KOLKATA: After introducing waste segregation in 20 town wards, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is ready to set up organic waste compost plants around the town. In the first phase, the KMC solid waste management (SWM) division will set up such plants in places where the civic body will be offering segregation amenities to the households generating both organic and inorganic wastes. The compost to be constituted of organic wastes will be utilized by the KMC parks division for growing flowers and plants.
According to plans, the KMC SWM division crew will discuss with each and every family within the designated wards and collect organic wastes like vegetable scrapes, fruit scrapes, cooked meals, paper, timber amongst others. These bio degradable wastes will then be taken to organic waste compost plants for conversion into compost.
The KMC SWM division will even collect dry leaves and grass from town’s streets, parks and gardens and ship the ones to the compost plants for producing compost, said a civic body reliable. “Apart from gathering organic wastes from households, we will be able to additionally collect dry leaves and grass and ship the ones to the compost plants and thus scale back air air pollution,” said a KMC reliable.
According to a KMC SWM division reliable, the civic body will set up compost plants in wards where it will in finding considerable house. Otherwise, the civic body will opt for putting in place organic waste composter where the KMC will face house crunch. “We have began searching for land for putting in place both compost plants or organic waste composter depending at the house,” said a civic reliable. The reliable said in step with availability of house the capability of a composter plant or composter will range. “From a capability to deal with 1ton organic waste on a daily basis, we will be able to set up a plant which can deal with 5 tons of waste or extra. For this we wish to seek vacant house in each and every ward and make the most of the ones vacant house available for putting in place both organic waste compost plants or organic waste composters,” said a KMC SWM division reliable.
According to a KMC reliable, the civic body will set up the first organic waste compost plant at Chetla. “We have offered a waste segregation project close to Ahindra Mancha in Chetla a month ago. The project is running effectively. Now we wish to set up a waste compost plant in Chetla to make use of the segregated organic wastes and convert them into fertilizer. Next within the line will be spaces where the KMC is ready to introduce waste segregation programmes. Some of these spaces come with Sarat Bose Road, Rashbehari Avenue, Southern Avenue, Chittaranjan Avenue, College Street, Behala, Tollygunge and Jadavpur. “In the second one phase we will be able to set up small compost plants within the neighborhood of markets which produce bulk organic wastes,” said a KMC SWM division reliable.
According to plans, the KMC SWM division crew will discuss with each and every family within the designated wards and collect organic wastes like vegetable scrapes, fruit scrapes, cooked meals, paper, timber amongst others. These bio degradable wastes will then be taken to organic waste compost plants for conversion into compost.
The KMC SWM division will even collect dry leaves and grass from town’s streets, parks and gardens and ship the ones to the compost plants for producing compost, said a civic body reliable. “Apart from gathering organic wastes from households, we will be able to additionally collect dry leaves and grass and ship the ones to the compost plants and thus scale back air air pollution,” said a KMC reliable.
According to a KMC SWM division reliable, the civic body will set up compost plants in wards where it will in finding considerable house. Otherwise, the civic body will opt for putting in place organic waste composter where the KMC will face house crunch. “We have began searching for land for putting in place both compost plants or organic waste composter depending at the house,” said a civic reliable. The reliable said in step with availability of house the capability of a composter plant or composter will range. “From a capability to deal with 1ton organic waste on a daily basis, we will be able to set up a plant which can deal with 5 tons of waste or extra. For this we wish to seek vacant house in each and every ward and make the most of the ones vacant house available for putting in place both organic waste compost plants or organic waste composters,” said a KMC SWM division reliable.
According to a KMC reliable, the civic body will set up the first organic waste compost plant at Chetla. “We have offered a waste segregation project close to Ahindra Mancha in Chetla a month ago. The project is running effectively. Now we wish to set up a waste compost plant in Chetla to make use of the segregated organic wastes and convert them into fertilizer. Next within the line will be spaces where the KMC is ready to introduce waste segregation programmes. Some of these spaces come with Sarat Bose Road, Rashbehari Avenue, Southern Avenue, Chittaranjan Avenue, College Street, Behala, Tollygunge and Jadavpur. “In the second one phase we will be able to set up small compost plants within the neighborhood of markets which produce bulk organic wastes,” said a KMC SWM division reliable.
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