Mumbai’s JNPT gets new SWM plant

A Comprehensive Solid Waste Management plant has been inaugurated at the expansive Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) Township in Mumbai.

The newly inaugurated, 10 MT/Day SWM plant is designed as per SWM Rules 2016 based on BARC technology. It is designed as a biogas plant for 5 MT/Day capacity with power generation from biogas and production of biogas and generation power setup, reports Orissa Diary.

The plant includes the installation of a hydraulic baling press machine to compress dry waste, provision of two ghanta gadis with separate sections for wet and dry waste separately, and IEC campaigns for the township residents.

Picture Credit: Taz, GI Market food waste, CC BY 2.0