Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, Feb. 15: The Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) and a local voluntary group distributed materials that are to be used for kitchen waste-composting, to residents of Kevijau colony in Dimapur. The materials were distributed in the colony’s council hall on Thur. Feb. 15.
The DMC and the group, Pro Rural, also demonstrated how to use said materials during the event. 30 different materials for household-level waste composting were distributed to the locals there.
The DMC’s executive engineer Badal Bhadra urged the colony’s residents to be accountable and to engage waste management practices especially to prevent health hazards. With shortage in the number of DMC staff, he said, it is impossible to clean the entire city. For stated reason, he sought cooperation from the residents to be more responsible.
Members of Pro Rural explained to the residents that to turn garbage into a ‘useful product,’ biodegradable waste must have to be separated in a container that has been provided, sprinkle a powder agent (also provided) and cover the container with a plank of wood to help retain moisture and heat.
Every few days the biodegradable waste can be poured into a container, with the powder added to it. They may continue with the procedure, the Pro Rural team explained. The water that is accumulated from out of the waste in the container can then be used to water plants, clean drains and kitchen sinks while the waste can be used as garden manure, the residents were told.
