Hyderabad, December 13, 2013 : .Telangana’s Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T.Rama Rao said Monday that Hyderabad’s union ministry for Environment and Forest has granted clearance for a 28 MW waste-to-energy plant.He stated that the facility would increase the capacity of the city’s waste-to-energy plants to 48MW once it was commissioned.This is the highest level in South India.
He mentioned that the largest waste-to-energy plant in south India, with 20MW capacity was built in the city last year.
The minister spoke as he flagged off 1,350 Swachh Automotive Tippers (SATs), at Sanathnagar.
These new SAT cars will be used to cover newly created areas.A tipper is capable of carrying 1.5 tonnes of waste.The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation provided 4,500 SAT cars under its Driver-cum-owner Scheme.
The SATs have a separate compartment for wet or dry waste, and a section for hazardous waste collection.The autos can be used to cover between 450 and 500 households.
KTR is the name of the minister.He hoped that these vehicles would allow GHMC to improve its efficiency in garbage collection.
He noted that the GHMC will have 5,250 vehicles if these SATs are added.
He recalled that before 2,500 autos were flagged off under Swachh Telangana programme, the daily garbage generation in the city was 3,500 tonnes.
With improvement in efficiency in door to door garbage collection, provision of transfer stations and dumping yards, the garbage generation has now gone up to 6,500 tonnes.
KTR said the government was also focusing on recycling of the garbage by developing waste to energy projects.
The minister said for the last 5-6 years, Hyderabad has been receiving the best ranking among big cities with a population of over 40 lakh under the government of India’s Swachh Bharat and Swachh Sarvekshan programmes.
He was all praise for sanitation workers including drivers and other staff of the vehicles who work hard from 3-4 a.m.to collect garbage.
KTR said in recognition of the services rendered by sanitation staff, Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao has increased their wages three times during the last seven years.
Minister for animal husbandry T.Srinivas Yadav, GHMC mayor Vijayalaxmi Gadwal, deputy mayor Srilatha Mothe, GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar and other officials were present.
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