Bangalore to get waste disposal plant

State cabinet on Friday approved the setting up of a modern solid waste disposal plant on ‘design, build, operate and transfer’ basis at Subbarayanavala village near Tavarekere.

Minister for law and parliamentary affairs S Suresh Kumar briefing the reporters about cabinet decisions said that the government will provide 10 acre of land on a lease of 20 years for the project. “Everyday, the fully automated segregation plant will process 750 metric tonnes of solid waste. BBMP will pay the company `70 per one tonne of solid waste disposal. The proposal has been approved by the cabinet,” he said.

Suresh Kumar further said that the plant would be set up by Gujarat-based company Hanjir Biotech Engineering Pvt Ltd, which has already set about 20 such plants across the country.
“The amount of solid waste which goes to landfill is very less. After segregation, the plant will produce manure, fuel pellets (used in cement factories) and plastic ingots for plastic recycling. About 80% of the solid waste will be recycled and only 20% will go for landfilling. The company plans for reducing this also,” Suresh Kumar added.

The government is planning to set up scientific solid waste management plants at four places in the city. “We will take a call within a month in this regard. The government has also decided to extend the lease period of Sumanahalli Leprosy Patients Rehabilitation Centre for the next 20 years. The centre is being run on 5.23 acres of land allotted by the government on Magadi Road.
It is also decided to build residential houses for group B,C & D employees of the High Court near NGEF in Byappanahalli in available five acres,” the minister said.