Generation of Awareness and Assuring Community Participation in MSW Management
a) Cleanliness Drive
A one month long cleanliness drive, supported by GTZ, was launched in the core area of Tirupati on December 18, 2005 under AAWaM Project for achieving 100% satisfaction on removal of garbage and cleaning of storm water drains and in creating the needed awareness among the local residents.
During the drive, community bins were procured and grouted at strategic locations for use by people and safety items (aprons, rubber boots, rubber gloves, face masks, soaps, caps etc.) were provided for workers.
The cleanliness drive could bring in visible improvement in sanitation in the core area. Further, with the willingness shown by the residents, the Tirupati Municipal Council had decided to extend the door to door waste collection system to the entire core area covering about 1,600 households and about 1,500 shops.
b) Awareness & education programmes
A number of awareness and education programmes including rallies, competitions for students from schools, street plays, publishing of calendars/pamphlets and conducting of cleanliness drive were undertaken. The main activities taken up are:
- Competitions for school children – painting, debate etc.
- Street plays (Nukkad Natak) at various locations in the core area
- Enactment of “Chintamani”, a popular Telugu stage play
- Regular motivation and persuasion for achieving waste segregation in the Kaghithal Veedhi, North and South Mada during waste collection
- Persuasion with local residents to lodge complaints against problems related to drainage, sanitation and public water supply
- Environmental awareness rallies
- World Environment Day events including shramdaan and cleanliness drive.
Plantation at Tirupati on June 5, 2005
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Rally at Tirupati on June 5, 2005
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Awareness campaign in December 2005
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