Project Shivajinagar to ensure garbage segregation

Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday launched a new initiative called 'Project Shivajinagar' to ensure garbage segregation, disposal, and other related activities towards ensuring cleanliness in the area. This new initiative will be launched first in ward number 92 (Shivajinagar) which is currently at the bottom of the ranking as far as garbage segregation and disposal are concerned. Later, it will be extended to all seven wards in Shivajinagar Assembly constituency.

An initiative of Rizwan Arshad Foundation, founded by local MLA Rizwan Arshad, it aims to create public participation to transform the city's commercial hub into garbage-free area. "The drive will start with basic arrangement for door-to-door garbage collection in the ward. As many as 14 garbage block committees will be set up to implement the initiative with each of them attending 750 households. A GPS-embedded garbage collection autorickshaw will also be assigned to each block for the same," Rizwan Arshad explained.

In addition, each committee will also have a WhatsApp group with a representative from the office of the MLA. The group will deal with related complaints. Meanwhile, Ugly Indians, a volunteer group, will partner the project to transform 10 black spots in the ward this weekend, to begin with. "Volunteers will go door-to-door in the constituency to spread awareness and hand out 10,000 dustbins to households. We have also plans to hold meetings with commercial establishments like restaurants, tea stalls and pan shops in the area" Rizwan Arshad further added.

As an initial step to the campaign, the foundation organised a training session for 200 volunteers, garbage contractors, helpers, drivers and BBMP officials and marshals on Thursday.