Nagaland is the first in India to implement municipal solid waste project under the ‘Make in India’ programme
Morung Express News
Dimapur | November 30
Coming as a breather for Dimapur residents, particularly those at Burma Camp colony, the commercial hub may soon see the humongous putrid smelling waste accumulated at the DMC dumping site and other areas disappear.
A project- ‘Integrated Solid Waste Management, Production of Bio-fuels with Organic Farming, Skill Development and Waste & Drinking Water Management’ was launched on Wednesday at Hotel Acacia by Parliamentary Secretary for Economics & Statistics and Municipal Affairs, R. Tohanba.
The project is being undertaken by a Hyderabad-based company, Newwaves Bio-fuels India Pvt. Ltd with its head office in New Delhi. Managing Director of the company, Krishna Prasanth informed that Nagaland was the first state in India to implement this municipal solid waste project under the ‘Make in India’ programme.
He said that the output from municipal solid waste would be used in organic farming and assured of making the state an organic farming destination. The company also assured that the construction for the project would start by December 15 this year and appealed for cooperation.
It was mentioned that the technology of the project was being transferred from UK and USA and the machines would be manufactured in India and the same technology has been approved under ‘Make in India.’
Expressing the government’s keen interest to see the results of the project, Parliamentary Secretary, R. Tohanba assured all logistic support and cooperation and appealed the company to start the project at the earliest.
With the implementation of the programme, Tohanba was optimistic that the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) would be able to manage wastes in a proper manner and earn revenue for taking up more developmental programmes.
DMC Administrator, H. Atokhe Aye said that the project was the first of its kind in the state since it is not only about waste management but includes production of bio fuels, organic farming, skill development and water and drinking water management programme.
“The growing waste generated from Dimapur is almost becoming unmanageable leading to huge health and environmental hazards. It is hoped that the ‘Newwaves’ will bring in innovative and sustainable waste reduction and its recycling,” he added. Atokhe offered full support and cooperation to the company, which he believed would revolutionize the solid and municipal waste usage and fulfil the principle of sustainability and treating natural resources carefully and responsibly.
The Administrator also appealed the public to lend their utmost support and cooperation to the implementing authorities in the interest of a healthy environment.
Chairman of Newwaves Bio-fuels India Pvt Ltd, Poonam Singh highlighted on the activities to be undertaken in the project in Dimapur.
Chief Scientist of the company, Dr. S.M. Misra presented a power point presentation of the project and answered queries from the audience about the programme.
Commissioner & Secretary, Municipal Affairs, Menukhol John also spoke at the programme, which was attended by departmental officials, leaders of NGOs, and colony leaders of United North Block, Burma Camp, Dimapur.
