Chandigarh Municipal body chief moots RWA route to segregate waste
(WorldNews India)

In an attempt to involve citizens of the city, Municipal Commissioner K K Yadav suggested the residents welfare associations (RWAs) to register themselves as `bulk waste generators` and carry out segregation of waste in their respective sectors. Advertising The initiative comes after the poor showing of Chandigarh- which slipped from No 3 to No 20 - in the Swacch Survekshan this year. Segregation of waste at household level was one field where Chandigarh faced very poorly. As per SWM Rules, 2016, `bulk waste generator´ includes buildings occupied by the Central government departments or undertakings, date government departments or undertakings, local bodies, public sector undertakings or...