Tag: Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation

Waste to Energy
Galand WtE facility will not start before July 2024

Galand WtE facility will not start before July 2024

The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is planning to transfer 44.2 acres of land for a WtE plant in Galand village in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, to Dutch plant developer GC International. The developer urged the GMC…

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Ghaziabad receives Rs 122 cr for SWM

Ghaziabad receives Rs 122 cr for SWM

The Directorate of Uttar Pradesh urban bodies has distributed funds worth Rs 720 crores to the state’s “seven million-plus” cities. Ghaziabad has received a grant from the Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC) for the fiscal year…

Biogas
UK company to build new AD plant in Ghaziabad

UK company to build new AD plant in Ghaziabad

A new facility converting wet waste into biogas and CNG is to be built at the Raj Nagar Extension in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. An unnamed company based in the UK is reportedly supposed to set…

Waste to Energy
Update on the Galand WtE project

Update on the Galand WtE project

Uttar Pradesh authorities have now made detailed information on a planned WtE facility in Galand village in Ghaziabad, available. According to a report in The Hindustan Times, the facility is planned to process up to…

Policy & others
Ghaziabad: Notices sent to bulk waste generators

Ghaziabad: Notices sent to bulk waste generators

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has issued notices to 968 bulk waste generators for allegedly failing to comply with solid waste disposal norms. These include 436 residential societies and high-rises, and 532 establishments, like banquet halls…

Policy & others
Ghaziabad to start ‘Zero Waste Wards’

Ghaziabad to start ‘Zero Waste Wards’

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation will soon be initiating the concept of ‘zero waste wards’ which will include 10 residential wards on a pilot basis. Officials of the corporation said that waste generated from the wards…

Landfilling
Ghaziabad aims to clear legacy waste by early 2021

Ghaziabad aims to clear legacy waste by early 2021

Ghaziabad has announced it will remove about 600,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste at two landfill sites by early next year. The Pratap Vihar landfill site has nearly 450,000 metric tonnes of waste, while Indirapuram…

Policy & others
Ghaziabad to invest in SWM projects

Ghaziabad to invest in SWM projects

Ghaziabad municipal corporation (GMC) has announced additional funds for solid waste management in the city. Corporation officials informed The Hindustan Times that Rs 60.5 crore will be devoted towards solid waste management. An additional Rs…

Sorting/MBT
Ghaziabad to incentivize source-segregation

Ghaziabad to incentivize source-segregation

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has planned to incentivize residents and the corporation’s staff in order to better manage the source-segregation of solid waste generated daily in the city. Officials told the Hindustan Times that starting…

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Ghaziabad to begin legacy waste treatment at Indirapuram site

Ghaziabad to begin legacy waste treatment at Indirapuram site

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation will finally begin work to clear legacy waste at its Indirapuram dumpsite, estimated to be about 150,000 tonnes. The Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) will fund the project that is estimated to…

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Ghaziabad to set up “garbage factories”

Ghaziabad to set up “garbage factories”

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has announced plans for “garbage factories” at each of the city’s five zones. Once operational, door-to-door collection vehicles will not dump the collected waste outside localities at open dumping stations (from…

Waste to Energy
Galand WtE plant construction to begin in January

Galand WtE plant construction to begin in January

Following the complete acquisition of land for the Galand WtE plant, an agreement will be signed between the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Dutch GC International towards the preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR).…

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Acquisition of land for Galand WtE plant completed

Acquisition of land for Galand WtE plant completed

As reported by The Hindustan Times, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has paid INR 16.5 crores to the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation for the purchase of land for the construction of the Galand WtE plant. The…

Ghaziabad Municipal Commissioner spells out priorities

As reported by The Times of India, the newly appointed Commissioner of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, Dinesh Chandra, has released a statement detailing his priorities. Foremost, the dumping of civic waste following the barring of the…