Vijay Balamwar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner said that Solid Waste Management Department has undertaken a new project under ‘Decentralisation of SWM Services’ wherein managing wet waste locally has been given priority.
With the success of a biogas plant that has been operational in Parel F-south ward over the past two years, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to start biomethanation plants which will generate biogas in each ward. In a bid to decentralise wet waste of the city and to ensure that it is managed and disposed off on a larger scale, the civic body is also planning to start biomethanation plants with bigger capacity to generate electricity.
Vijay Balamwar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner said that Solid Waste Management Department has undertaken a new project under ‘Decentralisation of SWM Services’ wherein managing wet waste locally has been given priority.
“Civic body has decided to reserve plots across the city for the bigger biomethanation plants which will not only manage more waste and give fuel (biogas) but will also generate electricity. Civic body is planning to start 5 metric tonnes of biomethanation plants to generate power. While the plants at ward level will have smaller capacity and will generate biogas which can be used as fuel for the canteen, bigger plants will take wet waste from hotels and residential societies to generate electricity. This electricity can be used for municipal properties or for street lights,” said Balamwar.
PH Chavan, Executive Engineer SWM handling the project said that though the project was at a nascent stage, three-four plots had been identified for bigger capacity plants. “We have identified a plot in Dahisar near Hindu cemetery, in Ghatkopar near Bhatwadi Cemetery, one plot in Bhandup and Kanjurmarg. We will have to take possession of these plots from the departments and then start the process. Tenders to give contracts for setting up of plants are underway,” said Chavan adding that the ambitious project is expected to arrest wet waste at the source.
Chavan said that ward level plants can be of capacity of 25-50 kg if they are expecting huge quantity of ‘quality wet waste’. This will help in generating biogas which can be used for canteens,
Explaining the utility of the successful biogas plant in the premises of F south ward in Parel, Parshuram Kurhade, Assistant Engineer from F south ward, said that this was the first plant set up on June 5, 2015 and till date it is running successfully. The project has also received the first prize in Delhi in the Swachh Bharat Mission competition.
“This is a small capacity plant with only 5 kg waste. But now with the help of 122 hotels generating at least 400 kg wet waste in the ward, we are starting 4 metric tonnes of plant in the premises of Sewri TB Hospital.
While the biogas generated in the ward office premises can keep the canteen stove running for 4-5 hours with one time feeding of 5 kg waste, the one in TB Hospital will generate at least 100 kg gas for the hospital’s daily need and the rest will be used for adjacent Bhoiwada cemetery. Cemetery needs 18-20 kg gas to cremate one body. Few pyres will be converted from electric to gas. Presently the hospital purchases 100 kg gas everyday,” said Kurhade.
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