MANDYA
The sewage pits are being cleaned through a mechanized method and the waste is being disposed of everywhere, and in order to avoid this, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer KR Nandini instructed the Executive Engineer of KRIDL to complete the construction work of the sewage treatment unit soon.
After viewing the sewage treatment unit work being carried out in the K Bettahalli Gram Panchayat limits of Pandavapura taluk, she said that if sewage is not managed properly, it will have a severe impact on the environment and health.
A sucking machine was purchased in the Pandavapura Taluk Panchayat office earlier under the 13th Financial Plan to clean the sewage pits through a mechanized method, but the said machine is not running without a driver and helper. Therefore, she instructed the Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer to take necessary steps to manage the said sucking machine through an interested and empowered self-help group.
She said that necessary steps should be taken to operate and maintain the sewage management unit and the sucking machine by entering into a contract through a self-help group or GPLF in the business model.
She instructed the Panchayat Development Officer to construct a compound on one acre of land sanctioned by the Revenue Department for waste management. He instructed the Gram Panchayat Development Officer to construct a compound with the available grant from the Gram Panchayat.
She also instructed the respective Taluk Panchayat Executive Officers to take necessary steps to collect dry waste in all the Gram Panchayats of the district, transport it to the plastic waste management unit.
Zilla Panchayat Deputy Secretary Lakshmi, KRIDL Executive Engineer Somashekar, Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Veena, PDO Purnima and others were present.
