ZIRO, Jun 6: In a bid to supplement the ongoing garbage management system in the Ziro valley, a reduce, reuse and recycle (RRR) center was set up here today, with Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Bamin Nime inaugurating it.
The center, which is initiated by the DC who is also chairman of District Urban Development Agency, has been sponsored by the DC’s untied fund. The center has eight chambers for collection of used shoes and slippers, tools and implements, books and papers, utensils, e-waste, plastic, clothes and other non-wet items.
Speaking on the occasion, the DC said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure as some of the donated items like shoes, slippers, books and clothes could be re-used. He, however, appealed to people of the valley to be responsible citizens and not dump garbage at the center. CCTV cameras are installed at the premises and violators will be penalized, he cautioned.
Informing that the RRR center was an effort to supplement the ongoing garbage management system in the valley, the DC made it clear that the site is only for a temporary period. In future a children’s park is slated to be constructed here, he added.
The DC also said that people of the valley were slowly becoming more garbage conscious and started doing primary segregation of their garbage at homes and places of stay. Segregation of metal, plastics, clothes and bottles is manageable now. But the vexed issue of segregation of diapers and sanitary napkins is the real problem in garbage management.
“Hence, I once again appeal to the denizens of the valley not to dump such garbage at Kley river or any other place but to burn or dispose of them responsibly,” he appealed.
Highlighting the role of RRR center, AE (UD) Chakpu Raju informed that the accumulated materials would be picked up by UD & H karamcharis, segregated and disposed of during the same day thereby keeping the chambers empty every evening.
Meanwhile, the DC distributed 100 new T-shirts printed with the slogan ‘Respect Dignity of Labour, Practise Payback to Society’ to all the participants including HoDs, staff of District Secretariat, ZPMs, NGOs, youth and students.
He also appealed to them to spare one hour of their time during a weekend morning to assist him in cleanliness drive in and around the twin-townships of Ziro-Hapoli, which was agreed upon by all. (DIPRO)