The Indo-German Development Corporation, GIZ, has been roped in to help the North Delhi Municipal Corporation carry out waste segregation activities, the civic body’s commissioner, Varsha Joshi, said on Tuesday.
The tie-up, which has been facilitated through the Swachh Bharath Mission, is for a five-year period during which time the development corporation will provide technical assistance such as training, the commissioner said.
The company is already engaged in a waste segregation project called ‘Alag Karo’ in Gurgaon.
In order to ensure implementation of the solid waste management byelaws in the North Corporation, the commissioner said that ward level committees were being formed, involving Resident Welfare Associations, market associations, NGOs and Ragpickers organisations, to look into specific local requirements.
In addition, three ‘model wards’ have been selected where waste segregation will be ensured within six months. These include Pitampuram in Keshavpuram zone, Rajender Nagar in Karol Bagh.
