Aafrin Kidwai 
Representational Image by Aafrin Kidwai
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had decided that all solid waste collected from the areas newly merged into the city will henceforth go to the Pirana dumpsite.
The AMC has asked the concerned zone to make arrangements for this. AMC officials said that the standing committee which is scheduled to meet next week, will decide on purchasing new equipment and appointing agencies to collect garbage from these new areas.
An official informed The Times of India that the main issue will be for Bopal-Ghuma, as the area has a sizeable population and generates an estimated 70 tonnes of unsegregated garbage each day. Ahmedabad’s Pirana landfill is infamous for its garbage mountains, though in the last few months, the legacy waste was reduced through active measures taken by the municipal corporation.
