Instead of eradicating the existing flaws in the solid waste management project, the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) is fueling the current conflict with the Doon Valley Waste Management (DVWM) company by including another project which mainly deals with the installation of semi underground bins based on German technology into the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) funded SWM project.

According to the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari, Ashok Kumar, execution of the JNNURM funded SWM project is flawed has not turned to be very beneficial with respect to the sanitation arrangement. While disclosing few of its faults, Kumar said that around 65 dustbins of DVWM are still out of order and the company officials are hardly bothered to mend these which is affecting the sanitation level of the city. He informed that talks regarding installation of semi underground bins are still in initial stage and the officials are busy in cost analysis. later the budget for the project would be finalised.

At first the project would be started in the form of pilot project and later would be implemented on large scale, added Kumar. He informed that recently a team of Urban Development department officials had visited Europe and observed the sanitation system used there including the latest semi underground bins, trucks and crane system used to collect and transport the waste. Based on same techniques semi underground bins would be installed here but after the completion of the ongoing analysis of the project, he said.

Replying to whether this project would act as hindrance in the SWM project, Kumar said, “We are in talks and would try to get funds for this project from JNNURM by making some sort of amendment in the MoU”. Generally, the semi underground containers are often used in the sub urban areas, highways as well as for the selected residential areas. Regardless of the container volume, only a small section of the outer container can be seen protruding about 90cm out of the ground and the maximum capacity of the bin is 2000kg.

The bins would be lifted by a collection truck mounted with a telescopic crane to empty the collected garbage. The MNA had recently discussed this project with a German company and would initiate work on it soon.