Tag: Odisha

E-Waste
Eco-park and e-waste recycling facility planned in Cuttack

Eco-park and e-waste recycling facility planned in Cuttack

The Municipality of Cuttack, Odisha, is planning to set up an eco-park by the end of June 2024. The eco-park is expected to include an e-waste recycling facility. According to the source, e-waste as well…

Biogas
Plans for 4 new biomethane plants in Bhubaneswar

Plans for 4 new biomethane plants in Bhubaneswar

Plans by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to set up four biomethane plans in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Odisha State, have been approved by the Empowerment Committee of Infrastructure. In total, the plants should process…

Biogas
New biogas tender launched in Nuapada

New biogas tender launched in Nuapada

The Office of the Zilla Parishad (District Office) of Nuapada, Odisha, has launched a call for tender for the construction of a biogas plant. The Office addresses enterprises that own a population of at least…

News
CAG slams Odisha for irregularities in SWM

CAG slams Odisha for irregularities in SWM

According to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), by failing to develop any strategy or policy for the safe disposal of waste or by failing to collect user fees from the generators, the…

Policy & others
Odisha: ITIs to repair and maintain equipment at SWM centres

Odisha: ITIs to repair and maintain equipment at SWM centres

The Odisha State government has roped in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for strengthening waste management systems in the state. The Directorate of Municipal Administration and Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) has signed an…

Biogas
New compressed biogas project approved in Angul district

New compressed biogas project approved in Angul district

The Odisha State Government, via the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), has recently granted permission for a total of seven industrial projects, reports Business Standard. One of these projects is a 100 kilolitres…

Policy & others
Odisha: ULBs will help in rural waste management

Odisha: ULBs will help in rural waste management

The Odisha government has announced that Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will contribute to rural waste management efforts in the state. Specifically, the ULBs have been asked to leverage their Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) and Plastic…

Plastic
Update on plastic waste projects in Odisha

Update on plastic waste projects in Odisha

The housing and urban development department of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has started construction of a plastic waste treatment plant at a dumping yard in Bhuasuni, Odisha, according to Telegraph India. As further reported, another plastic treatment…

Waste to Energy
Green Tribunal determines deadline for Bhubaneswar WtE project

Green Tribunal determines deadline for Bhubaneswar WtE project

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…

Waste to Energy
Odisha government approves Bhubaneswar WtE project

Odisha government approves Bhubaneswar WtE project

As was reported by The Times of India, the state government of Odisha has approved Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) 600 tpd WtE project. As said, the facility will treat solid waste and should generate 11…

Official support for Bhubaneswar WtE plans

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…

BtE facility to be built in Kalahandi District

Indian energy company Starlight Energy Limited has received in-principle approval from Odisha’s State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) for its BtE project at Goud Sariguda in Kalahandi District. The cooperation is planning to construct…