The 1st regional workshop on star rating of
garbage- free cities, organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(MoHUA) in collaboration with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) was
inaugurated by Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament in the presence of
Sh. Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA. Sh Naresh Kumar, Chairman, NDMC
& Sh. V K Jindal, National Mission Director - SBM(Urban) were also present
at the event. Addressing the gathering, Ms Lekhi said that a coordinated
approach with decentralized solutions should be put in place for tackling the
huge generation of Municipal waste in the cities. Emphasizing on the importance
of public participation in making cities garbage free, she also propounded for
enforcing penalties for violators of hygiene and cleanliness
principles.
Sh. Durga Shanker Mishra said that along with the annual
Swachh Survekshan activity, the star rating of garbage free cities will create
a healthy competition among the cities across the countries to achieve the
goals of cleanliness and 100% solid waste management. The day -long
workshop was attended by over 250 Urban Local Body (ULB) officials, including
Mayors and Commissioners, from New Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and neighbouring
ULBs of Uttar Pradesh. The workshop was held to familiarize and build the
capacities of state and city officials and other relevant stakeholders about
the newly launched Star Rating Protocol of Garbage- Free Cities by MoHUA, which
is a holistic evaluation system for the entire solid waste management (SWM)
value chain.
The Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) focuses on two key
objectives- eradication of open defecation and 100% scientific solid waste
management (SWM) across all 4041 statutory towns and cities. To continue the
momentum on scientific management of solid waste and motivate cities to achieve
more cleanliness, the Star-Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities was launched
by MoHUA on January 20, 2018. The 7-star rating is innovatively designed
on a SMART (Single metric, Measurable, Achievable, Rigorous verification and
Targeted towards outcomes) approach – making it the first-of-its kind rating
tool for assessing cleanliness of cities and towns in India. The system, based
on 12 parameters, builds on the spirit of healthy competition among cities and
the aspirations of cities to progress towards higher standards of “Swachhata”
and its sustainability. This was the first in a series of 17 workshops
scheduled to be held across all states by June 2018 to institutionalize the
protocol towards a Garbage Free India.
STAR RATING OF GARBAGE FREE CITIES -Parameters of star
rating system
It is a single metric rating system, based on 12 parameters:
- Door-to-
Door Collection
- Segregation
at source
- Sweeping
of public, commercial and residential areas (no visible eyesores on
streets)
- Waste
Storage Bins, Litter Bins and material recovery facility
- Bulk
Waste Generators compliance
- Scientific
Waste Processing, Scientific Landfilling and C&D Waste Management
- User
Fees, Penalties, Spot Fines for littering and Enforcement of Ban on
Plastic
- Citizen
grievance redressal and feedback system
- Eradication
of crude dumping of garbage and dump remediation
- Cleaning
of storm drains and surface of water bodies
- Waste
Reduction
- Visible
beautification in the city.
Key Features of 7-star rating-Designed on a SMART
approach:
- SINGLE
METRIC - Rating criteria encapsulates all components of MSWM as
well as plastic waste, waste in drains and water bodies
- MEASURABLE -
Criteria under each star rating has measurable parameters (e.g.% of HHs
covered by D2D collection, % of waste processed, etc.)
- ACHIEVABLE -
Each criteria and associated parameter has been devised to ensure that it
is realistically achievable by cities.
- RIGOROUS
VERIFICATION - Robust 2-step verification mechanism of both
self-declaration and third party verification. Cities rated 1, 2 and
4-star must carry out self-assessment and self-verification, while 3-star,
5-star and 7-star cities will need to be certified through an independent
third party. Moreover, a city should be ODF before going for 3-star and
above certification.
- TARGETED
TOWARDS OUTCOMES – Based on verifiable outcomes rather than
inputs and processes (e.g. remediation of dumpsites, regular sweeping,
collection of user charges, etc.)
Strengths of star rating protocol
- Outcome-based
tool rather than process based, hence will enable institutionalization of
good practices such as source segregation, scientific waste processing,
penalties & spot fines for littering, and compliance of bulk waste
generators, etc.
- Designed
to enable cities to gradually evolve into a model (7-star) city, with
progressive improvements in their overall cleanliness.
- At the
7-star level, 3R components of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) incorporated.
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