Permanent measures should be implemented to resolve issues related to garbage management, drinking water supply, and wild elephant intrusion.

Madikeri, June 22; MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar instructed the concerned officials to formulate a plan to find a permanent solution to the problem of garbage, drinking water and wild elephants.

Speaking while presiding over the District Development Coordination and Supervision Committee meeting held at the Zilla Panchayat Hall, he; At the very beginning, he sought information about the garbage disposal of Madikeri city. Again, he said, please provide information about the garbage removal without giving the excuse of rain. Responding to this, Municipal Council Municipal Commissioner Ramesh; Already 70% of the traditional garbage has been segregated. He said that the remaining RDF garbage will be taken away by contractors. DUDC Engineer Manjunath spoke; When measured in 2018, it was found that 76,636 MT of garbage had been collected, and later a tender was called and a contract was awarded. Now, 70% of the garbage has been sorted. It is being sorted into three sections. After the contract was awarded, the sorting and clearing work was supposed to be completed by April last year. But it was informed that it was delayed due to rain. The MP who intervened questioned; If the work is 70% complete, then so much garbage is visible. Manjunath replied; Currently, there is a problem of space for garbage collection, and after 2018, the garbage has increased by 70%. He said that the garbage pile is growing.

Disha Committee Member Dr. B.C. Naveen Kumar spoke; He questioned whether it is not possible to sort garbage scientifically. Legislative Council Member Boje Gowda spoke; The land has been marked without knowing what it is, no action is being taken to resolve the issues discussed in the meeting. Did you try to resolve the problem even after knowing that there is a lot of garbage coming in? He said to set a date for clearing the garbage. Speaking on this occasion, the MP said; Although a date was given earlier, it has not been cleared. The Forest Department has already looked at an alternative land. They have inspected the land and submitted a report whether it is suitable. A permanent solution to this problem needs to be found, and he suggested that action be taken to clear the garbage in neighboring Mysore and Dakshina Kannada districts, inquire and tell them in how many days the garbage will be cleared. Speaking on this occasion, Officer Manjunath; assured that it will be cleared in the next fortnight.

Problem across the district

While the discussion on garbage continued, Disha member Kanti Satish spoke; Garbage disposal is a big problem. Not only Madikeri; there is a problem at the Gram Panchayat level as well.

Legislative Council member M.P. Suja Kushalappa spoke; Gram Panchayats have received notices regarding garbage management. What action has been taken regarding this, attention should be paid to garbage management in homestays and resorts, garbage is being dumped on the roadside. The Chief Executive Officer of the G.P. should check this and take action. He said that the licenses of homestays and resorts that violate the rules should be canceled.

Chief Executive Officer of the G.P. Anand Prakash Meena said; Action has been taken for garbage management within the Gram Panchayat. Money has to be collected from the people, which is becoming difficult. He said that vehicles have been provided to all the Panchayats under the Swachh Bharat Yojana.

Legislative Council member Boje Gowda spoke; Action should not be taken alone; appropriate results should be obtained. He suggested that if management is difficult, then any task should be entrusted to an agency.

MPs spoke; Garbage disposal is a big problem. Despite all efforts, no results are being obtained. The Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police discussed what can be done proactively, visited neighboring districts, prepared an action plan and instructed them to start working. The issue of garbage should not come up in the next meeting. He instructed them to prepare a plan and submit a report on this.

Drinking Water

The MPs sought information about the progress of the Amrit 2.0 project in the meeting. Engineer Jayakumar, who gave information about the supply of drinking water in Madikeri, Kushalnagar, Virajpet, Somwarpet and Ponnampet under the Amrit 2.0 project; In Madikeri, the project work has been undertaken at a cost of Rs. 45 crore and 70% progress has been made. He said that the work will be completed by the end of December. The MPs directed that further progress should be made in the Amrit 2.0 project district. No delay should be followed for any reason.

It is sad that there is a drinking water problem in the areas where there is a lot of rainfall in the state. Even if the monsoon has not started properly this year, we should take steps to protect the water source. There is water in lakes, dams, wells, ponds, lakes and streams, and it is not right to use tankers for drinking water supply; this time there has not been the expected amount of rain, there is a possibility of rain in the coming days, and emphasis should be placed on drinking water conservation, he said.

When Legislative Council member Boje Gowda questioned how much money was paid to the contractors of the work, the engineers; When informed that 40 crores had been paid, he objected to the fact that three-fourths of the money had been paid even though half of the work had not been done. On this occasion, Disha Samiti member Nagesh Kundalpadi demanded that a Lokayukta inquiry should be conducted into the progress of the Amrut 2 project. Member Kanti Satish also agreed with this.

Giving information about the Jaljeevan Mission project, Executive Engineer Bhaskar said that under the Jaljeevan Mission, the focus is on providing tap water to every household.

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