MUMBAI: In a first for town, the BMC on Monday began putting in floating trash brooms which are expected to arrest floating garbage like thermocol and plastic, combating them from coming into the ocean.
On Monday, the primary trash broom used to be put in on the Irla pumping station. Civic officials mentioned that during all seven trash brooms will likely be put in by way of June 2, prior to the onset of the monsoon. The locations will likely be: Dahisar, Poisar, Oshiwara, Mithi River, Mogra Nullah, and Lovegrove pumping station. The set of mega brooms were bought in Kolkata for Rs.1.1 crore.
V Khankar, the BMC's chief engineer of storm water drains (SWD) mentioned the trash brooms will likely be positioned at important locations just about river or nullah outfalls into the ocean or creek. "At present, garbage from nullahs and rivers enter the sea, only to be deposited on the beaches. We hope that once the brooms are installed, this will not occur," he mentioned. It may be recollected that the civic commissioner, in the BMC budget previous this year, had proposed bringing in trash brooms.
BJP MLA Ameet Satam, who used to be provide throughout the set up of the Irla pumping station trash broom on Monday, mentioned that during October final year, he had taken up the subject of installing giant water brooms with the municipal commissioner and the executive minister. In a letter to Satam, the SWD department has mentioned that upon the a hit set up of trash brooms on the designated locations, and gazing their receive advantages to the marine atmosphere, the civic body would undertake such work on a large scale, together with mechanical choice of trash. "This was much needed and I am glad that the civic body has implemented the suggestion. Just beach cleaning is not a solution and it was essential that steps were taken to arrest garbage at source. We are also working on a comprehensive beach cleaning policy for both Juhu and Versova," mentioned Satam.
On Monday, the primary trash broom used to be put in on the Irla pumping station. Civic officials mentioned that during all seven trash brooms will likely be put in by way of June 2, prior to the onset of the monsoon. The locations will likely be: Dahisar, Poisar, Oshiwara, Mithi River, Mogra Nullah, and Lovegrove pumping station. The set of mega brooms were bought in Kolkata for Rs.1.1 crore.
V Khankar, the BMC's chief engineer of storm water drains (SWD) mentioned the trash brooms will likely be positioned at important locations just about river or nullah outfalls into the ocean or creek. "At present, garbage from nullahs and rivers enter the sea, only to be deposited on the beaches. We hope that once the brooms are installed, this will not occur," he mentioned. It may be recollected that the civic commissioner, in the BMC budget previous this year, had proposed bringing in trash brooms.
BJP MLA Ameet Satam, who used to be provide throughout the set up of the Irla pumping station trash broom on Monday, mentioned that during October final year, he had taken up the subject of installing giant water brooms with the municipal commissioner and the executive minister. In a letter to Satam, the SWD department has mentioned that upon the a hit set up of trash brooms on the designated locations, and gazing their receive advantages to the marine atmosphere, the civic body would undertake such work on a large scale, together with mechanical choice of trash. "This was much needed and I am glad that the civic body has implemented the suggestion. Just beach cleaning is not a solution and it was essential that steps were taken to arrest garbage at source. We are also working on a comprehensive beach cleaning policy for both Juhu and Versova," mentioned Satam.
Mumbai gets 1st floating trash broom at Irla stn
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