To discourage open-dumping, SMB vehicle from 20 April will stop garbage collection from road

April 13: Silchar Municipal Board appointed SHGs and NGOs for door to door collection and treatment of wastes from every households and commercial establishments in all wards of Silchar Municipal Board. Green and red bucket will be provided to all at free of cost and the waste-collectors will collect garbage from the doorstep in the morning and monthly fees will be charged as per the rate fixed by the Silchar Municipal Board (SMB) in the Municipal Bye-laws of Solid Waste Management.

“From 20 April 2021, the Municipal vehicle will stop collecting garbage from the road with an intention to discourage open-dumping and therefore all citizens of the town are requested to cooperate with us to make our city clean and beautiful,” stated Silchar Municipal Board in its official Facebook Page. The list of authorized SHGs/NGOs are: