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Upgrading of garbage transfer stations nearing completion

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:48 administrator
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The Hindu 16.09.2009

Upgrading of garbage transfer stations nearing completion

 

Deepa H Ramakrishnan

CHENNAI: Work to upgrade the garbage transfer stations of Zones 5 (Kilpauk) and 7 (Nungambakkam) of Chennai Corporation is nearing completion. “The civil work has been completed. We are now installing the weighing machine and other equipment. The two facilities will be opened soon,” Mayor M.Subramanian said.

He told The Hindu that after the commissioning of the upgraded transfer station of Kilpauk Zone, a park would be developed on a land nearby measuring 18 grounds and extending up to Pulianthope transfer station. The estimated cost of developing the park is Rs.21 lakh, he added.

Mr. Subramanian said that transfer stations in Zones 6 (Triplicane), 8 (Kodambakkam) and 10 (Adyar) had been upgraded in 1997. The facility in Zone 3 (Pulianthope) has also been upgraded.

The transfer station of Kilpauk Zone, being upgraded at a cost of Rs.2.95 crore, handles around 460 tonnes garbage daily from several areas, including Anna Nagar, Choolaimedu, Kilpauk, Purasawalkam, Virugambakkam and Chetpet.

The transfer station of Zone 7 in Pudupet is getting upgraded at Rs.1.40 crore. It handles 300 tonnes of waste per day from Thousand Lights, Nungambakkam, Egmore, Choolai, Kosapet and Alwarpet areas. A civic body official said that the garbage brought in by compactors would be dumped into a 20 feet deep pit from which a grappler unit would pick it up and load it on to a Taurus vehicle, which would take it to Kodungaiyur dumping yard.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:49
 

Ramky is lowest bidder for waste management project

Monday, 14 September 2009 01:50 administrator
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Business Line 14.09.2009

Ramky is lowest bidder for waste management project

Operating plant in Chennai wholesale market.


A view of the Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai (file photo). — K. Pichumani

R. Balaji

Chennai, Sept. 13

Ramky Enviro Engineers has emerged the lowest bidder (L1) for the integrated solid waste management project to maintain the 60-acre fruits and vegetables wholesale market.

According to reliable sources, Ramky Enviro Engineers’ bid of Rs 846 for every tonne of waste cleared made it the main contender to bag the contract in competition with the Mumbai-based Antony Waste Handling Cell. A final decision on the award of the contract will be taken after a negotiation meeting later this month.

The bid was called by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) for maintaining the fruits and vegetables market, which houses over 3,000 shops and receives over 1,00,000 buyers daily.

It is a part of the 300-acre Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex considered to be one of the largest markets of its kind in Asia.

Fuel from waste

The primary objective will be to operate a 250 kW power plant, which will use the organic waste from the market to generate power through bio-methanation. This process uses the combustible methane-rich gas produced during the decomposition of the waste to fuel the power plant.

The power will be supplied to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and the revenue will be shared between the contractor and the market management.

Waste generated

The sources said, the market generates over 150 tonnes of waste daily, and the power plant will use about 40 tonnes, and an equal amount will be composted through vermin-composting and the balance will go to the dumping yards.

Ramky Group is a diversified group with a presence in environment management, infrastructure and real estate development. Ramky Enviro Engineers, a group company handles municipal waste projects in Bangalore, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Kottayam.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 September 2009 11:14
 

Stress on safe disposal of waste

Friday, 11 September 2009 03:05 administrator
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The Hindu 11.09.2009

Stress on safe disposal of waste

 

Staff Reporter

KULITHALAI: Spread of contagious diseases can be nullified in towns that take proper care in safe disposal of civic waste, Karur Collector J. Uma Maheswari said on Tuesday.

People should be made aware of the need to maintain houses and towns clean and green, said Dr. Maheswari while addressing a regional workshop on ‘Strategies and options for decentralised solid waste management,’ here.

Dr. Maheswari lauded the initiative of the Kulithalai Municipality in implementing a novel solid waste management collection and disposal method in 12 of the 24 wards alongside the Cauvery.

Elected representatives and officials of local bodies could take a cue from the efforts of Kulithalai Municipality Chairman A. Amuthavel and Commissioner Dhanalakshmi, who had infused awareness of cleanliness and sanitation among the residents.

Last Updated on Friday, 11 September 2009 03:06
 
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