KUMTA MISMANAGEMENT OF WASTES AND SANITATION

CURRENT BACKDROP

A – OCCURRENCES

  1. Drains are used as incinerators, urinals, waste bins, sewage and faecal sludge collectors
  2. Steady burning of garbage in town, by residents and pourakarmikas
  3. Heavy contribution to marine litter from Vannalli, Headbunder, Shashitala waste mismanagement
  4. Constant excess of littering, dumping, open waste burning and plastics usage
  5. Bus Stands, Santhe Market, Court, Tahshildar, Smashanas, brutal display of waste mismanagement
  6. Absence of public toilets in centre of town
  7. Non enforcement of Plastic & Solid Waste Management Rules by statutory authorities
  8. UGD unfinished execution
  9. Scavenger activity of pourakarmikas due to sewage into drains
  10. Non-implementation of Chart for Offices (instructed by CS 2020)

B – BASIC QUERIES ON CRUCIAL POINTS TO BE ADDRESSED, grounded on the SWM Rules, 2016 and on the Karnataka Municipalities SWM Bye-laws, 2019

  1. Is there a list of street vendors? were they notified about their SWM duties?
  2. Is there a list of bulk waste generators?
  3. How many Nuisance Detectors are there? How many fines have been applied by them?
  4. How many fines have been applied for violation of SWM rules?
  5. Are people aware of types of Sanitary Waste items and how to proceed?
  6. Information on Door-to-Door Collection is displayed in the website and wardly notified?
  7. Needful information on Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC)
    • detail on current conditions
    • detail of signed MoU
    • detail of approval process by PCB
  1. Needful information on Wet Waste Facilities
    • detail on current conditions
    • role of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)
    • detail of approval process by PCB
  1. Citizens  were notified that burning any type of Solid Waste at any private or public premises is prohibited and penalized?
  2. Ward Micro Plan has been publicized?
  3. By which means were publicized the provisions of the Bye-laws?
  4. Which details were displayed to public on the officers/nodal officers responsible for,
    • implementing the responsibilities of the ULB set out under these Bye- laws,
    • address grievances and suggestions for the implementation of Bye-laws,
    • levy fines and penalties
  1. Scheduled roadmap of cleaning of public places, slum areas, markets, parks, gardens, smashanas, roads was informed?
  2. Detailed information on the Grievance Redress Mechanism of Kumta TMC was given?
  3. Detailed information on TMC assets in human, digital and financial resources for outreach lifting awareness on WASTES MANAGEMENT (Solid, Liquid, Plastic, etc.) and outreach programs undertook till date is available?
  4. Details on information provided to citizens on disposal of diapers/sanitary pads, bulbs/tubelights, beer/alcohol glass bottles [notification] on the use of public bins for asi/wana kasa, on the current schedule for collection of waste is available?
  5. Reports on the cleaning/ sanitation of Santhe area, drains, interior/exterior dumping area at Chennamma Garden, smashanas, roads [since 1 jan 2022] are available?
  6. Report on meetings with pourakarmikas/drivers for the last 3 years is available?
  7. Detailed information on the process of licensing sanitary landfill is available?
  8. Detailed information on the process of filling vacancies related to waste and sanitation is available?
  9. Detailed information on undertook awareness and outreach programs about management of Solid Waste is available?
  10. Detailed information on the operationalization of UGD is available?

C – POINTS ADDRESSED TO CHIEF OFFICER STILL UNRETURNED

  1. Lack of grievance system for Waste complaints (and suggestions)
  2. Councillors are to tackle “Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management.” Which has been their performance on this area?
  3. Did the operator of the SWM facility obtained the necessary approval from the State Pollution Control Board?
  4. Is there a signed agreement with the society currently running the SWM facility?
  5. Inexistent information at Kumta TMC website on Wastes and Sanitation – rules, regulations, guidelines, byelaws, awareness materials, schedules of collection, of sweeping, WA number for action, officers with duties for wastes [Solid/Liquid/Plastic, etc.] fines, etc., etc.
  6. Inexistent evidence on byelaws framed by TMC for managing plastic waste, C&D Waste and E-Waste.
  7. Inexistent knowledge on Ward Micro Plan for SWM
  8. Obscure information on Agreement between TMC and Green Coast group for handling the SWM

 

FOREFRONT PRESSING INTERVENTIONS

A – DMA/UD ACTIONABLE INTERCESSIONS
I – Assign basic manpower for key posts, along with key infrastructural conditions, to operate proper WasteS Management

  • Qualified personnel for Wastes Management (Environmental Engineer, Health Inspectors)
  • Enduring Chief Officer
  • Land for Sanitary Landfill
  • Sanctioned Facilities for Dry waste and Wet waste processing
  • Direct UGD termination

II – Call disclosure of earlier managing steps

  • Detailed information on TMC assets in human, digital & financial resources for outreach programs on WASTES MANAGEMENT undertook till date
  • Display of the current schedule for collection of waste
  • Reports on the sanitation of Santhe area, Manki ground, drains, legacy waste at Chennamma Garden waste stock, railway station road, smashanas, streets for last 2 years
  • Report on meetings with pourakarmikas/drivers for the last 2 years
  • Notifications given to citizens on burning Waste at any private/public premises
  • Details on information given to citizens for disposal of diapers/sanitary pads, bulbs/tubelights, batteries, beer/alcohol glass bottles.
  • Notification given to citizens on the use of public bins for asi/wana kasa

B – TMC PROMPT ACTIONABLE ISSUES

I – PRE-OPERATIONAL

  1. Straightaway strictly stop
    • burning of garbage in town
    • SUPs in town
    • scavenger activity of pourakarmikas
  2. Urge the constitution of Ward Committees to disrupt inertia of councilors on the waste issues at stake
  3. Enforce Solid Waste Management Rules
  4. Inspect, report and clear up the sewage discharge into drains
  5. Create public toilets at centre of town
  6. Outline the end of marine litter from Kumta beach, Vannalli, Headbunder, Shashitala

II – OPERATIONAL

  1. Provision of Information and Communication (IC)

a) Set up and operate the grievance system for Waste complaints, feedbacks and suggestions

b) Upload at TMC website information on Wastes and Sanitation – rules, regulations, guidelines, byelaws, awareness materials, schedules of collection, of sweeping, WA number for action, officers with duties for wastes [Solid/Liquid/Plastic, etc.] fines, Information on Door-to-Door Collection at the website, Scheduled roadmap of cleaning of public places (e.g., slum areas, markets, parks, gardens, smashanas, streets)

c) Publicize the signed agreement with the SWM facility Operator and the status of its Approval by KSPCB

d) Publish the byelaws framed by TMC for managing plastic waste, C&D Waste and E-Waste

e) Publicize information on Ward Micro Plan for SWM

f) Publicize list of

    • Street vendors and notification about their SWM duties
    • Bulk waste generators and notification about their SWM duties
    • Nuisance Detectors
    • Officers/nodal officers responsible to implement TMC duties under the Byelaws (e.g., grievances & suggestions, inspection, fines & penalties, etc.)

g) Inform on Wet Waste Facilities available

    • detail on current conditions
    • role of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)
    • detail of approval process of DWCC and Wet Waste Facilities by KSPCB

2. Implement Chart for Offices (instructed by Chief Secretary, 2020)

          3. Thoroughly inspect sewage discharge into drains and consistently remediate it

          4. Adopt mini excavator for cleaning drains