Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
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Chapter ñ 8 Final Report: <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
ground. As the bio-medical wastes is very low in town so there is no separate<br />
mechanism and it is directly thrown at the same disposal site along with<br />
biodegradable waste. The waste is collected everyday and adequate vehicles are<br />
available for secondary transportation.<br />
Table 8-11: Number and Type of dustbins for waste collection<br />
Vehicle Nos. Requirement<br />
Transfer Stations 8 0<br />
Collection Bins 120 6<br />
Push Carts 35<br />
Source: Public Health Department, <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
8.4.3 Transportation Facilities<br />
The collected solid waste from the collection bins and pushcarts are transferred into<br />
tipper Lorries which are transported to the dumping ground. A total of 60 labour/<br />
sweepers are involved in collecting waste.<br />
Table 8-12: Availability of Personnel for Solid Waste Management in <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Town</strong><br />
S.No. Name of the post Total Vacant<br />
1 Sanitary Officer 1 0<br />
2 Sanitary Inspector 3 1<br />
3 Sanitary Supervisor 8 1<br />
4 Driver 2 0<br />
5 Field Assistant 0 0<br />
6 Sanitary Workers 60 8<br />
7 Maternity Assistant 5 0<br />
8 Maternity Ayah 8 0<br />
Total 23 10<br />
Source: Public Health Section, <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
The fleet of vehicles for transporting waste is not adequate. And lack of waste<br />
collection system to achieve segregation at source leads to non-retrievable<br />
collection of the probable reusable waste resources.<br />
Table 8-13: Detail of Vehicles for Solid Waste Management in <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
S.No. Department Registration Number Type of vehicle Make<br />
1 Public Health TN.25-Z-8724 Mini Lorry Ashok Leyland<br />
2 Public Health TN.25-Z-3243 Lorry Ashok Leyland<br />
Source: Public Health Section, <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
Nearly 18 tonnes of waste per day is collected for disposal but only 12.00 tonnes is<br />
disposed in secondary segregated format in the dumping ground. Rest of the<br />
materials like building material is dumped in low lying area and the recyclable<br />
material is sent for recycling.<br />
Table 8-14: Number and Type of vehicles used for Transportation<br />
Vehicle Nos. Requirement<br />
Tipper Lorry 2 0<br />
Push Carts 35 0<br />
Collection Bins 120 0<br />
Source: Public Health Department, <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
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