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The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced plans for the production of biomass briquettes from municipal biowaste as well as a biomass processing unit in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The briquettes should be produced from biowaste such…
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The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has announced that it will build a facility to treat 100 tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste each day. The civic body has issued a tender to select a company…
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As reported by the Orissa Post, construction on a waste-to-fuel plant at Indian Railways’ Mancheswar railway station, Bhubaneswar, has begun. The plant costs INR 20 million. It uses a patented technology called Polycrack, which was…
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The housing and urban development department of Bhubaneswar has directed the civic body to sort all issues related to the Bhuasuni dumping yard and commence work on setting up the planned Waste-to-Energy plant and another…
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According to the Orissa Post, the proposal by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for setting up a 11 MW WtE plant at Bhuasuni dumpsite is still waiting for approval. According to the source, the Terms of…
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According to Nyoooz, the Municipal Corporation of Bhubaneswar (BMC), Odisha, has invited private parties to discuss setting up a biogas plant. After the discussion, the BMC will issue a request for proposal (RFP) and form…
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In preparation for the Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018, the City of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is undertaking several works on infrastructure, including waste disposal. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced plans to build a 40,000…
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Update on the controversial plans for building a WtE plant at a landfill site in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. As reported by Telegraph India, citizens opposing the plant were asked by India’s National Green Tribunal in New…
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A decision on the controversial WtE project in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, seems to be reached very soon as the government has announced a public hearing on 6 June. Former protests against the project were declined by…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit an affidavit on the status of the proposed Waste-to-Energy plant in Daruthenga, Odisha region. The new facility should prevent continuous dumping…
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The government of India’s federal state of Odisha and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have agreed to build a proposed WtE plant near the BMC’s Bhuasuni landfill. However, it is not clear whether this means…
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After facing an undue delay already, Bhuasuni’s Municipal Solid Waste facility has to deal with another problem, the New Indian Express reports.. The plant should treat biodegradable, combustible and recyclable content of the solid waste.…
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Construction of the WtE plant planned in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has still not begun. Apparently, the main reasons for the delay are conflicts about the feed-in tariff for the electricity to be produced. However, older sources…
