Harshraj Singh Tribune News Service Ludhiana July 9 After studying the works related to solid waste management in Delhi and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan a team of the MC led by Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu returned to Ludhiana today. After studying a waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Sandhu expressed hope to improve the waste management in Ludhiana soon. The Mayor said they studied a plant in Delhi wherein 1800 MT of waste is converted into energy every day. He said “The Delhi corporation has just provided 15 acres of land to the firm to run the plant wherein 21 MW electricity is generated from the waste daily. The plant has been running successfully for the past seven years.” Sandhu said “Company officials said 90 per cent waste can be used to convert to energy. Our aim is to improve the solid waste management system in the city. We are visiting different cities just to study what model would be best for the Ludhiana city.” Secretary MC Jasdev Singh Sekhon said the Delhi MC has given the land to the firm on a no-profit no-loss basis. The company has spent money to set up the plant and purchase machinery to convert the waste into energy. The Delhi corporation just deliver the waste to the firms plant he said. Around 1100 MT waste is being generated daily in the city. Sekhon who had also studied the solid waste management models in Chennai and Indore said “A waste to energy plant will be the best to deal with waste in our city. And the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation will have to provide just a piece of land for the plant and the rest of all expenses will be borne by the selected firm after floating the tenders.” In Bhiwadi the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation team visited TPS Companys plant wherein the team members checked the manufacturing of the portable compactors static compactors suction machines patchwork machines and sweeping machines. Senior Deputy Mayor Sham Sunder Malhotra councillors Dr Jai Prakash Om Prakash Ratda Gurdeep Singh Neetu Swarndeep Singh Chahal Baljinder Singh Bunty and Harbhajan Singh Dang SE Rajinder Singh Health Officer Vipul Malhotra and Assistant Engineer Harpal Singh Aujla were part of the team.

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