Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Launches CNG Production Project From Wet Waste In Moshi
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Launches CNG Production Project From Wet Waste In Moshi
The municipal corporation has established a project in Moshi to process wet waste generated in the city and produce CNG gas. Commissioner and Administrator Shekhar Singh has urged hotel, banquet hall, and restaurant owners to ensure 100% segregation of wet waste and dispose of it exclusively in special vehicles designated for wet waste collection by the municipal corporation.
These directives were issued during a meeting held with hotel industry associations at the commissioner’s office in the main administrative building of the municipal corporation. The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner Pradeep Jambhale Patil, City Engineer Makarand Nikam, Deputy Commissioners Manoj Lonkar, Sandeep Khot, Anna Bodde, Executive Engineer Harvinder Singh Bansal, Fire Officer Rishikesh Chipade, and representatives from various hotel associations.
To manage and properly dispose of the diverse waste generated in the city, the municipal corporation has established a waste-to-energy project in Moshi. This project specifically focuses on producing CNG gas from the wet waste generated by hotels. The municipal corporation collects wet waste from hotels, banquet halls, restaurants, eateries, canteens, and food shops using special vehicles. The collected wet waste is processed at the Moshi waste depot to produce CNG gas. To ensure the production of pure CNG, 100% segregation of wet waste is necessary. Therefore, hotel, banquet hall, restaurant, eatery, canteen, and food shop owners must segregate their wet waste completely and dispose of it in the designated special vehicles, Commissioner Singh emphasized.
The CNG production from wet waste is being managed by Anvi DM Green Energy, a private organization. The municipal corporation is deploying special vehicles to regional office areas to collect wet waste. The goal is to gradually increase the processing of hotel waste to 50 tons per day and produce 2,000 kilograms of CNG daily. The remaining pulp will be used to produce liquid fertilizer. The rapidly expanding city, growing population, and large amounts of waste generation necessitate efficient waste management to eliminate odors and diseases, and the focus will be on enhancing the capacity of this project, Singh added.
