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Nagpur City Hub meeting – 31st May, 2025

Discussion Points:

* Leenaji drives the meeting, mentions NMC has a new Addl. Commissioner-NMC

* Jayantji mentions AILSG being more than 100 years old-focus on ULB, & Waste Mgt

* In the past, Leenaji has sought a model colony to demonstrate an ideal model for SWM

* She mentions 10 dry-waste collection centers were setup in Nagpur through efforts of the hub via SHGs through RRR model

* Leenaji mentions “Kashmir” Basti in Futala Lake has a big Open Defecation + Waste Disposal problem; Hub has an opportunity to solve it

* Several members mention waste collection in Slums – collection point removed from a few bastis

* Shefaliji mentions the reformation example of Mangalwari-Dharampeth boundary road, where monitoring by a Hub member brought a tremendous impact

* Shefaliji mentions their model of Home Composting, and others discusses the opportunity of scaling this model at the city level

Action Items:

* The Hub decides on moving ahead of GVP audits led by members of the Hub

* Kartik mentions TMI taking responsibility of making the questionnaire and co-designing survey with Hub members for GVP audits.

* Some questions that were discussed: Type of Location, What kind of waste, Frequency of Waste pickup

* Leenaji and Shefaliji suggest keeping Dharampeth zone as a model for this audit

* Hub members mention that learnings from this audit can help in scaling the effort in the city

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