NMMC turns trash into cash The city’s waste will now be treated by a public-private consortium of which it is a part

NMMC turns trash into cash

The city’s waste will now be treated by a public-private consortium of which it is a part

CBD BELAPUR: Not only has the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation become the first in the country to conform to the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, of the central government, it has also begun saving a cool Rs26 lakh per month from the garbage generated in the city, and will even start earning revenue from it in a few years.
The NMMC standing committee on Wednesday cancelled a temporary contract given to Ask Infrastructure (AI) last year for the disposal of its waste, as its plant for treatment of MSW at Turbhe dumping ground is ready.
“We had been giving Rs26 lakh per month to AI. That expense has now stopped,” said NMMC city engineer Mohan Dagaonkar. This amounts to a saving of Rs3.12 crore per year.

The contract for a solid waste treatment plant at Turbhe has been allotted to Navi Mumbai Waste Management Processing Company (NMWMPC) under the public-private partnership model for 30 years. Its stakeholders include NMMC, EcoFeel and Hydro Air.
It will generate fertiliser and fuel pellets from garbage Instead of spending on the project, estimated to eventually cost Rs35 crore, the corporation will earn revenue from it.
“As per the agreement NMMC will get Rs15 per tonne of garbage after seven years which is about Rs9,000 per day.”