The Hindu 30.03.2013
East Delhi Municipal Corporation plans to set up another waste-to-energy plant
The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has planned
another waste-to-energy plant in Shastri Park. The land allotment by the
Delhi Development Authority for the project is under process.
EDMC
Commissioner Sajjan Singh Yadav said: “Initially we had requested for
land to be allotted to us but were told there is no available land in
East Delhi which is suitable for a sanitary land fill site. We also
believe that land fill sites are not the long term solutions.”
“There
is, however, land available for setting up another waste-to-energy
plant in Shastri Park and at present the allotment is under process,” he
added.
If this materialises, it will become the
second waste-to-energy plant under the civic body. The first, which is
already in the process of being commissioned, is at the existing
Ghazipur site. It is scheduled to become operational from the first week
of April, he said.
“In Ghazipur, we have already
started trial runs but not with actual garbage. From April 1, about 100
metric tonnes of garbage will be processed daily. This will be slowly
increased to accommodate the installed capacity of 1,300 metric tonnes
per day,” said Mr. Yadav.
The waste-to-energy plant
in Ghaziabad is expected to produce 10 MW of power but will only start
producing electricity by the end of the year, he said. “We have taken up
this project on a priority basis and want to get it operationalised
soon. This has been our endeavour since trifurcation of the civic bodies
about 10 months ago.’’
With the background of
criticisms on the waste-to-energy plant in Ohkla, Mr. Yadav said the
Ghazipur site will provide a big relief from the land fill sites since
it does not have a composting plant like the one in Okhla. “It is a
healthy, environment-friendly site with no emissions.”
Land allotment by Delhi Development Authority for the project is under process.