Punjab may soon be seen going Turkish way in managing its solid waste. For, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday gave his go-ahead for adopting the collection and management of solid waste as well as the road cleaning system adopted in Istanbul in the State.
Sukhbir, who is leading an official delegation to Turkey to study successful Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) and Solid Waste Management practiced in its city Istanbul, visited Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to conduct an in-depth analysis of the solid waste and road cleaning system devised by the municipality.
An official release said that the delegation went through details of Turkish system of scientific collection and management of garbage, and hold detailed deliberations with concerned company to explore the feasibility of launching this system in Punjab.
“This learning experience would be implemented in the entire state to further accelerate state’s cleanliness campaign besides protecting environment,” Sukhbir was quoted in the official release.
later, the delegation also visited the landfill sites, the power plant and the composting plants being run by the company, ISTAC that was also handling solid waste management and cleaning of streets in lahore.
The team also understood how the non-biodegradable material was used as fuel for running another power plant as this waste was of high calorific value.