The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has invited residents to submit suggestions on improving solid waste management in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, opening a public consultation on shortcomings in waste collection, segregation, processing and disposal. The deadline for submitting feedback is November 14.
The suggestions will be reviewed by a committee led by former chief secretary S M Vijayanand, who has been appointed special rapporteur-cum-special monitor by the commission. The committee will examine the problems associated with solid waste management in the corporation and recommend remedial measures.
The commission’s chairperson, Justice Alexander Thomas, appointed Vijayanand to study the existing waste management system and submit recommendations for improving its functioning. The move places the city’s waste services under a formal human rights review, with residents being asked to document shortcomings and propose solutions.
Residents can submit their suggestions through a Google form prepared by Suchitwa Mission. The form is available on the official website of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission, kshrc.kerala.gov.in, as well as through the associated Google Form link. The consultation allows members of the public to provide feedback directly for consideration by the committee.
The areas identified for public feedback include waste collection, segregation, processing and disposal. Residents can use the platform to report problems in the existing system and recommend measures that they believe could improve the corporation’s waste management operations.
The consultation comes as the commission examines the functioning of solid waste management in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The reported review is expected to cover the problems affecting the system and to inform recommendations to the civic body and other relevant authorities.
The appointment of a special rapporteur-cum-special monitor gives the exercise a defined institutional structure. Vijayanand’s committee will study the issues, consider suggestions received from the public and submit recommendations to the commission. Residents must submit their feedback through the designated form by November 14.
