MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES

PUBLIC OPINION :

CPCB attempted to collect public opinion in Delhi by issuing advertisements in newspapers on garbage management. The response was overwhelming and numbers of suggestions were received. Some of the public opinion was as follows::

  • Present design of waste receptacles are not acceptable due to their poor maintenance.
  • The availability of waste collection centers is inadequate and people are disposing garbage in a haphazard manner.
  • Garbage is being deposited in drains, manholes, parks, streets and back-lanes.
  • Sitting of dustbins is not proper.
  • Dumping of debris or construction materials is to be regulated.
  • Street sweepings should be regular.
  • Garbage is burnt on streets and in colonies.
  • Sludge, after cleaning of drains is dumped on streets and lanes, and not removed.
  • Dead animals are not removed for days.
  • Trucks carrying garbage remain open and are a great public noisome.
  • Inter-departmental formalities leads into in sanitary conditions.
  • Stray animals around dustbins and on streets cause great danger to public.
  • Dairy activities create unhygienic conditions.
  • Insanitary conditions caused due to open defecation and by slums and squatter settlements.
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