Ludhiana MC launches two major projects worth Rs 77 cr to dispose of legacy waste effectively
Focussing on improving solid waste management in the city through a comprehensive action plan, the Municipal Corporation (MC) on Saturday launched two major projects worth around Rs 77 crore to treat and dispose of legacy waste in an effective manner.
Under the guidance of MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, the projects have been launched for bio-remediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the main Jamalpur dump site of the civic body on Tajpur Road and for bio-remediation of over 2 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jainpur site.
The project for bio-remediation of legacy waste at the Jamalpur dump site is being taken up at a cost of around Rs 70 crore and it will be completed in around two years. The MC will not provide any machinery for the project and the plant is being installed by the contractor.
About projects
The two projects have been launched for bio-remediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the main Jamalpur dump site of the civic body on Tajpur Road and bio-remediation of over 2 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jainpur site. The project for bio-remediation of legacy waste at the Jamalpur dump site is being taken up at a cost of around Rs 70 crore and it will be completed in around two years.
Heaps of trash would be removed and around 41 acres of the MC land would be freed after bio-remediation of the legacy waste. Afterwards, the site will be used for effective solid waste management in future.
At Jainpur, around 2.19 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste will be disposed of through bio-remediation and around 29 acres would be freed for future projects of the civic body. The project is being taken up at a cost of around Rs 7.62 crore and it would be completed in around 1.5 years.
Speaking about the project to dispose of legacy waste at the Jamalpur dump site, the MC Commissioner said the civic body had launched the first phase of disposing of around 5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the dump site around two years ago. The second phase to dispose of the remaining over 19 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste has been launched on Saturday. The entire legacy waste would be cleared after the completion of these projects.
He said the projects were part of a comprehensive action plan to improve solid waste management in the city. These had been launched and contractors would establish plants/facilities in the initial two-four months for disposing of the refuse.
Dachalwal said the civic body was also working to launch a project for disposing of the fresh waste generated in the city on a daily basis. The MC had recently signed an MoU with a Chennai-based firm for turning 400 metric tonnes of fresh waste into green charcoal and soon a project would also be launched for disposing of the remaining 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste. Around 1,100 metric tonnes of waste was generated in the city on a daily basis. The civic body was taking all steps to improve solid waste management in the city but the goal could not be achieved without active support of residents.
He appealed to residents to hand over segregated dry and wet household waste to garbage collectors and stop dumping waste in open spaces/vacant plots.
