The city generates around 2,300 tonnes of solid waste daily; of this, around 700 tonnes is construction debris which cannot be used to generate energy or to manufacture fertilisers.
Going green seems to be the buzzword for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Being a major producer of solid waste as also a leader in solid waste disposal practices, the AMC is flooded with climate-friendly proposals from companies across the country to use the city's solid waste to generate power or manufacture fertilisers.
Officials at the AMC's solid waste management department say they have never seen offers for setting up plants to generate eco-friendly energy pouring in at such a pace. If the civic body's claims are anything to go by, the solid waste management department receives one offer every month for setting up a plant to either generate energy or to make eco-friendly fertilisers from the city's dumps.
"The latest company to come up with a proposal is Hanjer Bio-tech. Like all the others, they have proposed that the AMC give them land where they would set up a plant for manufacturing fertilisers or generating energy in an environment-friendly way. We receive at least one offer every month of this kind," said IK Patel, deputy municipal commissioner for solid waste department.
Patel said the city generates around 2,300 tons of solid waste daily, of which around 600 to 700 tons of waste is construction debris which cannot be used to generate energy or to manufacture fertilisers. He said most companies demand around 300 to 500 tons of waste, depending on their capacities.
"If we leave out the construction debris, we are left with 1800 tons of solid waste. And so, we have to be careful to choose the best companies as we have don't have enough to allot to several companies," he said.
However, the AMC has made the norms more stringent. The civic body's priority is to check if the company is using the best technology in the plant so that maximum benefit can be availed of.
"We have also made it compulsory to deposit Rs50 lakh as bank guarantee, so as to be on the safer side," said Patel.
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