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Waste becomes biggest challenge in Wayanad
Updated On: 11 August, 2024 07:25 AM IST | Wayanad | Agencies
This includes 106.35 kilolitres of toilet waste and 0.3 tonnes of sanitary waste
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Rescuers sift through the debris and fallen trees as rescue operation are still underway at a landslide-hit area in Wayanad. Pic/PTI
An unprecedented waste management operation is underway setting a model for the country with the process being seamlessly integrated into the ongoing rescue operations. The Suchitwa Mission, Clean Kerala Company and dedicated workers including thousands of Haritha Karma Sena members and others under the state Local Self Government Department (LSGD) have so far removed 81.64 tonnes of solid waste and 106.35 kilolitres of toilet waste.
State LSGD Minister M B Rajesh said around 2,850 people including Haritha Karama Sena workers, officials and volunteers have participated in the clean-up so far. Rajesh said the government has effectively intervened in the waste management and resolved the garbage issues in the landslide area and the relief camps. “Effective garbage collection and disposal in landslide-hit areas and relief camps has helped Kerala set a new precedent in waste management in disaster zones,” Rajesh said.
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