NMMC to help societies in waste management

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has extended support to housing societies and commercial establishments in getting agencies for managing their wastes. The civic body provided some names of the agencies that are managing waste at the government as well as private premises.

As per the 'Urban Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2016' of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Resources, New Delhi, buildings that generate more than 50 kgs waste daily have to process it within the premises.

After some societies approached the civic body and showed inability to manage waste as they are not getting the right agency, the civic body provided some names to them. However, NMMC cleared that segregation of waste and managing it at source will have to be followed by everyone. Earlier, the civic body warned that it would disconnect the water connection of those buildings and houses that fail to segregate waste at source.

Eyeing on number one rank in the upcoming cleanliness annual survey, the civic body is pushing waste management at ground level.

As part of it, the civic body has made it mandatory for all housing societies and commercial establishments to segregate dry and wet waste at source before handing over to civic cleanliness employees.