The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has a project for the sub-categorisation and Resident Welfare Associations and group housing society based on waste management,recycling and out of their area.Under the zero waste colony programme residents are certified and being granted an incentive of 5% tax policy of the city.Group housing committee were assessed under the project on friday,granted certified to RWAs for 28 in category for achieving 100% of waste management.
Saxena said that the public participation is must.Legacy waste can be reduced with help of public participation.MCD commissioner Gyanesh Bharati said that this project will help in addressing the problem of waste.It will help in reducing legacy waste.MCD spokesperson said that Harit Mitra certification will be granted to RWAs.An online portal has been developed for registration under this project of RWAs.Area under MCD divided into 12 zones.E- waste is collected separately for wet and dry waste.All 180 houses are segregating waste and developed common pits.The certificate will not be provided to those who don’t work.
The MCD has started a new initiative of awarding certificates to ‘zero waste’ colonies. It has developed a web portal for registration of RWAs and group housing societies for the certificate programme.The corporation will award certificates in two categories namely, ‘Harit Mitra’ to the RWAs and group housing societies which will adopt parks and gardens and maintain them and also ensure in situ wet waste composting and the second categorisation is that of ‘Sahbhagita Colony’ certification, conditions for which are ‘Harit Mitra’ certification and 100 per cent waste segregation at source, 100 per cent composting of wet waste in the colony, 100 per cent recycling of the recyclable dry waste and 100 per cent of the remaining dry waste to be handed over to the MCD or its authorised agencies.
