Hyderabad: If the GHMC’s boast of developing the city into a world-class one is to come true, it must start at the bottom, with better management of garbage and provisions of adequate garbage bins across the twin cities. Currently, for the 625 sq km area of the municipal corporation, there are around 2,500 bins.
A proposal to procure 300 more is yet to be cleared. Whatever dustbins there are along main roads are always overflowing. Civic officials say the problem is with the timing of workers lifting the garbage and not a shortage of bins. But citizens say one dedicated bin at every bus stop and one every half a kilometre would make some difference.
Overflowing garbage bins can be seen on main roads such as R.P. Road, M.G. Road, Nampally main stretch (behind state museum), Red Hills, Khairatabad, Abids, King Koti, MGBT, Kukatpally near the Housing Board, Chilkalguda, Myragadda, and Bhoiguda. In some areas such as Ranigunj, Bible House, Yapral, Bansilalpet, Masab Tank and Lower Tank the waste remains uncollected for days.
Madhavi Nagaraj, an activist, says that the main roads have gone from bad to worse and the GHMC must appoint more workers for the job. “More sewage units must also be built. Most importantly, the disposal of garbage is a problem. Garbage dumps on the outskirts are filled up, and no non-conventional way of garbage disposal has been adopted,” she said.
“Garbage, which contains nearly 50 per cent of plastic waste should be separated and recycled. Vegetable waste should be converted into compost and auctioned. Unless garbage is utilised for production of electricity or fertiliser, the city will face serious problems,” says Mahender Reddy, a resident of the Kukatpally Housing Board.
