The Times of India 05.09.2012
BBMP to float tenders to clear landfills
BANGALORE: Villagers of Mandur and Mavallipura can perhaps breathe easy now. For, the BBMP is set to float tenders soon to clear waste of more than 10 lakh tonnes piling up in landfills, two at Mandur and one each at Mavallipura and Doddaballapur.
On Tuesday, during presentations made by four
companies before the BBMP commissioner, there was also a Japanese
company vying with others to rid the villages of Bangalore's garbage.
Japan-based Nippon IClean Solutions Pvt Ltd,
which made a presentation before the BBMP commissioner , claimed that
it could process over 2,000 tonnes of waste every day, using only
technology and without local labour.
"We would convert the
waste into gas and compost and energy. But no local employment is
possible as the system requires trained Japanese technicians . If
approved, this would be the first project of solid waste management in
India, using Japanese technology," said Vikram Gulecha, regional
associate of the company . The company said it did not expect any
financial assistance from BBMP but sought a 30-year lockin period.
Manipal Group flaunted German technology for its solid waste management
plant. A S Ram Mohan , advisor-energy from Manipal group, presented the
company's proposal to set up a plant that could process 700 tonnes of
solid waste per day, that could produce 10 mega watts of power.
Mysore-based Southern Cogen Technology offered its patented technology ,
in use in Europe and Korea, to convert the garbage
into energy. of the company. This model would consider BBMP as an
equity partner (30%) and sought 7-8 acres of land for the plant. "We will convert the landfills into green spaces ," said Nilesh Jamdar, COO of Unity Infrastructure Assets Ltd.
He has proposed a model whereby 750-1 ,000 tonnes of waste will be
turned into fuel daily and sought 15 acres of land for the purpose. All the companies also visited the landfills at Mandur , Mavallipura, Doddaballapur .
