Civic body asks ALMs to submit action plan by Oct 16

Taking stern steps for implementing the rule of compulsory waste segregation and composting for bulk generators, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked all Advanced Locality Management (ALM) members to submit their plan before October 16.

The civic body wants to know how ALMs plan to encourage and help the bulk waste generators for segregation and composting of waste. The BMC officials said that after the registration of ALMs, which fail to submit the plan after October 16, will be cancelled.

The BMC has started issuing extension of three months to societies and commercial establishments which are bulk generators of waste, and have not yet started segregation and composting.

However, the ALMs are not happy with the BMC’s rule. Rajkumar Sharma, an active ALM from M-East and West ward (Govandi-Chembur), who has been fighting against the overloading of Deonar dumping ground said, “The BMC should get all ALMs registered before sending a warning to cancel registration. The BMC never cared for the ALM members in all these years. Now, when they need help they are forcing ALMs to work towards civic issues. This is not an encouraging attitude.” 

RESISTING RULES

• The BMC has issued 5,304 bulk generators notices to start segregation and composting but only four per cent of bulk generators have started composting.
   
• The ALMs are not happy with the BMC’s rule