After the training, the women would be engaged as Swachha Karmikas by their local Gram Panchayats to carry out solid waste management duties like daily waste collection and waste segregation.
The NGT had asked the BMC to follow the Indore Model or Pirana Model (Ahmedabad) for waste management.
The institute has already set up a green colony at its Durgapur campus with absolutely zero waste.
The CPI-M councillor, Ratna Roy Majumder, during the KMC House meeting today, raised questions about the SWM department, enquiring about the existing infrastructure and the steps that are being taken towards waste management before the arrival of Durga Puja.
Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria Saturday released a 'Way Forward' document on the ODF Plus programme.
This had become a potential health hazard and nuisance for residents of nearby villages. For last four months the locals,, distraught by the illegal dump,, have been petitioning several authorities for stopping the dumping.
It said that the Lt Governor should not "rush into the decision of constituting the committee" but take a thoughtful decision.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said from now on, modern technology will be used for managing solid waste…
