Odisha Govt Asks ULBs to Start Special Drive for Disposal of ‘Mo Khata’

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has urged the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to start special drive for disposal of “Mo Khata” (organic compost) stock.

Joint Secretary and Additional Mission Director, SBM (Urban), Sarada Prasad Panda wrote to the Commissioners of all municipal corporations and executive officers of all municipalities and NACs asking them to launch a special drive in their respective areas for disposal of “Mo Khata” stock by cutoff date at the subscribed price.

“The government has been pleased to decide that ‘Mo Khata’ shall be sold at a discounted price of Rs 10 per kg to all users with immediate effect from the date of issuance of this letter till July 31, 2023, to dispose of available stocks as well as popularise the usage of ‘Mo Khata’ among the people”, Panda wrote in the letter.

The ULBs have been asked to engage all the CMMs and sanitation experts to contact the nearest office of the line departments like horticulture, agriculture, soil conservation, and forest departments, etc. They require huge quantities of compost “Mo Khata” during the months of April-July. Therefore, compost should be kept ready with appropriate packaging and supply as per their requirements.

Panda also urged the concerned officials to ensure that all the bags and packets to be used for packaging “Mo Khata” are procured through Mission Shakti Groups (MSGs) and Swachha Sathis to be engaged in the marketing of “Mo Khata” while visiting communities for waste collection and awareness creation. The officials have been requested to issue the necessary instructions to all the CMMs, SEs, and field-level officers to act upon the instructions and expedite the drive.