Dhanbad civic body to set up WtE plant

The Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC) has identified a 21-acre government plot at Govindpur for establishing a waste-to-energy plant. The proposed waste-to-energy (WtE) plant and dumping yard is expected to produce 6MW of electricity per day. The capacity of the plant will be 1MW of power from 100 tonne garbage. All 55 wards of Dhanbad, spread over five circles, are expected to produce 600 tonne garbage per day, reports The Telegraph.

The corporation is also planning to hold talks with local authorities for land to establish a new compactor station. The city needs more such stations urgently as only seven of the required 30 have been set up so far.

The civic body is also planning to introduce user charges. Last month, DMC finalized charges for various categories of houses and commercial establishments.

Housing societies for the economically weaker sections will have to pay Rs 20 per month, lower income group, middle-income group, and higher-income group societies/houses will have to pay Rs 30, Rs 50 and Rs 80 per month, respectively. There are separate charges for bulk waste generators.

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