Urban garbage to be used for waste to energy projects
Updated: Sep 02, 2013 12:16:10pm
New Delhi, Sep 2 (KNN) The government is taking various measures to manage waste in urban areas including setting up of five pilot waste-to-energy projects in some of the major cities.
“The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry for promoting Waste-to-Energy projects (WTE projects). MNRE formulated “Programme on Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste for Setting-up of 5 Pilot Projects” in the cities of Bengaluru (1 no), Hyderabad (1 no), New Delhi (2 nos) and Pune (1 no),” said Minster of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasminshi in parliament recently.
According to her, a task force on Waste to Energy WTE projects was constituted by the Planning Commission in June 2013 to examine the technological aspects of WTE projects.
The model profile/ scheme for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects based on WTE, she said would be prepared by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and the full scale project would be taken up by the Ministry of Urban Development in consultation with MNRE only after the Expert Committee set-up by the Planning Commission gives its recommendations.
The ‘Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000’ for management of municipal solid waste have already been notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
On its part, the Ministry of Urban Development published in May, 2000 a “Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management” was to assist Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in management of municipal solid waste in a hygienic and scientific manner.
Further, in keeping with the recommendations of the Committee on Solid Waste Management for Class-I cities constituted by the Supreme Court of India, a “Report on Technology Advisory Group on Solid Waste Management” was brought out in May 2005 and circulated to all the state governments for adoption.
In December 2005 the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was launched with a view to provide infrastructure facilities in all the urban areas of the country including sewerage and solid waste management projects with a reform oriented agenda.
The Ministry has also implemented schemes such as the Urban Infrastructure Development in Satellite towns/ Counter Magnets of Million plus cities (UIDSST), 10 per cent Lump Sum Scheme for Benefit of North Eastern Region including Sikkim, North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP) and Scheme of Solid Waste Management and Drainage for 10 Selected IAF Airfield towns. (KNN/ES)
“The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry for promoting Waste-to-Energy projects (WTE projects). MNRE formulated “Programme on Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste for Setting-up of 5 Pilot Projects” in the cities of Bengaluru (1 no), Hyderabad (1 no), New Delhi (2 nos) and Pune (1 no),” said Minster of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasminshi in parliament recently.
According to her, a task force on Waste to Energy WTE projects was constituted by the Planning Commission in June 2013 to examine the technological aspects of WTE projects.
The model profile/ scheme for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects based on WTE, she said would be prepared by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and the full scale project would be taken up by the Ministry of Urban Development in consultation with MNRE only after the Expert Committee set-up by the Planning Commission gives its recommendations.
The ‘Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000’ for management of municipal solid waste have already been notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
On its part, the Ministry of Urban Development published in May, 2000 a “Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management” was to assist Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in management of municipal solid waste in a hygienic and scientific manner.
Further, in keeping with the recommendations of the Committee on Solid Waste Management for Class-I cities constituted by the Supreme Court of India, a “Report on Technology Advisory Group on Solid Waste Management” was brought out in May 2005 and circulated to all the state governments for adoption.
In December 2005 the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was launched with a view to provide infrastructure facilities in all the urban areas of the country including sewerage and solid waste management projects with a reform oriented agenda.
The Ministry has also implemented schemes such as the Urban Infrastructure Development in Satellite towns/ Counter Magnets of Million plus cities (UIDSST), 10 per cent Lump Sum Scheme for Benefit of North Eastern Region including Sikkim, North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP) and Scheme of Solid Waste Management and Drainage for 10 Selected IAF Airfield towns. (KNN/ES)
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