The Hindu 28.02.2014
Alternative waste disposal ground to come up at Rajarhat
Solid waste will be used to generate power
To streamline the process of solid waste management in
the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has selected a 30-acre
stretch of land at the Rajarhat New Town area on the north-eastern
fringes as an alternative waste disposal ground to the one located at
Dhapa, said a senior official of the civic body here on Thursday.
The
project, however, will not just be limited to the disposal of solid
waste but garbage will also be used to generate energy, Debabrata
Mazumder, KMC’s Mayor in Council, Solid Waste Management, told
The Hindu
.
“A tender in this regard has already been floated.
The technology to be used to generate electricity from garbage will be
decided and put to use by the company to which the contract will be
awarded,” he said.
The project will benefit the
residents of the area near the garbage disposal ground at Dhapa, which
is already overburdened with the huge quantity of waste generated
everyday from the city and causes environmental hazards.
Mr.
Mazumder said that the stretch of land at Rajarhat would come up as a
much-needed “alternative” for Dhapa and “it will also play a crucial
role in making the current process of garbage disposal more efficient.”
The
West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation about a
month ago handed over the land to the KMC, which has been looking for an
alternative garbage disposal ground over the last three to four years.