‘Waste segregation at source a must from July 18’

The Local Administration department on Tuesday reiterated that from July 18, all households will have to compulsorily adopt segregation of waste at source to avoid penalty.

The segregation of daily waste into bio degradable waste and non bio degradable waste from households, commercial establishments shall be done by the respective users and stored n separate containers to be handed over to the collectors from Swachatha Corporation.

The Swachatha Corporation has engaged door to door collectors to approach the households/commercial establishments from 6 am to 2 pm on a daily basis and collect the segregated waste. This waste will be transported for generating organic compost from bio degradable and resource recovery will be done with the non bio degradable waste, the department said.

The Government has warned of a fine of Rs. 500 on those who fail to comply with the norm.

The city generates between 300 to 320 tonnes of solid waste every day and the LAD plans to engage about 1,460 Swachata Corporation workers for collecting waste from an estimated one lakh households in addition to commercial premises in Puducherry and Oularget municipalities and Villianur and Ariyankuppam commune panchayats.

The LAD has appealed to households and commercial establishments to cooperate in this exercise to attain the goal of a clean, green and prosperous Puducherry.