Big housing societies get 3 months extension to plan their own waste management system

  • | Thursday | 12th July, 2018

If my tower can plan to go zero waste, I am sure others societies, too, can However, we welcome the guardian minister's stay on this order as it is the TMC's responsibility to collect citizens’ waste and they are dumping it on citizens, which is not in the ambit of the law. My society has five towers, and if my tower can go zero waste, I am sure the other four which have the same space and money can do so too.”“This rebellion of some societies coupled with the postponement of the initiative is discouraging those who were initially interesting in managing their own waste too,” she added.All the 18 buildings in our complex manage their own wet waste. We appreciate the fact that he will be hosting a discussion on this topic with society representatives later the month.”Meanwhile, citizen activist Dr. Lata Ghanshamnani, said, “The TMC does not have the infrastructure and manpower to manage the entire city's waste, and even if it is their responsibility we can do our bit and pitch in as responsible citizens. However, we welcome the guardian minister's stay on this order as it is the TMC's responsibility to collect citizens’ waste and they are dumping it on citizens, which is not in the ambit of the lawThe TMC does not have the infrastructure and manpower to manage the entire city's waste, and even if it is their responsibility we can do our bit and pitch in as responsible citizens.

THANE: The residents of large housing complexes in the lake-city, who were supposed to start their individual wet waste management process by July 15, have been given over three additional months to plan it out, thanks to the intervention of guardian minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday.In an attempt to take its first step to turn Thane into a zero-waste city, the Thane Municipal Corporation sent out notices to housing socities which have an area of over 5000sq.mts and commercial complexes which generate over 100kgs of waste daily to find an eco-friendly way to manage their wet waste themselves by June 15.The notice also mentioned that societies failing to adhere to this notive would be fined and their garbage would not be collected by the civic waste collection vans.As some of these denizens were unaware of the steps to be taken to adopt this zero waste system within the deadline and many others were riddled with questions about the sudden added responsibility, it was moved by a month till July 15.In a telephonic conversation with the the civic chief Sanjeev Jaiswal, on Tuesday, the guardian minister Eknath Shinde advised him that if the TMC did not collect the waste of defaulting societies, the rotting rubbish could turn attract rodents and vectors and thus turn into a health hazard for citizens.Following this discussion Jaiswal pushed the deadline for this initiative to October 31, which is after the monsoon.While some citizen groups have welcomed this move and believe that they will be able to discuss the lack of feasibility of the move with the civic chief and guardian minister in the upcoming three months, others fear that this step back could brainwash the citizens willing to go the zero waste route.TN Raghunatha, secretary of city-based Edenwoods zero waste society, said, “All the 18 buildings in our complex manage their own wet waste. However, we welcome the guardian minister's stay on this order as it is the TMC's responsibility to collect citizens’ waste and they are dumping it on citizens, which is not in the ambit of the law. We appreciate the fact that he will be hosting a discussion on this topic with society representatives later the month.”Meanwhile, citizen activist Dr. Lata Ghanshamnani, said, “The TMC does not have the infrastructure and manpower to manage the entire city's waste, and even if it is their responsibility we can do our bit and pitch in as responsible citizens. My society has five towers, and if my tower can go zero waste, I am sure the other four which have the same space and money can do so too.”“This rebellion of some societies coupled with the postponement of the initiative is discouraging those who were initially interesting in managing their own waste too,” she added.All the 18 buildings in our complex manage their own wet waste. However, we welcome the guardian minister's stay on this order as it is the TMC's responsibility to collect citizens’ waste and they are dumping it on citizens, which is not in the ambit of the lawThe TMC does not have the infrastructure and manpower to manage the entire city's waste, and even if it is their responsibility we can do our bit and pitch in as responsible citizens. If my tower can plan to go zero waste, I am sure others societies, too, can

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