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4.5.3 Dumping / Compost yard infrastructure
The existing dumping yard at Syed Basha back side, Kuppam road is envisaged to be partially
converted to a compost yard at an outlay of Rs 53.40 lakh. The estimated cost includes provision for
infrastructure facilities like electricity, water supply, road and drains,
The Solid Waste Management Action Plan prepared by Krish-M indicates that actual requirement of
land for composting is 6.74 acres. The existing land available with Krish-M is 5.26 acre. Krish-M
intends to acquire an additional land for composting of about 5 acres.
4.6 Solid waste management action plan – Outlay
The solid waste management action plan involved an outlay of Rs. 109.96 lakh. Exhibit 4.12 provides
the break up of this outlay.
4.6.1 Issues and Gaps
Exhibit 4.12 Solid waste management action plan – outlay
Activity Rs. Lakh
Primary collection 26.50
Secondary Collection 28.00
Source segregation 1.96
Compost yard with infrastructure 53.50
TOTAL 109.96
Specific issues and gaps in Solid waste management are highlighted below:
1. Need for composting – Presently the ultimate disposal of waste is by dumping and there is
proposal for compost yard. There is need to accelerate the process to start use of compost yard,
which will solve the problem of biodegradable waste to the large extent.
2. Scope for private participation – While Krish-M has privatized garbage collection in select
wards, there appears to be potential for comprehensive end-to-end management of solid waste
through a public private partnership covering collection, transfer and scientific disposal.
3. IEC campaigns necessary for minimizing usage of plastic bags- There is need for increasing
awareness on usage of plastic bags since the plastic waste is the main source of choking the drains
and solid waste as well. Krish-M should progressively move towards source level segregation of
waste for more efficient disposal and conversion. It may need to intensify promotion campaigns
in this regard.
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