New bio-waste unit in Andhra Pradesh to dispose 60,000 tonnes of garbage

The new unit will convert around 60 tonnes of biowaste daily into CNG and manure for vermiculture as byproducts.

ONGOLE: The Ongole Municipal Corporation (OMC) authorities completed phase 1 of the waste-to-energy treatment plant established at the Guttikonda Vari Palem village limits in Ongole rural Mandal to dispose of the piled-up 66,000 metric tonnes of waste at the Ongole dumping yard. The unit was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 5.27 crore and funded by the Union. Former minister and Ongole MLA Balineni Srinivasa Reddy inaugurated the unit.

Collaborating with Mahindra & Mahindra Bio-waste Solutions company, OMC planned to construct the plant at a cost of Rs 11.3 crore to dispose of garbage in an environmentally friendly manner. Later, the authorities decided to establish the waste-to-energy plant in a phased manner and completed its first phase recently.

This new unit will convert around 60 tonnes of biowaste into CNG and manure for vermiculture as byproducts daily. The OMC has allocated 8.13 acres of land near Guttikondavari Palem for this plant. With an over 3 lakh population, the OMC has around 68,000 households.

The municipal sanitation wing collects around 105 tonnes of garbage daily, including 20 tonnes of dry waste, 75 tonnes of wet waste, 10-15 tonnes of debris and other trash. “The new waste disposal plant will dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner,” M Venkateswara Rao, OMC Commissioner, told TNIE.