Aafrin Kidwai 
Chhattisgarh’s largest solid waste management plant was launched earlier today in the state capital, Raipur. With a capacity of 700 tons of waste per day, the treatment plant has been set up in Sakri, a district located at 15 km North of Raipur city. The plant is spread across 67 acres of land and was inaugurated by Shri Bhupesh Bhagel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh through video conferencing
As per a 15-year contract between the Municipal Corporation of Raipur and Delhi MSW Solution Limited (A Ramky Company), the company has also built a processing plant and scientific landfill at the location and Ramky is currently operating as per PPP (Public Private Partnership) model. The total project cost is INR 197 crores, of which INR 127 crores have been used in setting up the processing plant.
Commenting on the inauguration of the new venture, Mr. Masood Mallick, Joint Managing Director of REEL said, “This facility marks as a milestone in the progress trajectory of Chhattisgarh as it holds the potential to be the state’s first waste-to-power generation plant.”
As per the terms of the agreement, as of today, door to door waste collection, transportation is being done by Ramky Enviro from all 70 wards. In the process, 220 Tata ace vehicles, 29 portable compactors, 6 hook lifters, 4 refuse compactors, 6 tippers, and 2 JCBs have been in use. All door to door waste arrives at the 16 transfer stations and empty the vehicle in a portable compactor located there and are then transported to the processing plant with the help of large hook lifters.
