Deccan Herald 31.10.2013
Now, a machine that eats up garbage
A Bangalore based firm has come out with a
solution to the mounting garbage problem. The technology developed by
the company- Alchemy- reduces tonnes of garbage into a few litres of
liquid.
Spurthi Industries Private Limited at Peenya
Industrial Area gave a live demonstration of Alchemy to Mayor B S
Sathyanarayana, corporators and several others on Wednesday. The machine
has a cylinder in which one tonne of garbage is dumped and 25 litres
solution is added. It consumes the waste leaving about 100 grams of
liquid.
During the demonstration at least 500 kg of waste was
filled in the cylinder and the solvent was added. In a short time, about
100 grams of liquid came out without generating any odour or smoke.
Speaking
to Deccan Herald, the director of Spurthy Industries said the machine
used on Wednesday was tailor-made only for demonstration purpose while
its capacity can be enhanced to dispose at least 2,500 tonnes a day. He
refused to divulge details of the solvent saying that it is his trade
secret.
that the company has not fixed the price so far. Overwhelmed by the
demonstration, Mayor said such machines would be set up at 10 places.
Hanjer project in soup
The
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may scrap the contract given
to Hanjer Biotech if the firm fails to set up its garbage processing
unit on the outskirts of Bangalore after the final notice is issued,
said Mayor B S Sathyanarayana.
Speaking about the Hanjer Biotech,
the Mayor said several notices were issued to the firm, but the
response was not satisfactory as it has not started its operations
despite an urgency in the City to tackle garbage problem.
Sathyanarayana
said: “People coming to Bangalore to set up their garbage disposal
units set their eyes only on getting land free of cost. We offered land
and other facilities but the firm did not show interest.”
The
Mayor and corporators were going gaga about the Hanjer Biotech and
projected it as an important firm to bail out Bangalore from garbage
crisis. Recently, the Mayor along with about 200 people had even visited
Salem in Tamil Nadu in four buses to see the ‘success story’ of Hanjer
Biotech. It was projected that Hanjer has revolutionised Salem by its
unique garbage disposal mechanism.
Sources in the BBMP said the
contract was given to Hanjer to set up its mixed waste processing unit
on an ‘as is where is’ basis, which means that it will have to develop
the land properly without demanding anything from the Palike. Sources
added that the land provided to Hanjer already has a huge heap of
garbage along with uneven surface. To clear waste, the firm may have to
invest at least Rs three crore to Rs four crore.
