KOCHI: The search for efficient solutions to the issue of garbage disposal has taken the civic administrators to the other states. A team consisting of the Mayors of Kochi, Kollam and Thrissur Corporations is on a visit to the ‘Waste-to-Energy’ plants in Pune. The team visited the solid waste treatment plant set up at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation on Thursday. The team also comprises the chairpersons of health standing committees and corporation secretaries.“We have visited the plant as per the instructions by the Local Self-Government Department. The trip has been organised by the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP). ‘Waste to Energy’ plant, which uses the technology to convert garbage into energy and fuel is one of the options being considered by Kochi Corporation,” said T K Ashraf, chairperson, Kochi Corporation Health Standing Committee, and a member of the visiting team.He added that the visiting team held discussions with the Pune Municipal Corporation authorities on the technology being used for managing the waste generated in the city. “They said that more than 500 metric tonnes of waste is generated in Pimpri-Chinchwad, the twin cities, everyday. They resolved the waste menace by setting up the ‘Waste-to-Energy’ plant with the help of a Mumbai-based firm. The technology also helped them in producing crude oil out of the waste,” he added.On Friday, the team will visit the Timarpur-Okhla Municipal Solid Waste Management Plant, which is a private-public partnership project of the Jindal ITF Ecoplis and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The plant is producing nearly 16 MW of electricity per day. “We have heard that the electricity produced in the plant is enough to serve six lakh homes. We will visit the plant and will look into the feasibility of similar facility in Kochi,” he added.
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