7 localities to be free of garbage stations
Komal Gautham | TNN | Updated: Dec 21, 2018, 08:45 IST
A garbage transfer station at Valluvar Kottam in ChennaiCHENNAI: Seven neighbourhoods in Chennai — Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi ka Nagar, Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar — will bid goodbye to the transfer stations as the new tender document for solid waste management by Greater Chennai Corporation insists on more manpower and trucks.
In a transfer station, waste collected from households and roadside bins are kept for at least a day before lorries transport them to the main dumping grounds at Kodungiyur and Perungudi. These seven transfer stations were constructed at a cost of Rs 14crore.
“These transfer stations are stinky and a breeding ground for diseases. When it rains, the entire neighbourhood is affected as it stinks. ,” said Shashidharan, a resident of Valluvar Kottam.
Engineers from solid waste management told TOI that these transfer stations are around 5-10 acres in area. “We have been receiving several complaints from residents regarding this. So in the new tender bid for eight zones, we have asked the contractor to ensure there are more number of lorries and man power so that waste is segregated at the source level. These transfer stations will be converted into waste to energy plants where only bio-compostable waste will be dumped.,” said an official.
Another resident P Ramnath welcomed the move and said, “But the onus to keep a neighbourhood clean lies with the residents as well. The residents should segregate the waste and ensure that plastic waste does not reach dump yard. Bio-degradable waste can be disposed easily,” he said.
The civic body has called for tenders for eight zones in two packages. Zones such as hiruvottiyur, Manali, Tondiarpet and Ambattur will be handled by one contractor and Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Perungudi and Sholinganallur will be handled by another contractor. Tenders have already been called and we will open the bids on December 24. For these zones, the transfer stations will be removed in another three months. For the remaining zones, it will be done in six months, said an official.
In a transfer station, waste collected from households and roadside bins are kept for at least a day before lorries transport them to the main dumping grounds at Kodungiyur and Perungudi. These seven transfer stations were constructed at a cost of Rs 14crore.
“These transfer stations are stinky and a breeding ground for diseases. When it rains, the entire neighbourhood is affected as it stinks. ,” said Shashidharan, a resident of Valluvar Kottam.
Engineers from solid waste management told TOI that these transfer stations are around 5-10 acres in area. “We have been receiving several complaints from residents regarding this. So in the new tender bid for eight zones, we have asked the contractor to ensure there are more number of lorries and man power so that waste is segregated at the source level. These transfer stations will be converted into waste to energy plants where only bio-compostable waste will be dumped.,” said an official.
Another resident P Ramnath welcomed the move and said, “But the onus to keep a neighbourhood clean lies with the residents as well. The residents should segregate the waste and ensure that plastic waste does not reach dump yard. Bio-degradable waste can be disposed easily,” he said.
The civic body has called for tenders for eight zones in two packages. Zones such as hiruvottiyur, Manali, Tondiarpet and Ambattur will be handled by one contractor and Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Perungudi and Sholinganallur will be handled by another contractor. Tenders have already been called and we will open the bids on December 24. For these zones, the transfer stations will be removed in another three months. For the remaining zones, it will be done in six months, said an official.
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