The Hindu 19.08.2014
Power from solid waste project takes off
Mayor inspects site in Kadimipotavaram near G. Konduru mandal
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.