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Time of India
28-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Waste corp seeks new green nod for Verna plant
Panaji: After failing to get an environmental clearance (EC) to set up an integrated solid waste management and waste-to-energy plant at Verna for two years, the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) decided to speed up the process and file a fresh application before the state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA). This plant would be the fourth plant in the state. There were some technical issues which led to the delay in the EC, but it has now been decided to clear all the queries and approach the authority for a fresh EC, a senior official said. The GWMC said that a waste-to-energy plant will be set up at Verna at an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore and will generate 16MW electricity and 38MW heat while processing 250 tonnes of waste per day (TPD). The project is the first of its kind in Goa, and since the non-biodegradable waste is continuously generated, the project will sustain itself, a senior govt official said. The electricity department will procure the power, and the steam generated at the plant will be supplied to industries to be utilised in manufacturing processes, the officer said. 'The objective of the plant is to generate electricity and steam from the non-biodegradable waste by adopting environment-friendly processes, and the outcome of the project includes long-term management of non-biodegradable waste without harming the environment,' the officer said. The non-biodegradable waste is stored in sheds in the panchayat jurisdiction, where the recyclable fraction of non-biodegradable waste is recovered and sent for recycling. The non-recyclable waste is stored in the shed and is collected by the GWMC. The corporation then bales this non-recyclable waste and sends it to various cement plants in Karnataka to be used as a fuel alternative in kilns, thus making it refuse derived fuels (RDF). 'The cost of transportation of such RDF is almost Rs 1,000 per tonne. The state is fully dependent on the Karnataka-based cement plants for the disposal of RDF,' the senior official said. He said that if there is a direction in the near future by the Karnataka state pollution control board for the stoppage of transportation of interstate waste, it will lead to the accumulation of RDF in water bodies and thereby affect aquatic life and also the flora and fauna. 'So, in order to have our own facility in Goa, it is proposed to establish a 250 TPD waste-to-energy plant,' he said. The plant at Verna will cater to the waste generated in Mormugao taluka and some parts of Salcete taluka. The plant will be set up on an area of 1 lakh sqm, and the environment impact study for the plant has already been done.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bainguinim waste plant seeks govt nod to float 4th tender
Panaji: While politicians locked horns over a new solid waste management plant at Bainguinim, the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has approached govt for approval to float a new tender for setting up the plant. Once govt approves the proposal, a request for qualification (RFQ) will be floated for the fourth time. A fresh tender would be floated for a 250 TPD (tonne per day) the waste management plant at Bainguinim. 'Once approved by govt a fresh tender would be floated,' a senior officer said. The Rs 200 crore public-private partnership (PPP) project will be built on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) basis, wherein the plant infrastructure will be erected by the concessionaire along with operations and maintenance for a period of 10 years. The facility will be based on recycling and sorting lines, segregation, bio-methanation, and composting systems. The bidding process for the PPP project will be divided into two stages. In the first stage, the RFQ stage prospective bidders will be shortlisted. In the second and final stage or the request for proposal (RFP) or invitation of financial bids, the shortlisted bidder will be given the RFP. In 2008, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) acquired land at Bainguinim to set up the waste management plant, and in 2017, the land was handed over to the GWMC. The GWMC held a public hearing, and the environmental clearance was also obtained. At the time, the corporation also invited RFQs for the proposed plant. In Aug 2021, all three bidders in the first tender were disqualified, as none were found eligible. Recently, Union minister for state and North Goa MP Shripad Naik urged govt to shift the plant from Bainguinim, considering the sentiment of the people. Waste management minister Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate and Cumbharjua MLA Rajesh Faldesai were disputing over the setting up of the waste management plant at Bainguinim. Making it clear that the location of the project will not be changed, the Panaji MLA said that he was not sure if Faldesai would be there as an MLA when the project was inaugurated. 'He (Faldesai) will be there to lay the foundation stone (for the plant), but I am not very sure if he will be there to inaugurate it,' Monserrate said. 'We are firm that the plant will come. He was asking me for the last two and a half years, and I was telling him that the plant will come. He was ensuring that the plant did not come. He is trying to protect his people, and I don't want to comment on that. The plant will come up at Bainguinim,' Monserrate said. After Monserrate predicted the political future of Faldesai, the Cumbharjua MLA said that Monserrate will not get re-elected in the next assembly election.
Hans India
18-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Somidi lake will be restored by Bathukamma: Naini
Hanumakonda: Warangal West MLA Naini Rajender Reddy stated that Somidi Lake will be restored by the upcoming Bathukamma festival. On Saturday, in the 62nd division under the Warangal West constituency, at the Somidi Hanuman Temple area, the foundation was laid for the construction of internal CC roads and side drains at a cost of Rs 40 lakhs. Naini, along with City Mayor Gundu Sudharani and GWMC Commissioner Ashwini Tanaji Wakade, participated in the ceremony. Later, when local residents requested the restoration of the lake so that they could celebrate Bathukamma there, the MLA, along with officials, immediately inspected the lake area. He assured that the necessary funds for the lake's restoration would be released promptly so that women can celebrate Bathukamma joyfully without any inconvenience. He also instructed the concerned officials to ensure that the internal CC road and side canal works are completed on time and with high quality, and made available to the public.
The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
GWMC commissioner instructs officials to expedite LRS proceedings
WARANGAL Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) Commissioner Ashwini Tanaji Wakade has instructed Town Planning officials to speed up the process of handing over the Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) proceedings to applicants as soon as possible. During a meeting with the officials at the office here on Wednesday, she said that the GWMC has generated an income of approximately ₹130 crore by processing 30,500 applications through the LRS. She emphasised that regularisation proceedings should be provided to applicants who have paid the required fees. The Commissioner also highlighted the need to identify dilapidated buildings under the tri-cities and villages, which fall under the corporation's jurisdiction, particularly in light of the upcoming monsoon season. She noted that notices had already been served to 348 buildings so far. Additionally, she instructed officials to ensure that structures in the cellars of large buildings are removed, and electrical devices are evacuated. The civic body chief also directed officials to ensure that building permits are granted within the specified time frame and that necessary infrastructure is in place.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Govt's first Scrap Mela to sell disused vehicles yields Rs 35L
Panaji: State govt was able to sell its scrap vehicles with a 60% increase in the total valuation of 142 scrap vehicles. Govt, through its first 'Scrap Mela' organised at Porvorim, sold 71 four-wheelers and 21 two-wheelers belonging to Goa police and generated a revenue of Rs 35 lakh. Of the 142 vehicles scrapped by govt, 14 were below the lifespan of 15 years and the remaining were above it. A senior govt officer said that vehicles below 15 years can be resold, whereas those above 15 years have to be sent to a registered vehicle scrapping facility (RVSF). Forty bidders participated in the auction held on Wednesday, and six bidders participated from across the country representing RVSFs. 'The total offset price of 142 vehicles was estimated at Rs 22 lakh, but govt earned Rs 35 lakh through the auction,' a senior govt official said. State govt will organise two more 'Scrap Melas' at Margao and Mapusa to dispose of off-road govt vehicles related to different departments that are 15 years old. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo TOI had reported that govt will conduct on-site auctions of its inoperative vehicles. Chief minister Pramod Sawant had said that dates would be announced two days prior to an auction. As a one-time measure, govt wants to streamline and fast-track the disposal of its off-road vehicles lying at various locations across the state. Govt intends to undertake a massive disposal exercise for the old vehicles. These vehicles not only occupy space but also bring bad repute to govt departments due to the non-disposal on time. The present policy of the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) to dispose of govt vehicles is time-consuming, as each vehicle — based on the request of a department — has to be examined by the committee constituted by the corporation. To avoid this lengthy process of disposal of off-road vehicles, it was proposed that all vehicles be disposed of at 'Scrap Melas' to be organised at various places in the state on a schedule set by govt. At the melas, all such off-road govt vehicles which are to be disposed of, as decided by the GWMC's condemnation and evaluation committee, shall be brought to a single location, and spot quotations will be taken from the prospective bidders in a sealed box. The salient features of the melas include the finance department seeking data on off-road govt vehicles along with relevant details, which are to be shared with the GWMC's committee for condemnation. Each department shall appoint a nodal officer for the disposal of vehicles.
