Bhubaneswar : Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Odisha will partner with the 114 urban local bodies in the state to strengthen the wealth centres functioning under the decentralized waste management.
Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed today between the Directorate of Municipal Administration and Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) and between the 114 ULBs and 33 ITIs for repair and maintenance of equipment of Wealth Centres and sanitation Vehicles.
Speaking on the occasion Housing and urban development minister Pratap Jena said that Odisha has made rapid strides in solid waste management in which the Wealth Centres are playing a key role.
The Wealth Centres (WCs) comprising of Micro Composting Centres (MCCs) and Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) operated by Mission Shakti groups have been playing a critical role in collection, segregation, transportation, treatment, and reuse of wet and dry waste across all the 114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
“The signing of MoU will result into a ULB level partnership where ITIs will undertake repair and maintenance of equipment & vehicles at the Wealth Centres and also in building the skill and capacities of students and trainers in the ITIs,” he said State Skill Development and Technical Education, Premananda Nayak said “We are also in the process of opening Mechanic Motor Vehicle trade in other ITIs and also in some of the upcoming new 24 ITIs, through which this partnership will get further strengthened.
The income that would be generated through this partnership will help the ITIs, their Trainers and Students financially, ” he said Housing and urban development principal secretary G. Mathi Vathanan, said the ULBs have been facing the problem in periodical as well as breakdown repair and maintenance of WC equipment.
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