The Hindu      19.08.2014 

Power from solid waste project takes off

After months of delay, things appear to be falling in place for the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation’s much-hyped project to generate power from solid waste, as the corporation authorities and Mayor Koneru Sridhar inspected a site in Kadimipotavaram village near G.Konduru mandal on Monday.

The proposed project will come up at a big site, and the authorities inspected the 22-acre site at the village for land acquisition. After interacting with villagers, Commissioner C. Hari Kiran and Mayor K. Sridhar directed the authorities to plant flags, identifying the land boundary.

“There is a need to take up measures for scientific disposal of solid waste. Every day, more solid waste is generated in the city, and this project will address such issues. After conducting a final inspection very shortly, measures will be initiated for land acquisition,” the Commissioner said in a press release. Every day, the city generates nearly 500 tonnes of solid waste, and they are dumped at Jakkampudi, Ajithsingh Nagar and Pathapadu on the city outskirts.