Chandigarh MC to upgrade machinery of construction waste plant

Chandigarh, September 10

The Municipal Corporation (MC) will soon upgrade the machinery of the construction & demolition (C&D) waste plant so that most of the works of the civic body could be carried out using material from the plant.

During a visit to the plant at the Industrial Area, Phase I, MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra instructed the engineers concerned to ensure that the C&D plant of 150 MT functions at full capacity daily. She said the machinery be upgraded soon to maximise the capacity so that most works of the civic body could be executed using material from this plant.

The Commissioner also visited material recovery facility (MRF) station and sewage treatment plant (STP), 3 BRD, Chandigarh.

The Commissioner emphasised that awareness needs to be created in some parts of the city from where waste was still coming in mixed form at MRF stations. She said STPs would be upgraded to ensure high quality of tertiary treated water.

She was accompanied by senior officers concerned of the Municipal Corporation. The Chief Engineer told the Commissioner that construction and demolition waste was processed at the plant for the manufacturing of PCC products to be used for pavements, road work and fencing work. The processing plant accepts all cement, construction demolition waste, except steel up to the size of 1-1.5 feet.

Later, the Commissioner visited material recovery facility centre at 3 BRD and Industrial Area, Phase I, where the Joint Commissioner apprised her of its functioning. He told her that door-to-door waste collection vehicles bring segregated waste i.e. dry & wet waste in different compartments at the material recovery facility, which had a dedicated space for sorting out dry waste into different categories like paper, card, recyclable plastics, glass bottles, metal etc. Dry waste left after recovery of recyclable materials was being compacted in huge compactors in compost plant located in Sector 25, Dadu Majra. Weigh bridges had been provided for measurement of dry and wet waste within the material recovery facility.

The Commissioner further visited the sewage treatment plant at 3 BRD. She reviewed the waste water management system, where she was briefed by the Chief Engineer about the treatment of sewage at the STP. The Commissioner also visited waterworks in Sector 39. — TNS

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