Staff Reporter THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
The State government is taking steps to ensure that solid waste treatment plants will become functional in all cities in Kerala, Minister for Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGIs) M.V. Govindan has said.
Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, he said that under a World Bank-funded project, many of the solid waste management issues in urban areas in the State would be addressed.
The sewage treatment plant at the Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, was one of the successful models which could be replicated elsewhere, he said. Mr. Govindan said that more than 30% of the projects proposed under the LSG department in the Left Democratic Front’s manifesto had become a reality in the first year of the government. Out of the 79 major projects proposed for the department, 25 had been kick-started in the first year.
‘Biggest achievement’
The biggest achievement had been the formation of the LSGD Common Services by merging five departments. The setting up of a common directorate at Swaraj Bhavan would streamline the functioning of the department, the Minister said.
The Integrated Local Self-Governance Management System (ILGMS), which provides access to the public to more than 200 services, including applications for certificates of birth, death and so on, payment of taxes and raising of complaints and appeals, had been implemented in all panchayats.
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