Amritsar: Waste segregation kicks off in walled city

Charanjit Singh Teja

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 5

Averda, a solid-waste management firm, provided segregation bins (dry and wet waste) to the walled city residents. The company officials claimed that in the next six months, 50 per cent households in the walled city would be segregating waste into wet and dry at the source itself, while by the end of 2022, 80 per cent of the households would be adopting this task.

Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni, said, “It is a matter of pride that serious efforts are afoot to ensure better management of household waste in the walled city.” He urged the residents to cooperate with civic body and other agencies to ensure total cleanliness.

The Amritsar Municipal Corporation and Averda have also joined hands to create awareness among the residents to ensure that they dispose their household waste correctly by separating them into wet and dry.

In the next six months, 35,000 households in the walled city of Amritsar will be receiving the bins.

Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu, said, “I call upon the residents of the walled city to use bins, which have been provided to them (blue bin for dry waste and wet waste in green bin). It will help us to keep the city clean.”

MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi, said, “We are happy that these steps are helping the city look clean. We have also improved our rankings in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.”

Amit Bajpai, general manager, Averda India, said, “Waste segregation is an essential component of waste management. Over 30 per cent of the residents across the wards in Amritsar have started segregating waste. We are aiming to increase it to 50 per cent in the next six months and 80 per cent by the end of 2022.” Councillors Vikas Soni, Mahesh Khanna, Health Officer Dr Yogesh Arora and Chief Sanitary Officer Sahil Malhotra were also present.