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Solid Waste Management
Thoothukudi town generates 102 m.t of solid waste per day out of this nearly 96 m.t. of collected ,transported and disposed daily. The total garbage collected constitutes 48% of the domestic wastes, 42 % Commercial construction wastes. The details of solid waste composition and collection are shown:
Description of services |
Status |
Total Solid Waste Generation /day(in m.t) |
102 |
Total Solid Waste Collection/day (in m.t) |
96 |
Percentage of coverage |
94 |
Frequency of collection |
daily |
Number of dust bins provided in the town |
351 |
Per capita waste generation(grams) |
350 |
Per Capita waste collection(grams) |
330 |
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DETAILS OF WASTE COMPOSITION
Waste composition |
Quantity (MT) |
% Ge |
Households petty shops and establishments |
77.00 |
75% |
Vegetable ,Fruit, Flower Market |
18.00 |
18% |
Meat, Fish and Slaughter house |
2.50 |
2.5% |
Construction |
2.50 |
2.5% |
Total |
102.00 |
100% |
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GENERAL HOSPITAL WASTE
The solid waste management collection expanded in
51 wards which covers 31 wards by Corporation and 4 zone extended to 20 wards which cover by private agencies and cover all 51 wards daily. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
This Corporation has 534 acres compost yard at Tharuvaikulam 12 Kms away from Thoothukudi. Previuosly the garbages collected from 51 wards dumping in 12 premier collection point, from the premier collection point the garbages are shifted and thumbed in compost yard. The existing compost yard is not provided with adequate infrastructure facilities such as road, V Segregation platform, mechanical sewer and security room.
ZONEWISE DETAILS
Sanitary division |
Wards Covered |
Population Covered |
Generation |
I |
2,3,4,7,8 |
21234 |
9.73 |
II |
1,5,6,9,10 |
25393 |
11.64 |
III |
11,12,13,17,18 |
14524 |
6.66 |
IV |
14,15,16,23 |
19302 |
8.85 |
V |
19,20,21,22,24 |
154493 |
7.13 |
VI |
25,26,27,28,29 |
14293 |
6.55 |
VII |
30,31,32,33 |
23262 |
10.66 |
VIII |
48,49,50,51 |
26034 |
11.94 |
IX |
52,53,54 |
25859 |
11.86 |
X |
55,56,57,58 |
26294 |
12.06 |
XI |
68,39,41 |
10742 |
4.92 |
| XII |
34,35,36,37 |
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| XIII |
40,44,45 |
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| XIV |
42,43,46,47 |
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TOTAL |
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The Present mechanism
of solid waste management exhibits that the waste is segregated in
degradable and non-degradable (Plastics) waste . Due to
constraints involved in getting approval from board there is
no production of manure is take place at the Compost yard
site.
Segregation of
Waste at Source : Each and every household person is
instructed by the Urban separate baskets for segregation of
waste as degradable and non-degradable and keep the baskets in
front of their houses for easy handling of the solid waste
management system.
Creating awareness among the public
To create awareness among the public and to realise the importance of segregation of garbage distributed to each and every houses/households and propaganda on the Zero garbage by the Health Division
of Corporation, SJSRY Group presidents. At Present 12 Wards
amoung 51 are given to self help group to maintain primary
collections and awareness of segregation at source as per SWM
rules.
Action Plan to cover edntire area of the town
At present, 34.220 crores project has been prepared
for the 100% implementation of Solidwaste management system in
the town.
Initiating an action to privatize the Solid Waste Management System
20 wards of this Corporation as detailed below were privatized and the sanitary staff, they were worked in the 20 wards are transferred to other remain 31 wards and Solid Waste Management programme established in all wards.
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