PMC Decentralizes Garbage Processing with New Plants

07 Aug 2024 CW Team

According to the Environment Status Report (ESR) for 2023-24, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is set to decentralize its garbage processing units by establishing smaller facilities across the city. The initiative aims to set up six new plants capable of processing 750 metric tonnes of garbage per day, located at key garbage collection centers, including Ramtekadi, Handewadi, Katraj, Kondhwa, and Pune Cantonment.

Currently, Pune generates between 2,100 and 2,200 metric tonnes of garbage daily, comprising approximately 950 to 1,000 metric tonnes of wet waste and 1,200 metric tonnes of dry garbage. In an effort to tackle this challenge, PMC's solid waste management division previously aimed to process all city-generated waste centrally.

As highlighted in the ESR, one of the new plants at Ramtekadi will focus on generating electricity from 350 metric tonnes of garbage. Additionally, PMC has secured 15,000 square feet of land in Talegaon for processing waste food, where a plant capable of processing 120 metric tonnes has already been established, generating biogas from waste.

The solid waste department claims it currently has the capacity to process 900 to 950 metric tonnes of waste daily.

In another sustainability effort, the ESR reveals that the city now has 293,471 new vehicles on the road in 2023, increasing the total number to 3,863,849. To combat air pollution, the Pune Municipal Corporation has introduced eco-friendly buses in its public transport system managed by Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML). Out of the 1,887 PMPML buses, an impressive 1,660 operate on eco-friendly fuel, representing 88% of the entire fleet.

With these initiatives, PMC is making strides toward improved waste management and environmental sustainability in Pune.

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