Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) intends to set up 50 dry resource centre across the twin cities as collection points for the segregated dry municipal waste which can be sold for recycling with the assistance of self-help groups.
Two such centres have been set up at Rajendranagar and Ramanathapur and in the former, an income of close to ₹5 lakh was obtained by SHGs after they managed to sell the 98,000 kg dry waste containing recyclable material like plastic, newspapers, glass etc. Enthused by the response, GHMC Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy on Monday directed all the deputy municipal commissioners in the circles to immediately to take up measures to set up such centres in their areas. The plan is to provide one such centre for every 5,000 households.
Income generation
It would not only lead to reduced amount of municipal solid waste being transported to the dump yard at Jawaharnagar but would also help generate income to rag-pickers and SHGs besides providing employment to 20 persons.
The municipal corporation has already taken several steps to propagate the segregation of waste into dry and wet. Having distributed 44 lakh twin bins across the city, instructions have been issued to resource collectors like auto-trolleys and cycle rickshaws to segregate waste during collection itself.
Dr. Reddy wanted the civic body to take up the challenge of providing 100 per cent municipal solid waste segregation by June 2.
