Construction & demolition waste plant delayed for three years may see light of day, ET RealEstate
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LUDHIANA: The civic officials are once again in the process of allotment of tender for the much-awaited construction and demolition (C&D) waste disposal plant, which has been hanging fire for more than three years now.
Meanwhile, the expected cost of the project has nearly tripled from Rs 2.69 crore to Rs 7.58 crore.
Besides, the project too would now be covered under the Swachh Bharat Mission, instead of Smart City Mission for want of funds. The officials claimed they have received a positive response from the contractors, and they were hopeful to hire someone.
Municipal corporation (MC) executive engineer, Balwinder Singh said, “We had floated the tenders and got a response from two bidders. Now it has gone for final approval from the senior officials of the local bodies department, Chandigarh.”
Delay due to legacy waste at proposed project site
The C&D waste disposal plant was proposed at the Dhandhari garbage dump site about three years ago, but it could not be executed. The major issue was its location, as the officials had to first remove the garbage from the site to construct a structure. But now it has been decided that instead of moving the garbage, underground pillars would be inserted at the site and a concrete slab would be laid over the legacy waste to construct a structure. It is mainly due to these pillars that the cost has increased.
The officials require 2.5-3 acre land for this plant. Moreover due to the NGT guidelines, the plant has to be far from the residential areas or the Punjab Pollution Control Board won’t give an NOC for the project. While the machinery has already been purchased, it can only be installed once a structure is constructed for it. Once complete, the plant will have a capacity to tackle 100 tonnes of C&D waste per day.
C&D waste dumped in open
The MC had fixed six designated sites for dumping the construction waste at Chandigarh road, Dhandhari Kalan, Rahon road, Barewal, Jugiana and Kanganwal. But still, C&D waste can be seen lying at the banks of Buddha Nullah, abandoned green belts, Model Town Extension, Dugri etc.