Cleaning of Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi, alternate dumping site on agenda
SHILLONG: The State Government is planning to have mobile toilets to make things convenient for visitors and the people of the State alike.
The government is toying with the idea of mobile toilets as this will come handy in social gatherings, public rallies, festivals and other large gatherings, Urban and Municipal Affairs Minister Ronnie Lyngdoh told reporters on Friday.
Besides the venues of large gatherings, there is scarcity of public toilets in parts of the city, and wherever they are constructed, there is long queue especially, at the busy Motphran area.
Moreover, the State Government is also finding it difficult to construct permanent toilets in all the public places and hence the mobile toilets are a solution to the problem. According to Lyngdoh, the portable toilets are inexpensive and can be taken to wherever there is a large gathering of people as the construction of permanent toilets in these places is not sustainable.
“The matter was discussed with the Chief Minister and he is also keen to introduce this,” Lyngdoh said.
Wahumkhrah,
Umshyrpi cleaning
The government is also looking at an inexpensive technology to clean the Wahumkhrah and the Umshyrpi rivers.
According to Lyngdoh, some companies have approached the government with the inexpensive technology and the government is studying the matter.
As per the technology, the plan is to prevent the effluents in localities close to the rivers from flowing into the water bodies and to treat the effluents before releasing through pipes. Shillong does not have a sewerage plant and the Government, in the long run, will have to set up the plant for proper waste management system, Lyngdoh added.
EoI invited for alternate dumping ground
Lyngdoh said an expression of interest was called from interested land owners to provide land for an alternate garbage dumping place as the Marten ground is overflowing. There were complaints from the residents near Marten that the overflowing garbage had contributed to air, water and soil pollution.
“We are keen to have an alternate place and we will check who all participated in the EOI,” Lyngdoh said.