Now, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will use biomining at Pirana site

  • | Wednesday | 28th June, 2017

AHMEDABAD:The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has zeroed in on bio-mining as a way to flatten the smoldering Pirana dump mound, which has been spewing toxins into the city's air for more than two decades. On December 26, 2016, AMC brought out a proposal inviting agencies to implement biomining or other cost-effective processes at Pirana. Not only has this 150-year-old TN municipality reclaimed the dumpsite land, the agency engaged also claimed that almost all the waste could be recycled. On Monday, AMC resolved to appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the process.The DPR will detail how much more land will be needed for the biomining process and will draw up a timeline for the process. The meeting was convened by municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar.Biomining was successfully implemented by the Kumbakonam municipality in Tamil Nadu (TN) recently.It uses a bio-culture, a solution with a host of bacteria, to first reduce the size of the garbage mounds and to then segregate the waste.

AHMEDABAD:The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has zeroed in on bio-mining as a way to flatten the smoldering Pirana dump mound, which has been spewing toxins into the city's air for more than two decades. On Monday, AMC resolved to appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the process.The DPR will detail how much more land will be needed for the biomining process and will draw up a timeline for the process. The meeting was convened by municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar.Biomining was successfully implemented by the Kumbakonam municipality in Tamil Nadu (TN) recently.It uses a bio-culture, a solution with a host of bacteria, to first reduce the size of the garbage mounds and to then segregate the waste. Not only has this 150-year-old TN municipality reclaimed the dumpsite land, the agency engaged also claimed that almost all the waste could be recycled. On December 26, 2016, AMC brought out a proposal inviting agencies to implement biomining or other cost-effective processes at Pirana.

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