Bengaluru, 5 Sept

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) are set to work together to implement solid-waste management practices of Chennai in Bengaluru. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has asked BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath to constitute a team to study biomining and other waste-management projects in Chennai to check their feasibility in Bengaluru.

Biomining is extracting metals from ores and other solid materials, typically using micro-organisms. Biomining reduces carbon dioxide emissions and also helps produce refuse-derived fuel as an alternative to coal in cement factories.

Top officials attached with Chennai Mayor R Priya’s office told Salar News that Shivakumar during his visit to Chennai on Tuesday was keen to bring Chennai Corporation’s know-how on solid-waste management to Bengaluru. He had told the officials that GCC’s waste-to-energy plants are a model to follow.

Shivakumar said in Chennai that waste-to-energy is a main issue nationwide and Chennai serves as a model for this, generating power from waste. Lauding the efforts of the Chennai Corporation, the Deputy Chief Minister said since 2021, Chennai city has processed 79,762 tonnes of waste and generated 1,357MT of bio-CNG from it. With a 1.4 crore population, Bengaluru generates more waste than Chennai which is home to 96 lakh people, Shivakumar said.

BBMP has identified Doddaballapur taluk, Mandur in Mahadevapura, Bidadi, Gollahalli on Bannerghatta Road to process City’s waste.  Bengaluru generates 6,000 metric tonnes of municipal waste every day. —Salar News