Gaps in Aluva’s waste management exposed
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Only 0.6% of nearly 6.73 tonnes of waste generated is treated as per norms
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Only 0.6% of nearly 6.73 tonnes of waste generated is treated as per norms
Only 0.6% of the nearly 6.73 tonnes of waste generated in Aluva is treated as per norms, according to official estimates.
The gap in waste management was nearly 6.06 tonnes per day. The inference made by the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) revealed that the untreated waste was either dumped or transported outside in violation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The municipality has not yet set up facilities for solid waste processing. It should have identified suitable sites for such facilities. Sanitary landfill sites have to be procured as per the SWM Rules, 2016. The door-to-door collection of segregated waste should have been carried out in covered vehicles to a processing or disposing facility by April 8, 2019, according to the board.