Minister launches voluntary garbage disposal scheme

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, AUG. 18. The Roads and Buildings Minister, Mr.K.Vijayarama Rao, on Saturday launched the voluntary garbage disposal scheme being implemented by the Urban Community Development wing of the MCH at Noornagar, Banjara Hills. The scheme is being taken up in coordination with welfare associations of Noornagar, Devarkonda, Singadikonda, Ibrahimnagar and Nandinagar.

Addressing the gathering, as part of the Clean and Green Programme, after distributing five cycle rickshaws for use in garbage disposal, he announced that the scheme would be extended to other slums in the city.

He said 115 cycle rickshaws would be distributed by the MCH in the city for garbage disposal if the residents came forward to take up the scheme. The residents had to appoint a person for garbage clearance.

Speaking to over 200 women who underwent a day's training in nursery raising at Bapughat, the third such programme taken up by the Urban Forestry wing of the MCH, the Minister said similar training would be made available at Imbliban.

He described the training as an important constituent of the Clean and Green programme. Besides, it brought small revenue to women for raising saplings in their backyards. The MCH, which provides the inputs, buys back the saplings after eight months.

Responding to requests, Mr.Rao said the MCH would henceforth allow registration of candidates for training at all MCH circle offices and nursery points. Hitherto, the registration had been allowed only in the head office at Tank Bund.

Mr. Chandramohan Reddy, Director, Urban Forestry, welcomed the guests. Dr.P.K.Mohantry, MCH Commissioner, spoke.

The Minister began the day by inspecting silt-removal from the nala adjoining Ahmednagar, Khajanagar and Bholanagar areas in Banjara Hills. He advised residents not to dump plastic bags, cloths and waste material into the nala to avoid congestion.

Following representations, he asked the officials to dump the silt removed from the nala outside. Mr. Rao said a special drive would be launched to clean the nalas/slums as part of the Clean and Green programme.

Following representation from residents regarding supply of polluted water in Bholanagar and other areas and the threat posed by leaking wall of an apartment next to Amruta Valley, the Minister directed officials to make inspections and take remedial action. He asked the AP Transco to take action against the linesman concerned for not switching off the streetlights along the canal even after daybreak.

Mr. Rao responded to a telephonic request from the residents of Vijayanagar Colony to stop cutting of big branches of several trees in a local park. He made an unscheduled visit to the colony and asked MCH officials to stop the cutting, following opposition from some residents.

The Minister reacted to a press report in a Telugu daily regarding starting of a junior college, without a premises in the Government High School, at Kulsumpura. He made a "surprise" visit to the school and questioned officials of both the institution and the Education department. Mr. Rao was told that the city college had sought to run vocational courses in the school.

Messrs Rajeshwar Tiwari, Hyderabad Collector, M.G.Gopal, Managing Director, HMWSSB, and R.P Sisodia, D.Jagannadha Rao and Vijayabhaskar, Additional Commissioners, MCH, among other officials, accompanied Mr. Rao during the visit.

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