To develop the cities of Punjab as waste-free, the State Government has divided all its municipalities into eight clusters under its Solid Waste Management Project.
The State local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi said that under the project, there would be 100 per cent door-to-door collection of solid waste, from which electricity, fuel and manure or fertiliser would be produced.He said that this project would be completed in phased manner and in present, Jalandhar cluster plant is being developed which would cater to 27 municipalities under its jurisdiction.
“Besides developing cities waste free by scientifically destroying waste, this plant would provide employment to youth also,” he added.Joshi instructed the officers of the department to sensitize the people of the area about the benefits of the project so that the mission of clean cities would be completed with their cooperation.