Reported by Bit Irom
Imphal: Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho on June 15 flagged off a fleet of vehicles for solid waste management at the Autonomous District Council (ADC), Senapati district headquarters.
The procurement of these vehicles was funded under the 4th State Finance Commission (SFC) Grants. The total allocation for solid waste management activities under the 15th Finance Commission stands at Rs 2.90 crore.
The new vehicles, including six tippers and two dumpers dedicated to improving waste management operations across the district, will serve key areas including the Senapati-Karong area, Tadubi and Makhre Padei area, Mao-Inu Choro area, and Purul and Oinam (Model Village) area.
Notably, under the 15th Finance Commission, several initiatives related to solid waste management are being implemented by the ADC, Senapati.
These include the construction of collection and segregation centres at 13 locations, the establishment of a Material Recovery Facility at the Kathikho Karong Waste Management Site, the installation of plastic bottle banks, and the procurement of a JCB earthmover, among other projects.
The flag-off ceremony was attended by J. Kumo Sha, MLA of 47-Karong (ST) Assembly Constituency; Dharun Kumar S, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Senapati; Adahrii Maheo, MCS, Chief Executive Officer, ADC Senapati; along with ADC staff members and local community leaders.