This is the second C&D processing and recycling facility with a capacity of 500 tonnes per day (TPD) in Hyderabad. The first facility came into operation in Jeedimetla in November 2020.

According to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Hyderabad is the third city in India to set up a C&D processing and recycling facility after Delhi and Ahmedabad, and the first city in south India.

Launching the 500 metric tonne C&D waste recycling plant at Fathullaguda on Friday, the minister for municipal administration and urban development KT Rama Rao said, “By increasing the collection efficiency of waste, we increased the amount of waste collection from 3500 tonnes to 7000 tonnes in the city. Apart from door-to-door collection of waste, we also increased number of collection and transfer points (CTPs) from 17 to 70 to reduce the distance travelled by Swachh Auto Tippers to CTPs so that they have enough time to make more trips and collect more waste by covering more houses.”

An exclusive system has been set in place for transportation of construction debris in city, he said, lauding the newly inaugurated Fathullaguda plant as one of the largest and the most modern in entire South India. “As part of the concept to generate wealth out of waste, we have set up a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant to generate 20 MWs of power through dry waste,” the minister said. Both the Fathullaguda and Jeedimetla recycling plants are set up in association with Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited.

News Source : Daijiworld