Chandigarh’s legacy waste removal project: Firm makes lowest bid of ₹79 crore, MC to try to bring it lower
2 years, 4 months ago

Chandigarh’s legacy waste removal project: Firm makes lowest bid of ₹79 crore, MC to try to bring it lower

Hindustan Times  

The work on removing the second lot of 7.67 metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill is likely to start soon. A total of 12.7 lakh MT legacy waste is to be cleared from the 25-acre Dadumajra landfill in Chandigarh. In its second attempt at allotting the work, the municipal corporation on Thursday opened the financial bids, in which three firms were in the running, and Aakanksha Enterprises submitted the lowest bid of ₹79.68 crore. A total of 12.7 lakh MT legacy waste is to be cleared from the 25-acre Dadumajra landfill. The ₹67-crore project under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 will target the remaining 7.67 lakh MT legacy waste dumped at the Dadumajra site after 2005.

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No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump
1 week, 2 days ago

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump

Hindustan Times  

The city’s garbage crisis shows no sign of abating, as a third mountain of waste, holding a massive 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of waste, has emerged at the Dadumajra landfill. Already struggling to clear the existing legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill, Chandigarh MC will take at least 43 more months to clear the fresh heap of 1.25 lakh MT. …

Ludhiana: ₹53-crore project launched to manage waste
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ludhiana: ₹53-crore project launched to manage waste

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation on Saturday launched a major project worth over ₹53 crore to dispose of around 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste generated in the city on a daily basis. Projects worth around ₹77 crore have already been launched in the past for bioremediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jamalpur main dump site …

TTD's green push: Plan to tackle legacy waste issue
4 weeks, 1 day ago

TTD's green push: Plan to tackle legacy waste issue

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has set its sights on resolving one of Tirumala's pressing challenges—decades-old legacy waste. With over 60,000 metric tonnes of untreated waste and daily additions compounding the issue, TTD is currently adopting a multi-pronged strategy aimed at sustainable waste management. According to the EO, approximately 2.45 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste has accumulated over the …

Ludhiana: ₹77-crore projects launched for better solid waste management
1 month ago

Ludhiana: ₹77-crore projects launched for better solid waste management

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation launched two major projects worth around ₹77 crore to treat and dispose of the legacy waste in an effective manner on Saturday. The projects have been launched for bio-remediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jamalpur main dump site of the civic body on Tajpur road and for bio-remediation of over 2 …

MC chief orders reprocessing of bio soil being dumped in Sec-53
1 month, 1 week ago

MC chief orders reprocessing of bio soil being dumped in Sec-53

Hindustan Times  

Municipal commissioner Amit Kumar on Tuesday directed the concerned engineers engaged in bio-mining project of legacy waste under at Dadumajra dump site to reprocess the bio-soil from Sector 53 immediately at the plant. Kumar sought a detailed report from the concerned officers of the Chandigarh civic body about the daily garbage collection and processing, along with the ongoing bio-mining project …

MCD calls bids for Phase-2 of biomining at Delhi’s three landfills
5 months ago

MCD calls bids for Phase-2 of biomining at Delhi’s three landfills

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Biomining through trommel machines underway at the Ghazipur landfill site. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has initiated the process for launching the second phase of biomining legacy waste at landfill sites in Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla, officials aware of the matter said, citing the end of contract periods for the current operators. According to officials, three million tonnes …

Chandigarh MC all set to beautify dumping ground with trees
6 months ago

Chandigarh MC all set to beautify dumping ground with trees

Hindustan Times  

Working on clearing the entire Dadumajra landfill of legacy waste by December 31, the municipal corporation is also planning to beautify the site with around 9,000 plants and trees. MP Manish Tewari, the UT administrator and the UT adviser should look into it.” Spread across 45.11 acres, the landfill, a major eyesore, is located right in the middle of the …

CHandigarh MC planning to set up plant to segregate mixed waste at Dadumajra dump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CHandigarh MC planning to set up plant to segregate mixed waste at Dadumajra dump

Hindustan Times  

With the aim to segregate mixed waste into dry and wet before processing, the Chandigarh municipal corporation is planning to set up an automated municipal solid waste segregation plant at the Dadumajra dumping ground at a cost of ₹5.22 crore. However, with different wet and dry waste processing plants in place, MC is able to process only 430 tonnes per …

Now, Chandigarh admn pushes deadline to clear Dadumajra landfill to December
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Now, Chandigarh admn pushes deadline to clear Dadumajra landfill to December

Hindustan Times  

After already failing to meet multiple deadlines, the UT administration has now pushed the deadline to clear the entire legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill to December 31. In the status report submitted to the green tribunal, the department noted that in May, nearly 430 TDP of the total 500 TDP solid waste generated in the city was processed. The …

Chennai Corporation expects to complete biomining in Perungudi dumpyard by July
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Corporation expects to complete biomining in Perungudi dumpyard by July

The Hindu  

With 84% of the legacy waste in the Perungudi dumpyard processed through biomining, the project is expected to be completed by July 2024, according to Chennai Corporation. The legacy waste in the 225.16-acre Perungudi dumpyard is processed through a biomining project worth ₹350.64 crore sanctioned under the Swachh Bharat Mission scheme and the administrative sanction secured vide a Government Order …

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on
8 months ago

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on

Hindustan Times  

An ongoing process to flatten Delhi’s three landfills is progressing slowest at Ghazipur, according to a progress report submitted by MCD to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee in February this year. The report said that of the 28 million tonnes of legacy waste at Delhi’s three landfill sites — Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla —11.9 million tonnes was cleared since July …

First phase of biomining at North Kalamassery to begin next week
8 months, 1 week ago

First phase of biomining at North Kalamassery to begin next week

The Hindu  

The excavation of around 46,700 metric tonnes of legacy waste lying at the dumping yard of the Kalamassery municipality as part of the biomining project will begin next week. Among the sites identified in Ernakulam, the civic body’s site at North Kalamassery has the highest quantity of legacy waste that is lying at a height of around 11 metres, of …

Biomining at Kalamassery expected to be completed in nine months
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biomining at Kalamassery expected to be completed in nine months

The Hindu  

The biomining of around 46,700 metric tonnes of legacy waste lying at the dumping site of the Kalamassery municipality is expected to be completed in nine months, if everything goes as planned. The long-pending work received a boost after the government awarded ₹95.2-crore worth contract for biomining and retrieval of 20 legacy dumping sites in the State, including Kalamassery on …

Soil from landfills to build highways
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Soil from landfills to build highways

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government will soon come out with policy guidelines mandating the use of urban solid waste in all highway projects across the country. The plan aims to reduce the use of soil from agricultural land for building embankments for highways, as well as provide a viable outlet for millions of tonnes of solid waste from landfills. According to …

Over 9 lakh cubic metres of legacy waste cleared at Vellalore dumpyard in Coimbatore
1 year ago

Over 9 lakh cubic metres of legacy waste cleared at Vellalore dumpyard in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation, over the last two years, has processed approximately 9,40,000 cubic metres of legacy waste accumulated at the Vellalore dump yard and reclaimed 50 acres of land. A press release issued by the civic body on Saturday said that as part of Phase II of the ongoing bio-gas mining project, a proposal seeking ₹58.54 crore to process the remaining …

Three more private agencies hired by MCG to remove waste from Bandhwari
1 year, 1 month ago

Three more private agencies hired by MCG to remove waste from Bandhwari

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has hired three more private agencies to process waste from the Bandhwari landfill and they are to set up processing units at the landfill within a month, said civic officials on Monday, even as the deadline to process legacy waste was extended to April next year from November this year. Kumar said they are involving …

Chandigarh: Work starts to set up temporary wet waste plant in Dadumajra
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandigarh: Work starts to set up temporary wet waste plant in Dadumajra

Hindustan Times  

Aiming to tackle the city’s daily wet waste, the Chandigarh municipal corporation on Monday kicked off the work to set up a temporary wet waste plant in Dadumajra. Integrated plant to process city’s waste The city generates around 550 metric tonnes of garbage daily, of which a sizeable 374 MT is wet, while the remaining is dry. In the meantime, …

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that his government is on track to free the city of “garbage mountains” at its three landfill sites, a statement contested by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which claimed tardy pace of work at the Ghazipur landfill. Today, I visited the Bhalswa landfill site and I am happy to report that the work …

27,99,970 sq mt dump sites in MMR to transform into green spaces
1 year, 6 months ago

27,99,970 sq mt dump sites in MMR to transform into green spaces

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Old garbage dumping sites spread across 28 urban local bodies in the state are poised to be transformed into green zones. Respective municipal bodies will be tasked with converting the accumulated waste by using biomining and recast the land parcels into green spaces over the next three years. “It is necessary to dispose the old waste at dumping sites …

L-G reviews progress of clearing city’s garbage mounds
1 year, 8 months ago

L-G reviews progress of clearing city’s garbage mounds

The Hindu  

Saxena Delhi’s inspected the three landfill sites — Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa — and reviewed the progress of clearing legacy waste, L-G House officials said on Thursday. The L-G noted that the rate of disposal has increased to 8 lakh metric tonnes per month, the officials added. The L-G has directed the officials concerned to achieve the target of close …

From tomorrow, MCG to dump waste at new site in Bandhwari
1 year, 8 months ago

From tomorrow, MCG to dump waste at new site in Bandhwari

Hindustan Times  

A National Green Tribunal-appointed panel on Thursday asked the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram to expedite the remediation of legacy waste at the Bandhwari plant to ensure that they meet the September 2023 deadline set by the green tribunal. Gurugram, India-April 13, 2023: A MCG truck dump the garbage at Bandhwari waste treatment plant located at Gurugram-Faridabad road near Toll Plaza, …

Coimbatore Corporation plans bio-mining plant at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation plans bio-mining plant at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

The civic body plans to install a bio-mining unit worth ₹53 crore at the Vellalore dump yard, Deputy Commissioner M. Sharmila told The Hindu. The NGT has directed to scientifically dispose legacy waste on 69 acres in the Vellalore dump yard within 15 months in 2018. But, over five months on, no status report has been filed by the Corporation.” …

Delhi’s garbage mountains will take 197 years to clear at current pace: Data
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi’s garbage mountains will take 197 years to clear at current pace: Data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Delhi is sitting on 27.6 million tonnes of waste across three landfills, a marginal decline from the 28 million 34 months ago, when it embarked on an ambitious ₹250 crore programme to clear the landfills -- a statistic that raises questions about the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s ability to complete the task in the next 16 months, the …

Biomining of legacy waste, waste-to-energy plants among steps MCD taking to flatten landfills
2 years, 6 months ago

Biomining of legacy waste, waste-to-energy plants among steps MCD taking to flatten landfills

Firstpost  

Around 50 officials have been entrusted with the task of reducing the height of landfill sites and monthly deadlines have also been set up New Delhi: MCD has listed steps such as biomining of legacy waste and setting up of waste-to-energy plants being taken to flatten and shut garbage dumping sites in its status report on landfills which is likely …

Garbage Mountains in Delhi's Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla to Be Removed in 3 Years
3 years, 2 months ago

Garbage Mountains in Delhi's Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla to Be Removed in 3 Years

News 18  

The mountains of garbage in Delhi’s Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla will be removed in the next three years. The North Municipal Corporation of Delhi has prepared a plan to eliminate these mountains at landfill sites by June 2022, South MCD by December 2023 and East MCD by December 2024. The problem of these garbage mountains in the national capital was …

PM Modi says ‘garbage mountains’ need to be wiped out
3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi says ‘garbage mountains’ need to be wiped out

Hindustan Times  

While launching the second phase of government’s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission, on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid emphasis on wiping out the “mountains of garbage” from India’s cities by processing all legacy waste. Dubbed the tallest waste mountain in the country — in 2019, before bio-mining began in Ghazipur, the mounds were as high as 65 metres, just …

Entire Garbage at Ghazipur Landfill Site Will Be Processed by December 2024, Says Gautam Gambhir
4 years ago

Entire Garbage at Ghazipur Landfill Site Will Be Processed by December 2024, Says Gautam Gambhir

News 18  

East Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has claimed that the entire garbage dump at Ghazipur landfill site will be processed by December 2024, even as the environment committee of Legislative Assembly expressed displeasure over the speed of work. About 3,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste at Ghazipur landfill site is being processed daily. Atishi had pulled up the two municipal …

Chandigarh MC to adopt two-pronged strategy to run Dadumajra plant
4 years, 3 months ago

Chandigarh MC to adopt two-pronged strategy to run Dadumajra plant

Hindustan Times  

With the waste processing plant at Dadumajra operating at only 10% capacity, the Chandigarh municipal corporation is working on a two-pronged strategy to meet the solid waste processing needs of the city. “For meeting the city’s immediate needs of waste processing, our effort will be to improve the existing plant,” said KK Yadav, MC commissioner. The National Institute of Technical …

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