Aafrin Kidwai 
The Municipal Corporation of Amritsar (MC) has started the process of bioremediation of garbage at Bhagtanwala dump again.
Recently, the Amritsar MSW Company Limited started the functioning of two machines for garbage bioremediation under the supervision of the MC. Officials of the health wing of the MC claimed that as soon as AVERDA Waste Management, a Dubai-based firm, will take over the Amritsar MSW Company Limited, the project would be fully functional. More machines would be brought to enhance the speed of the bioremediation.
Following the recommendation of the NGT, the MC initiated the construction of a wall around the dump and will also develop a green belt by planting tree, reports The Tribune. The MC has made two failed attempts at bioremediation in the past. Last year, a penalty of Rs20 lakh was imposed by the NGT on MC for not following the guidelines of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
