In order to ensure proper door to door garbage collection service in the new wards, the two private companies hired by the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) will paste QR codes outside every house by the end of March. Both the companies have collectively started a survey in the new wards to gather information about households that generate domestic garbage.
Informing this, Suryaprakash Pharasi from Sunlight Waste Management Company which manages sanitation in 15 new wards stated that around Rs 12 lakh are being spent on this initiative. He said that the companies are planning to manage sanitation facilities in the new wards in the smart hi-tech way. According to him, the QR code pasted outside every house will ensure that the sanitation workers have picked up the garbage and it will also let the management know that how many households are actually dumping garbage through the door to door service. Moreover, the locals will also be able to make e-payments for the door to door garbage collection service. “The locals can pay through online transaction or apps and can even use their debit cards to pay for the door to door service. The e-payments will also help us track the households that dispose of garbage regularly through the door to door service and not in public areas,” said Pharasi. According to him, the process of pasting QR codes will be completed by March 31. Moreover, both the companies have started door to door service in eight new wards and according to them, full-fledged door to door service will start in all the wards by March. Meanwhile, the MCD officials opined that such efficient waste disposal methods will certainly help Dehradun in Swachh Survekshan 2021.
