Overview
- NDMC Chairman Keshav Chandra formally unveiled a plaque recognising Sangli Apartments on Copernicus Marg as an ‘Anupam Colony’ for meeting the council’s zero-waste criteria.
- The colony achieved near‑100% source segregation through active participation by every household, which NDMC credited as essential to the result.
- Sangli Apartments hosts on-site circular infrastructure including an RRR (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) centre, a plastic collection‑cum‑vending machine, an Organic Waste Converter for compost and a horticulture‑to‑briquette unit.
- NDMC positions the award as a replicable model and has already granted the Anupam Colony tag to several other neighbourhoods that run similar decentralised waste systems.
- Residents benefit from cleaner common areas and onsite compost for parks while the model aims to cut the colony’s landfill waste and offer incentives that make household sorting and reuse practical.