If all goes as per plan, six new waste processing units set up by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will be commissioned within a month.
According to a senior official, the six units that are State funded have been built as per the norms laid down by the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. “These are being developed as model plants and have facilities that no other waste processing unit in the country has,” the official claimed.
Once the six plants are commissioned, the BBMP will be able to process 1,800 tonnes of waste every day. The unit at Karnataka Compost Development Corporation will be upgraded to process 300 tonnes of waste a day. With this, the total processing capacity of the new units will be around 2,300 tonnes.
“Currently, the electrification work at the new units is under progress. We are confident of completing the work soon after which the units can begin functioning,” the official added.
This, officials believe, will reduce the burden on the units of Terra Firma and MSGP in Doddaballapur. Recently, the communities living near these units protested against excess dumping of waste, which had resulted in stench and diseases.
Undertaking
The BBMP later submitted an undertaking promising to resolve all issues within six months, besides reducing the quantum of waste being sent there.
