Kodungaiyur is all set to get the first waste processing facility in the city.
The Chennai Corporation on Tuesday decided to prepare a detailed project report for the collection and segregation with a processing facility in Kodungaiyur, dropping the solid waste management projects proposed in Kuthambakkam and Minjur.
Following a meeting with the Finance Department officials of the State government, the Corporation has also decided to integrate the three distinct solid waste management projects proposed a few years ago.
Previously, waste processing, collection and remediation were proposed to be taken up by different companies with expertise in the area. The proposed solid waste management project in Kodungaiyur is expected to be managed by the same operator whose personnel will collect garbage in the northern parts of the city.
Perungudi waste processing facility is likely to be taken up after studying the model adopted in Kodungaiyur.
The civic body is unable to implement the waste management projects in Kuthambakkam and Minjur owing to the unwillingness of the consultant to continue.
The State government and the civic body have also not been able to solve problems at the new sites, including public litigation.
The civic body identified 99 acres of government land in Kuthambakkam and obtained permission to ‘enter upon’, subject to a condition that alternative land for cattle grazing be earmarked for the villagers. However, alternative land has not been earmarked for the villagers.
Of the 69 acres identified in Minjur-Vallur section, the Tiruvallur district administration gave permission for only 22 acres. Permission for at least 41 acres of temple land was also not given.
The decision of the National Green Tribunal on February 20, 2014, giving liberty to a resident of Kuthambakkam to raise grievances has led to the shelving of the project.
Chennai Corporation decides to prepare a detailed project report
