Yamunanagar civic body signs pact with industrial unit for safe, effective disposal of solid waste

In a major initiative, an authorised agency of the Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri (MCYJ), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an industrial unit for effective disposal of solid waste.

Under this MoU, the refuse derived fuel (RDF) produced after processing of garbage will be used in the authorised industrial units. The MoU was signed between the MCYJ’s authorised agency — which has been engaged in door to door garbage collection and processing — and Global Panel Industries India Private Limited. Additional Municipal Commissioner Dheeraj Kumar held a meeting with officials of the MCYJ in this regard.

Dheeraj Kumar and Swachh Bharat Mission Urban Advisor Lokesh Sen said this MoU had been made to ensure the safe and effective disposal of solid waste generated daily in twin cities Yamunanagar and Jagadhri.

They said after segregation, the waste would be processed at the material recovery facility (MRF), and the RDF generated at the Solid Waste Management Plant located in Kail village would be sent for industrial use, enabling better waste utilisation. “This initiative will help reduce the twin cities’ dependence on dump sites and landfills. Previously, the combustible waste left after processing remained stored at the Solid Waste Management Plant at Kail for long periods, causing environmental pollution and space shortages. Under the new system, this waste will be used as an alternative fuel, which will not only reduce the amount of waste but also ensure its utilisation as an energy resource,” said Dheeraj Kumar. He said the generated RDF would be used for co-processing or as an alternative fuel in industrial units approved by the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board.

“This will partially reduce industrial fuel consumption and enable environment friendly waste disposal,” he added. The entire process would be conducted in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board and the National Green Tribunal,” Kumar said.