The Hindu 27.10.2010
Finland offers cooperation in waste management
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: Finland on Tuesday expressed its willingness to offer new technologies to the Delhi Government in the field of waste management, improvement in sewer management and multi-utility pipe and cabling management during a meeting of its Ambassador in India Terhi Hakala and counsellor Juha Pyykko with Delhi Urban Development and Finance Minister A. K. Walia at his office in Delhi Secretariat. Both the sides have agreed to constitute a sub-group to explore the areas of mutual cooperation.
At the meeting, in which several senior officials of the Delhi Government were also present, Dr. Walia enumerated on how the city was faced with a huge problem of disposal of solid waste due to paucity of space.
The Minister said segregation of 7,000 metric tonnes of solid waste per day remains a challenge for the Government, which has also taken up a project of power generation from such waste. However, he noted that the Delhi Government has no land to develop new land fill sites and was thus keen to establish a better disposal system.
At this the Finnish Ambassador offered new technologies in waste management and generation of power from it. The Finnish officials said around 50 power-generation units in their country were run on solid waste.
Further, the Finnish Ambassador said her country has also developed a most feasible model for multi-utility pipes and cabling management. She said it has also developed a technology to clean river channels and long drains.
