current situation is:
- The Poura Karmikas comes to every home every morning to collect garbage either in push carts or small autos
- This is taken to a local collection centre
- The compactor comes there and they transfer the garbage into that..almost making a mess of the process as in the picture above
- In all this process the garbage is loaded and unloaded multiple times
On the outset this is the most inefficient way of handling garbage. But why do we still do this?
It provides employment to many? many contractors are involved?
But are the dissadvatages outweigh the purpose? I would say yes!
Guess most will agree that wWe should totally get away from the current mechanism and have very few exchanges of garbage. About how can that be done, I would think we can get to once a week collection process and automate the process as much as possible.
Please share thoughts on the challenges here and your thoughts on how it can be done!
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Managlore : Solid Waste Managment case study
Sanjeev - 11 April, 2014 - 10:19
When Mangalorecity in Karnataka can show how they can manage the waste, why Administratrion in Bangalore is lacking will to do this ???
http://www.siudmysore.gov.in/pdf/Documentation.pdf
Primary collection process and secoundary storage Closed Containers are the key in this, which I was refering as Garbage bins, in Bangaloe no where we find them, easily u can spot in Pune, Mumbai.
Secoundary storage containers garbage are easily transorted to Tracks.
Also see daily soil top cover of 30CM provided at Disposal for compost.
I think, their is lack of will in Bangalore to tackle the issue, as the Bangalore Mindset is we should have every thing simple like A/C system giving comfort.
srinidhi - 11 April, 2014 - 12:53
way back in 2010..this was on the offing..
A UK-based company proposed to set up a 65mw power-generating unit using the garbage generated in the city, but the BBMP was not convinced with the overall idea.
The BBMP needs to provide 6 to 10 acres of land for setting up the plant, which will cost about `3,000 crore. We will give back the city a greener, more peaceful and healthier environment as the plant doesn't emit any smell nor create noise. ..
more here
The then commisioners contention was that he wanted BBMP to make money by selling waste!
Its a different question if BBMP really 'owns' bangalore waste..afterall they were helping get rid of waste!!
Guess its time to try that plant now..the current govt seems to be doing atleast somethings right!
srinidhi - 11 April, 2014 - 13:14
@Sanjeev
Thanks for the link on the amazing work done in Mangalore..as you mention its very easily replicable in 3-4 places in bangalore..looks like there is no will yet!
About garbage cans..every house in localities with wider roads like Jayanagar/Indiranagar can have these cans in every house and the garbage can be collected once a week instead of every day..where it goes straight into the compactor
So it will avoid Poura karmikas handling thrash in their hands..
We need to figure out how it will work in narrow gullies where compactor cannot come into..perhaps waste disposal in cities with narrow lanes in europe can teach us how!
blrpraj - 14 April, 2014 - 01:43
The picture in fact makes me ask the question do they clear garbage ever? More than garbage clearers looks like the very folks tasked with clearing garbage are garbage generators.
Bangalore has more garbage generation then Mumbai / Delhi
Sanjeev - 10 April, 2014 - 16:22
As Srinidhi brought out this observation, how other cities are taking this challenge???
Now every one is talking of false claim of BBMP & Garbage contractors that Bangalore generates more garbage then Mumba & Delhi.
On the same line, how are the other METROs in India are handling this issue ???
Even cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune & calcutta, how r they handling this garbage issue.
Collecting from the Apartments, localities and then transporting them, segregating and land fills.
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