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‘Waste disposal: Focus is on awareness, not fine’

Monday, 11 July 2016 06:07 administrator
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The Hindu       11.07.2016 

‘Waste disposal: Focus is on awareness, not fine’

Minister says garbage collection will be streamlined first

Local Administration Minister A. Namassivayam on Sunday said that fine of Rs. 500 will not be imposed on people who fail to segregate waste.

“First, awareness will be created among the public on the importance of segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. We will streamline the process of collecting the garbage from households,” he said.

He added that a meeting on segregation of waste will be held with the Local Administration Department (LAD) officials on Monday. The issues discussed in this meeting will be presented to the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Monday evening.

Mr. Namassivayam had accompanied the Lieutenant Governor on Sunday to inspect the garbage dumping yard at Kurumampet.

Welfare Minister M. Kandasamy, Secretary to Government (Local Administration) P. Jawahar, Director of Department of Science and Technology and Environment M. Dwarakanath and Puducherry and Oulgaret municipality commissioners R. Chandirasekaran and M.S. Ramesh were also present.

During the inspection, Ms. Bedi said that a meeting with the Local Administration Minister and officials will be held on Monday.

She said that people should start segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. They should not throw the garbage on the road. The contractors will collect the segregated waste. Union Territory of Puducherry should bag the first place for cleanliness.

Replying to Mr. Namassivayam’s question as to who would segregate the waste, the Lieutenant Governor replied that it was the responsibility of the contractors to collect the segregated waste from public. Though the contract does not stipulate to collect segregated waste separately, the contractors said that they were doing it on the instructions of the Lieutenant Governor.

He added that a meeting on segregation of waste will be held with the officials on Monday

 

Civic body to set up hotel to run biogas plant at central fish market

Monday, 20 June 2016 11:16 administrator
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The Times of India      20.06.2016 

Civic body to set up hotel to run biogas plant at central fish market

KOZHIKODE: Heaps of waste piled up in the surrounding areas of the biogas plant situated at the central fish market at Valiyangadi will be removed to set up a hotel. Members of Nirvau, Vengeri, entrusted with the task have already started releasing the stored biogas from the plant before clearing the piled up waste at the areas. At the present, around four cents of land being used to dump the animal parts and plastic waste after the biogas plant that was established in 2009 stopped functioning soon after its commissioning.

Niravu will set up a hotel to sell the traditional snacks and fried fish items. Considered to be first of this kind of initiative in the entire state, Niravu is taking up the project after the successful execution of waste disposal at the Karipur airport. Kerala Agro Industries Corporation (KAIC) Ltd had set up the biogas plant at the market at a cost of Rs 27.6 lakh as part of the civic body's decentralised bio-waste management project in 2009. The plant has the capacity to generate 60 to 70 cubic meters of biogas per day.

The biogas plant having the capacity to treat 2000 kg fish and meat waste per day will be made functional. The generated biogas will be utilised to run the hotel setting up at the site through the sponsorship. Around Rs 15 lakh is required to set up the hotel. On an average around 200 kg animal waste is being generated at the market.

Babu Parambath, Niravu coordinator said all the dumped waste will be disposed and a hotel will be constructed within a month. "We have started releasing around 80 cubic meters of stored biogas plant from the plant'' he said adding that two sponsors have already come forward to render financial assistance to set up the hotel," he said.

Meanwhile, corporation health standing committee chairman K V Baburaj said the civic body will entrust Niravu to run the plant and to carry out maintenance of biogas plant for a period of five years. "The irregular maintenance resulted in non-functioning of the biogas plant. The gas generating from the biogas will be utilised to run the hotel and also to light up the lights at the market," he said.
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Shivamogga to get solid waste management unit soon

Wednesday, 23 March 2016 07:32 administrator
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The Hindu        23.03.2016 

Shivamogga to get solid waste management unit soon

At present, 100 tonnes of solid waste is generated in the city daily

The solid waste management unit that functions on pyrolysis technology, established by Shivamogga District Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SDCCI), at Gopala Extension, in the city will be commissioned on March 26.

Funded through donations

The unit has been set up at a cost of Rs. 25 lakh and has the capacity to handle four tonnes of solid waste daily. The SDCCI has mobilised the money necessary for the unit in the form of donation from business establishments.

Under the pyrolysis method, the solid waste is subjected to thermochemical decomposition at high temperatures. The segregation of the waste in the chamber is executed through magnetic technology. Barring glass and metal, all other solid waste is processed in this unit. One tonne of solid waste can be processed in six hours. With two per cent of the waste getting converted into ceramic ash under this method, the ash can be used for production of ceramic paints and tiles.

Trial run

President of SDCCI, D.S. Arun, said that the unit is being run on trial basis since the past few days. It will be handed over to Shivamogga City Corporation on March 26.

The SDCCI has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Corporation on the maintenance of the unit. It has been planned to process the waste generated in Gopala Extension and surrounding localities in Shivamogga city at the unit.

Need for awareness

It will also be possible to convert plastic waste into bio-fuel and organic waste into plastic here. The SDCCI will request the Corporation to create awareness among the public on the need to segregate waste at source to ensure its re-cycling and re-use, he said.

Solid waste is manageable

At present, 100 tonnes of solid waste is generated in the city daily. It is possible to manage solid waste in a scientific manner by adopting advanced technology like pyrolysis.

The SDCCI has planned to establish one more pyrolysis-based solid waste management unit in the city, he added.

The unit has been set up at a cost

of Rs. 25 lakh and can handle four tonnes of solid waste daily

How pyrolysis works

The solid waste is subjected to thermochemical decomposition at high temperatures.

The segregation of the waste in the chamber is executed through magnetic technology.

Barring glass and metal, all other solid waste is processed in this unit.

One tonne of solid waste can be processed in six hours.

With two per cent of the waste getting converted into ceramic ash under this method, the ash can be used for production of ceramic paints and tiles.

 
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