The Times of India 05.06.2017
South corporation fleet to make west zone dump yard-free
TNN | Jun 5, 2017, 03.37 AM IST
NEW DELHI: In a bid to make its west zone free of dhalaos, South Delhi Municipal Corporation launched a fleet of mobile transfer stations and auto tippers on Sunday.
The mobile transfer stations, flagged off by LG Anil Baijal, will be deployed across the zone, like in the central and south zones, under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to promote the 3R concept of reducing, recycling and reusing waste.
Baijal said the new infrastructure would result in a huge savings in the west zone in eight years. "Scientific collection, systematic segregation of garbage, compressed volume, dumping of less waste in landfills and scope for recycling will provide an excellent opportunity to SDMC to convert waste into wealth. This is, in fact, need of the hour," he said.
Corporation commissioner P K Goel said this was the first-ever project of collection and management of garbage compatible with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. "The new set up will be able to practically enforce complete check over open dumping, burning of waste and waste spillage during transportation, and ensure that there is no manual handling of waste," said Goel.
The mobile transfer stations, flagged off by LG Anil Baijal, will be deployed across the zone, like in the central and south zones, under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to promote the 3R concept of reducing, recycling and reusing waste.
Baijal said the new infrastructure would result in a huge savings in the west zone in eight years. "Scientific collection, systematic segregation of garbage, compressed volume, dumping of less waste in landfills and scope for recycling will provide an excellent opportunity to SDMC to convert waste into wealth. This is, in fact, need of the hour," he said.
Corporation commissioner P K Goel said this was the first-ever project of collection and management of garbage compatible with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. "The new set up will be able to practically enforce complete check over open dumping, burning of waste and waste spillage during transportation, and ensure that there is no manual handling of waste," said Goel.
"The current infrastructure is less expensive than the earlier one and will result in the management of 2,700 MT per day compared to 1,700 MT earlier," he added.
SDMC will develop a bio-methanation plant in the next phase to curb landfill fires and encourage segregation of waste at source, said Goel.
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