People told about segregation of waste at source

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, January 6

The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today conducted awareness programmes about segregation of waste at source level throughout the city by organising separate programmes with the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) under the chairmanships of area councillors.

MC Commissioner Jatinder Yadav formed various teams under senior officers to conduct these programmes zone wise.

The Commissioner said the MC had distributed two dustbins among each and every household. He said biodegradable waste could be used for various purposes, including production of biogas, electricity and fertilisers.

Earlier in the morning, various teams visited households along with door-to-door waste collectors, who have been provided double bins i.e. blue and green for collection of segregated waste from household level. During the drive, residents were requested to come forward to participate not only in cleanliness campaigns, but also in awareness campaigns so that with the help of every citizen, the city may remain clean and beautiful.

The area councillors, during programmes with the RWAs, emphasised on downloading Swachhta App for lodging any kind of problem related to sanitation in the city. After the problem gets resolved, they were told to give their valuable feedback on the app.