Vijayawada: Ahead of taking up new waste-to-energy plants, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has decided to inspect the Jindal waste-to-energy plant on the outskirts of Guntur. The state govt is planning to set up two more waste-to-energy plants to convert the legacy waste into power. Naidu directed the officials to clear entire legacy waste by Oct 2 and told the officials to explore new technologies to handle the growing garbage menace in cities and towns. With a view to bring CM’s vision into implementation, municipal administration minister Narayana inspected waste to energy plants in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. He visited the Pimpi Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) waste-to-energy plant which generates 14 megawatts of electricity daily from garbage and also produces biogas. Pimpri Chinchwad corporation officials briefed the minister on the plant’s performance and power consumption. “We are planning to set up two new waste-to-energy plants in the state soon. We want to keep the cities clean and also make use of the massive garbage generated in the urban local bodies,” said Narayana. He said that the chief minister is determined to make the state Swachh Andhra in next four years. He said that garbage management is the most important task to keep the cities clean. He said that urban civic bodies needed to tune to advanced technologies and scientific methods,” said Narayana. He said that he would also inspect a few plants in Uttar Pradesh to plan the next generation plants in Andhra Pradesh. Swachhandra Corporation chairman Pattabhiram, MD Anil Kumar Reddy, AP greening corporation managing director Srinivasulu, Mangalagiri-Tadepalli municipal commissioner Alim Basha accompanied minister Narayana during the visits. Ahead of the visit by chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, municipal administration principal secretary S Suresh Kumar inspected the Jindal urban waste management plant. Jindal AP projects president MV Chari explained details such as the plant’s capacity, performance, required waste, the amount of waste received from various municipalities, and the electricity generated through a presentation. The principal secretary reviewed the plant’s tipping floor, grab control room, boilers, flue gas cleaning system, staff, DCS control room, and their operations. He instructed that a document be prepared with comprehensive details, including the plant’s capacity, current waste inflow, contributing municipalities, daily electricity production, supply, and waste management, for the chief minister’s visit. He also directed the GMC commissioner Puli Srinivasulu to allocate staff for pinpointed sanitation tasks to be undertaken by the Guntur Municipal Corporation. Director Municipal Administration (DMA) P Sampath and other senior officials were present.
