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Visakhapatnam to buy nearly 200 vehicles for SWM

Visakhapatnam to buy nearly 200 vehicles for SWM

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation plans to purchase roughly 200 vehicles for solid waste management activities. These vehicles are expected to cost the civic body around Rs 65 crore, according to preliminary estimates. The GVMC…

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Visakhapatnam WtE to run at full capacity soon

Visakhapatnam WtE to run at full capacity soon

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation plans to transfer roughly 260 MT waste per day to its 15 MW waste-to-energy plant from surrounding urban local bodies in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts. The move is intended to…

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Vizag & Ahmedabad to distribute bins to citizens

Vizag & Ahmedabad to distribute bins to citizens

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has floated tenders to procure seven lakh garbage bins. The bins will be distributed to over two lakh households belonging to the below the poverty line in the city.…

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Vizag’s new WtE plant inaugurated

Vizag’s new WtE plant inaugurated

Visakhapatnam’s new Waste-to-Energy Processing Plant was formally inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on October 23. Trial runs of the plant began earlier this month, on October 2, 2021. Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal…

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Visakhapatnam: 84% door-to-door garbage collection achieved

Visakhapatnam: 84% door-to-door garbage collection achieved

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner G. Srijana has said that the corporation had achieved 84% door-to-door garbage collection. The activity was monitored through Online Waste Management System (OWMS). Ms Srijana said that now workers…

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Update on Kapulupada WtE project

Update on Kapulupada WtE project

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has announced that the commissioning of the 17 MW WtE facility in Kapulupada, Visakhapatnam, will commence in late 2019. As reported by The Hindu, construction of the INR 130…

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New WtE plant for Visakhapatnam

New WtE plant for Visakhapatnam

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has released a plan to build a new WtE plant within the district of Visakhapatnam, the New Indian Express reports. Before starting to construct the new compound, the local government…

C&D recycling plant to come up at Visakhapatnam

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) plans a recycling plant for construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Because of an increase in C&D debris the plant would be needed. A developer isn’t…