Draft bylaw suggests formation of Haritha Karma Sena

Green Action Force to be set up in all divisions; each unit to cover 200 houses

Volunteers of the soon-to-be-formed Haritha Karma Sena (Green Action Force) will collect and segregate refuse from city households to transport it to the solid waste treatment facility of the Kochi Corporation.

The proposal for constituting the action force has been included in the draft bylaw for streamlining the municipal solid waste management system in the city. The Corporation went for framing the draft legislation invoking Section 33 of the Kerala Municipalities Act. The draft proposal, which was discussed by the health standing committee of the Corporation last week, will soon be placed before the Corporation council for approval.

The State Government’s clearance is required for the bylaw to come into force. A policy framework is needed for the civic body to handle plastic, solid and liquid, and electronic and other waste and to manage hazardous waste churned out by industrial units in, according to the civic authorities.