MAPUSA
The first of its kind solid waste management facility which will treat segregated waste got rolling in the suburbs of Mapusa on Wednesday.
The project consisting of a Material Recovery Facility and 5 TPD bio-methanation plant costing around Rs 6.7 crore was set up at a sprawling area at Cunchelim, Mapusa.
Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza said the project will give a big boost to residents of Mapusa to treat the garbage generated in the town in a scientific way.
“The plant will be highly beneficial for the garbage collection of Mapusa and will greatly aid in making Mapusa one of the cleanest cities through a scientific collection of waste,” D’Souza said.
The facility was inaugurated by Minister of Environment Nilesh Cabral in presence of Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza, Mapusa Municipal Council Chairperson Shubhangi Vaigankar, Chief Officer Sitaram Sawal, Municipal Engineer, Hussein Muzawar (Muna) and councillors.
The solid waste management facility will be the first decentralized segregated waste treatment plant.
The facility consists of a material recovery facility (MRF), 5TPD bio-methanation plant, 1.5 TPD incinerator and weighbridge.
MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY (MRF): As a step towards sustainable waste management, the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) in association with Karo Sambhav and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India launched the material recovery facility (MRF).
An MRF is a place where non-biodegradable or dry solid waste collected from the doorstep is segregated, sorted and various components of recyclable and non-recyclable waste (RDF) are recovered from it. Different streams of recyclable waste fractions (paper, plastic, packaging paper, bottles etc.) and RDF is further sent to recycling industries and cement companies for co-processing, respectively. The Mapusa MRF includes a conveyor belt and a bailing machine.
5 TPD BIO-METHANATION PLANT: The plant will be operated by MAILHEM Environment Pvt LTD which will cater to the wet waste or biodegradable waste generated within the jurisdiction of Mapusa municipality.
The plant shall consist of two shredders of 10 HP, conveyor belt, scrubbers, digester tank, biogas gen-set etc. Wet waste treated by bio methanation will generate gas of a maximum volume of 300 cum per day which will be used to generate electricity of around 350 units/day. The same will be used to make the bio-methanation plant self-sustainable and also can electrify power to the entire facility.
INCINERATOR AND WEIGH BRIDGE: An incinerator (1.5 TPD) for disposal of domestic hazardous waste and a weighbridge to weigh all the incoming waste has been provided by Goa State Urban Development Authority (GSUDA).
