MUMBAI: More than 3,000 of the
5,000-odd housing societies and establishments here that have not yet
begun to treat their waste despite the October 2 deadline could face
power and water cuts.
In one of its sternest moves so far, the BMC is
considering notifying the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)
about these recalcitrant societies.
Source : freepik.com
As many as 3,140 of the 4,749 bulk waste
generators in Mumbai that were issued notices to treat their own garbage
have not responded to the BMC in the affirmative so far. Merely 251 or
around 7% of the establishments served notices have begun composting.
Some 188 societies have sought an extension, though the BMC has made it
clear it would show consideration only to those that can cite a valid
reason. The BMC had announced that it would stop lifting waste from bulk
generators in the city from October 2.
Mehta said currently, a three-month
extension has been granted on a case-to-case basis, after which the
civic body would stop lifting garbage.
“The BMC is holding exhibitions, meeting housing
societies to understand their problems in case they are not able to
process their waste and also considering central segregation centres for
societies that do not have the space. After chalking everything out, we
expect people’s participation,” said Mehta.
Meanwhile, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016
state that all gated communities and institutions with more than 5,000
square metres area will, within one year from the date of notification
of these rules and in patnership with the local body, ensure segregation
of waste at source by generators. Biodegredable waste will be
processed, treated and disposed of through composting or
bio-methanization within the premises as far as possible.
Solid Waste Management Rules are not mandatory,
though. The Environment Protection Act, on the other hand, mandates
housing societies with an area larger than 20,000 square metres to
compulsorily instal waste converters on their premises for recycling
organic waste at source.
Currently, 7,600 metric tonnes of waste
reaches the three dumps in the city every single day. The BMC hopes to
bring down the waste taken to the dumps to around 5,000 metric tonnes a
day with the waste management initiative.
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