The Deccan Chronicle 20.09.2010
Ramky garbage plan hitHyderabad, Sept. 19: A `897 crore integrated solid waste management project aimed at disposing off garbage generated in Greater Hyderabad limits in a scientific manner has hit a roadblock.
Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited, a private agency, has been selected to take over collection, transportation and disposal of garbage from the GHMC. Ramky also has to segregate and treat the garbage before disposing it off in a scientific manner by establishing landfill sites. It needs clearance from the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), the state’s consultant on environment related projects, which will also monitor the project.
EPTRI has pointed out several loopholes in the agreement between GHMC and Ramky. EPTRI says that if Ramky is allowed to execute the project in a phased manner, it defeats the purpose for which the project was awarded. There will be no difference between what the GHMC is doing at present and what Ramky will do until its landfill facility is ready.
When contacted, a senior official of GHMC confirmed that EPTRI had raised this objection. "We will call for a meeting with EPTRI, Ramky and GHMC officials concerned and look into the issue," he said.
