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The project to set up an MSW treatment plant at the Dadumajra (or Dadu Majra) landfill is still in the RfP process, according to a recent report. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) published an RfP…
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An upgraded solid waste processing plant has recently been commissioned at Dadumajra in Chandigarh City, Punjab. The plant should process dry waste for conversion into RDF. At the facility built in 2008, as further stated,…
Aafrin Kidwai
To set up the new integrated municipal solid waste processing facility plant at Daddumajra, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation will pay the successful bidder or company an initial amount of Rs 300 crore or 30% of…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MCC) processed 6,000kg of domestic sanitary waste in August. Starting August 3, MCC vans gathered sanitary garbage separately and treated it in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area Phase-I by scientific incineration. From the…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has increased waste collection fees by 5%, which would be reflected in water bills from April onwards. Water rates had been raised in March 2019 when the MC had taken over waste collection from private agencies. It introduced 399 garbage collection vehicles to collect dry…
Aafrin Kidwai
Pre-bids for the bioremediation of the 7.67 lakh metric tonne of legacy garbage at the Dadu Majra dumping ground has garnered the interest of twelve companies. The MC has received several suggestions from the companies.…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is planning to enlist the support of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) in order to create job opportunities in the field of waste management. The administration plans to use women SHGs to…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh administration has approved ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EOI) and invited companies to come and build a Waste to Energy (WtE) plant in the city. The administration has finalised the EOI, which would be called…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh has stepped up efforts to mechanize its upcoming Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste plant following the finalization of the Union Territory’s (UT) new C&D management policy. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation recently cleared public objections…
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The detailed project report (DPR) and an RfP report for the upgrade of a WtE plant in Dadumajra, Union territory, are now expected to be completed in January 2022, reports The Times of India. In…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has provided INR 3.5 million (EUR 40,000) to IIT Ropar for conducting a detailed project report (DPR) and an RfP report for the upgrade of a WtE plant in Dadumajra,…
Aafrin Kidwai
A team constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) visited the Jhuriwala dumping site in Chandigarh for unscientific waste dumping after the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) pointed out alleged violations by the city’s civic corporation.…
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The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has announced its plans for conducting a study on the current status of waste management across the city, with respect to waste segregation at source. The authority intends to reach…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has awarded the work of preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) and a Request for Proposal (RfP) for the upgradation of a solid waste processing plant in Dadumajra, Sector 25,…
Aafrin Kidwai
A notice has been issued to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation by the Punjab and Haryana high court following a public interest litigation (PIL). The PIL has been filed by city resident seeking over air pollution…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh’s civic authorities have decided to upgrade the solid waste processing plant in Sector 25 (Dadumajra) to a Waste to Energy plant. The decision was taken after a year of research and visits to other…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh civic authorities are planning a visit to Pune to finalise the technology to be used in the setting up a waste processing plant in the city. Interestingly, the Chandigarh officials have already undertaken a…
