KANNUR: Gone are those days in which Kalliasseri used to suffer because of plastic and other wastes. Now, a mobile app has been developed for waste management in the region. 20,000 households and 5,000 shops in eight grama panchayats in Kalliasseri block panchayat will benefit from the project which will be launched to monitor and control waste collection and disposal through the Smart Garbage Digital Mobile application.

Members of the Haritha Karma Sena will collect non-organic waste from homes and institutions. The amount of waste, collection date, user fee, etc. will be recorded by the Haritha Karma Sena through the digital app. The house owner will have to pay Rs 50 per month. The project has been prepared in collaboration with Haritha Kerala Mission, Clean Kerala Company, and Suchitwa Mission.

Benefits

• Waste collection will take place without any interruption.
• Houses that do not provide waste can be easily identified
• Accurate calculation of user fees
• Activities of members of Haritha Karma Sena can be coordinated.

The mobile number and information of the house owners and shop owners will be included in the app on the mobiles of the Panchayat President and Haritha Karma Sena members. They will inform the house owners about the waste collection. Waste will be collected three days a week.