Maha to provide fin aid to civic bodies for scientific garbage

The Maharashtra government will provide financial assistance to municipal corporationsfor scientific segregation and disposal of garbagewaste, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly today.
He said the government would not provide any dumping ground facility for the purpose.
Replying to the issue of garbage piling in Aurangabad, raised by Ajit Pawar (NCP),Fadnavis said a solution would be found soon.
"Scientific segregationand disposal of garbage waste has already started in Mumbai and Pune," he said.
The chief minister said the government would provide funds to the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
"Temporary places have been earmarked for dumping of garbage. But in future, dumping grounds will be used for segregation and disposal of garbage in a scientific manner," said the chief minister.

Garbage has been piling up in various parts of Aurangabad since last 18 days as the residents of Naregaon village, located near that city, have opposed the dumping of the garbage, which has been the practice for the last two decades.

Fadnavis said the AMC has shortlisted few places for dumping of garbage.
"A case is being heard in the high court and the state chief secretary has filed an affidavit. The government's proposedmeasures (to tackle the issue) are capping of dumping ground, disposal of garbage through bio-mining, and processing of garbage wastescientifically in a time-bound manner," he said.
In the places earmarked for temporary disposal of garbage, scientific segregation and disposal of waste would be done in six to nine months' time, he said.

"Dumping of garbage would be stopped andgarbage on the dumping ground would be disposed of through bio-mining," he said.