Commissioner visits legacy mining site and compost plant at Dadumajra; takes stock of progress work

The Voice of Chandigarh News: Amit Kumar, IAS, MC Commissioner visited the legacy mining site alongwith compost plant and Pink MRF at Dadumajra today to take stock of ongoing processing of different wastes and progress work of legacy mining at the site. He was accompanied by Joint Commissioner Sh. Gurinder Singh Sodhi and other senior officers of MC Chandigarh.

During the visit at Legacy waste mining site, the Commissioner took stock of the ongoing progress work and asked the concerned engineers for timely completion of the project. The concerned engineers apprised that the bioremediation of legacy waste was started in October 2022 and till now successfully cleared 11 Lakh Cubic Metric of legacy waste and remaining 10 percent is set to be cleared very shortly.

The Commissioner also visited compost plant where the officers apprised that the compost plant spread over an area of 7,200 square meters, equipped with a 300 TPD windrow, is designed to handle the increasing waste generation in the city. With a commitment to providing effective waste management services and maintaining a clean and garbage-free city, MC Chandigarh has invested in this project.

While visiting the dry waste processing plant, the Commissioner reviewed the processing of dry waste. The concerned engineers apprised the Commissioner that the dry waste received in the processing plant is being processed 100% in the plant and lifted by the agency for its further use in their own assets.

The concerned officers and engineers apprised the Commissioner that for addressing the issue of leachate and ensuring the well-being of the community, MC Chandigarh is constructing a 400-meter wall around the dumping ground, accompanied by a continuous drain to prevent leachate from flowing onto the streets. Additionally, a sanitary landfill site and a 15-feet wall have been constructed around the dumping ground.

The Commissioner also visited Pink MRF, which is the first of its kind in the country where only women workers are operating and handling the work. The helpers were drawn from those who were earlier working as rag pickers. They are now performing the duty of segregating dry waste on conveyer belt.

The Commissioner directed the concerned engineers to ensure completion of the projects in stipulated time frame and enhance the capacity of the processing plants besides using the manure generated from the plant in MCC’s own assets.