Berhampur Municipal Corporation moots waste disposal plant

Excerpts of news report by Sunil Patnaik from The Telegraph

BERHAMPUR: The Berhampur Municipal Corporation has initiated steps to set up a garbage disposal plant at the cost of Rs 72 crore to Rs 80 crore at Chandini Hills, much to the relief of the city residents in general and people residing near Sukunda Math. “We have built the boundary wall and the gate. Electrification work is under progress. The garbage disposal plant is expected to come up with in two to three years under the Urban Infrastructure Development for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)”, said municipal commissioner Bhima Manseth. The sanitation scenario has worsened in the city, which generates about 150 tons of garbage per day. “We are presently managing 450km road and a stretch of 450km of sewage under the jurisdiction of the corporation with a pitifully small number of sanitary workers. There were 700 sanitary workers including 300 regular sweepers and 400 on contractual basis,” said city health officer Sashi Bhusan Panda. “Considering the national average, two sweepers are required to clean and maintain half-a-km of road and drain separately. We, therefore, require 1800 sweepers in Berhampur. But now we are managing with just 700 sweepers,” added Panda.

Source: The Telegraph