GURUGRAM: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has set up four horticulture composting sites to compost waste collected from the parks and green belts. The horticulture composting pits have been set up at the Palam Vihar C2 block, the green belt in Sector 15 Part-1, the Sector 44 park and Basai.
The civic body will now ensure that every park has a composting pit so that the horticulture waste is processed there. “We have started processing horticulture waste at four sites. The commissioner has also directed the horticulture officials to ensure that all parks in the city get composting pits. The horticulture officials will also issue written directions to the ward committees and RWAs maintaining their respective parks,” said MCG spokesperson SS Rohilla.
Residents said that managing the horticulture waste becomes difficult, especially during the autumn season, and when the trees are pruned. They added that horticulture waste is sometimes dumped on the roads since it is not processed.
Some residents also said that composting pits in every park are less likely to be feasible, considering the space that these pits occupy.
“The composting of horticulture waste into manure takes a lot of time in the pits. There are new machines available now which ensure quick conversion of horticulture into manure. MCG can procure these machines, which come in various sizes, and can convert waste into manure in minimum time. Replacing pits with machines will also be beneficial because pits occupy a lot of space and many residents are not in favour of the same since our parks already have limited space,” said Udaybir Yadav, president of Sector 10A RWA.
He added that some part of the park maintenance funds can be diverted to procure such machines.
“MCG pays Rs 3 per sqm for park maintenance, it can keep at least Rs 1 per sqm to procure equipment for faster processing of horticulture waste,” Yadav said.
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