Scheme to be inaugurated in Thrikkakara on March 14
KOCHI: Thrikkakara panchayat, which was one of the first panchayats in the State to launch a campaign for garbage-free residential areas, will see the inauguration of its first project for generation of electricity from market waste on March 14.
The project has been jointly funded by the Ernakulam district panchayat and Thrikkakara panchayat.
According to Thrikkakara panchayat president Sabitha Karim, the project is estimated to cost Rs.8.5 lakh.
It is expected to help solve the problem of garbage disposal in the market. Garbage heaps are a common sight along the roads in Thrikkakara panchayat area where there is a boom in new constructions. The panchayat is witnessing increased business activities, as new residential apartments are coming up in large numbers.
Ms. Karim admitted that there was exponential growth in the population of Thrikkakara. The population of the panchayat now hovers around 1.25 lakh, she said. This is a big jump over the last few years.
A recent effort by the panchayat to process garbage from a residential area in Thrikkakara had ended up with the formation of a large waste dump in the area. The four boxes that were placed at the spot are now being shifted, said Ms. Karim.
Over the last year alone, 36,000 dwelling units have been readied for occupation. This implies a substantial increase in the number of families in the panchayat area, said Ms. Karim.
She said waste disposal facilities had been made compulsory for those building flats and large residential complexes.
M. A. Abbas, president of the Thrikkakara grama panchayat Cooperative Hospital that was the first to establish vermi-compost units to get rid of organic waste, said the panchayat would not be in a position to handle the waste generated in its area, as it had no facility for such activity.
Only a method of collection of segregated waste and proper waste disposal facility in a decentralised manner can ease the problem, he said. Formation of garbage heaps in different parts of the panchayat can lead to serious health hazards during the rainy season, he added.
News was found at:
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/28/stories/2008022860530300.htm
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