Waste needn't be wasted. Ask Delhi Metro, which plans to recycle its waste and earn from it.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is adding 135.1km to its existing network under phase-III, is planning a construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant. "DMRC will provide land to the company for setting up the plant. All other expenditure, including machinery and maintenance, will be the contractor's responsibility," said Anuj Dayal, Delhi Metro spokesman. Officials said the move will help ensure zero or minimal landfilling.
DMRC is expected to earn Rs 37 lakh per quarter for providing the land and the waste. More importantly, the waste treatment plant will provide the company a way to crush, screen and separate waste, thereby maximizing waste management. "The 150 tonne-capacity plant provides a complete solution for managing construction and demolition waste. This includes supply, installation, commissioning, running and maintenance. IL&FS has been selected for the project and the plant is likely to be set up in Rohini," he added.
Incidentally, till now, Delhi Metro has already recycled 1.77 lakh tonne of construction and demolition waste in phase-III. Construction and demolition waste includes cement concrete pile heads, re-bars, concrete blocks, bricks, cement plaster, rubble, sand, gravel, railing, frames, roofing, glass, etc. Currently, DMRC also disposes off waste at designated places identified by the civic authorities. It has, till now, been segregating and disposing waste at source. For instance, C&D waste is sent for recycling at Burari while muck is disposed off at designated areas. Hazardous waste is disposed through an authorized recycler while organic waste is disposed through the municipalities.
The plant proposed at Rohini will recycle a majority of DMRC's construction and demolition waste. The byproduct will be sold by the company as per its discretion, said officials the Delhi Metro.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is adding 135.1km to its existing network under phase-III, is planning a construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant. "DMRC will provide land to the company for setting up the plant. All other expenditure, including machinery and maintenance, will be the contractor's responsibility," said Anuj Dayal, Delhi Metro spokesman. Officials said the move will help ensure zero or minimal landfilling.
DMRC is expected to earn Rs 37 lakh per quarter for providing the land and the waste. More importantly, the waste treatment plant will provide the company a way to crush, screen and separate waste, thereby maximizing waste management. "The 150 tonne-capacity plant provides a complete solution for managing construction and demolition waste. This includes supply, installation, commissioning, running and maintenance. IL&FS has been selected for the project and the plant is likely to be set up in Rohini," he added.
Incidentally, till now, Delhi Metro has already recycled 1.77 lakh tonne of construction and demolition waste in phase-III. Construction and demolition waste includes cement concrete pile heads, re-bars, concrete blocks, bricks, cement plaster, rubble, sand, gravel, railing, frames, roofing, glass, etc. Currently, DMRC also disposes off waste at designated places identified by the civic authorities. It has, till now, been segregating and disposing waste at source. For instance, C&D waste is sent for recycling at Burari while muck is disposed off at designated areas. Hazardous waste is disposed through an authorized recycler while organic waste is disposed through the municipalities.
The plant proposed at Rohini will recycle a majority of DMRC's construction and demolition waste. The byproduct will be sold by the company as per its discretion, said officials the Delhi Metro.
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