Chandigarh, October 21 - In a bid to further strengthen Waste Management System in Haryana, Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal today approved the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster Project. Under this project in the first phase, Solid Waste Management Plants will be set up in four clusters.
The Chief Minister gave this approval while presiding over the meeting of Cabinet Sub-Committee on Infrastructure of Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster Projects in Haryana held here today.
Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Dushyant Chautala, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mr. Anij Vij and Transport Minister, Mr. Mool Chand Sharma who are members of this committee were also present in the meeting.
The Chief Minister directed the officers of the concerned departments that under this project, door-to-door collection of waste should be strengthened. Besides this, necessary arrangements while adopting new techniques should be made in the dumping yard so as to ensure that environment is not polluted during waste disposal.
The Chief Minister also directed that apart from cities, possibilities of implementing this project at the village level should also be explored, so that Waste Management in rural areas can also be ensured in proper and systematic manner.
Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Mr. S. N. Roy said that under the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster Project, Waste Management Plants will be set up in cities, where processing of waste will be done. After this, a Regional Engineering Land Fill will be set up by combining three-four districts, where the remaining waste will be disposed off after processing.
He informed that in this project, along with the primary source of waste, a provision has also been made for lifting of roadside waste. For successful implementation of the project, electronic weighing machines will also be installed at the dumping ground and CCTV cameras will also be installed. This will help to monitor activities being carried out by the agency hired for Waste Management and will also ensure disposal of waste without harming the environment.
Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Mr. D.S. Dhesi, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. V. Umashankar, Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning Department, Mr. Apoorva Kumar Singh and Director, Urban Local Bodies Department, Mr. Amit Kumar Agrawal and other officers were present.