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Strategic Action Plan Report
designated for DRY and WET waste respectively. Household and commercial waste is segregated as
dry and wet waste.
At the city level 35 % of the total waste generated is segregated. The percentage of segregation varies
amongst the wards Dhole Patil Road and Yerwada showing high percentage of segregation. The
segregation at household level in each ward is shown in Figure 3.12
ugh segregation of waste at source is highly recommended, performance observed in the city is
medium. Some of the significant difficulties in implementation of the segregation are as follows:
• Level of Awareness: There is a low level of awareness amongst the people about the benefits
of segregation. This has resulted in poor implementation of segregation at source levels.
• Lack in Infrastructure: In some of the wards the waste collecting systems are deficient in
terms of infrastructure needed to collect and store segregated wastes. This leads to a
disinterest amongst citizens to segregate waste.
• Existing Policies: Most of the waste segregated gets collected through informal sectors such
as rag-pickers and waste collectors. There is a gap in the formal sector as regards the collection
of sorted waste. In order to improve the extent of segregation a public awareness mission was
launched by PMC. The details of this mission i.e. the Chakachak Mission are given in Box 3.2.
Box 3.2: Creating awareness and Promoting Segregation through “ChakaChak Mission”
Realizing the significance of segregation, the PMC has launched an awareness raising campaign
called as the “ChakaChak Mission”. This mission, with the active participation of schools,
launches awareness drives in order to educate the denizens about the importance and steps of
segregation. Groups comprising of 4-10 students are formed and are advised to involve their
families in cleaning and beautifying the surroundings. These groups nock-named “ChakaChak
Tolis” meet once a week and plan their work with inputs from the Ward Medical Officers of the
PMC. In order to further propagate this mission, a short documentary film has been made by
noted film director Sai Paranjpe. This film along with the drives has created significant awareness.
Zero waste days are observed on 1 st January, 26 th January, 15 th August and Gudi Padwa
(Maharashtrian New Year day)
The impact caused by this mission can be shown in Figure 3.13. The level of segregation has
considerably improved in the areas where such promotional programmes were conducted.
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