Odisha

CM To Inaugurate First Underground Dustbins In Berhampur Tomorrow

Berhampur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the first underground dustbins here on Saturday.

in a smart move, the Berhampur Municipal Corporation has installed as many as 17 smart underground dustbins near Binayak Acharya College, guest house, Durga Devi temple and circuit house at an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore.

If followed in true spirit, foul smell and mosquitoes will soon become a thing of the past. The city denizens, however, have raised doubts over the functionality of these bins.

“It is a good step. If used properly, these can rid the city of mosquito menace,” said Kiran Kumar Sahoo, a resident.

The civic body would collect garbage from various places of the city and dump them into these dustbins. The dustbins of 5 ft length and 5 ft width are made of steel.

“This type of dustbin should be installed in the entire city. These will help put a stop to garbage being strewn all over the roads,” said Debananda Panda, former student union president of Binayak Acharya College.

Sensors have been fitted to these bins.

“We can see the dashboards through sensors. If the garbage dumped is less than 40 per cent of garbage, it will show green. On nearing 70 per cent, it will turn yellow. The sensor will ping once the dump touch 80 per cent and vehicles will sent to remove them,” Commissioner Chakrabati Singh Rathore informed.

OB Bureau

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