JICA SWM Project

JICA project team is working on remaining lifetime analysis of both Matuail & Aminbazar Landfill site. To carry out the task, JICA project team provided Drone, IPad, Agisoft Metashape professional software, Autodesk Civil 3D software & assisted in Ground Control point installation in both landfill sites. JPT also arranged several training session with city corporation's officials. This activity can be effective tool to Landfill management unit to predict remaining time, proper landfill management & operation improvement, prepare for landfill closure & new land acquisition in advance, heavy equipment layout plan generation etc..

[3R Inauguration Ceremony at DNCC & DSCC]

JICA’s TA Project for Strengthening Solid Waste Management in Dhaka North City, Dhaka South City and Chittagong city has supported DSCC, DNCC & CCC in capacity development of the WMD officials on SWM Rules 2021 that has been published. One of the key components of the SWM Rules 2021 is 3R. This means Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. To boost up the 3R activities JICA Experts introduced source segregation at household level.

Two areas from DSCC and one area from DNCC have started waste segregation at source as a part of a pilot project of 3R activity. On that basis, the inauguration ceremonies were held at Niketon Society on 18th March and sector-3, Uttara on March 25 at DNCC. In DSCC, the inauguration ceremony of the waste segregation at source was held at the officer's colony, Azimpur in Ward-26.

During the event, community leaders, society representatives, city corporation related officials and the JICA Expert Team were present. The communities accepted the initiative from JICA and City Corporations for considering the environment and coming forward for a better tomorrow.

Previously, inauguration ceremonies were held at Chattogram on waste segregation from house hold levels. At the moment, communities in five different areas in CCC are doing waste segregation at source..