The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has cleared several proposals related to ‘scientific’ disposal of trash.
Coming under severe criticism for its failure to prevent the garbage crisis, Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy and Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel revealed that the Palike’s tenders for safe and proper disposal of garbage had attracted companies from across the country.
“Three have been shortlisted and modalities will be worked out shortly,” they said.
The three firms plan to use the City’s waste for economically-viable results.
Hanjer Biotech Energies, which has proposed to dispose of 750 tonnes of garbage everyday, plans to use it to generate electricity at an automated plant. M K Aromatics Private Limited will use plastic waste to produce crude oil.
Organic Waste India will produce bio-gas and electricity from 1,000 tonnes of garbage at its Kannahalli plant, off Magadi Road. A fourth company, Sataram, has plans to set up a ‘waste to energy’ plant, off Magadi Road, which can dispose of 1,000 tonnes of garbage.
The Mayor said that the Palike had intensified the process to set up segregation centres and bio-methanisation plants in all wards. He said the BBMP would launch a massive drive for the segregation of garbage at source.
Plastic ban
Goel said the Palike had launched an extensive drive against plastics. Palike staff-members had seized about 5,000 kg of polythene bags in the last three days.
“The Palike will identify all illegally-run polythene manufacturing units in the City,” Goel said and added that the BBMP would see to it that plastic bags were not brought to the City from neighbouring states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
He appealed to shopkeepers, hoteliers and the citizens to avoid using plastic bags, which he blames for the aggravation of the garbage problem in the City.
During the press conference, several private companies made presentations about their waste disposal methods.