Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Oct 07, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, Oct 07, 2003 |
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Industry & Economy
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Environment `Project Siruthuli' looking at power or manure R.Y. Narayanan
Coimbatore , Oct. 6 THE `Project Siruthuli' team in Coimbatore is looking at two options to convert the huge garbage generated in the city every day — to generate power or manufacture manure — and consultants from both India and abroad have shown interest in sharing their expertise. The trustees of the project, consisting of mainly corporate representatives in the city are also happy with the positive response of the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, to their efforts to rejuvenate the water sources in the city, for which the project authorities are expecting Government assistance. Speaking to Business Line in Coimbatore on Monday, Ms Vanitha Mohan, Managing Trustee, Project Siruthuli and Executive Director of Premier Instruments and Controls Ltd (Pricol), said consultants from both within and outside India have expressed interest in the waste management activity. There were mainly two options available — waste to electricity and waste to manure. The trust was weighing both the options and will take a decision on inviting the consultants for any formal discussions once the internal exercise was over and the cost-benefit ratio was worked out. It has been estimated that on a daily basis, around 1,000 tonnes of garbage were collected in the city. She said any effort in waste management would require the Government support because of the cost involved and the effort required in garbage collection etc. This could not be achieved merely by a private enterprise. Ms Mohan said during its discussions with the Chief Minister in Chennai, the Siruthuli Team explained to her the objectives of the exercise, the work done so far in clearing the water sources in the city , encroachments etc. She said the Chief Minister lauded the initiatives taken by the team and wanted that similar measures should be initiated in other areas in the State.
Taking a leaf out of the Bangalore experience, where a citizen's forum — the Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF) — in association with the Bangalore City Corporation, has taken up steps to improve the civic conditions in the city, the Siruthuli team is also holding discussions with a BATF representative later this month to explore the possibilities of replicating the Bangalore experiment in Coimbatore. A key member of BATF, Mr Ravichandran, will be in Coimbatore for exploratory talks on October 30. After this, the Project Siruthuli team would approach the Corporation Mayor, the Commissioner and the District Collector to evolve a citizen- administration collaborative effort to improve the civic conditions. Ms Mohan said the cleaning-up operations of the first three tanks in the chain where de-silting works were taken up — Krishnampathy, Selvampathy and Muthannankulam — have been completed and they were ready to receive water.
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