Members: Ward 174 & 190
Contractor Team lead by Rupesh & Shankar Reddy, BBMP HI Mahesh, Lalitha,
Kavitha
Objective: Streamlining of
Garbage Collection & Transportation, Brining is transparency, Information
sharing
Points discussed:
Segregation: It was indicated
that during collection all the households who are not segregating waste has to
be told to segregate waste and a proper escalation process to be followed in
case of non-compliance, and action should be lead by BBMP HI.
It
was also discussed that areas like Ibblur, Agara, RG Nagar should be given more
emphasis of collections, as regular collection only can lead to reduction in
black-spots and increase segregation.
The
contractor of Ward 190 expressed his concern that other than the SSPalya area
segregation is not happening in the Ward, it was suggested that if zones are
created based on the number of households a targeted awareness drive like in
SSPlaya can improve segregation.
Zones/Routes: Both Ward 174 &
Ward 190 are divided into Zones/Routes with approximately 1000 houses each.
This process will help in ensuring that the autos allocated are operated fully
and will increase transparency in the collection process. The map of the same
will be shared with all RWAs & Groups.
Bins in autos for Wet
& Rejects separately: It was informed that Wet waste is collected both in
Ward 174 & 190 directly in the auto leading to leaking water content on the
roads and creating foul smell. The unhygienic and improper method had to be
stopped, and since the rainy season is adding to the issue Bins in all autos
has to be made mandatory. The contractors agreed that the Wet waste should not
be collected directly but they have problems using the Bins as the transfer
becomes difficult and autos may has to do additional trips to empty the Bins.
It
was insisted that cleanness is critical and contractors have to find methods to
lift the filled Bins to unload to compactor. It was agreed that in 1-2 Zones
Bins will be tried for few weeks and the contractors will work on modalities to
implement across zones. It was also told that this is an important issue and unless
the cleanliness is not maintained no amount of efforts will bring results or
satisfaction among residents.
Audio: It was insisted
upon that there has to be an Audio/announcement system that makes basic
announcement about segregation and that it’s mandatory to segregate. Both the
contractors have agreed to install Audio system in the autos in 15-20 days
time.
Information Boards: It was agreed that
all autos will have A4 size sticker that will include Zone/Route #, Driver name, Driver #, Supervisor #, BBMP HI #, Ward #.
It was also agreed that on providing the information the stickers will be
sponsored by a NGO.
It
was also told that all the autos should have pictorial representation of Wet,
Dry, Reject waste Bins and 2-3 lines in Kannada & English about Waste
Segregation, it was agreed that basic design will be provided so that it can be
painted on both sides of the autos.
Information handouts: There will be a
handout/poster designed with Zone/Route
#, Auto # Driver name, Driver #, Supervisor #, BBMP HI #, which will be
shared with all RWAs, Groups, Citizens so that there is access to information
and people can interact with them directly. Direct interaction of the citizens
will also help in relationship building and better the quality of segregation.
Transfer point: Is a concern, with
the ORR in front of Freedom School as the Transfer point the park and the area
around is affected, the schools around have expressed displeasure due to the
stink and the monsoon is adding to the misery and making the entire place
unhygienic. An alternate Transfer point has to be considered, there are limited
options but unless the transfer is not in a closed environment the random
dumping will continue. Even though the Ward 174 contractor is getting it
cleaned, the place is ending up as a black-spot and also spreading to the mini
forest. This issue is still open and some thinking should go into this so that
there is a permanent solution.
Sweeping: It has been noticed
that both ward 174 & 190 road sweeping is not done on a regular basis, more
so Ward 174, the contractor & BBMP Hi agreed that it is an issue that is
pending and will be addressed shortly.
Point clearance: Many spots in Ward
174 & 190 are re-appearing every day, eg 7th Cross, 27th
Main, Hosapalya bus stop and road behind Agara Govt School are some highly
visible ones. It was agreed that just cleaning everyday will not address the
issue, there has to be plan/solution that is long-term. BBMP HI suggested that
weekly drives with citizen involvement, putting up few benches, planting few
trees and getting a street vendor is occupying the black-spot will eventually
erase the black-spot. It was also agreed that we will take up 7th
cross point and beautify the place on a trial basis.
Next immediate step: 1. BBMP HI to share
information requested for stickers & information handouts. 2. BBMP HI to share
date for 1st weekly clean-up drive in advance.
