Reform Initiative |
Situation in 2004-05 |
Achievements over 2005-09 |
Increase in capacity to collect/remove waste |
- Waste collected was on an average 2999.5 MT per day
- Number of Open Vats which had been converted into a direct loading system: 46
- Available area for waste disposal: 21.47 Hectares
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- KMC now collects around 3932 MT of solid waste per day on an average
- Number of Open Vats which have been converted into a direct loading system: 60
- Available area for waste disposal: 35.5 Hectares
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Increase in % of households with door to door waste collection |
- 50% of Households Covered
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- 65% of Households Covered
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Increase in Resources employed for waste collection |
- No. of Tricycles employed: 640
- No. of Contractual Mazdoors employed:876
- No. of Containers for Garbage Storage: 300
- No. of Street Washing Vehicles: 15
- No. of Mechanical Sweepers: 1
- No. of Vans Employed for Carcass Removal: 6
- No. of Garbage Transportation Vehicles: 291
- No. of Weigh Bridges: 2
- No. of Trash Bins: 300
- No. of payloaders: 11
- No. of Bulldozers: 5
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- No. of Tricycles employed: 1191
- No. of Contractual Mazdoors employed:1527
- No. of Containers for Garbage Storage: 372
- No. of Street Washing Vehicles: 25
- No. of Mechanical Sweepers: 12
- No. of Vans Employed for Carcass Removal: 8
- No. of Garbage Transportation Vehicles: 352
- No. of Weigh Bridges: 3
- No. of Trash Bins: 2200
- No. of payloaders: 14
- No. of Bulldozers: 7
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Increased allocation of funds for Solid Waste Management |
- Rs.156.71 Crore was allocated in 2004-05
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- Rs. 247.54 Crore was allocated in 2008-09 (58% increase in the amount allocated in KMC budget for SWM activities)
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Introduction of Computerized store management system in garages |
- No Computerized System Existed
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- Computerized store management systems has been introduced in garages under S.S.Unit, Dist. IV and Dist.II
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Fencing of disposal site |
- There was no fencing at land fill site
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- Fencing has been put in place for 6.5 km around the landfill site as per the Govt. of India rules
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Re-Development of Polluted Canal from EM ByPass to Dhapa |
- The canal adjacent to the main road from E.M.Bypass to Dhapa check post was usually filled with garbage
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- The original canal stretch of around 2.7 km has been restored and a permanent water body has been created to benefit the farmers
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Restoring of Operations of KMC Compost plant |
- The KMC compost plant was closed due to legal hurdles
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- Settlement has been reached with all stakeholders and the compost plant is now functional at Dhapa. It converts waste to compost which can be used as fertilizer
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Improved maintenance and Remediation of Dhapa Landfill Site |
- Existing gardens around the ladfill site were being maintained but still there was a lot of pollution
- There was a need to widen the approach road to landfill site
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- Additional 1000 trees have been planted along side the canal at Dhapa landfill site to reduce pollution
- KMC undertook widening of the approach road (around 4.7 km stretch) to prevent water logging problem on the approach road and allow easier entry and exit after unloading of garbage
- Proposal for Remediation of Dhapa disposal site (8.2 Ha.) has been accepted by the MoEF. Work is expected to start from April 2010
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Construction of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for treatment of slaughter house waste |
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- Construction of a 100 KLD capacity Effluent Treatment Plant has been completed for treating the liquid effluents.
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Construction of Bio - Composting plant at Dhapa |
- Medical facilities in Kolkata were producing an increasing amount of bio-medical waste which needed to be managed in a systematic manner
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- Bio - Composting plant was constructed at Dhapa over an area of 1.5 Acre.
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Establishment of Modern Slaughter House |
- No such modern slaughter houses were present
- Existing Slaughter houses in Kolkata had low levels of hygiene and used slow, manual methods
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- Orders have been placed for construction of modern slaughter house/abattoir of capacity 700 bovines/day under MoFPI scheme at 74, DC Dey Road, Tangra
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KMC's efforts at improving SWM in the city have yielded many direct and visible results and these have been acknowledged by various agencies: