Tamil Nadu government empowers village panchayats to act tough on non-segregation of solid waste by households

The Tamil Nadu government has empowered village panchayats to notify them of temporary discontinuation of water supply or impose fines as a deterrent measure on households in panchayats that fail to segregate solid waste consistently.

Households that fail to comply with waste segregation and fail to segregate waste properly before handing it over will be issued a warning notice under Section 111, 245 (1) and (2) read with Schedule II and II of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.

In case of continued non-compliance, the panchayat concerned has the power to issue a notice to temporarily disconnect the household from water supply or impose a fine as a deterrent measure. These enforcement actions are allowed to be taken by the respective District Block Development Officers (BDOs) and village panchayat secretaries.

The same procedures for primary and secondary collection of solid waste need to be followed in village panchayats around the city. The state government has recently issued guidelines on solid waste management and sanitation activities in urban panchayats and village panchayats.

Household waste should be separated into wet waste (in the green bin) and dry waste (in the blue bin). While wet waste includes kitchen waste, vegetable and fruit waste, and garden waste, dry waste includes plastic caps, tin bottles, pet bottles, metals, glass, furniture, electrical cables, and e-waste.

The guide also stated their duties. Thooimai kavas In solid waste management in all village panchayats classified as primary collection, secondary collection and disposal. For peri-urban panchayats and large panchayats (>10,000 population), wet waste would be collected along with dry waste when home composting of wet waste is not possible.

One tooimai kavas The guide stated that in general, all village panchayats should be assigned for every 150 households and each of them should collect waste from at least 75 households per day.

The Tamil Nadu government has also issued guidelines on drinking water supply and maintenance of street lights in rural areas. On-site inspections would be conducted every Wednesday by the village panchayat secretary. makkal nala paniyas / Regional Deputy BDO checked whether the street lights were working throughout the night.

According to the regulation, the drinking water tap must be replaced every two years if it is made of brass, every one year if it is made of plastic, and every two years if it is made of iron, according to field inspection and need. It was also recommended to replace Sintex (HDPE) tanks every 10 years.