NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Ok Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday inaugurated an engineered landfill website in southeast Delhi’s Tehkhand for scientific disposal of strong waste. Unfold over 15.47 acres of land, the rubbish disposal plant was constructed for Rs 42.31 crore with help from IIT-Delhi. It’ll assist eradicate air pollution and guarantee cleanliness within the metropolis, an official assertion stated.
In accordance with the assertion, the engineered landfill website may even help in lowering rubbish mountains and facilitate the disposal of ash from waste to power vegetation.
“Till now, ash was dumped on these rubbish mountains. Roughly 500 tons of ash have been dumped each day. However now, the ash generated from the waste to power plant can be deposited on the engineered landfill website,” it stated.
The primary function of the location is a 100 KLD leachate therapy plant, which can assist in decomposing waste in a brand new course of, the assertion stated.
Leachate is the liquid that drains from a landfill when rainwater filters by way of the waste.
Kejriwal described the launch of the engineered landfill website as a big step in the direction of sustainable waste administration and atmosphere conservation.
“At the moment, together with Delhi LG Vinay Kumar Saxena, we inaugurated the brand new Engineered Landfill of Municipal Company in Okhla Tehkhand. This contemporary plant could have preparations to course of the ash generated after disposal of rubbish, for which 15 acres of land has been developed. We’re constantly working to make Delhi free from air pollution and clear and we’re additionally getting success,” Kejriwal wrote on ‘X’.
“Underneath the Swachh Bharat Mission 1.0 of the Authorities of India, the development of this ELFS, constructed at a value of Rs 42.31 crore, began on 30.9.2021. The commissioning of this state-of-the-art plant will tremendously assist in scientific disposal of rubbish,” Saxena stated in a put up on ‘X’.
In accordance with the assertion, the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) will obtain Rs 300 per ton for disposing of the ash. Round 500 tonnes of ash can be deposited on the plant each day, it stated.
The underside of the state-of-the-art engineered landfill website has been constructed with 5 layers. The depth of the location is 7 metres. It contains a particular leachate drainage system.
“This ensures that groundwater stays unpolluted from leachate and prevents air air pollution as nicely,” the assertion stated.
The landfill website has a life span of 6.5 years and a complete capability of 9.65 lakh metric tons. It’s outfitted with a 3.5-metre-high perimeter wall, making certain containment and safety of the waste.
The MCD at present operates three landfill websites within the metropolis, of which the one at Okhla is more likely to be cleared by this yr. The Bhalaswa website is focused to be cleared by 2025 and the Ghazipur website by 2026.
In accordance with the assertion, the engineered landfill website may even help in lowering rubbish mountains and facilitate the disposal of ash from waste to power vegetation.
“Till now, ash was dumped on these rubbish mountains. Roughly 500 tons of ash have been dumped each day. However now, the ash generated from the waste to power plant can be deposited on the engineered landfill website,” it stated.
The primary function of the location is a 100 KLD leachate therapy plant, which can assist in decomposing waste in a brand new course of, the assertion stated.
Leachate is the liquid that drains from a landfill when rainwater filters by way of the waste.
Kejriwal described the launch of the engineered landfill website as a big step in the direction of sustainable waste administration and atmosphere conservation.
“At the moment, together with Delhi LG Vinay Kumar Saxena, we inaugurated the brand new Engineered Landfill of Municipal Company in Okhla Tehkhand. This contemporary plant could have preparations to course of the ash generated after disposal of rubbish, for which 15 acres of land has been developed. We’re constantly working to make Delhi free from air pollution and clear and we’re additionally getting success,” Kejriwal wrote on ‘X’.
“Underneath the Swachh Bharat Mission 1.0 of the Authorities of India, the development of this ELFS, constructed at a value of Rs 42.31 crore, began on 30.9.2021. The commissioning of this state-of-the-art plant will tremendously assist in scientific disposal of rubbish,” Saxena stated in a put up on ‘X’.
In accordance with the assertion, the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) will obtain Rs 300 per ton for disposing of the ash. Round 500 tonnes of ash can be deposited on the plant each day, it stated.
The underside of the state-of-the-art engineered landfill website has been constructed with 5 layers. The depth of the location is 7 metres. It contains a particular leachate drainage system.
“This ensures that groundwater stays unpolluted from leachate and prevents air air pollution as nicely,” the assertion stated.
The landfill website has a life span of 6.5 years and a complete capability of 9.65 lakh metric tons. It’s outfitted with a 3.5-metre-high perimeter wall, making certain containment and safety of the waste.
The MCD at present operates three landfill websites within the metropolis, of which the one at Okhla is more likely to be cleared by this yr. The Bhalaswa website is focused to be cleared by 2025 and the Ghazipur website by 2026.
