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A sigh of relief to garbage lifters by 'Janadhar'

In metros as well as small cities, many tonnes of household
waste as well as industrial waste is thrown away daily. The
disposal of this waste is a major problem confronted by the
corporation. Many people in cities earn their living by sorting
paper, glass, iron, etc from this garbage and selling it to the
scrap dealer. This work is done by some specific backward class
people of Hindu community that particularly includes women and
children. On one hand, the disposal of garbage is a major problem
while on the other hand, imparting the life filled with self
respect to garbage lifters is a serious challenge.
Janadhar, an organization from Maharashtra’s Latur district engaged
in sewa work, has developed a system to resolve both the issues.
The institute formed a co-operative society of these garbage
lifters. Each woman working under this scheme had to collect the
garbage from 300 houses. She had to collect Rs 10 per month from
each house for lifting the garbage. For this, initially, an
awareness was created among the residents. People used to ask, “If
corporation doesn’t charge anything for garbage collection, then
why only you people?”. However, many people used to agree after
giving them a detailed information.
Women collecting the garbage were given jackets as uniforms. In
addition to this, Janadhar also provided them two big containers
and a trolley. Janadhar karyakartas used to appeal to these women
that they should maintain hygiene, comb their hair properly, dress
neatly so that people will give them due respect.
Ten women work together for cleaning one ward under the supervision
of a youth from their locality who is well educated. Each woman
earns Rs 3000 per month, out of which the supervisor gets 20 per
cent amount and 10 per cent amount goes to 'Janadhar' that utilizes
this amount for office maintenance as well as purchasing
containers, boxes, etc. Compared to earlier income, this current
income of Rs 2100 per month is certainly good for these women. The
money obtained by sorting the garbage entirely goes to these women
only. Brokers and scrap dealers used to purchase this material at a
very low cost, hence the institute formed Sheshak Co-operative
Society and some people from the families of these women became the
members of this society. Society erected it’s own shop and began to
pay more for the scrap.
Janadhar has obtained a coal manufacturing furnace from Pune’s
Aarti Research Institute. Coal is manufactured by putting garbage,
grass, leaves, etc in this furnace. This ‘kandi coal’ is utilized
in many industries. This furnace is located in the colony of
leprosy patients. Family members of leprosy patients were trained
in coal manufacturing. Women collecting garbage bring leaves,
grass, etc fallen on the road to the furnace workers. The coal
manufacturers pay these women for this material and make money by
selling this coal manufactured in the furnace.
This organization from Latur city is now gaining grounds in the
nearby Ausa city also. Many societies in Maharashtra are lauding
this model of Janadhar. Director of the institute Sanjay Kamble is
leaving no stone unturned for implementation of this model in other
societies also.
Contact:
Janadhar Sevabhavi Sanstha,
Shyam Kunj, Shyam Nagar,
Latur, Maharashtra,
Pin 413431, India
Website: www.janadhar.org
Director: Sanjay Kamble
Mobile no: 99223409153
How to reach:
Latur by train: The city of Latur houses a major railway station
that has direct trains to many locations. Direct trains to the city
of Latur start from Mumbai, Pune, Nanded, Pundharpur, Hyderabad,
and Usmanabad.
Latur by bus: Latur is well connected by road to many major cities
in Maharashtra. The city has regular buses to the cities of Mumbai,
Nagpur, Pune, Aurangabad and Kolhapur.
By air: Kingfisher Airlines connects Latur to Mumbai. The flights
operate three-days-a-week.
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