BMC Initiative: BMC initiative to sensitize sweepers on personal hygiene | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday launched a three-day sanitation activation programme to train and sensitise supervisors and sweepers.
BMC officers at the zonal level and deputy commissioner Manaranjan Sahu are engaged in imparting training that will teach them how to take care of personal hygiene while at the same time handling waste effectively.
There are several aspects to waste handling, including people’s behaviour, which a ground level sanitary inspector needs to understand. “We need to know the quantity of waste generated in each ward. For that an audit is required. We also need to know the kinds of waste (wet and dry) generated from which places (households or institutions). For all these, we need to orient the ward leaders in that direction,” Sahu said.
He further said the capital is now gradually trying to ensure 100% door-to-door waste collection. Waste should be segregated at source for which awareness among residents and sweepers is necessary.
BMC officials said door-to-door waste collection has been a success and it is being emphasized because there will no longer be the concept of dumping waste at nearby dustbins from where waste collecting vehicles take them to the dumpyard.
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