Bhubaneswar, April 18: The civic body has taken up the second phase of the process to install another 770 large colour-coded bins in the city.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had already started the process to install 4,000 colour-coded waste bins and the project is nearing completion.

These bins, each of which has a capacity of 240 litres, will be installed in all the three administrative zones of the municipal corporation. Each zone will have more than 250 such bins, which will also have wheels for smooth transportation of garbage.

The civic body will spend Rs 26.95 lakh on the installation of the new bins. "We have floated a tender to select a bidder who will supply us the bins. The bidder will install the bins," said mayor Ananta Narayan Jena.

In November last year, the municipal corporation had started the process to install 4,000 colour-coded bins across the city to facilitate source segregation of garbage. The project, which started in February, is now nearing completion. At present, the city has around 8,000 bins.

"One of the primary objectives of the Swachh Bharat Mission is to encourage the use of waste bins and we are committed to do the job. Now, it is the duty of the citizens to apply their civic sense and use the dustbins properly. We will do the rest of the jobs of collection and transportation of garbage," said the mayor.

At present, the civic body looks after the cleanliness of 10 wards on its own, while the remaining 57 wards are managed by private agencies. "The installation of the bins will surely help in management of municipal solid waste in a proper manner," said an official of the civic body.

Sources said that once the tender got finalised, it would take about two months for the bidder to complete the installation of the new waste bins. "The new bins will be of green colour according to the code of the civic body. The bins will come fitted with wheels to facilitate smooth transportation of garbage. The bidder will get two months to complete the installation," said the official.

Although the residents welcomed the move of the civic body, they also ask for timely lifting of garbage at certain places.

"It is a good move to install more waste bins, but they should also ensure emptying the bins on time. In our area, most of the bins overflow with garbage," said Rasulgarh resident Pratik Mahana.