The long-pending regional municipal solid waste (MSW) management
project under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has progressed
one step ahead with the opening of technical bid on Wednesday.

 The
project was conceived to treat the solid waste generated by the twin
cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Currently, all the solid waste is
left untreated and dumped at Bhuasuni.

Four agencies took part in the technical bid meeting, which was convened by the corporation.

 As
per the project requirement, the solid waste generated by Cuttack and
Bhubaneswar will be dumped at a designated transfer station. The
transfer stations will be constructed by the agency.

The solid waste generated by both the cities will be  deposited at a waste treatment plant in Bhuasuni.

 “The
agencies have been given complete autonomy to decide how they want the
waste to be treated. They can produce gas energy or any other form of
energy that seem feasible,” said BMC chief engineer TBK Shroff.

 The two cities generate about 600 tonnes of solid waste everyday.

Harnessing such a large amount of solid waste is a necessity as it cannot be left untreated and dumped indiscriminately.

The
Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) is
acting as the transaction advisory for the project. After the processing
of the technical bid, the financial bid will be opened.

FOR A CLEAN CITY

• Four agencies took part in the technical bid meeting which was convened by the corporation

• Cuttack and Bhubaneswar generate about 600 metric tonne solid waste everyday

• The transportation of the solid waste from the transfer stations to Bhuasuni will also be done by the  agency