Compost plants to be set up at Kesare and Rayanakere

Mysuru: After a decade-long battle, the state government has received the nod to set up waste treatment plants at Kesare and Rayanakere on the city’s outskirts.
Speaking to TOI, Mysuru City Corporation commissioner Gurudatta Hegde said the government has sanctioned Rs 41 crore to set up compost plants after approving the projects.
The MCC has initiated the process to establish a plant at Rayanakere with a capacity of 150 tonnes and another at Kesare with a capacity of 250 tonnes.
The civic body had sent a proposal to the government to establish waste to energy plants at the combined cost of Rs 150 crore. The project was not only expected to help make manure from waste but also generate revenue from the sale of electricity as well as compost. However, the government dropped its proposal and the MCC received approvals to set up only waste to compost plants due to financial constraints. It sanctioned the projects after verifying all the records of land availability and other necessary infrastructure, said the MCC commissioner.
“Of the 550 tonnes of waste generated in the city every day, some 200 tonnes is treated at a solid waste management plant at Sewage Farm located in Vidyaranyapuram while some 5% is treated at seven zero waste management centers in different parts of the city. Setting up of two more plants will provide a scientific solution to garbage piling up at the Vidyaranyapuram plant,” he stated.
Speaking to TOI, MCC health officer Dr Nagaraj said the civic body has obtained all necessary environmental clearance from statutory government agencies to launch these plants. The city can treat over 700 tons of waste on a daily basis if two more plants commissioned and it will also help MCC generate revenue from the sale of compost, he said.