Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Telangana Ward Officers Complete Three-Day Sanitation Training Programme
Telangana held a three-day training programme for municipal ward officers.
The training focused on keeping cities clean and managing waste properly.
Officers learned how to separate waste, collect it efficiently and plan collection routes.
They also studied waste processing and the management of sewage-related waste.
The programme discussed safety and dignity for sanitation workers.
Officers were introduced to tools such as GPS tracking and digital dashboards.
Forty officers attended the first training batch.
They created sanitation improvement plans that can be used in their own wards.
The CDMA and NIUM conducted a three-day sanitation and solid waste management programme for Telangana ward officers.
The workshop was held from September 21 to 23 at RCUES, Osmania University.
Training covered the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, effective from April 1, 2026.
Sessions addressed waste segregation, collection routes, processing, sanitation, worker safety, GPS tracking and digital reporting tools.
The initial batch included 40 officers, who prepared ward-level sanitation improvement plans for their municipalities.
- Who
- The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, the National Institute of Urban Management, and 40 Telangana Ward Officers.
- What
- A three-day Capacity Building Programme on sanitation and solid waste management.
- When
- September 21 to 23; the programme covered rules effective from April 1, 2026.
- Where
- The Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies at Osmania University.
- Why
- To strengthen ward officers’ technical and operational capacity and improve urban sanitation and solid waste management.
- Organisers
- Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, in coordination with the National Institute of Urban Management
- Duration
- Three days, from September 21 to 23
- Venue
- Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies, Osmania University
- Initial batch
- 40 Ward Officers
- Regulations covered
- Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, effective April 1, 2026
- Planned expansion
- Sequential training batches for Ward Officers across 132 municipalities and municipal corporations outside the Outer Ring Road
- Practical outcome
- Ward-level Sanitation Improvement Plans