Chandigarh MC accelerates bioremediation to clear legacy waste
The MC stated that, despite challenges, the project was accelerated with a 15 to 20-fold increase in deployed machinery and manpower.
Since Chandigarh failed to achieve the 7-star ranking even after applying in this specific category for Swachh Survekshan and received just a 3-star rating under the Garbage Free City (GFC) category, the piled-up final or third legacy waste at the Daddumajra dump site was found to be the prime culprit for this.
Although the MC is working to remove this garbage dump and work is ongoing at the site, there was a consistent delay in the work and multiple breaches of the deadlines were witnessed in the past.
While justifying its efforts in this regard, the MC on Monday said that this final or third waste mound, comprising approximately 2.40 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of legacy waste, is being cleared with support from two major public sector undertakings (PSUs) and the existing agency, operating in two dedicated shifts to ensure rapid progress.
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The completion of this bioremediation effort marks the end of landfill dependency for Chandigarh, a transformative step towards sustainable urban living.
"As per the report of July 21 (Monday) till 5 pm, only 59,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste remain to be processed in the final dump," the MC claimed through an official release.
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There were a total of three major dumps of legacy waste, piled up over many decades at the Daddumajra dumping site due to the non-processing of the waste earlier. This entire exercise of removal of legacy waste started around seven years ago, and the first work to remove the first dump of the legacy waste was inaugurated by the then governor of Punjab and Chandigarh administrator, V P Singh Badnore, in Dec 2019.
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