Manure from garbage plan to be privatised

PUNE, Oct 15: In an attempt to tackle the garbage disposal problem in the city more effectively, the Pune Municipal Corporation has invit...

PUNE, Oct 15: In an attempt to tackle the garbage disposal problem in the city more effectively, the Pune Municipal Corporation has invited proposals from private parties for a solid waste management project, which will come up at Devachi Uruli on Pune-Solapur Road.

The PMC, however, has decided not to invest in the project in view of its experience in the fertiliser project opposite Vanaz factory on Paud Road. Additional municipal commissioner Deepak Kapoor told The Indian Express that the PMC would make available land either at Hadapsar or Devachi Uruli while private parties would have take care of the investment part. He said the PMC would ensure daily supply of garbage, the main raw material.

Kapoor said the city was producing 900 tonnes of garbage every day. The PMC collects 800 to 825 tonnes. The PMC has invited proposals to manufacture organic manure and soil enricher. Kapoor said scientists say garbage would be the most useful raw material for producing organic manure. The corporation would get some revenue by selling garbage.

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Kapoor said similar projects launched by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Thane Municipal Corporation have proved successful. Kapoor has visited the projects and attended a national seminar on garbage clearance organised by the Union Government.

He said the PMC would use the experience of private parties in solid waste management and also technology. The civic administration would scrutinise the project report by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the Maharashtra Energy Development Authority.