Thursday, 02 February 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) will launch the ‘My Compost My Story’ campaign on Friday under Swachh Survekshan 2023 (SS23) to promote the practice of segregation and composting of garbage among citizens. Under this campaign, the corporation has invited local residents to share their stories of how they dispose of their garbage at source through composting.
The mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ said that local people with incredible composting stories would also be rewarded besides getting a chance to feature in the corporation’s Wall of Composting. Success of such initiatives will push MCD from 69th position into top 50 cleanest cities in SS23, as per the Mayor.
The municipal commissioner, Manuj Goyal said that all 100 wards of Dehradun generate about 400 metric tonnes of garbage everyday out of which nearly 60 per cent is wet organic waste which is mainly generated from houses and commercial establishments like hotels and restaurants. This wet organic waste can be disposed of at the source quite easily if the locals adopt the practice of segregation and composting, said Goyal. He said that composting is not difficult and can be done even in a small space. He said that many locals are doing it at their homes including him by just digging a pit in the garden.
The corporation would start this campaign to bring the stories of such concerned citizens to everybody to inspire others to follow the same practice, said the commissioner. He said that the MCD would launch the ‘My Compost My Story’ campaign on Friday noon. Thereafter, locals can share their stories on social media platforms by posting a selfie or a video with the compost they have made and tagging the MCD’s page. Interested candidates can also apply through this link https://forms.gle/guXftLwGxxJaT2oP7 or call at 7906653404 for more details.
