Two-bin vehicles replace rehris in Sec 1-30, finally
Sandeep Rana
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 23
Two-bin waste vehicles today replaced rehris in Sector 1-30 with exception in some areas where the existing collectors removed waste through carts.
Residents complained that the waste was not lifted from doorstep as per the previous arrangement. At some places, people did not get to know when the MC’s vehicles came playing jingles. Thus, garbage could not be lifted from several houses.
Segregate waste yourself
- Residents are supposed to segregate waste themselves and throw it (without plastic bags) in the two-bin vehicles.
Dry waste (blue bin)
AdvertisementPlastic (must be rinsed if soiled), paper, metal, rubber, thermocol, old mops, dusters, sponges, cosmetics, ceramics, wooden chips, hair and coconut shells.
Wet waste (green bin)
Vegetables, fruit peels, cooked food, leftovers, egg shells, chicken/fish bones, rotten fruits, tea bags, coffee grinds and leaf plates.
Honey Brar, a resident of Sector 27, said: “The cart system to collect garbage was good as the workers picked it up themselves, but there is no person with the MC trucks to remove waste.”
Dr Vinay S Dua, a resident of Sector 27, shared: “I have only senior citizens at home and the collectors come early in morning. I and my wife leave early for work. It will be very difficult for my parents (above 80 years) to take the bins out.”
Vinod Vashisht, president, Government Houses RWS, Sector 22, said: “The MC vehicles came in some parts of the sector with a couple of helpers. Helpers picked waste from a few households after their owners requested them for the same. They skipped houses where the occupants were not present.”
President of Sector 8 RWA RS Gill said: “Though yesterday a vehicle came and the workers requested occupants to put garbage in the bins, today no MC vehicle turned up.”
Meanwhile, SS Lehri, president, Sector 24 RWA, added: “Garbage was picked by the old collectors only, though the MC vehicle came just to make an announcement in their area.”
Congress councillor Devinder Singh Babla commented: “In places such as EWS colony in Sector 30, people do not hear jingles. And by the time, they come down from the third floor, the vehicles would have left. The MC needs to guide people about timings of vehicles’ arrival and the garbage collection procedure.”
Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, MC Joint Commissioner Sorabh Arora said: “It was the first day and there were some teething problems. Day by day, things will improve. Barring two-three sectors, all areas had our vehicles picking waste. About 30-40 per cent waste segregation was done on the first day today.”
