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Ludhiana: The much-awaited work of processing 20 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste is all set to start at the Jamalpur dumpsite . The task has been assigned to the contractor who was already working on processing 5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste. Although processing such a large quantity of legacy waste will be a daunting task, it will do away with the large heaps of garbage piled up for years.
The MC will also be able to get its land vacated if garbage is processed. The tender for the second waste processing work will cost Rs 72 crore and the contractor will make space for machinery. A total of six plants will be established for timely completion of the work.
Officials claimed that a fresh waste processing tender had been finalised and they would start work after getting approval from the state government. The first phase of bioremediation of legacy waste for five lakh tonnes of waste started in Nov 2022. The project was supposed to be completed in one and a half years but was delayed.
Representatives of the contractor company attributed the delay to the prolonged rainy season. They said that the rainy season generally lasts for four months but last year, it stretched to five months. They added that they could resume the work for the next two months.
They said that phase 1 of the work will be completed in the next two months. MC superintending engineer Sanjay Kanwar said, “Work will begin in a few days as things are ready. The contractor is supposed to bring the machinery and start processing.
” When authorities came up with a plan to process legacy waste on the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), they estimated that the dumpsite had 25 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste and started the process for the first phase (5 lakh metric tonnes). However, as fresh waste was not being processed at the site, it was also converted to legacy waste. Processing of fresh waste was stopped in Feb 2021.
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