Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Special officer K. Vijayakarthikeyan today inaugurated the “Sunya- Towards Zero waste" scheme in Bharathi park second Cross Street in RS Puram which comes under ward 22, and created awareness by distributing pamphlets door to door.
Coimbatore, December 29
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan kicked off an awareness campaign on 'SHUNYA Zero Waste Management Project' among the residents of 2nd street of Bharathi Park Road (which belongs to Ward 22 of Corporation) at RS Puram in the city today.
This project, which aims at 100 per cent segregated waste collection from households and commercial establishments, was first introduced in Ward 23 covering the areas such as East Periasamy Road and Venkatesan Road in R.S. Puram in 2014. It was carried out with the support and expertise provided by ICLEI, an arm of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and NGOs like 'Siruthuli' and Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC).
Encouraged by the successful implementation of the project in Ward 23, which has now got the distinction of Bin Free Ward in the City Corporation, Coimbatore Corporation has now extended the project to Ward 22 and Ward 24.
In an effort aimed at creating awareness among the residents of Ward 22 about the project, Corporation Commissioner, accompanied by Deputy Corporation Commissioner P. Gandhimathi, West Zone Assistant Commissioner S.V. Kumar, and members representing city based NGOs distributed pamphlets with information about how the segregation of wastes (non-biodegradable and bio-degradable wastes) should be done by the residents and its positive impact on the environment to a few of the residents belonging to II Street of Bharathi Park Road area at R.S Puram.
Only through sustained awareness campaign among the people about the beneficial impact of segregation of waste at source on the environment, 'SHUNYA Zero Waste Management Project' will yield desired results, asserted Corporation officials.