Energy, Mineral Resources and Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla performed Bhumi Poojan of waste transfer station for door-to-door waste collection to keep Rewa city clean and pollution-free at Rewa on Saturday. The waste collected at this transfer station costing `54 crore 88 thousand from 15 wards will be sent to solid waste management centre.
Shukla said that waste will be collected at about 200 waste collection centres in various places in the city will be collected in waste transfer station. Shukla said that drains costing `125 crore have been constructed in the city. Works costing `176 crore will be undertaken to rid people of sewer water. He said that drinking water pipeline is being laid to provided tap water to households. Shukla said that in times to come, Rewa would carve its identity as a model and systematic city.
Mayor Mamta Gupta also spoke on the occasion.
Shukla said that Rewa is marching ahead to become a model city. After construction of 4-lane roads, ring road and flyover, now streetlights are being energised by solar power. We should be more dependent on solar power in view of shortage of coal for production of conventional energy so that power supply remains uninterrupted and consumer get low-cost power. He informed that solar power generated by solar energy plant at engineering college will be used in the college during day while streetlights will be lit up with it in the night. Soon, 2 MW solar power plants each will also be set up at Rewa Medical College and Sanjay Gandhi Hospital's roofs. Rewa will join the cities where solar power will be generated.