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The MSW treatment plant project at the Dadumajra (or Dadu Majra) landfill in Chandigarh has attracted two new bidders: Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt Limited and Enviro Control Pvt Ltd. Previously, three companies had applied for…
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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…
Aafrin Kidwai
In a recent review of waste management in Chandigarh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) emphasized the need for decentralized wet waste composting, proper disposal of dry waste in various locations, and the development of pond…
Aafrin Kidwai
The councillors of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation unanimously rejected a proposal to set up an integrated solid waste management plant at Dadumajra, stating that they would not approve the proposal unless the UT Mayor or any…
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The construction of the AD plant at the Jamsher Dairy Complex is facing further delays, as the approval from Chandigarh local authority is still pending, according to the source. Initially, approval was expected for June…
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The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has accepted recommendations to convert dry waste into RDF and wet waste into biomethane and compressed natural gas at its proposed 600 tpd integrated waste management facility. Tender to be…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has earmarked Rs 118 crore for the management of solid waste in the upcoming financial year, the highest amount under the capital expenditure segment of the ULB’s budget. Out of the…
Aafrin Kidwai
The integrated solid waste processing plant at Dadumajra is finally expected to begin construction this month. The new plant, with a capacity of 600 tonnes per day, will include three facilities: one for dry waste,…
Aafrin Kidwai
Nine institutions, including PGIMER, Punjab University (PU), and Punjab Engineering College (PEC) received notices from the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation for violating the Solid Garbage Management Rules, 2016, and Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws, 2018, as bulk…
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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,…
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The Seventh Report of the Solid Waste Monitoring Committee for Haryana and Chandigarh states that 807 bulk trash generators must build wet waste processing facilities on their properties. The committee was established on the National…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh will soon be getting its first plastic waste recycling plant. The civic body is examining two plant designs. One under which the MC will only give land to a company that will build the…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh’s third material recovery facility (MRF) and garbage transfer station has been inaugurated at Sector 25, near Dadumajra. The first facility at 3 BRD and the second at the Industrial area, Phase I, are under…
Aafrin Kidwai
S22 timelines were recently extended by the Central government due to the pandemic situation. As per guidelines, documentation under SS22 was to be earlier done by January 15, but the deadline has now been extended…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is exploring technologies to be used for the upgrade of the solid waste processing plant in Sector 25, near Dadumajra. The MC is also open to moving the plant to a…
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The compressed biogas plant in the Sangrur district of Chandigarh, Punjab, is set to be commissioned in January 2022, according to a Times Now report. The plant should process paddy straw stubble to produce 33…
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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…
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…
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On 22 June, 10 councillors and officials of the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) have visited a waste processing plant in the city of Ambala, Haryana to study technology for processing dry waste. However, as further…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has said it will help Chandigarh dispose of excess COVID-19 waste biomedical waste (BMW), if the need arises. For instance, in the case of breakdown of the city’s lone…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) is planning to hand over its garbage processing plant to a private player for upgrading the machinery and managing the plant. A senior MC official said that they are planning…
Aafrin Kidwai
Gujarat based company Varun Constructions has been awarded the contract for setting up a new sanitary landfill (SLF) site at Dadumajra for dumping of non-recyclable solid waste generated in the city. Work is expected to…
Aafrin Kidwai
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) monitoring committee urged the Chandigarh administration to upgrade the machinery of the JayPee plant for achieving 100 percent solid waste management. The NGT team urged the concerned officials to upgrade…
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The Chandigarh Environment Standing Committee has taken cognizance of reports that segregated wastes collected door-to-door in Chandigarh is being dumped unsegregated at the landfill. Indian Express reports that committee chairman, former MP Pawan Kumar Bansal said…
Aafrin Kidwai
Sanitation workers and garbage collectors in Chandigarh have announced an indefinite strike in the city from today. The door-to-door waste collectors have decided to support the strike call by the Safai Karamchari Union. They are…
Aafrin Kidwai
A panel set up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the municipal corporation to fully implement the segregation of waste collected from door to door in Chandigarh by October 31, reports The Hindustan…
Aafrin Kidwai
In a bid to ensure effective waste management in the city and hold the municipal authorities accountable, the Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) has initiated a six-crore project called Solid Waste Management Vehicle Tracking and…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) will be setting up a new sanitary landfill (SLF) at Dadumajra for dumping of non-recyclable solid waste generated in the city. Spread over 8 acres, the site will be…
Aafrin Kidwai
Following technical assessments that highlighted how the waste processing plant at Dadumajra was operating at only 10% capacity, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is working on a two-pronged strategy to meet the solid waste processing…
Aafrin Kidwai
Jaypee Group has moved court against the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s (MC) takeover of the Dadumajra garbage processing plant, and sought restoration of the possession. Taking note of the plea, the HC has put the civic…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh’s lone construction and demolition (C&D) waste treatment plant has resumed operations in the Industrial Area Phase I on a single work-shift basis. However, there is no fresh material to recycle since all construction is…
Aafrin Kidwai
A special General House session of the Municipal Corporation (MC) of Chandigarh has passed a resolution to take over the door-to-door garbage collection work in the city under its own administrative control. This follows a…
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The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is planning to replace the operator of the Dadu Majra WtE plant in Chandigarh. According to Tribune India, the current operator JP Associates has not been able to realise the…
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The local Municipal Corporation (MC) of Chandigarh has paired with National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) to sell refuse-derived fuel (RDF) generated at the RDF plant in Dadu Majra, as Tribune India reported. The RDF plant is…
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Even though the new RDF facility in Chandigarh, located right between the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab, has officially begun operations, there still seems to be no buyer for the RDF produced there. The…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) is looking for a new firm to take over the RDF production facility currently operated by the Jaypee Group. Originally, company Mars Group was announced to be Jaypee’s successor, but…
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In a visit by the Municipal Commissioner to the Chandigarh garbage processing plant, it was discovered that RDF produced from garbage in the plant is just lying fallow. The visit was aimed to assess the…
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A few months after Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) had terminated its contract with the Jaypee Group, the operator of the local RDF plant, the firm nevertheless seems to be involved in a new WtE project…
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According to an article published by Tribune India, the Municipal Corporation (MC) of the city of Chandigarh intends to acquire 10 acres of land in Dadu Majra where it plans to erect a WtE plant.…
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The local government of Chandigarh is finalising its plans to build a new WtE plant at the site of the old Dadu Majra waste facility. The Dadu Majra plant is an RDF-plant, which has been…
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The Chandigarh RDF facility, previously operated by Jaypee Group (JP), was now taken over by the Mars Group, according to Tribune India. This follows a contract dispute between JP and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC)…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to explore options for ending its current contract with Jaypee Group (JP), which operates a RDF plant in the city. According to The Tribune, the reason for the…
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According to The Tribune, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) has appointed consultants to assist on its proposed WtE project. As said by CMC officials, the consultants would provide help to finalise terms and conditions and…
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As reported by The Indian Express, India’s National Green Tribunal has ordered company Jaypee Group (JP) to resume operations at it’s Chandigarh RDF facility until 27 July. A case was filed by the Chandigarh Municipal…
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According to The Times of India, three biomethane projects which were proposed for the City of Chandigarh have not yet been realised. Plans for the projects are dating back years. According to a recent news…
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As reported by The Times of India, a new small-scale biogas plant has been commissioned in the City of Chandigarh. The plant was officially inaugurated by Parimal Raithe, advisor to the administration, at Sood Dharamshala,…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) is apparently planning to set up a WtE facility with a treatment capacity of 400 tpd, The Indian Express reports.. As said, the new facility is supposed to be built…
