Haryana State PCS

• 11 Dec 2021

Waste to Energy Plant

Why in News

• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, on December 10, 2021, started work on the process of making 'waste to kanchan' in the state with an aim to focus on the 'cleanliness' required to make life easier, in Sector-14, Gurugram. He laid the foundation stone for the Municipal Corporation office and the Waste to Energy Plant to be built at Bandhwari.

Key Points

• Referring to the Waste to Energy Plant to be built at Bandhwadi, he said that with the establishment of this plant, Gurugram will move towards joining the category of beautiful cities of the world.
• This waste to energy plant will be set up by Ecogreen and the construction work is planned to be completed in 2 years. This 15 MW capacity plant will generate 6 lakh units of electricity per day. Gradually, as the population increases, the capacity of the plant will also be increased.
• Ecogreen has applied to increase the capacity of the plant from 15 MW to 25 MW, the process of which is in progress. With the increase in the capacity of the plant, more waste can be processed.
• It is worth noting that in Sonipat district of the state, electricity is being generated from waste by a 10 MW capacity plant.
• The Chief Minister said that the municipal office would be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, for which an amount of Rs 117 crore would be spent. This building will be prepared on 2 acres of land, in which a business building will also be built. There is also a plan to build an auditorium with a seating capacity of 600 people in the 11-storey building of the Municipal Corporation.
• Union Minister of State and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh said that after the commissioning of the Waste to Energy Plant, the problem of waste in both the cities (Gurugram and Faridabad) will be solved and the standard of living of the people will improve.