Sunday, 13 November 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Dumping site to be cleared in order to construct waste management & recycling plant for Haldwani
The Municipal Corporation of Haldwani (MCH) has started the operation of the legacy waste treatment plant with the target to treat and dispose of about one lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste within six months. The Kumaon commissioner Deepak Rawat also recently held an inspection of the plant to check the arrangements by the officials concerned before its operation on Wednesday. The municipal commissioner of Haldwani, Pankaj Upadhyay told The Pioneer that a legacy treatment plant has been set up in Gaulapar area of Haldwani to treat about one lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste which has been accumulated in the area for the past many years. He said that the corporation has prepared an action plan to ensure all the accumulated garbage which mainly consists of rubber, metal, glass, plastic, fibre or leachate, is disposed of within six months. He said, “The agency signed by the corporation to operate the plant will process 600 metric tonnes of garbage every day through various means like segregation and recycling. The company has been directed to operate the plant for 12 hours every day. The aim of MCH is to utilise the maximum amount of processed garbage for purposes like preparation of manure from biodegradable waste and sending refuse derived fuel (RDF) to cement companies for utilisationl.” The commissioner said that the corporation is aware that disposal of RDF becomes a big issue with time when the agencies fail to regularly dispose of it. Considering this, the MCH has directed the agency to dispose of the RDF generated during processing on a daily basis. “We have directed them not to allow any accumulation of RDF at the plant. The corporation would not pay the agency if it fails to regularly dispose of the RDF as per the agreement,” said Upadhyay. He said that selling products like manure and RDF is expected to generate some revenue for the corporation too. On the question of whether MCH will certainly be able to carry out the disposal of one lakh metric tonnes garbage within six months as most such projects usually get delayed by many months, the commissioner said that the corporation is planning to establish a solid waste management and recycling plant in the same location where the legacy plant is presently operated after the stipulated time. “A waste management plant is important for the corporation and we have planned everything to ensure the legacy treatment plant completes its work in six months so that the waste management plant can be established there soon after,” said the commissioner.
