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New garbage transfer station in Rau

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The Times of India                23.07.2012

New garbage transfer station in Rau

 INDORE: Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) takes possession of nazool land at Rau for second transfer station for municipal solid waste (MSW) now tender for it will be issued in next few days. New transfer station for MSW be spread over 3.5 hectare land and MSW of zone 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be transfer from here to trenching ground at Devguraria. The new transfer station will help in improving the collection and transportation of municipal waste.

IMC is carrying out solid waste management project under JNNURM and civic body had to construct two transfer stations. It had one transfer station at Kabitkhedi but it failed to come up with another transfer station. Now when funding from JNNURM for transfer station was allowed to lapse, civic body requested for land to district administration. A2Z Company which is looking after the collection, transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste was also demanding for another transfer station for better management of municipal waste.

Kishor Solanki, project in-charge said that second transfer station is coming at Rau, tender for it will be called in next few days. He said that construction of transfer was delayed to unavailability of land for it.

Earlier civic body was supposed to come with transfer station near Choithram Mandi, but the move was opposed by the president of the mandi and the local residents. Following which plan was shelved. Move to start transfer station at Rau was also opposed by local MLA Jitu Jirati saying that starting transfer station for municipal waste at Rau will affect the land value and it will benefit certain builders. However, civic body is finally go to have its another transfer station.