The Times of India 23.09.2010
Power from waste set to become reality
BANGALORE: About 3,000 tons of garbage gets collected in the city everyday but the city’s solid waste management has been an eye sore. To solve the issue, BBMP has been looking for solutions from experts in and around the city.
A delegation led by mayor S K Nataraj returned to the city after visiting Bhabha Atomic Power Corporation (BARC). “The bio-methanisation system has been found working excellently in BARC. We would like to replicate it in Bangalore,” Nataraj said.
In this process, garbage will be converted into biogas and organic compost. It can also be converted into electricity and has thus proved to be the most scientific method of solid waste management,” he told reporters here on Wednesday.
The pilot project is likely to be taken up at the premises of City market. As per instructions of Lok Adalat, BBMP will be taking up initiatives to decentralize solid waste management by establishing such units in the ward levels in future course of time, Nataraj added.
During its visit to Mumbai, the delegation also witnessed the functioning of a fully automated solid waste management plant. “In this system, the machine itself segregates the garbage, which we have found suitable for a city like Bangalore. We have plans to adopt this too. In Mumbai, they are able to process 500 tonnes of garbage on a 10-acre piece of land. BBMP has plans to emulate this project at Jigani on 25 acres of land. The plant helps segregate the waste and convert it into biogas, which subsequently can be used for power generation. The plant aims to generate around 400kw of electricity from one tonne of waste, which would suffice to light 150 sodium bulbs for around 10 hours,” he said.
A delegation led by mayor S K Nataraj returned to the city after visiting Bhabha Atomic Power Corporation (BARC). “The bio-methanisation system has been found working excellently in BARC. We would like to replicate it in Bangalore,” Nataraj said.
In this process, garbage will be converted into biogas and organic compost. It can also be converted into electricity and has thus proved to be the most scientific method of solid waste management,” he told reporters here on Wednesday.
The pilot project is likely to be taken up at the premises of City market. As per instructions of Lok Adalat, BBMP will be taking up initiatives to decentralize solid waste management by establishing such units in the ward levels in future course of time, Nataraj added.
During its visit to Mumbai, the delegation also witnessed the functioning of a fully automated solid waste management plant. “In this system, the machine itself segregates the garbage, which we have found suitable for a city like Bangalore. We have plans to adopt this too. In Mumbai, they are able to process 500 tonnes of garbage on a 10-acre piece of land. BBMP has plans to emulate this project at Jigani on 25 acres of land. The plant helps segregate the waste and convert it into biogas, which subsequently can be used for power generation. The plant aims to generate around 400kw of electricity from one tonne of waste, which would suffice to light 150 sodium bulbs for around 10 hours,” he said.
