The Mangaluru City Corporation’s move to go in for waste segregation at source came under question with a resident pointing out that garbage collectors mixed the waste segregated by people while collecting it from the doorsteps.
During the monthly phone-in progamme of Mayor Kavita Sanil, the resident from Kotekani questioned the use of segregating waste in houses while civic workers of the private company handling waste management for the corporation mixed it during transportation.
The resident gave his own example. The resident said that there was no vehicle to collect the dry waste separately.
Meanwhile, though the Commissioner of the corporation Mohammed Nazir went on record recently that the corporation would not lift the unsegregated garbage from doorsteps from November 11 the same has not been implemented.
Abdul Rehman, a resident of Jeppu, complained that banks are not collecting water bills at their branches.
“When I visited some branches of nationalised banks in my area, I was told to pay bills at the Karnataka One centre in Bavutagudde.”
While the Mayor said all banks should accept payment of bills, Executive Engineer Linge Gowda said some banks were not receiving payments because of software updates.
When a teacher of a special school pointed to problems caused to movement of children because of road widening work near St Agnes bus stop, Ms. Sanil said steps will be taken forthwith to prevent hardship for children.
“But others will have to bear with some inconvenience during road widening work,” she said.
On rejuvenation of Gujjarakere, an old lake in the city, Ms. Sanil said the waterbody was getting contaminated because of mixing of sewage.
This was being resolved with by laying new sewage pipeline at a cost of ₹3.5 crore.
“Work order has been issued and the work is now on,” she said and added that the lake rejuvenation work will be taken up after new sewage line is laid.
A resident of Kalpane complained against valve operator for not plugging leakage in the water supply line for the last 45 days.