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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
NMC To Set Up Scientific Sanitary Landfill For Inert Waste At Bhandewadi
Nagpur: In a significant move to streamline solid waste management, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) initiated development of a scientific sanitary landfill at Bhandewadi for inert waste — non-biodegradable, non-combustible, and non-recyclable remnants such as silt, dust, and debris from street sweeping and solid waste processing. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The landfill will be constructed on a 7-acre plot next to Sustainable Business Development (SusBDe) project site and animal cremation ground. This land forms part of the 55-acre area reclaimed by NMC through legacy waste treatment undertaken by Zigma Global Environ Solutions at the Bhandewadi dumping yard. Bhandewadi, which once lay on the outskirts of Nagpur with no residential presence nearby, is now surrounded by densely populated colonies. Over the years, residents repeatedly raised concerns over foul smell, health hazards, and pollution. Keeping this mind, municipal commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari has now envisioned complete treatment of daily garbage to eliminate untreated dumping and ensure cleaner surroundings. Currently, Nagpur generates around 1,200 to 1,300 metric tonnes (MT) of municipal solid waste every day. Only 750–800 MT is being processed by SusBDe, a Netherlands-based firm contracted for a 15-year term (extendable to 30 years) to handle both fresh and legacy waste using dry fermentation technology. Of this, a small proof-of-concept mobile unit processes merely 200 MT/day, leaving a wide treatment gap. Though the full-scale plant was originally scheduled for completion by March 2025, the deadline has been extended to November 2025, with civic officials saying efforts are underway to ramp up the capacity to 450 MT/day in the coming months. Under the agreement, SusBDe is expected to produce up to 27 million cubic metres of compressed biogas annually and share carbon credits equally with NMC. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The firm is also bound to pay annual royalty of Rs15 lakh to the civic body. Of the 55-acre reclaimed land, 30 acres have been allotted to SusBDe for the waste-to-biogas facility. The remaining portion, including the seven acres for the proposed landfill, is now being prepared for construction. NMC has invited bids from qualified contractors to build, operate, and maintain the landfill for two years. An NMC official said the landfill will be crucial for disposal of inert waste left after processing. Currently, the civic body has been using such material for filling low-lying areas and road construction, ensuring no inert remains at the dumping site. Together, the scientific landfill and biogas plant are key pillars in NMC's push to make Bhandewadi a model hub for sustainable and scientific waste management — aimed at delivering long-term relief to nearby residents and restoring environmental health.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Waste to biogas plant to start operations by Nov
Nagpur: Netherlands-based Sustainable Business Development (SusBDe) assured chief minister Devendra Fadnavis that its long-pending waste-to-biogas plant at Bhandewadi will begin producing compressed biogas from November 15, 2025. The assurance was given during the CM's visit to the site on Saturday evening, where he reviewed the delayed project and reiterated the final deadline for full commissioning as November 30. Ahead of the visit, Nagpur municipal commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari convened a review meeting with SusBDe and key civic officials. The ambitious project aims to scientifically process Nagpur's municipal solid waste and convert it into compressed biogas (CBG). However, the initiative missed multiple deadlines since its original commissioning target of November 2024. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) extended the deadline first to March 2025, and then to November 2025, citing delays in site development and equipment procurement. Fadnavis was accompanied by east Nagpur MLA Krishna Khopde, former corporator Narendra Borkar, commissioner Chaudhari, additional municipal commissioner Vasumana Pant, and superintending engineer (public health engineering) Shweta Banerjee, SusBDe representatives Vrinda Thakur, Sanjay Gadre, Vinod Tandon among others were present. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 'Swing is King': Mr. Hemant's Strategy Finally Explained in Free Session TradeWise Learn More Undo Currently, SusBDe is handling only 300 metric tonnes (MT) of waste per day using a temporary 9-acre setup, although the plant is designed to process significantly higher volumes. Operations are running in three shifts round-the-clock, yet civic officials remain dissatisfied with the pace of work. In response to earlier concerns raised by the municipal commissioner, SusBDe has now committed to ramping up operations to 800 MT per day starting June 2025, adding 500 MT of fresh waste to its daily intake. During the review, SusBDe representatives assured Fadnavis that civil construction would continue uninterrupted during the upcoming monsoon season, MLA Khopde told TOI. To prevent rain-related disruptions, the company is currently developing internal access roads within the 30-acre plot to ensure smooth logistics despite muddy site conditions. "Furthermore, the company announced that it is targeting November 15 to begin full-fledged biogas production from waste, ahead of the official November-end deadline," the east Nagpur MLA said. This timeline is contingent on the arrival and installation of key machinery from Europe, which is expected by August, followed by a three-month testing and commissioning phase. The biogas plant is being developed in partnership with Waste to Technology (WTT) and is projected to generate 27 million cubic metres of compressed biogas annually using both legacy and fresh municipal waste. SusBDe is setting up the project at its own expense without charging any tipping fee from the NMC. The project will process municipal waste to produce by-products such as biogas, organic compost, and RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel), and the rights to sell these by-products have been granted to it. This is a prestigious and ambitious project for Nagpur and is the only one of its kind in India based on Dry Fermentation Technology.
