KALYAN: To tackle the long-standing issue of garbage and cleanliness faced by residents of Kalyan-Dombivli, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has decided to implement the “Chennai Pattern” to make the city garbage-free.
Interestingly, this will be the first such initiative in Maharashtra and the second in the country after Chennai. Chennai has successfully implemented waste management and city cleanliness initiatives. The city’s unique "Garbage-Free City" model has been praised nationwide. Through the world-renowned Urbaser Sumeet company, the Chennai Municipal Corporation transformed the city’s image in terms of garbage management and cleanliness. What stands out is the positive response from Chennai’s citizens, which helped the city set many cleanliness records in the past four years.
Now, KDMC aims to replicate this success in Kalyan-Dombivli. In the first phase, seven municipal wards from Kalyan East, Dombivli, and Kalyan Rural assembly constituencies have been selected.
In these seven wards, waste collection, transportation, and street cleaning have been carefully planned through the appointed company to implement the "Garbage-Free City" initiative.
The project will be launched on Sunday at the Savalaram Maharaj Sports Complex Grounds in Dombivli East by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. As part of the campaign, modern systems for waste collection and transport will be used in Wards D, E, F, G, H, I, and J, under the supervision of the KDMC’s Solid Waste Management Department. Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde, MP from the Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency, played a key role in bringing this initiative forward.
As part of the project, 247 command and control centres will be established by KDMC to monitor all cleanliness activities across the wards. A 24-hour control room will also be set up to address citizens’ complaints. Dedicated staff and systems will be in place to respond to issues.
Five ‘Waste to Wealth’ Centres will be set up, along with eco-friendly battery-operated vehicles and charging stations for primary waste collection. Under the waste-free road concept, efforts will be made to keep 30% of city roads completely free from garbage.
A separate system will also handle the collection of dead animals, green waste, and household hazardous waste. A state-of-the-art auto workshop will be created for vehicle maintenance, and modern hook-loader vehicles will help clear areas like chawls and road corners where garbage is regularly dumped (GVPs).
Other plans include a public awareness team for daily outreach, a dedicated team for door-to-door collection in slum and chawl areas, and special emergency response facilities.
A KDMC official said that detailed planning has already been carried out for waste collection, transport, and road cleaning in all seven wards. A company has been appointed for the execution of the initiative.
Earlier, payment to the waste management company was based on the weight of garbage collected. Under the new model, the KDMC has introduced 45 performance criteria, and payments will now be made only if these are met. Penalties will be imposed on the company if targets are not achieved — a feature experts consider the initiative’s key strength.
The project will run 24 hours a day in three shifts, with the goal of collecting waste from outside every house. Power sweepers will also be deployed, alongside trained staff, to clean main and internal roads.
A special mobile app will be launched for citizens to register garbage-related complaints. These complaints — whether made through the app, social media, or phone — will be monitored and resolved promptly through an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC).
KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goel expressed confidence that this first "Garbage-Free City" initiative in Maharashtra, modelled on Chennai, will receive strong support from the residents of Kalyan-Dombivli, just as it did in Chennai.
Interestingly, this will be the first such initiative in Maharashtra and the second in the country after Chennai. Chennai has successfully implemented waste management and city cleanliness initiatives. The city’s unique "Garbage-Free City" model has been praised nationwide. Through the world-renowned Urbaser Sumeet company, the Chennai Municipal Corporation transformed the city’s image in terms of garbage management and cleanliness. What stands out is the positive response from Chennai’s citizens, which helped the city set many cleanliness records in the past four years.
Now, KDMC aims to replicate this success in Kalyan-Dombivli. In the first phase, seven municipal wards from Kalyan East, Dombivli, and Kalyan Rural assembly constituencies have been selected.
In these seven wards, waste collection, transportation, and street cleaning have been carefully planned through the appointed company to implement the "Garbage-Free City" initiative.
The project will be launched on Sunday at the Savalaram Maharaj Sports Complex Grounds in Dombivli East by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. As part of the campaign, modern systems for waste collection and transport will be used in Wards D, E, F, G, H, I, and J, under the supervision of the KDMC’s Solid Waste Management Department. Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde, MP from the Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency, played a key role in bringing this initiative forward.
As part of the project, 247 command and control centres will be established by KDMC to monitor all cleanliness activities across the wards. A 24-hour control room will also be set up to address citizens’ complaints. Dedicated staff and systems will be in place to respond to issues.
Five ‘Waste to Wealth’ Centres will be set up, along with eco-friendly battery-operated vehicles and charging stations for primary waste collection. Under the waste-free road concept, efforts will be made to keep 30% of city roads completely free from garbage.
A separate system will also handle the collection of dead animals, green waste, and household hazardous waste. A state-of-the-art auto workshop will be created for vehicle maintenance, and modern hook-loader vehicles will help clear areas like chawls and road corners where garbage is regularly dumped (GVPs).
Other plans include a public awareness team for daily outreach, a dedicated team for door-to-door collection in slum and chawl areas, and special emergency response facilities.
A KDMC official said that detailed planning has already been carried out for waste collection, transport, and road cleaning in all seven wards. A company has been appointed for the execution of the initiative.
Earlier, payment to the waste management company was based on the weight of garbage collected. Under the new model, the KDMC has introduced 45 performance criteria, and payments will now be made only if these are met. Penalties will be imposed on the company if targets are not achieved — a feature experts consider the initiative’s key strength.
The project will run 24 hours a day in three shifts, with the goal of collecting waste from outside every house. Power sweepers will also be deployed, alongside trained staff, to clean main and internal roads.
A special mobile app will be launched for citizens to register garbage-related complaints. These complaints — whether made through the app, social media, or phone — will be monitored and resolved promptly through an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC).
KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goel expressed confidence that this first "Garbage-Free City" initiative in Maharashtra, modelled on Chennai, will receive strong support from the residents of Kalyan-Dombivli, just as it did in Chennai.
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