1,609 waste collectors for 2.56L households, 61K shops in Ludhiana: Survey

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 6

A preliminary survey report prepared by the Municipal Corporation’s health branch revealed that there are 1,609 waste collectors for the door-to-door lifting of garbage in 1,678 colonies or mohallas. There are 2,56,765 households and 61,077 shops in these areas.

As per the report, there is less number of waste collectors available for Zone C areas as compared to other zones. Only 82 waste collectors are available for 42,088 households in 143 colonies and 11,453 shops in Zone C of the MC. On an average, a collector has to cover 654 households and shops.

As per the report, there are 449 waste collectors for 505 colonies having 56,496 households and 22,874 shops in Zone A while there are 434 collectors for 76,817 households and 17,062 shops in 442 colonies of Zone B.

There are 644 maximum collectors for 588 colonies covering 81,364 households and 9,688 shops in Zone D as per the report.

Now, the civic body authorities is planning to streamline the door-to-door garbage lifting in the city.

MC’s Joint Commissioner Ankur Mahindroo said a physical verification regarding door-to-door collection would be done in the city by the civic body. Once the verification process was done, required steps would be taken to improve the door-to-door collection system, he added.

Physical verification to be done in city: official

MC’s Joint Commissioner Ankur Mahindroo said a physical verification regarding door-to-door collection would be done in the city by the civic body. Once the verification process was done, required steps would be taken to improve the door-to-door collection system, the civic body official added.

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