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| 1 village identified for SLWM in each district, but Govt yet to go ahead | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: For undertaking Solid Liquid Waste Management (SLWM), more than a year back the state government identified one village in each district to accomplish this task. But work is yet to take off.
Despite clear cut guidelines under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the Directorate of Rural Sanitation has not undertaken the solid liquid waste management in some 22 villages which were identified by the Directorate in each district across J&K.
The government has also failed to appoint SLWM consultants at district level who are supposed to help the Rural Development Department (RDD).
As per SBM guidelines under SLWM in rural areas it is impressed upon all the state governments to appoint a consultant in each district who will guide the authorities on solid waste management at village level. It is more than 2 years and till date not a single consultant has been appointed by the J&K government.
Due to absence of these consultants, proper solid waste management plan is not being prepared at village level.
The objective of SBM guidelines (Grameen) is to bring about improvement in the cleanliness, hygiene and the general quality of life in rural areas. Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) is one of the key components of the programme.
As per SBM guideline No 5.10.5, every state is supposed have at least one SLWM consultant at the state level and one SLWM consultant in each district to guide the preparation of the SLWM projects for each Gram Panchayat (GP). Guidelines say that assistance of Professional agencies/NGOs may be sought to prepare/ develop/test/implement such projects. The Project preparation, supervision and monitoring costs of SBM (Grameen)
"SLWM projects payable to such agencies may be made a part of the project cost itself. Maintenance costs for the first 5 years of operation may be made a part of the Project cost. SLWM projects can be made financially viable by dovetailing funds from other programmes and sources of funding like MNREGS, MPLAD, MLALAD funds, Finance Commission funds, CSR contribution, Swachh Bharat Kosh, donor funding etc. Funding from programmes of other Ministries and departments may also be converged" reads the SBM guidelines.
Once this demand is created, to ensure that the resources are used efficiently, SLWM is to be taken up in project mode for each Gram Panchayat (GP) with financial assistance capped for a GP on number of household basis to enable all GPs to implement sustainable SLWM projects.
The total assistance under SBM(Grameen) for SLWM projects are to be worked out on the basis of total number of households in each GP, subject to a maximum of Rs.7 lakh for a GP having up to 150 households, Rs.12 lakh up to 300 households, Rs.15 to 17 lakh up to 500 households and Rs.20 lakh for GPs having more than 500 households.
Funding for SLWM )project under SBM(G) is provided by the central and state government in the ratio of 75:25. Any additional cost requirement is to be met with funds from the State/ GP, and from other sources like Finance Commission funding, CSR, Swachh Bharat Kosh and through the PPP model. MP LAD funds and MLAs CDF can also be utilised for the said work.
Under Solid and Liquid Waste Management, the following activities may be undertaken: For Solid Waste Management States are to decide the technologies suitable to their areas. Technologies identified by the Committee on Technologies may also be considered for implementation.
Collection, segregation and safe disposal of household garbage, decentralised systems like household composting and biogas plants shall be permitted. Activities related to maximum reuse of organic solid wastes as manure should be adopted. Such technologies may include vermi-composting or any other composting method, individual and community biogas plants. |
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