Pune civic chief hails biogas kits for waste disposal

Pune

Saturday, July 2, 2011 17:43 IST

Pune municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak on Friday stressed the need to dispose of garbage at local level and urged the citizens to allow biogas projects, like the one in Model Colony, to serve the purpose.

He was speaking at the felicitation ceremony organised for labourers who have been operating the biomethenation-cum-power generation plant set up by the PMC in Model Colony. The project has been awarded ISO 9001: 2008 certification for standard management system.

Local corporator Jyotsna Sardeshpande, who was instrumental in the project’s development, had organised a felicitation ceremony for employees who are contributing to the success of the project.

Acting additional municipal commissioner Naresh Zurmure, city president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vikas Mathkari, former chairman of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada), Vijay Kale, and zonal commissioner Vijay Dahibhate were also present.

Pathak said that the biogas project in Model Colony should be replicated in the city in large numbers so that there are less garbage carrying vehicles in the city. He would request citizens to allow such projects and dispose of garbage at local level.

He said that these projects do not put pressure on the environment, but instead the civic authority would earn carbon credits for them

The biogas projects help in reducing transportation of garbage as garbage is processed at these plants. Such facilities also help in generating electricity and manufacturing manure.

Sardeshpande said that the project has been running continuously for 13 months since it started, disposing of 2,400 tonnes of garbage.

Electricity to light up 240 street lamps was also generated during this period. Employees Ashok Gunjal, Manik Bhosale, Bhimabai Dharnale and Surekha Chavan were felicitated on the occasion.

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Waste Management Shake up for Delhi's Industrial Neighbour

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Waste Management World

30 June 2011

With residents of a new industrial city near Delhi, India worried by the increasing proliferation of illegal dump sites, the New Oklha Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) claims that it is now reassessing sanitation arrangements, according to a report in The Times of India.

The Authority is responsible for collection of waste from residential, commercial and industrial areas. However, up until now with responsibility has mostly been shouldered by rag pickers.

NOIDA claims it has already developed a detailed garbage 'collection, segregation and treatment' plan, but according to the report, it does not have a single designated landfill site for the 300 tonnes of municipal waste that the city produces each day.

The result is a proliferation of illegal waste dumps can be spotted all over the city. However, NOIDA claims it is in the process of designating land for three new landfill sites "on a priority basis."

Of the three stages of dealing with waste - segregation, collection and disposal, NOIDA has initially chosen to focus on disposal. To begin it has invited a Request For Proposal for the development of an integrated solid waste management plant.

Senior project engineer Ved Pal told The Times of India: "We have invited RFPs from interested parties for a plant that will have a capacity of treating around 300 to 500 metric tonnes of waste including bio-medical and industrial waste. The site for the plant has already been identified in Sector 123. As soon as technical formalities are completed, work will begin."

Pal went on to explain that sanitation is one of the most pressing issues faced by the city today.

"We are also hoping to sensitize residents about the importance of proper waste management and recycling, requesting them to cooperate with the Authority at least till the complete waste management infrastructure is developed," he added.