The Times of India 11.03.2013
Athipet trash transfer station to be revamped
CHENNAI: Residents living in and around the Athipet
garbage transfer station may be able to breathe odourless air from next
January. The Corporation of Chennai has decided to revamp the transfer
station so that that the garbage does not raise a stink.
While the design for the new transfer station has not been finalized, the civic body intends to ensure that garbage does not pile up. "We plan to ask architects to design a system where the old garbage gets picked up first by tipper vehicles," said a corporation official. "The garbage at the bottom of the pit gets left behind daily and starts rotting. That causes the smell," he said. The new transfer station will be designed to allow easy movement of large vehicles and will have a water recycling plant to reduce water consumption.
The Tamil Nadu government allotted 14 crore last year to build modern transfer stations. The civic body has allotted 2.17 crore to the Amabttur transfer station.
While the design for the new transfer station has not been finalized, the civic body intends to ensure that garbage does not pile up. "We plan to ask architects to design a system where the old garbage gets picked up first by tipper vehicles," said a corporation official. "The garbage at the bottom of the pit gets left behind daily and starts rotting. That causes the smell," he said. The new transfer station will be designed to allow easy movement of large vehicles and will have a water recycling plant to reduce water consumption.
The Tamil Nadu government allotted 14 crore last year to build modern transfer stations. The civic body has allotted 2.17 crore to the Amabttur transfer station.
