Training on carrying out cleaning operations and solid waste management programmes with the help of ‘cleaning guards’ to be appointed shortly was conducted for 50 village panchayat presidents here on Thursday.
Chairing the training session, Collector M. Ravikumar said 497 ‘cleaning guards’ would be deployed in the 50 village panchayats selected for this programme to execute the solid waste management programme.
This included segregation of degradable and non-degradable waste at source.
While the degradable waste would be converted into manure, the non-degradable refuse would be used to fill the pits without polluting the environment and also groundwater.
Since each ‘cleaning guard,’ who would be given employment for 300 days a year, would be given a daily wage of Rs. 183, the panchayat heads should select dedicated locals for this task.
The ‘cleaning guards’ would also be provided with uniform, tricycles, shredders to cut plastic waste, spades, baskets, etc., Mr. Ravikumar said.
The Collector released the training handbook on the occasion. Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Veeraputhiran, and Joint Director of Mahalir Thittam Indhu Bala participated.
Each ‘cleaning guard’ would be given employment for 300 days a year and a daily wage of Rs. 183
