India, Sept. 22 -- The 'Dapodi Zero-Waste Project' - managed by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC's) health department, with day-to-day operations fully handled by a local women's self-help group - is going above and beyond its remit of cleanliness to empower women, create jobs, and set an example of how cities should adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle, officials said.

The project, which completed one year this month, has been started under the PCMC's 'New Disha' programme which aims to empower women. The day-to-day operations are fully handled by an eight-strong women's self-help group from Dapodi, which was a leprosy-affected shantytown decades ago. The project has received funding from a private firm under corporate soci...