Attending the MCCI Special Session with Shri Binod Kumar, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, KMC on 23rd June, 2023

23/06/2023 – Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI), established in 1901, organized a Special Session with Shri Binod Kumar, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, KMC on ‘KMC’s Vision & Strategy: E-Governance, Ease of Doing Business and Solid Waste Management’ on 23rd June, 2023 at the Conference Hall of the Chamber. SIGMA Foundation was invited by the Chamber to join in this important session and on its behalf, Ms. Sonia Nandi attended the session. After an introduction and welcome address by the members of MCCI, the session began with the Commissioner dwelling on various issues being faced by businesses and citizens of Kolkata regarding governance of KMC ending with a special presentation on Solid Waste Management. As per the presentation, Kolkata is producing nearly 4500 MT of solid waste daily which is being collected by KMC and getting disposed in the trenching grounds of Dhapa and Garden Reach. KMC has already started collecting segregated waste after IEC from citizens and is processing some of that in the Compost Plant at Dhapa and has plans to build a Waste to Energy Plant as well. On further enquiry, Shri Binod Kumar said that he is willing to listen to more such waste management ideas either in person or forwarded through the Chamber for future endeavours.