If the Lucknow Municipal Company (LMC) is to be believed, from subsequent Monday (March 10) Lucknow will change into a zero-garbage metropolis, becoming a member of a choose group of cities like Indore, Pune, Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), Chandrapur (Maharashtra), and Taliparamba (Kerala), for LMC will get rid of the every day rubbish produced by town.
The earlier compiled waste on the Shivri Plant of the LMC. (Sourced)
Until now, of the every day rubbish generated within the metropolis – 2,000 to 2,200 metric tonnes – 600 – 700 metric tonnes would go unprocessed. From March 10, the Shivri waste administration plant’s third processing unit (of 700 metric-tonne capability) will get operational, tackling the remaining portion of every day waste.
This remaining portion was the primary explanation for rising legacy waste. The LMC additionally guarantees that come December and the legacy waste too can be processed, leaving Lucknow completely rubbish free.
As soon as burdened with 20 lakh metric tonnes of waste, the location now holds solely 10.5 lakh metric tonnes, with officers aiming to finish the processing of this refuse by December 2025.
Extra municipal commissioner Arvind Kumar Rao stated that the LMC has already processed 9.5 lakh metric tonnes of waste, reclaiming 20 acres of land. The waste discount turned potential after the municipal physique deployed superior bioremediation and biomining applied sciences by a ₹96 crore mission authorised underneath the Swachh Bharat Mission. The initiative, which began in January 2024, goals to eradicate all legacy waste, making certain that Lucknow achieves a clear and sustainable future.
The Shivri waste administration plant, which started operations in 2012, was shut down in 2017, inflicting years of waste accumulation. By October 2022, a drone survey confirmed that 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste had piled up on the web site. Recognising the environmental and public well being hazards, LMC handed over Website A to a non-public firm for scientific waste disposal.
Rao defined that LMC is now utilizing a three-stage scientific segregation course of to recycle waste effectively. The method separates waste into 4 key by-products, stopping hundreds of metric tonnes from reaching landfills and decreasing environmental air pollution.
Refuse Derived Gas (RDF) is being despatched to cement factories and paper mills, decreasing dependence on typical fuels. 22 mm coarse fraction is being utilized in street development and different infrastructure initiatives. The soil extracted from waste is proving useful for farmers, whereas inert supplies and development and demolition (C&D) waste are getting used to fill low-lying areas, making certain environment friendly land utilisation.
Rao stated that 55% of waste has already been processed, and co-processing certificates are being issued for RDF despatched to industrial items. Moreover, high-quality manure produced from segregated moist waste is selling natural farming, benefiting the agricultural
sector. The mission can also be aiding in city redevelopment, as giant areas beforehand lined with rubbish are being reworked into inexperienced belts, contributing to good city planning.
Officers are assured that by December 2025, town will obtain its waste administration targets, making a cleaner, more healthy surroundings for its residents.