A way out of the mess

Nearly a fifth of the 1,231 ideas generated in the past one year at ‘brainstorming sessions’ involving civic body officials, Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy and councillors pertain to solid waste management in the city. The success of proposed solid waste management facilities in Kuthambakkam and Minjur without polluting the environment will be crucial for a major overhaul of the city’s conservancy machinery. A meeting on November 17, 2012 pointed to the role of cooperatives of conservancy workers in solid waste management by giving incentives for participation of such entities. The civic body, at another meeting on November 30, 2012, proposed collection of fine amount from commercial establishments that dump garbage on roads.