Mess management gains following

Additional Municipal Commissioner Deepak Kapoor told The Indian Express recently that the response had been enthusiastic from societies in Vimannagar, Aundh, Parvati and Boat Club Road. Cheques of Rs 1000, would be sent to the respective societies. There are, however, more applications at the ward offices from societies willing to participate in the scheme. Kapoor along with Garden Superintendent Y S Khaire also finalised various conditions for societies towards sustaining the project.

We have asked each society to sign a Rs 20 stamp paper stating their willingness to use the money for vermiculture, start the project in their campus within a month and later submit a compliance report, Kapoor said. Divisional sanitary inspectors will monitor the scheme which also has the Non-Government Organisation NGOs like Shelter Associates, Ragpickers Association and National Society for Clean Cities participating in it.

Kapoor said the 20 Indian companies with foreign collaborations have submitted their proposals for implementingtechnology for garbage conversion. A meeting will be held on February 22 to shortlist five companies and select three with their varying technologies.