Delhi highest municipal solid waste producer in India: Survey

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) India's national capital Delhi
is the highest municipal solid waste producer in the country
followed by western metropolis Mumbai, says a survey by a
business House.

Delhi produces 6,800 tonnes of solid waste a day,
while Mumbai generates 6,500 tonnes but in the absence of
scientific management facilities these cities were dumping the
wastes in landfill sites, says the survey carried out by
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
in 22 cities across the country.

Mumbai sends 100 per cent of its waste to dumping
sites followed by Delhi's 94 per cent, it added. In fact, as
many as 14 cities dump 75 per cent of their solid wastes,
which is as high as 15,785 tonnes a day, indicating the lack
of adequate treatment and disposal facilities.

"In cities like Delhi, Faridabad, Greater Mumbai,
Jaipur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Pune and Surat, which are at the
higher end of the waste generation spectrum, more than 80 per
cent of the waste is disposed off in landfills," the report
said.

It pointed out that waste treatment options such as
composting and waste-to-energy plants were not being
adequately explored by the big cities, which generate high
percentage of wastes.

However, with cities like Delhi, Greater Mumbai,
Jaipur, Lucknow, Pune, Surat and Ahmedabad, which supply over
80 per cent of their waste to dump sites, there is a huge
potential for landfill gas-based energy projects.

Landfill gas is the natural by-product of the
decomposition of solid waste in landfills and is comprised
primarily of carbon dioxide and methane. It can be used as a
substitute for electricity generated by thermal or coal.

The business house has also suggested public private
partnership as well as roping in of private players, which
have better know how and resources to work hand in hand with
the authorities to ensure proper waste management in cities.
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