Spick and span roads would soon greet residents in the district, thanks to a garbage segregation scheme by the civic body.

The Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation is working out details and modalities of a plan entailing carting away filth and proper collection by the civic body.

According to details, each household would be provided two dustbins, one for collecting degradable garbage and the other for wastes like polythene and others. The civic body, on its part, would collect the garbage from the households for dumping. The formal launch date of the system has not been announced yet but it is likely to be introduced in November.

The residents would have to bear the cost of dustbins as well as the wages of civic personnel engaged in carting away garbage. The newly appointed commissioner of the Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation, Himanshu Sharma, said the purpose of the move was to stop the unhealthy practice of dumping garbage on roads.

At present, the residents dispose garbage at places of their choice on roads and the employees of the civic body collect it. Even a gap of a few days in garbage collection leads to creation of heaps of filth at different points of the town. The municipal commissioner has already held several rounds of meetings with ward councillors to discuss the scheme and implement the idea keeping local factors in mind.

There are between 800 and 1,000 households in each of the 49 wards of the town. Each ward, according to the proposed plan, would be divided into four segments and a committee of residents and ward councillors concerned would be formed to supervise the distribution of dustbins and door-to- door collection of household waste.

Each ward would be provided a minimum of six trolleys to be used for collecting garbage from households. The residents would have to pay a monthly fee for availing this service. The local committee in consultation with the Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation and residents would decide the fee.

Rajiv Kumar, the councillor of ward number 28, said he has asked the residents to execute the new plan to keep the areas clean.

“Being a new plan in the town, the civic body has decided to roll it out in just three out of 49 wards on a trial basis. Depending on the outcome of the scheme, the plan would be introduced in the rest of the wards as well,” commissioner Sharma said.

Residents, naturally, appeared more than willing to support the move of the Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation. “The new system appears good. If the system is implemented properly, it would help keep the roads clean,” said Mohamma Nizam, a resident of Pankhatoli.

Shruti Rani of Mithanpura locality echoed the sentiment. He said the move would free the residents of the daily chore of dumping garbage.