Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal

Chapter ñ 8 Final Report: Gudiyattam Municipality
Service cost and
efficiency
bins collection bins
Coverage
average road length covered per
sweeper
Less
than1
Km per
sweeper
Financial
management
cost per M.T of waste
collection/day
1237
Rs per
M.T
Staff
efficiency
manpower per tone 4 Person
8.4.6 Issues in Solid Waste Management Sector
The existing compost yard at Ulli Village are used for dumping yard only.
Its compound wall height are very low, so the wastes are flown by the air and
affect the sorrouding Ulli Village
Un-scientific solid waste management strategy.
Uncontrolled littering along main roads and streets
Transportation of the waste material is by open tractor trolleys.
There has no places for transfer station in the town limit.
Lack of Safety suits - Injurious to the health of the sanitation workers and reduces
the productivity of the manpower.
Community awareness and involvement is absent
The unauthorized solid wastes are disposed in Robbinson open land.
8.4.7 Proposal by Municipalities
At present, municipality has temporary solutions or proposals like buying vehicles,
extend the compost yard area. For horizon year, the needs of the solid waste
management proposal are discuss in the Chapter 10
8.5 STREET LIGHTING
8.5.1 Status of Street Lighting
The municipality of Gudiyattam has provided 1982 streetlights. The street lighting is of
three major types that are 250 Watts Sodium Vapour Lamps, Tube lights and 70 watt
Sodium Vapour Lamps.
Table 8-22: Street lighting status in Gudiyattam Town
Status %
Present 100
Not present 0
Total 100
Source: Engineering Department, Gudiyattam Municipality, 2007-08
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