The west zone of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is now all set to become garbage free. lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal flagged off a new fleet of “Mobile Transfer Stations” (MTS) and auto tippers for the West zone on Sunday.
lt Governor described it a landmark occasion which will go a long way in making entire capital city a dust free and clean capital city without spending any additional amount by the civic bodies.
“The new advanced mechanical infrastructure will result in a savings of Rs461 crore to in the west and south zones of SDMC in a period of eight years,” he said.
He also stressed upon the need of enhancing community participation to ensure a grand success of the new initiative.
The l-G expressed satisfaction that the new fleet has been flagged off on a day prior to the World Environment Day, reflecting our commitment to mitigate adverse effects of pollution and make our Delhi a better place to live in.
SDMC Commissioner, Dr Puneet Goel said that this is the first ever project of collection and management of garbage compatible with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 in the country. The new fleet will also facilitate A2Z waste management in the West Delhi hence, adding to the cleanliness in the city.
“The new infrastructure is going to bring a visible change in the primary collection, secondary storage and secondary transportation in addition to promote the 3R concepts of Reducing, Recycling and Reuse of waste.
This is less expensive than the earlier one and results in the management of 2,700 MT per day than 1,700 MT per day earlier.
SDMC Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat said that the new initiative is a sincere effort in the direction of making the dream of Swachchh Bharat becoming true at the earliest.
“The primary collection will be undertaken on all 365 days in the year using manual rickshaws and auto tippers with hydraulically hoppers with the two separate compartments for the wet and dry waste. It will serve around 19 lakh residents in 29 wards of the west zone which generates total solid waste of 855 MT per day,” she said.