MBMC speeds up bio-mining to get rid of garbage hills in Uttan

In a much-needed move, the Mira-Bhayandar municipal corporation (MBMC) has finally speeded up the proposal for scientific disposal of unprocessed waste that has accumulated over the last eight years at Dhaavgi village, near Uttan.

The heap of garbage was posing a danger not only to the environment but also the health of residents. Nearly, 13,50 lakh cubic meters of unprocessed waste had piled up outside the plant due to the apathy of the civic body.

Following an uproar by villagers, the judiciary intervened and directed the MBMC to remove the garbage. The civic body then woke up from its slumber and mooted a proposal to adopt the bio-mining process in 2018.

So far, the civic administration has been allotted Rs 9 crore funding from the government authorities to execute

13.50 lakh cubic meters of unprocessed waste piled up in Uttan The authorities have given its nod to begin bio-mining on 2 lakh cubic meter of garbage. The scientific disposal is being carried out under the supervision of experts from IIT" –Sanjay Shinde, deputy MBMC chief

the technology-driven project that envisages an efficient zero-emission process. “The government authorities have given its nod to begin bio-mining on two lakh cubic meter of garbage. The scientific disposal is being carried out under the supervision of experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),” said deputy civic chief Sanjay Shinde. So far, the MBMC has managed to dispose of nearly 1.40 lakh cubic meter of garbage.

The entire project is pegged at Rs 46 crore.