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APTDC proposal for solid waste management

By Our Staff Reporter

KOCHI, AUG. 3 . Even as the Kochi Corporation is going ahead with the proposed solid waste management plant at Brahmapuram, the Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre (APTDC), has prepared a Rs. 11. 84-crore project for solid waste management.

S. Jyoti Kumar, senior executive, technology, of APTDC told The Hindu that the project profile for an integrated solid waste management in line with Solid Waste Management Rules 2000 had been submitted on 11 June, 2004, to the Corporation Mayor and the secretary. The project envisaged an integrated approach, including the recovery of organic manure, manufacture of fuel pellets and recycling of plastic waste so that the residue would be minimised to 10 percent.

Mr. Jyoti Kumar said that the estimated cost of Rs. 11.84 crores was inclusive of the Rs. 1 crore for sanitary landfill and Rs. 1 crore for upgradation of the collection system. Hence, the actual project would cost only Rs. 9.84 crores, including the cost of technology transfer and working capital for the initial six months.

However, the estimate does not include land acquisition costs, but the land requirements for this project was minimal, pointed out Mr. Kumar. Only four hectares of land was needed for plant, with two more hectares for the sanitary landfill. The capacity of the plant would be 350 tonnes per day.

The plant would function with the accelerated controlled aerobic composting method using a biological inoculum which has the efficiency to complete the composting process within 30 days, said S.R. Maley, expert on solid waste management and principal advisor, technology, to the APTDC. The inoculum has been developed by Dr. Maley himself.

The APTDC, an autonomous society established with the joint participation of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), is involved in technology development and promotion, technology upgradation and induction of new technologies for industries and entrepreneurs. TIFAC is also an autonomous society under the Department of Science and Technology of the central Government.

However, the Mayor, C.M. Dinesh Mani, has said that the proposal made by the APTDC was not being considered by the Corporation at present. He said it had been among the three proposals short-listed by the State Government for the Corporation but had not been found suitable for the Corporation's needs. The present proposal for the Brahmapuram solid waste plant was chosen by the expert committee as it was found most feasible, according to the Mayor.

The Mayor said that contrary to reports, the present project would cost only a maximum of Rs. 8 crores, apart from the cost for land acquisition.

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