Visakhapatnam plans bio-methanisation plant inspired by Indore

A state-level delegation, including officials of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), visited Indore on February 3 and 4 for a study tour. The municipal corporation has decided to set up a bio-methanisation plant on lines of Indore which has two such plants. The bio-CNG produced from the plant is used as fuel to operate 15 buses.

GVMC has also decided to adopt some more of the initiatives in Indore including 100 per cent coverage of underground drainage system, three separate chambers in garbage collection vehicles — dry, wet and hazardous.

According to GVMC officials, some wards in Indore have advanced bin system for garbage segregation: dry, wet, domestic hazardous, e-waste, and domestic sanitary waste. A 10-member committee has been constituted for every 150 households with retired personnel or volunteers to sustain efforts and ensure community involvement.

Some stretches of the city have been adopted for greenery maintenance. Indore is equipped with modern mechanised transfer stations with garbage collection vehicles operating in well-defined areas.

Four social volunteers have been engaged in each ward for a remuneration of Rs 12,000 per month to accompany door-to-door collection vehicles, take feedback from the public and inculcate the habit of waste segregation.

GVMC commissioner G Srijana recently conducted a review meeting for officials to explain their observations from the Indore visit and the best practices. The commissioner directed officials to prepare a master plan to extend the underground drainage network throughout the city. “The people in Indore have been segregating the waste into three bins before handing over to the municipal staff, which is again transported in a vehicle having three different chambers for dry, wet, and hazardous waste. With all these successful initiatives, Indore has emerged as a bin-less city. Proposals should also be prepared to set up a 100 metric tonne a day capacity bio-methanisation plant in Vizag city,” said Srijana. A state-level delegation, including officials of the GVMC, visited Indore on February 3 and 4 for a study tour.

Following the visit, the municipal corporation has decided to set up a bio-methanisation plant on lines of Indore which has two such plants. The bio-CNG produced from the plant is used as fuel to operate 15 buses.

GVMC has also decided to adopt some more of the initiatives in Indore including 100 per cent coverage of underground drainage system, three separate chambers in garbage collection vehicles — dry, wet and hazardous.

According to GVMC officials, some wards in Indore have advanced bin system for garbage segregation: dry, wet, domestic hazardous, e-waste, and domestic sanitary waste. A 10-member committee has been constituted for every 150 households with retired personnel or volunteers to sustain efforts and ensure community involvement.

Some stretches of the city have been adopted for greenery maintenance. Indore is equipped with modern mechanised transfer stations with garbage collection vehicles operating in well-defined areas.

Four social volunteers have been engaged in each ward for a remuneration of Rs 12,000 per month to accompany door-to-door collection vehicles, take feedback from the public and inculcate the habit of waste segregation.

GVMC commissioner G Srijana recently conducted a review meeting for officials to explain their observations from the Indore visit and the best practices. The commissioner directed officials to prepare a master plan to extend the underground drainage network throughout the city. “The people in Indore have been segregating the waste into three bins before handing over to the municipal staff, which is again transported in a vehicle having three different chambers for dry, wet, and hazardous waste. With all these successful initiatives, Indore has emerged as a bin-less city. Proposals should also be prepared to set up a 100 metric tonne a day capacity bio-methanisation plant in Vizag city,” said Srijana.

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