Villagers welcome launch of door-to-door waste collection

Noida: Braham Singh (65) has been staying in Aghapur village near Sector 41 for the past few decades. He has seen the village emerge into a semi-urban cluster over a period, but lacking in civic amenities such as clean streets, adequate power and quality drinking water.
On Thursday, when three tipper vans entered the village around 9.15 am, Singh, a retired post-master, along with other residents were thrilled. He welcomed the move, calling it long overdue. Other residents suggested loudspeaker announcements to create awareness and urged for awareness drives on waste segregation. “Villages are the most neglected and dirty with streets full of municipal waste. But no one cares for sanitation here. Who doesn’t want clean surroundings?” said Singh, who is the village pradhan.

While residents suggested announcements through the van’s loudspeaker for timely collection of the waste and called for awareness drives, some called for waiver of the collection charge.

Ganesh Jatav, an early settler of the village, called for use of corporate social responsibility funds to exempt villages from user charges. “Noida Authority should bear the cost of the waste collection. Else, they can utilise corporate funding,” said Jatav.