The citizens of Warangal can hope for better facilities as the
Central government shortlisted it under the
Smart Cities Mission. The program enables the city to secure funds from the central government in strengthening and extension of existing services and its infrastructure.
Clean Cities Championship In 2012, the city of Warangal was generating 300 tonnes per day (TPD) of
municipal solid waste (MSW) of which about 60% was being collected by the GWMC. The residual MSW was piling up across the city, making it look untidy and creating an unsanitary environment. In these conditions, the GWMC devised an innovative solution to addressing MSW management – the Clean Cities Championship. Taking place over one week in mid October 2012, the GWMC invited waste management professionals from 57 municipalities across the state of
Telangana to compete in the Clean Cities Championship. Leading up to the event, a multi-channel information and education campaign (IEC) created awareness and excitement about the event via billboards, posters, pamphlets, radio jingles, TV ads, street plays, a web portal and TV shows. All the Clean Cities Championship participants were divided into 386 teams, with each team being given the responsibility of waste collection from 500 households per day. The teams went door-to-door and demonstrated correct waste segregation techniques to the householders and gave them two bins, one each for
wet and
dry waste. Each team spent about fours hours per day collecting MSW from households on its route. The waste was then taken to central drop-off points where it was weighed and further segregated as required. The segregated waste was then taken to waste recovery facilities, which had been prepped ahead of time, here the organic waste underwent
bio-methanation or
composting, the
recyclable waste was sorted and recycled and the
inert waste was sent to Marikonda dumpsite 15 kilometers outside the city. and the dumpyard with significantly reduced load is, in phases, being converted into a nature park with
vermicomposting sheds. == Administration ==