Aafrin Kidwai 
Representational Image by Aafrin Kidwai
The Huballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) is considering biomining at the dumping yards of the twin cities on Karwar Road in Hubballi (17 acres) and at Hosayallpur in Dharwad (16 acres).
According to a survey conducted using drone cameras and other methods, around 4.8 lakh tonnes of garbage have accumulated in these yards. Of this, nearly 3.6 lakh tonnes are at the Hubballi site, reports The Times of India.
HDMC has already started windrow composting of wet waste at the yard in Dharwad. Officials said they have got the first batch of compost by window composting of wet waste. Having both bio mining and windrow composting plants working is considered a major step in effective management of waste, according to officials.
HDMC commissioner told TOI Suresh Itnal said that he attended a meeting on the bio mining project in Bengaluru recently. “We have submitted a proposal of Rs 54 crore to the state government so it can forward it to the Union government. We are confident that the Union government will fund the entire project costing Rs 54 crore. As they have asked to trim the estimate by making slight changes, we will submit the revised proposal. The plants will process 600 tonnes of waste everyday. If the work starts in the next few months, we will end all the legacy of garbage dumping within a year,” he said.
