Jaipur to adopt Surat’s waste management model, says Mayor Somya Gurjar

During her visit, Mayor Gurjar carried out a meeting with the Surat Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agrawal, Mayor Daxesh Mavani and Standing Committee Chairman Rajan Patel among others.

Congratulating the municipal commissioner and Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) for bagging the top spot in Super Swachh league for its outstanding work in sanitation, Gurjar said: “The waste management project run by the SMC will be implemented in Jaipur city”.

The Jaipur Mayor also took note of the different projects being carried out by the SMC. Accompanied by the SMC team, she visited the Integrated Command and Control Centre. She also sought details from the SMC officials regarding public involvement in different projects, said sources.

She also visited a solid and liquid waste management site and took details about “how the project is being run and how it benefits the city”, said sources. The officials explained to her about “using strategies such as collection, processing and recycling and focusing on the 5R (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and recover) principle”, according to sources.

The final product after the plastic waste is processed is also used in road construction, pellet production, and several other industries, the officials told her. She also took details about the tertiary treatment plant run by SMC, wherein the sewage water after being treated in the plant is sold to the industries, and a good revenue is generated, which helps civic organisations to use the amount in other development projects, an official said.

Later in the evening, she visited the BJP office, Kamalam, in Surat city, where she met Surat city BJP president Paresh Patel and other leaders. Mayor Gurjar also visited Nanduba English Academy school in Althan. The event was inaugurated by Surat city Mayor Daxesh Mavani.

Mavani said, “Jaipur mayor Dr Somya Gurjar liked all our projects and especially the plastic waste management project. She has shared her interest in implementing such a project in Jaipur city”.

“A team from Jaipur might arrive in Surat in the coming days to take more details about the project. We also discussed with her the steps we take to keep the city clean,” he said.

“She also appreciated the quality of drinking water in Surat city. She also talked about a tie-up between SMC and Jaipur Municipal Corporation in exchange for technology. She has invited us to visit Jaipur,” added Mavani.